The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-09-22
Proceedings Board of Police
Town Of Ope1OWsaS.

/ September ~, 1888.
/ The Board met on this day pursuant to the
following call:
OPEL0UsAs, La, Sept Is, 1888.
At an informal meeting of the undersi gned
members of the Board of Police of the town
of Opelousas, Hon. Jno. c. MornhInveg, Pres
ident of said Board, being absent, and likely
to be absent for some time, it was agreed to
call special meeting of said Board of Police
| for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1888, at 9 o'clock a.
M, tor the purpose of passing an ordinance
providing for the building of public market
house for the town of Opelousas, and to pro
vide for the payment of such building accord
ing to plan, specifications and contract of
Charles ID. Stewart, which has already been
agreed upon and accepted by said Boa.d of
Police; and the constable of said board is
hereby ordered to notify the members of said
meeting Sol. LOEB,
j. X. SANDOZ,
Louis CHACHERE,
MARTIN BUDD.
Present: j. X. SandoZ, Louis Chachert,
Martin Budd and Solomon Loeb.
On motion Mr.. j. X. Sandoz was called to
the chair in place of the president who was
absent.
The President explained that the meeting
was called for the purpose OF passing all or
dinance providing for the building of n pub
lie market house for the town of Opelousas,
and to provide for payment for the same, ac
cording to the bid and proposition of G. ID.
Stewart, contractor, which was accepted by
said Board.
Whereupon, Mr.. Solomon Loeb moved the
adoption of the following Ordinance in the
premises to-w wit
ORDINANCE
To provide for the building of a public mar
ket-house for the town of Opelousas and
to provide the ways and means to pay for
the same
Whereas, the town of Opelousas now has
no building suitable for public market
house, and the construction of market-house
has become necessity for the good order,
and proper police of said town
And whereas, by resolution of said Board
of date Sep 18th, 1888, the plan Of such mar
ket-house submitted by c. D. Stewart con-
tractor together with written specifications
as to size, materials and workmanship of such
building, were accepted by said Board, and
the written proposition of said Stewart to
build said market-house was also accepted by
said Board, for the price, and on terms aud
conditions following towit: Price $4,000, 90
payable in (siX) annual installments, each
installment of said price if not paid at matur-
ity to bear 8 oIo yearly interest from such
maturity, with stipulation for five per cent
attorneys ices IN case of suit becoming ne
cessary to enforce payment of any or all of
said installments of such price, and the Board
of Police of said town to obiigate itself to
levy special tax not exceedin five mills on
the dollar upon the assessed values of said
town, to pay said contract price or any part
thereof, in case the current revenues of said
town were not sufficient for that purpose, ac-
cording to section II of the amended charter
of 1876;
Therefore, be it resolved that the said con.
tractor, Charles D. Stewart, is now employed
to construct said market house on the pres
ent site of the old market house now on the
northwest corner of the courthouse square in
the town Of Opelousas, or on such place as
may be designated by the Budding Committee
hereinafter appointed by this Board, accord
ing to the plan and specifications for such
building already accepted by such board; and
if built on the site of such old market house,
the said contractor be and is hereby author
lied to tear down and remove the old build
ing on said lot;
Be it further resolved: that on the due COM
pletion of such building, and its acceptance
by building committee to be appointed hy
said Board, the said contractor to benaid the
contra = price of $4,000 agreed 4pon in the fol
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