The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-10-25


GEzssaein iron Faiea 9ury Proceedings Or 0ato
sH 1885,
BEW0EW' or EXPERTS.
50 1iia F'fslaat ant Bfolnbers 81 the Police
3Hf1 % GaleaziBu Parish
esnen4zn accordance with q raaqlu-
sar FelE aanonabla body appointing ~
a eMfeltN 70 report NpQH fhe Etatls 0i tlle
ara aHe AK eaiaenter we beg leave 70 re-
ef1f a. liIoHs5 % wit
q IL staaaa of the financial relation
At5a of zhe ITeaElfeT with the parish fl the
absence 81 MS hooks (they have bsen unfor
kH0ateiv consumed IN the fire OF his store re
esntlyl NE are fereal 70 adopt q method of
sntelg correct a. could have been obtained
1Eunl ITS books.
Our method was 70 obtain from the Tax
slesleetp1i q taxes, iine5, bends And licenses,
s1E Haio0lt Haie by him 70 the Treasurer
from tinae II Eaane from May tire bth, l66A,
q Jury latn, laa. inclusive. correct state,
8aaas af Nnieia sums ~ set forth Ia statement
az EccQiGp atstag fhls report. No amount
en- ids state1asns 4 placed tlaeseon which Is
nNt covered By q receipt Of the Treasurer 70
tE8 FAX Ggt4sctor. except Tie sum OF one
6s1ucHa1 dollars, which WAS returned 10 the
pAFi4li py Tire atata o. Il0uisiaHas as being an
eyer payment On expense OF land abstracts
ANA tAree tnnasand dollars from the j d.
sKasking Ranking COMPANY.
1ile credits On this statement were Oh
GAINED bg reference 70 the printed reports Of
Ehe Police Jury A. contained in the oiileial
Journals o. the parrish giving the hggregate
14f1lt u lAtaAb1 taAA JF Hafb
rendered BIZ him, and by resolution OF the
Police Jury, duly burned and destroyed from
EiIae % time, covered by your resolution.
me authority Tor creditlnS him with the
transfers OF nina Thousand dollars 10 the
pslDtic school fuBu Is to be found in the resO
lutlon q ths Police Jury IN their annual
budget which the Treasurer must account
HQr II bis exhibits Of disbursements OF same
Eo me public school board.
Exhibit IA shows aggregate receipts from
From the iFax Collector as taxes. .yl2l $40 96
- {" - as fines and
from Tar C,giiector al lfeenses..... 569s o.
From state Of Louisiana, rebate on
prsn Ii Il Waftiss ,ani59 to wv " ~ u
Cash balance on hand, May 5, 1854. s,gIz IS
Total receipts. .slsleg2 o
Disbursements OF an kinds.......... Js2,98s 40
balance on hand. July 70, lssa....... I,7s8 IS
Tax Collectors exhibit s'Ii'1 shows the col
lectQrsg payments, with the commission Of
the collector Included, down TO june 30 1887,
and from that date 10 shows the payments as
cause Of a change made BY the Police Jury
q the manner OF his settlements with the
our Iabors have been onerous. because Of
the manner dsEolVent upon us OF obtaining
Information, but we are satisfied that we
AaFe arrived a. q correct condition o. the
finance o. our parish mp tOtha date, July -,
-, as directed by your resolution appoint
DHANAG ElDHAEEs We GfslieE3EE EtHB 70 Nlle COL
ieetor % say that we were very much graft e
ned 10 nna the AFFAIRS OF that once In such
e0mlnendable condition. Our examination
Of bis book extended down 20 the fOOtings Of
che assessment rolls, which show an exceed.
ingly clean collection.
Respectfully submitted,
THOs. ELEIsPEEEB,
Chairman
0. d. MARSH,
A. RIgGAIDEE,
ADOIPH MEYER.
sworn and subscribed before me, at Lake
Charles, on October II, 1859,
Clerk District Court.
After being read, on motion Of /. a. Per
1ZinS. that the report OF expert committee be
received and adopted and spread on the
minutes and committee discharged. Motion
carried
SATURDAY, Oct. IL, 1889.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present, AdOlph Meyer President Emile Bul
Ter, ID. ID, AndPRs, Charles Miller, Reese Perkins,
4 2. Carroll, Levi A; Miller and I a. Perkins
Minutes Of yesterdays proceeding were read
and approved.
Tax Collector and Treasurer made the follow
ing report, which was read, and referred 10
Quarterly statement Of all parish taxes for the
years 1852 1855, 1881 and 1886 and parish licenses
for the year 1880 collected by D. j. Reid, tax
collector Tor the parish Of Calcasieu, from the
first day Of only, 1889, 10 the Both day Of Septem-
Der, 1889, inclusive
Parish tax, 1853. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SlsgJ W
loeo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3O0y ~
- 1857 Observation-Disclosures. s 50
Licenses S.. ...,. ..... 1870 %
Total amount collected ............ $3.50 22
ELY H. DEEs,
Deputy Tax Collector, CRloaBleu Parish.
LAKE CHARLES, La, Oct 7, 1889.
Received from d, j. Ried, sheriff. three thou
sand one hundred and fifty and 22-l00 dollars
on the taxes OF 1880 and back years and licenses
Of 1850, quarter ending Sept. 30, 1859, S8i6O.21
w. i. HUTUHIEs, Parish Treasurer
.TREAsURER's STATEMENT, 1889.
July Is. TO balance on hand .......... Sl7s3 IS
turned pauper fund. .......,...,,. 25 90
Oct. z, Received from tax collector on
Der. 90, 1885,. ........,...,.......,.... 315O e.
$4958 81
by warrants on hand, redeemed ,.... 1855 81
Respectfully submitted
W. j.. HUTUHIRB, Treasurer.
LAKE CHARLES, Oct IL, 1859.
The committee Of the whole made the follow
Ing report, after having examined the report of
The tax coilsGtgr and treasurer, and having care
with his books, we find the same correct, and
warrants paid out by him amounting to four
Thousand; nine hundred and hfty-eiRht dollarG
and eighty-seFen cents (S4958eD were this day
destroyed by the Board as a committee Of the
EMILE BUTLER, First Ward
ID. AHDRUE, Second Yard
AD0LPH MEYER, Third Ward
CHARLES MILLER, Fourth Ward
REESE PERKINS, Fifth Ward
T,J. CARROLL, Sixth Ward.
LEVI "A. MILLER, Seventh Ward
l. A. PERKINS Eighth Ward
Approved; AD0LPH MEYER
Attest President Police jury.
DOsITE VINCENT, Clerk Police Jury.
The qkSams1eRSnExaE. @Ram@EaKu Ra.