The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-11-08
City Council Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La. Oct, 18th, 1890.

LAFAYETTE, La, Oct, 18th, 1890
"a regular meeting of the City Council
u OF sLafayette was held this day.. and there
\ We're present w. B. Bailey, Mayor; John
~. Mputon, j. G. Parkerson, F. Lom-
fbard, a. ]. Moss and Pierre Gerac. Alb
4 elt-O. ]. Sprole and Ed Pellerin.
ne minutes of Sept. 1st, were read
4 4 IIdapproved
Ihe committee appointed at last meet
A ing to receive and examine the Corpora
i ton staxroll for 1890, reported that they
II mad received, examined and approved
SAID rou and had issued awarrant in pay
4 ament therefor of SIS to the order of Mr.
4 AZ. g. Greig. The. report was received
and the committee discharged.
Tn motion, the Collector was instruct
ed 20 proceed at once 70 the collection Of
taxes
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report, which was approved
and ordered spreadson the minutes:
The Hon. Mayor and Members Lafayette
/ Town Council
Ihe undersigned, Finance Committee,
having examined the report of the Col
I .ector, and Books Of the Treasurer up to
september Both. 1890, report as follows:
The Book of the Treasurer shows. bal
sIlce on hand May 31st, 1890, two thous-
and and forty S2-100 dollars, payments
efswarrants 254 to 40 inclusive, amount
ing to fourteen hundred and eighty five
40el ~ 100 dollars, leaving on hand five hun
dred and fifty five 42-100s dollars.
The Collectors repoft shows blank IL
censes on hand May 31st, 1885, five hun
dred and eighty six dollars. Balance of
tax roll 1889 uncollected, ninety nine
12-100 dollars. Licenses signed by Treas
urer since May 31st, 1890, tifty-four dol
lars; Licenses on hand uncollected, four
hundred and seventy-one dollars, and de
ilnquent taxes uncoIlected or roll OF 1889
ninety nine 12-100 dollars leaving to be
paid by Collector to Treasurer one hun
dred and sixty nine dollars.
i We have cancelled warrants numbers
three hundred and fifty four to four hun
dredaid ten inclusive.
s Respectfully submitted,
j. G. sPARKERSON,
s;sN A. J. MOSS,
Finance Committee.
1afayette, La, October 10th. 1890.
II 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 reqtfest and proposition to your
honorable body.
In view of the necessity Of a 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 I
make of a plank walk, starting from
the corner Of Vermilion ana w ashington
Streets up to the Methodist Church, and
for the completionof which we Obigate
ourselves To pee the work properly done
and provide such other materials us may
be necessary. All of which. We respect
fully submit to your consideration
]. D. sTrahan. sFm Campbell,
q D0ucet, Filmond Hnbac,
Orthef G. Mouton, . III. Esswein.
And on motion, the sum Of one hun
dred dollars was appropriated 10 aid in
building the walk therein described, -
payable on approval 1 work BY Street
Committee.
The following ordinance was adopted:
An ORDINANcE to prohibit the playing
Of Craps within the corporate limits
1T the Town Of Lafayette mud pros
siding penalty for the violation
thereof.
8. Whereas, the playing of craps within
the corporate limits Of the town of La
fayette is a nuisance and dangerous to
the peace and good order of said town.;
therefore
& Belt ordained by sftle City Council
Df the town Of Lafayette that the plating
Of craps within the corporate limits Of
said town is hereby. declared to be unlaw-
ful, and prohibited within said limits,I
andWhoever shall engage In playing said +
game or permit the, same to be, played
apon their premises. within the corporate
limits Of said town, shall each be subject
Naline of not less than ten nor more
8 = fiftysdollars; and in default of pay
nieft ofs said fine shall eachbe ifnprison-3
ed not less than five nor more than ten
lays, at the discretion Of the court.
All proceedings for the violation fthis
pnIinance shall be instituted by the Con-
sable. IN the name Of the town, before
khe. Mayor or magistrate of said town
ID also ordained, that whenever the
gpnstable shall find any persons engaged
4, playing said game lie shall forthwith
take them into custody make affidavit
ittkainst them and proceed to the enforce
nent Of the penalties imposed
HE Constable has good reason to believe
hat bid gamelis being played within any
house in the corporate limits of said town,
L shall be and is hereby made his duty to
forthwith obtain a warfant from the
Mayor Or from the magistrate Of the town
for ne arrest ofsthe 1lger occupant or