The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-04-26

Inhabitants required by law, they are en-
titled TO one more member to represent
them in the Police Jury of the parish ol
| Csleasieu, and that he be appointed out
side of the town Of Lake Charles, in this
the Third Ward.
On motion, the Board took a recess until
2 o'clock p M.
The Board met at 2 O'Clock P N, mem
bers all present. The business for o'clock
p. N. was taken up for consideration.
| Mr.. Andrus moved TO adopt the PROPOSE.
ton made by the Kansas City. Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company Motion car
ried
Mr. Andrus moved for a reconsideration
Of the vote. Motion carried.
Mr. l. a Perkins offered the following
as a substitute for the original proposition
made by the Kansas City, Watkins and
/ Gulf Railway Company, and called for the
yeas and nays;
| Whereas, the Kansas City, Watkins and
| Gulf Railway Company, propose to build
in Calcasisu parish a standard guRge rail
road running in a northerly direction
which, by connection with other lines Of
railway, will furnish northern outlet for
Calcasieu parish and
| Whereas, the said Railway Company
| propose TO begin the construction of such
railroad in CalcRsieu parish by the first
day of July, a D. 1889 and
| Whereas, such railway will be OF great
and lasting benefit to Calcasieu parish, by
opening W the best markets for its pro
auctions, and by bringing capital and i'm
! migration into said parish, and thereby
| develop its resources and
etetI7r It, 10 iIsH' ~" PIoPoI' tH"'
bne parish Oh CaIcSSleu suoulu give ma Ina :
teriSL assl9'1Loe anu W SfIiu
L'9 ", CoLn P4lil III yIe IjeLliseS. D-,.
AneI ioIe' Oo ~ o'H@,ueu .! Tue J olio1
0urH o. we PaT'sI o. o4IcA0'eu' ina az
pali0N 90, "D''H HlA! ,nn3 o'oou ~
san PatI'n uu''I January l9'L, as8 nID9
the KANSAS NY W a'AiHS anu "uIl h@il
way IN sac PAriSu, upon man me Llgn'-
0'-"ay' fo@uoeu' tEaCh' sue 'I"chS' s'4SLoD
HOUSES, etOIs' "oIN' sHoI'S' anu roLIing
b'ocA' UoIoIigiIg 10 1ne equ iplenO Oh sac
EAilfOHu' anu Iue salI' are neLeoy IeInlIte
S Hn'o, anu ID IA'o[ OF me ssld Kansas lily
-" aIAIns anu JUL hA'i"ay ION PAuyl a.
DOL US suO'lu! OF uona'''n 70 Sa'u '4.'.
way =, So " P4"y !" encourage al" H~sis'
sun ali"0y S"u 'anH III lI9 cons'r uC'lO! L,
=, Io'Iuou, Ina Ine IeslUeh' u ealu
CoLD Pany FAoli "iIu'n H'he'. u"y9 Oh TIE,
p"9s3N1 DSLeo'' ne WIN Tue Lesl'eu' ol
Inc iO'ice Jury III. AocT P-a"e@ oil me sane
. "uu uGo'GatJ tnI H., san" PARISH
Ifo"Ueu lottneF, liza, len ~ miles OF
ssIu FoSu ehA'I DE- constructed "lhlh one
~ year tnefTalIef, ahu twenty WV m'tS
adoltlon"I each subsequent year until SAD
man i'm" snail De Completed 10 North
efiy FaliT 'ad connection
/ PROVIDED luttheT. tnas a lhiurr to conL-
. ply with the above shall annn said grant.
the yeas and nay beng called Tor, the
vote was taken. and resulted as follows
M Emile Butler d d AndTus, Chas.
Mll!eF' heeSe PERKINS, Lev a Miller and
!, a. frfKin5 Eoleu yea Mr. haoiph
meyer ana ! CafFolI voted nay
O1 pioLion Tue board TOOK a recess Tor
one. halt hour
Ihe Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment
Mr. Butler moved /" reconsider the vote
taken on the substitute OtieTeG by Mr..
A. Perkins Motion tn reconsider was
carried
Mr.. Butler offered tue following a a
substitute for the whole subject matter
Whereas, The Kansas City, Watkins
and Gult Rallway Company propose tc
build in Calcasieu Parish standard gusge
railroad running ID northerIg dTectlrn
which, by connecting with o'her lines OF
railway, will furnish northern outlet for
Calcnsieu Parish and
Where's, the sad Railway Company
propose 10 begin tue construction Of such
railroad IN CalcasIeu Parish by the tirst
day OF july, a. y lS6" and
where's such railroad will be Of grea
and lasting beneht to Cslcasieu parish, by
openIug up the best markets for lis pro
duclions and by bringing capital and i'm
migration into said parish, and thereby
Developing Its Resources and
Whereas /! is right and proper that the
parish Of Calcasieu should give material
assistance and encouragement TO said Rail
way Company in the premises; therefore
be It ordained by the Police Jury of th'
parish oil Calcasleu' That all parish take
which may be assessed in said parish 70
the period OF fifteen years from and includ
lng the ilrst assessment thereof upon al
standard guage railroads which may b,
constructed and owned exclusively by thu
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf RAILWAY
Company in said Parish, including mali
line, branches, extensions, and feeders, al
standard gnage, and upon all the rolling
stock elevators, side tracks station bOugeg