The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-11-10
Petition ofFreperty Tax Payers
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen Of

the town of Abbeville.
The petition Of the undersigned
property tax payers of the town OF Alb
beville, respectfully represent:
That there is argent necessity for a
"Steam Fire Engine in the said town of
Abbeville, for the better protection of
life and property Of her citizens.
They further represent that a special
tax should be levied upon all the taxa
BILE property Of said town, in order to
raise the means for the purpose Of aid
ing aad assisting the Abbeville Hook
and Ladder Co, No. !, company duly
Incorporated uner the laws of this State
to purchase q steam fire Engine and
they recommend that a special tax Of
two mills on tho dollar for iv8'years be
levied upon all the taxable property of
said town for the purpose Of raising
money with which to assist and aid
said company to purchase such Engine
as above set forth.
Whereas, your petitioners pray that
the Honorable Town Council of the
town of Abheville order a special cleo
tiun and SUBMIT to the vote OF the
property tax payers OF said town the
question Of leyying q spcci. /. tax ct two
mills on the dollar for five years, On all
tle,iGnterty Of said town, ior the pur-
pose uI Tia ing money with which to
aid ard assist said Abbeyi,le Hook &
Ladder Co, No. l to plrcllase.a steam
fire Engine that said election be held
in accordance with the law upon spe-
eial elections for. such purposes, and
upon due complianea with said law.
said tax be levid a> above prayed fer,
and az IN duty bound they will ever
pray for.
Nuna Frederick, N CYoung. L Aba
die, Mrs Louis AbaGc. A MonIor. y u
Lyons, } M Fraser, Ell Lyons, 5 Wise,
D Beer, r IT Mills, /. Leotaud. FL
+, Melebeck, FL Feray, W W Edwards.
d W Wall, Al II Nelault, L Dutel, 4
ID Laborde, Lastic Broussard, J O
Lege, Q Bourque, Louis Thibeaux, j
Royance, LoGhisct Nunez, Jacob 1saacs,
II Legucnnec, = ~ Caldwell, We !4af-
fer. T. | Addison. |, Biin+het, W Z
White, Agt Mechanics & Ira iers ms.
Go.
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w. T. WRITE, secretary
WHEREAS, Il ,seGition has be- I pre-
sented to this council signed 81 thirty
two prOpur.y Ownars and TAX Fers q
the town Of Abbeville, represent. 4 : -
evninc propertv assessed in said tn
a1n0i:l 3g in yslre.t0 -" Sun = : ia
Eight 1rc@sca@ ct.d ,!soj, -tMo DnHa,;s,
pra~ing that a pociai tax Of two 'uiils
on too dollar be levied on III the +tya.
Bic property Of said town for FIVE Y LIS
10 ald the Abbeville Hook K Ladder
Co, No. l to purchase II steam Fire
Engine, and to order a special election
) for that purpose
And whereas we are OF the opinion
that there is urgent need Of a steam
fire engine in this town, and that i,
would promote the public welfare
), Therefore, Be it resolved by the
Town Council of the town Of Abbeville
that an election be held OF Thursday
the 18th day Of December, 1888, al
!, tho courthouse in said town of Able,
!, vile, that the polls shall be opened a
8 O'clock a. M, and remain open unit.
! A o'atock p. M, on said day, and that
said election shall be presided over and
held by the Mayor Of said town, as
sisted by the Secretary Of the Towr
, Council ; that at said election the fol,
lowing ordinance kvying aspecialta tax 0
! 2 mills on the dollar for five (5) years
shall be submitted to a vote of the
property tax payers of said town emit
t tied to vote under the general election
, laws of the State for ratification thai
those voting in favor of the ordinanc,
, for levying the special tax shall have
1 written or printed on their ballots, TIT
words for Ordinance levying a specia