The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-06-14
Volunteer Fire Co. No. I.

Oh the volunteer FIRE 20. No. |, OF 81
Martinville, La, held June 1st 1890.
The meeting was called to order at .
O'Clock p. m, President r. DeBlanc IL
the chair, twenty-five members present
and a quorum, four members absent.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The minutes Of special meeting were
read, Mr.. c. l.. Bienvenu moved they bt
approved. The chair refused, because
the meeting was irregular and not call
ed as provided for by Article 10, of The
constitution. For those reasons declared
the proceedings and minutes Intellectual
Mr.. Bienvenu appealed from the chair
decision.
The chair was sustatned-year u
nays 9.
Mr.. Martin moved that the names OF
those voting pro and con be recorded.
For sustaining the chair, yeas mem
bers Greig, Liable, D. DeBlanc, Fournet,
Fleming, Orillon, Sillan, Hitter, Audi
bert, Pellerin. FOurnet, and Simon.
Nays: Messrs. j. O. Halphen, Jr., Stein,
Clark, Martin, POleynard. Henry Bienve.
nu, Paul Bienvenu, c. L. Bienvenu, and
Gueriniere.
Mr.. Gueriniere objected to Messrs. A.
V. FOurnet, and Sillan taking actions in
this matter, because they have not yet
signed the constitution. Objection over
ruled by the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Simon, duly second
ed, the signing of the constitution was
postponed to the next meeting.
The Foreman reported the engine in
good order report accepted.
The Treasurer reported net proceeds of
Theatre and Bali S27SSO expenses 1923.
Total cash on hand $52.O5.
Mr.. Martin moved the report be accep-
ted, except as to the amount $52 paid
to Mr.. A. Guerin.
On motion of Mr.. Liable, duly second
ed, the report was laid on the table to
the next regular meeting.
The Financial Secretary on collection
of fines and monthly dues, collected the
sum of $500.
MIR. Siflan donated the sum of $3.50
100 to the company. On motion of Mr..
Simon a vote of thanks was rendered to
Mr.. Sillan.
The account of Gueiniere, Broussard
and Co., for 1926 was read and ap-
proved, and ordered to be paid.
On motion OF Mr.. Labbe, a vote of
thanks was rendered to MIR. Hitter, for
furnishing building for the engine.
The letter from Mr.. M. A. Dauphin,
President of the La, State Lottery Co.,
donating the sum of $3.50 to this Com
pany, and the check drawn on the Canal
Bank Of New Orleans for the above
amount were read.
Mr.. Gueriniere, seconded by Mr.. C. L.
Bienvenu, moved that this company
write to the Lottery Co., for copies of
letters petitions or demands, if any they
have, in regards to this donation, before
acting or accepting the amount as do
mated.
Mr.. A. V. FOurnet offered a substituted
to Mr.. Guerinisre's motion, seconded by
MIR. OrillOn, to accept with thanks, the
money donated by the Lottery Co., pure
ly and simply. Substitute |: carried
yeas IL, nays9.
yeas. Messrs. B. l.. FOurnet, ID. DeBlanc
Greig, Liable, Fleming, Orillan, Hitter,
Audibert, Pellerin. A. v. Fournet, and
Simon.
Nays MesSrs. j. o. Halphen, Jr.. Stein,
Martin, Clark, POleynard, Henry Bien.
venu, Paul Bienvenu, C. L. Bienvenu,
and Gueriniere.
MIR. Martin offered the following reso-
luton. Resolved, that in accepting said
donation from the La, State Lottery Co.,
1t is well understood that the members
OF this company are in no sense or wise
in favor Of the rechartering of the La.
State Lottery Co., not carried-yeas 8,
nays II.
Yeas Messrs. ]. O. Halphen, Jr., Martin,
Liable, Stein, POleynard, C.. l.. Bienvenu
Paul Bienvenu, H. Bienvenu, and Guei.
mere.
Nays Messrs. Clark, D. DeBlanc, Flem-
ing, Orillon, B. l.. FOurnet, and Simon.
Mr.. A. V. Fournet moved to table aDy
further proceedings on this question.
The chair Oyer-rllled the motion no.