The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-04-06

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We have also approved the )"iR
.nent of V. +. Vogh against city OF
Monroe and recommend that prov's-
ions for its payment be made.
We find that the current expenses q!
the city government are in excess ol
the revenues to the amount OK ABOUT
$4,000. OO) five Thousand dollars and we
are satisfied all city property is assessed
nj much less than It's valuation. W.
would recommend that the deficit he
raised by increased valuation OF AL YAK
able property or as near as Practicab'e
Respectfully submitted,
y. G. TEoUsDALE,
J, W. WRIGT.
u. "a. Tro,.s.iule offered the following
ordinance, which was adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. G56.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Civ Council Of Monroe, 81.
|. That for the calender year "A. i':'
1889. and for each AMI every succeed
ing calender year there are hereby lev
, led upon all the taxable property
within the corporate limits Of the cry
D the aggregate 10 ten mills on the dollar
i of the nsstssed valuation Of said prop
Il erty.
=, , That said animal taxes are levied
for the following purposes ami III the
" following proportions, to-wu:
g. F;rsl-.Three mills on the dollar
"a school lax, is levied for the purpose o
" maintaining the public schools OF tht
i. citv of Monroe and shall he aPPl'et
exclusively to that purpose.
d Seconu-TWO mills OF the uoI'ar
IN Cemetary tax, is levied for the PurPos
IL If erecting an iron fence around IN
no puN,ic cemctary Of the city of Monro
-. and of meeting the obligation OF III
~ citv OF Monroe, already entered mi
H. for that purpose.
OF Third--One mill tax, Electric lhg'
zee tax, for the purpose OF deirayinG IN
expenscs Of lighting The streets OF MOI
III. roe with electricity, and meeting u
obligation OF the city to the Mo"rt
'ne Electric Light aud Power company Il
Ter that purpose.
.ol- l,ourth-Fuur mills on the doll
the uGeneral Funu Tax" is levied for Il
.o., purpose OF maintaining, s"PPort''
and carrying on the city goVernme
Ike. OF Monroe and defraying the exPens
thereof. for each calender year and
OF the purpose Of paying the j"dgme
in the suit of v. Nngh w. the c
If Monroe.
ria' Re II further ordained, &c. That
ute license tax ordinance AS here'o''
OF adopted, remain in force, for the p
.,,, pose therein specified, tor this and es
calender year.
Adopted April 1889.
y or A. J. HERRING, Mayor
Mes. Nj. l.. NJ EHEpITH, Secretary
'rges ,rhe schnrl committee handed
;" W their report.
who The treasurer handed in his repoi
Ia as city school fund.
have l. u. McI.ain moved that the Ma
'siGa- be authorized TO make hest arra'
NOUS men, possible "a to disposition Ut
see" engine house. Carried.
;,ev'- Petition Of Julius Schlinger was
paper and on motion tabled.
nd"a' Petition Of u. IL. Ehdom was
well and on motion deferred unit next
'a''s' nlaI meeting.
'he'r The following ordinance was en-
wen and adopted:
gritty. OI,DINANCE No. GJ7.
las a., :. ordained that the sum of II
gents, hundred and seven ana InfiE-s'N
men hnn,,fedth I5o7.lG) dollars he al
" nor pr'a'e' '.'' ~. ,,,.,,i ,f m. f.,
cured ,,d tho ,ressurer Is he
else authorized and instructed to pay
same out of the general fund.
gives Adopie" Nprn !, ioe' Ma,
10 .ife ,,,, S.oro,.ry
81 feet
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