The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-05-17
Town CouncIl proceedings.


LAKE CHARLES, La, May D, 1889.
The Town Council Of the Town of Lake
Charles, La, convened this dty IN regular
session. Presentation. A. L. Reid, Mayor ;
tuck, T. E. George and A, Rigmaiden, Alder
men.
Minutes Of previous meetings read and
Statement of E. H. bees, tax collector, for
the month Of April, 1885, showing a collection
of $780, SO, was read and approved.
Reprot of W. A. Knapp for month Of April,
was presented, showing the following, to-wlt:
To amount received since last report. -. 8 742 Os
" ~ Balance last report. 139 81
5 s81 G5
" Expenditures '...'..,.,.,'''. 71s II
Balance on hand. ,.,,..!.. 8 80 81
A written communication from NJ. T. Jones
81 Co., was received and read, asking the
council to give them permission to use or
close certain streets in vicinity of their mill.
On motion, seconded, the request of NJ. 7.
Jones 81 Co. was granted as follows To use
Grove street and short street, and Church
street between Short and Grove streets.
To the Hon. Mayor and BOOrd of Aldermen of the
Town Of Lake Charles, La:
The petition of the NJ. T. Jones & Co.. herein
represented by j. Albert Bell, member of said
company, with respect represents: That said
company contemplate making valuable and i'm.
p0rtant improvements on their present mill site,
which will be Of benefit to the company, and that
II will be impossible to make such Improvements
unless the following named streets closed. to.
wit Short street, Grove street and Church st.,
from intersection Of Orange tTeet to Short street
The aforesaid streets are, in great measure,
unfrequented and of no nse to the general public;
and II useful at all, are so as approaches to the
mill, but In the manner that they are laid out
they prove to be rather an obstruction than 9th
erwise. Beyond the mill there is no property for
highway OF highways that may be reached by the
aforesaid streets and all the lots or parcel of land
contained between Short, Belden and Orange sts.,
and the Louisiana Western X, X. right Of way,
belong to petitioners and are indispensable TO
them to carry on their business-it being their
lumber yard.
If your Honorable body should deem 1t equita.
Bile and just to require compensation for the
Of said streets, as prayed for herein, your petit
same
In proof of what petitioners allege they submit
the annexed plan for your consideration. Where.
fore they pray that said streets be chosen afOFe
NJ. T. JONES & co.
The committee appointed to examine and
compare the books ane accounts of the Sec
rotary and Treasurer respectfully resent this,
our report:
LAKE CHARLES, La. May 1st, 1850:
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City of
I Lake Charles:
GEETLEMBE:-We, your committee appointed
to examine and compare the books and accounts
of the secretary and treasurer, respectfully pre-
sent this. our report
We have, at great trouble and labor, gone
through these books from the beginning of our
term Of office, and have embodied In this report
the results presented by your former committee
In their report, which was mislaid in the Council
room before ii was acted upon.
We would especially cali attention to the pres.
emit system Of drawing warrants upon the treas
uTeTi system calculated to confuse, embaTTass
and entail great labor on the auditing committee,
as for instance we find warrants issued payable
TO one person for labor or services performed by
another without any reference the warrant,
to such labor Or service, thereby compelling the
committee to make general debit and credit list
Of these approved accounts and unknown war
rants, and trust TO the final balance for adjusting
the amounts owed by the city, and the warrants
paid by the treasurer. The result In this instance
has proven satisfactory to your committee, but
we desire to call attention to this defective sys.
tenn for future guidance. We offer below our
report to April Ist, 1889: