The Opelousas courier., 1890-07-12
Proceedings Of Board of Police.
OPELoUsAs, LA, July 7, 1890.

OPELOCsAs, LA, july :, to5V.
! The Board met i'll regular meeting
| Present: Robt Chacher6, President, presil-
ing, +. E. Bailey, E. Latreyte j. B. Sandoz,
E. j. Clements j. L Stewart aud George
Pulford.
| Minutes of June ID aud 3D., 1890, were
/ adopted as read
Mr. Pulford, the newly elected member hay-
ing presented his oath of office to the mayor,
replacing the vacancy caused by the death OF
Capt. l.. A. Black, was duly installed.
The committee appointed to employ some
one to make the town tax roll etc. reported
as follows:
TUESDAY. July |, 1890
To the Hon. President and Members Of the
Town Council We, the undersi gued COM
mittee appointed by your Honorable body to
employ man to make the tax and license
rolls OF the Town, beg leave to make the fol-
lowing report I'VE have employed Mr.. S. c.
Price to do said work for the sum of twenty
five dollars Respectfully submitted.
L. LATREYTE,
j. L. STEWART,
j. b. SANDoZ.
On motion, duly seconded, the report was
accepted and the committee discharged.
The quarterly statements of officers were
cad and submitted to the Finance Commit
tee for examination.
ed, that the chair appoint member on HI
nance committee. to replace the vacancy
caused by the death of L. A. Black.
The chair appointed George Pulford
On motion OF E. Latreyta, duly seconded,
he it resolved that the chair appoint q com
mittee of three to cali on 7. b. Brooks, Esq,
for settlement of the special taxes collected
by him.
Chair appointed on that committee +. La
treyte, Z. j. Clements and w, s FraZee, town
attorney.
Petitions numerously signed by citizens for
nd fha
relative to stock running at large within the
corporate limits of the town of Opel0usas,
were read, and on motion OF j. b. Sandoz said
petitions were laid over until the next meet
ing of this Board for further consideration.
Carried.
On motion of E. j. Clements duly seconded,
that the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated
for the repairing and keeping in good order
the public road leading west of the town, and
that the town open the bitches from the rail
road to the first canal on said road. Carried.
On motion OF E. Latreyte duly seconded, be
1t resolved that the chair appoint a committee
of three, and that the Mayor be chairman
of said committee, to confer with the Police
Jury in regard to the equalization OF assess
ment OF town property
Chair appointed on that committee E, La
treyte and E. J. Clements.
On motion of E. j. Clements duly seconded
by George Pnlford, that the office OF town tax
collector be abolished, and that it shall be the
duty of : !, town constable to collect the tax
es and licenses, for which he shall receive q
per cent for all such collections.
Voting yea-E. J. Clements, j. b. Sandoz
and George Pulford nay-F E. Bailey, E.
Latreyte and j. T. Stewart. The vote being
three for and three against, the chair voted
yea.
On motion of F. E. BaIy duly seconded.
that the bond of Solomon Loeb ex treasurer
of town of Opelousas be cancelled and clerk
of st. Landry parish and ex-offieio~ recorder
be authorized to cancel said bond Carried.
The following bills were read and approved:
R. Chaeher6, sundries. ies.-.....$ %
j. B. Sandoz, work on town spades, etc. 3.55
Ealsin Dueharme, repairing eistern -, 80
j. I. Stewart, lumber for town. I5Ii
L. B. Sandoz. coffin for pauper, told 3D. 1000
Bills of j. N. Ogden and j. Meyers Il Co.
were laid over for further consideration.
On motion the Board adjourned subject to a
CALI ROBERT CHACHERE.
Attest: President
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