The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-08-24

Edwards, n. C. Young, i. J. Feray, P.
D. Dupuy, Ulysse Abadie, A. Monlor,
A. D. Laborde, w. +. area, Theodore
Laporte, F. F. Young, L. Leotaud,
Evariste Moore, Jos. T. Labit, r. Fl.
Mills, F. L. Melebeck, JAS. A. Petty,
F. T. Feray, Geo. B. Petty, Alexis Ira
han, J. Boyance, Eraste Mouton, E. A.
Mazerolle, Robt. j. Young, G. Labauve,
C. NJ. Dupuy, E. |. Addison, Henry
Leguennec, Mrs. Louis Abadie, G. God
chaux, ". d. White, j. A. Brookshier,
Jacob Isaacs, S. ?. Watts, D. W. Wall,
T. Dutel, l.. Dutel, d. M. Lyons, Ophe-
las Bourque, j. NJ. Fraser, }. 0. Lege,
A. L. Leblanc, Severien PrimeauX,
Jacob Coastal, Edouard Noel, Henry
OBryan, per G.
To the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men of the Town Council of the
Town OF Ahbeyille, 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,
Abbeville and Western Railroad; the
money to be realized from said tax to
be turned owe 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 of 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, they pray 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, G. Young, +. 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, /. Leotaud, Evariste
Moore, Jos. 4. Labit, H. Libersat, r.
II. Mills, F. L. Melebeck, Jas. A. Petty,
F. F. Feray, Alixis Trahan, J. Boyance,
f. A. M%azerolle, 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, I. Dutel, d. M.
Lyons, Ophelias Bourque, J. M. Fraser,
J. 0. Lege, A. L. Leblanc, Severien
Primcaux, Edouard Noel, Jacob Coastal,
Henry O'Bryan, per G.
On motion of Mr.. Mills, seconded by
Mr.. Coastal, the following ordinance was
adopted.
AN ORDINANCE ordering a special cleo
the Kansas City, Louisiana and Gnlf
Railroad, and the NewIberia, AbbeviIie
and Western Railroad.
Whereas petitions signed by moro than
ene-third of the property lax payers of
the Town of Abbevllle, Louisiana, in NUM-
| Der and value, have been presented to the
Mayor and Council for the Town of Able
vile. praying that a special election be
held in said tow to take the sense of the
property tax payers of said town upon the
question OF IeVylng a special tax OF tour
mills on the dollar per annuln upon all of
the taxable property OF said town for Il
| period of ten years. beginning in the year
1890, to aid N the construction of the Kan
| sas City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad !:
and also a like tax for q like period to aid
the construction of the New Iberia, Able
VILE and Western Railroad, as'more fully
set forth in said petitions which are here
with published.
Therefore. Be 1T enacted and ordained
by the Mayor and Council for the Town
held i'll the Town of Abbeyille, Louisiana,
On Thursday, the Goth day OF September,
1889, III the manner required by Law at
which election the property tax payers of
said town shall decide by ballot whether
or not ordinances shall be adopted by the
vile, providing for the levy and coIlec-
ton of a special tax of four mills o. the
dollar on the taxable property of said
town for period of ten years., beginning