The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-08-31

D. Dupuy, Ulysse Abadie, A. Monlor,
A. d. Laborde, W. F. Area, Theodore
Laporte, +. F. Young, L. Leotaud,
Evariste Moore, Jos. T. Labit, R. H.
Mills, f. L. Melebeck, Jas. A. Petty,
F. F. Feray, Geo. B. Petty, Alexis Ira
han, j. Boyance, Eraste Mouton, E. A.
Mazerolle, Robt. J. Young, G. Labauve,
G. M. Dupuy, f. l. Addison, Henry
Leguennec, Mrs. Louis Abadie, G.. God
chauX, W. D. White, j. A. Brookshier,
Jacob Isaacs, S. p. Watts, D. W. Wall,
T. Dutel, L. Dutel, ID. M. Lyons, Ophe-
las Bourque, J. M. Fraser, J. 0. Lege,
A. L. Leblanc, Severien Primeaux,
Jacob Coastal, Edouard Noel, Henry
O'Bryan, per G..
| To the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men of the Town Council of the
Town of Abbeville, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
ers Of said town, with respect represent
that they desire that a special tax of
four mills on the dollar per annum for a
period often years, beginning in 1890,
be levied and collected upon the taxable
property of said town, to be used to aid
in the construction Of the New Iberia,
Abbevllle and Western Railroad; the
money to be realized from said tax to
be turned over to the directors of said
railroad after the same shall have been
completed and put in working opera
ton from its eastern terminus to a point
within one-half mile from the court
house at the Town gaf Abbeville, Louis
lana, and to be then paid only in the
event that said road be so constructed
and completed by the LIST day of Janu-
airy, 1895.
Wherefore, theypray that a special
election be ordered and held under the
provisions of act No. IS OF the acts of
the General Assembly of Louisiana Of
1886, to take the sense,of the property
tax payers of said town, as to whether
said special tax shall be levied and col
lected for the purpose above set forth.
And that for the purpose of such cleo
ton printed or written ballots be used
bearing name of the voter, and each
person voting for said tax shall have
written .or printed on his ballot the
words "For ordinance to levy special
tax in aid of the New Iberia, Abbeville
and Western Railroad" and each per-
son voting against said tax shall have
written or printed ON his ballot the
words against ordinance to levy spe-
cial tax in aid OF the New Iberia, Able
vile and Western Railroad"
And petitioners pray for general re-
lief, etc.
Abbeville, La, August 10, 1889.
N. c. Young, F. F. Young, L. j.
Feray, P. d. Dupuy, A. Monlor, A. D.
Laborde, c. j. Edwards, Geo. B. Petty,
Robt. J. Young, Eraste Mouton, Jos. j..
Abadie, Mrs. Louis Abadie, ,Ulysse
Abadie, w. F. Area, Theodore Laporte,
Lastie Broussard, L. Leotaud, Evariste
Moore, Jos. T. Labit, H. Libersat, r.
II. Mills, F. L. Melebeck, Jas. Il. Petty,
F. F. Feray, Alixis Trahan, j. Boyance,
E. A. Mazerolle, Gilbert Labauve, c..
NJ. Dnpuy, E. I. Addison, Henry Lee
guennec, G. Godchaux, W. d. White, |
j. A. Brookshier, Jacob Isaacs, S. P.
Watts, D. W. Wall, r. Dutel, D. M.
Lyons, Ophelias Bourque, j. NJ. Fraser,
j. @. Lege, A. l.. Leblanc, Severien
Primeaux, Edouard Noel, Jacob Coastal,
Henry O'Bryan, per G.
On motion of Mr.. Mills, seconded by |
Mr.. Coastal, the following ordinance was
auopteu. |
AN ORDINANCE ordering a special cleo
lection relative to special tax in aid of
the Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf
Railroad, and the New Iberia, Abbeville
Wbereos neti+ions s;anoa hv ~
one-third Of the nro nustvo t ss i no"er .na nf