The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
The City Council met, with Messrs.
Irving, Gossens, Fellows and Bring
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Councilman Irving then moved that
the Mayor he authorized to contract
with the 7o,cn TUX to do the printing
for 500, and in case of refusal by
that paper, the Mayor to have the
proceedings printed in slips, and have
the same posted in three places in
Town, as provided by tho charter.
MIR. John G. Ryan was elected City
Attorney, and his salary was fixed at
$50 per year.
The following street commissioners
were appointed !: Mayor Crawley, Il.
W. Bringhurst, and Jacob Irving.
1t was resolved that in fntnre the
Council issue certificates of indebted
ness in place of approved paper; and
that the same be rcdcemablc accord.
ing to registration.
The Mayor was authorized to issue
his proclamation, calling an election
for Wednesday, the 9Th Of February
1889, to take vote of the residents OF
the Second Ward, in reference to the
election of a Councilman from said
Ward the Mayor is also authorized
to appoint the Commissioners for said
election.
A Budget Committee, made up OF
the Mayor, and Conncilmen Gossens
and Fellows, was then appointed,
whose duty it shall be to report at tue
next meeting, the financial affairs of
the City, its revenues and expenses,
find out how much paper is ailoat, etc.
The Revenue Law of 1856 was
adopted as the Revenue Law of the
Corporation of Alexandria for tue
year 1889.
AT the meeting of the City Coun-
Gil held on Monday afternoon last, no
report was handed in by the Commit
tee appointed at the last meeting of
the Board to examine the flow of wa
ter at the Artesian we'll, and the mat
ter stands where it did before the meet
ing, viz: the funds of the Corporation
are tied up in the hands of the Treas
urer until the suit of the Well Co.,
against tue City is decided. This is
wrong. We feel certain that large
majority of the taxpayers would like
to see the Well paid for. Council
man Bringhurst looks at the matter in
the right light; be thinks the new
Board has no business to interfere in
the matter. We agree with him. The
committee appointed by the old Board
to contract for the we'll, after thor
ough examination did accept it, and
ordered that it be paid for-and no
one bad a right to thwart the will of
the majority. But it has been done,
and that too at more or less expense
to the taxpayers.
The RUsToN lMMlGEAT1oN Cox
vENT1oN.-The former citizens of
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South
and North Carolina, and other Sonth-
ern and Middle States, now residing
in this Parish, will meet on Saturday
next at the Town Hall, Alexandra,
at IL NJ, for the pnrposo of electing
delegates to attend The Immigration
Convention at Ruston. There are
quite number Of prominent citizens
in this Parish from the above States.
They owe it to Rapides, their adopted
Parish, to assemble and appoint dele
gates, as the people of this Parish de-
sire representation.
United States Court, Judge Aleck
Boarman presiding, was in session the
whole Of last week, an adjournment
being made on Saturday morning. A
majority of the cases tried were for
timber depredations against parties in
Winn and Vernon Parishes. Only two
were made in these cases.
In the pension fraud case against Wi
ley w. Boyt, of VIM Parish, the ac-
cused was found guilty and sentenced
to one years Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary at Columbus, Ohio. Several
cases were transferred to Shreveport.
NoT FAIR. - On Monday, at the
Council meeting. when Mr.. Gossens
moved that the salary of the Engineer
of the Fire Co., he raised from $40 to
$50 per month, he received no encour-
agement-bis amendment "died bor-
nin'." 1t was in order to raise salaries,
and for the life of us we can't see why
there should have been any ex-
ception to the rule.
There is already an increase in
the salaries of City Officials of s605
for the year 1899. In order to meet
the demand 10 "pay off," the Revenue
Law of 1886 had to be adopted by the
Board. Our license payers will learn
what this law is when the Collector
calls on them for their licensets
Instead of approved accounts the
City Council will hereafter issue GER
tiicates of Indebtedness. whats in
q name?"
NOTICE..