The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-10-19
Town Council Proceedings.
Abbeville, La, Oct Is, 1855

Abbeville, La, Oct Is, 1889.
The Town Council for the town of Able
willie, met at the court house in said town
Mayor. There were present, E. Bourne.
Mayor. end Messrs. Wise, Coastal and
Isaacs, aldermen: absent, Mills.
On motion the reading of o, the minutes
of the last meeting of the council was
dispensed with: 49,.
meeting of the council pursuant to the
following petition to consider a petition
of the sroperty taxpayers Of said town in
regard to levying a special tax to AID IN
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad.
Petition for special m%eatins =.
To DR.. +. Bourne, Mayor Of he town ef
Abbeyille.
The undersigned property taxpayers of
said town. respectfully request that tho
council of said town be called together to
consider the petition of property tax
payers Of said town. relative to the levy
ing of Il special tax of five mills on the
dollar fer ten years in favor ofthe Kansas
CITY, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad.
Solomon Wise, G. GOdchaux, Jos. Lablt,
Eli Wise, IL. Feray. &c. Young, JOS. j..
AbaIie, Ophelias Bourque, 90. Lege,
Ecaste Mouton. Lastic broussaro.
The following petition Wss then read:
Petition of taxpayers.
10 the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of tho Town OF Able
vile, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
| ers OF said town respectfully represent
that they desire that a special tax OF
| five mills on the dollar per amman for O
| period often years, beginningin 1891, be
levied and collected upon the taxable
property of said down, to be used to aid
in the construction of the Kansas City,
| Louisiana and Gulf Railroad the money
to be realized from said tax to be paid
over to the directors of said Il. II. Co.
after the am shall been completed ana
put in working operation from a point
on Red River to a point within one mile
from the courthouse, at the town on
abseville, Louisiana, and to be then
paid only in the event that said road
be so constructed and completed by the
lst dav of January, 1892
Wherefore, they pray that a special
election be ordered and. held in the
town of Abbeville, Louisiana, under
the provisions Of act No. 50 CT the acts
of the legislature Of this State, OF 1856,
to take the sense Of the property tax
PAYERS of said town, as to whether SAID
special tax shall be levied and collected
for the purpose above set forth.
And that for the purpose OF such
election printed. or written ballots be
used, bearing the name of the voter,
and each person voting for saidtax shall
ave written or printed OF his ballot
the words "For ordinance to levy spe-
cial tax in aid of the Kansas City,
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad" and each
= person voting against said tax shall
have written or printed On his ballot
the words against the ordinance tc
levy a special tax in aid Of the Kansas
City, Lo%uisiana>and Gulf Railroad"
And petitioners pray that in case
there be a majority vote in favor o
such special tax, that an ordinance be
passed, ordering the levy and collec-
ton Of said tax for tho purpose hereir
stated. And they pray for genera
relief, etc, etc.
n. c. Young, Eraste Mouton, Robt
j. Young, j. j. Abadie, A. L. Leblanc
Ulysse Abadie, l.. ]. Feray, a. Mon
!, T. Dutel, Mrs. Leon Broussard, DaMe
Beer, A. NJ. Mahault, l.. Leblanc, l.
Dutel, d. ". Wall, E, J. Lyons, Solo
/ mon Wise, Eli Wise, Isaac Wise, per
Eli, w. d. White, Z. II. Mills, u. +
Feray, Numa Frederick, Gilbert La
) bauve, P. d. Dupuy, Jacob Isaacs
j. 0. Lege, II. c. S medes, Last
: Broussard, Aymar Bourque, Severie1
Primeaux, Jos. T. Labit, John a
Brookshir, E. A. Ma%zerolle, j. Boy
ance, Edouard Noel. Ophelia Bourque
Henry L%eguennec, Jean Abedee, Du
r pre- Blanchet, ". G.. kibbe, Glider
Butclie. p. NJ. Lyons, c. NJ. Dupuy
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, the follow
| ing pr>,mple and ordinance wei
n adopLed.
AN ORDINANCE ordering spec al e'ee
/ lection relative to special tax III aia 9
the Kansas City, Louisiana n Gu'
Railroad.
Whereas petitions signed by moro tina
one-third Of the property tax payers O
the Town of Abbeville. Louisiana. lnnun
Der and value. have been presented to tn
Mayor and Council for the Town of A5b'
vile. praying shat a special election y
hold n, gaiJ town to take the sense of TIL