The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-11-01
City Council Proceeding IS.
LAFAYETTE, La, Oct, 18th, 1890.

ton tax roll for 1890, reported that they
had received, examined and approved
said roll and had issued warrant in pay
ment therefor of S75 to the order of Mr..
r. C. Greig. The report was received
and the committee discharged
On motion, the Collector was instruct
ed to proceed st once to the collection of
taxes
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report, which was approved
and ordered spread on the minutes:
The Hon. Mayor and Members Lafayette
Town Council s.
The undersigned, Finance Committee,
having examined the report Of the Col
lector, and Books of the Treasurer up to
September Both, 1880, report as follows:
The Book of the Treasurer shows. bal
ance on hand May 31st, 1890, two thous-
and and forty S2100 dollars, payments
of warrants 254 to 40 incusive amount
ing to fourteen hundred and eighty five
40 100 dollars, leaving on band five hun
dred and fifty y-fve 4s-10O dollars.
The Collectors report shows blank IL
censes on hand May 31st, 1890, five hun
dred and cighty-six dollars. Balance of
tax roll 1889 uncollected, ninety nine
12-100 dollars. Licenses signed by Treas
urer since May 31st, 1890, fifty four dol
lars; Licenses on hand uncollected, four
hundred and seventy one dollars, and de
linquent taxes uneollected op roll of 1899
ninety nine 12100 dollars, leaving to be
paid by Collector to Treasurer one hun
dred and sixty nine dollars.
We have cancelled warrants numbers
three hundred and ffty-four to four hun
dred and ten inclusive
Respectfully submitted.
j. G. PARKINSON,
A. J. MOSS,
Finance Committee.
Lafayette, La, October 10th, 1890.
The following petition was read:
To the Hon. Mayor and members of the
City Council of Lafayette;
Gentlemen.-We. the undersigned citi-
zens and property holders, residents of
Washington Street, beg leave to make the
following request and proposition to your
honorable body.
In view of the necessity of plank
walk on above said street. we would ask
that you make such appropriation as may
be necessary to procure the lumber for
the construction of the usual style and
make of a plank walk, starting from
the corner Of Vermilion and Washington
Streets up to the Methodist Church. and
for the completion of which we obligate
ourselves to see the work properly done
and provide such other materials as may
be necessary. All of which, we respect
fully submit to your consideration.
J. d. Trahan, VIM. Campbell,
Z. Doucet, Vi'mond Hubac,
Orther C. Mouton, G. NJ Esswein.
And on motion, the sum of one hun
dred dollars was appropriated to aid in
building the walk therein described
Committee.
The following ordinance was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to prohibit the playing
OF Craps within the corporate limits
of the Town of Lafayette, and pro-
viding penalty for the violation
thereof.
Whereas, the playing of craps within
the corporate limits of the town Of La
fayette is nuisance and dangerous to
the peace and good order of said town;
therefore
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the town of Lafayette that the playing
of craps within the corporate limits of
said town is hereby declared to be unlaw-
full, and prohibited within said limits; |
and whoever shall engage in playing said
game or permit the same to be played
upon their premises, within the corporate
limits of said town, shall each be subject
to fine Of not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars; and in default of pay
ment Of said fine sh::n each be i1nprison-
ed not less than five. nor more than ten
days, at the discretion of the court
All proceedings for the violation of this
ordinance shall be instituted by the Con
Stable, in The name of the town, before
the Mayor or magistrate of said town.
Be it also ordained, that whenever the
Constable shall find any persons engaged
in playing said game he shall forthwith
take them into custody, make affidavit
against them and proceed to the enforce
ment of the penalties imposed.
Be it further ordained, that whenever
the Constable has good reason to believe
that said game is being played within any
house in the corporate limits OF said town,
it shall be and is hereby made his duty to
forthwith obtain q warrant from the
Mayor or from themagistrate OF the town
FOR the arrest of the owner, occupant Or
lessee of said house, as the case may be,
md enter said house; and if upon enter
ing said house it should appear that said
game is being played therein, he shall
TAX e said owner, occupant or lessee, to-
gether with all parties engaged in play
ing therein, into his custody and proceed
against them according to law for the en-
forcement Of the fines and penalties here
in imposed.
Be it further ordained that all ordin-
ances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance take effect ten days.
from and after its first publication IN the
official journal of said town.
On motion, the petition presented toI
Council some time since for the repeal Of
ordinance relative to stock running loose
at night was refused
Q The following account was approved:
j G Gardemal, jailer. Sd 00I
The Collector presented the following
list Of delinquent license payers for 1890:
Lawyers Girard So 90; @. Debaillon