The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-02-11

read, and on motion OF Councilman
Sullivan, was referred to the City
Assessor.
The Treasurer's report showed
balance on hand of s206.76, and the
following collections since the 10th of
January:
Taxes collected-l890. 1926 IS
Licenses ......................... ~ ~ " "
Fines .................... 70 5O
Rents .................... II w
sles IS
The question Of the license law for
1891 being called, on motion ofCoun-
Gilman Sullivan the following ordi-
nance was unanimously adopted -
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Alexandria,
La, in regular session convened, on this
the Sd day of February, 1891-That the
State license law tor the year 1891 be and
is hereby adopted as the license law Of
the Cit, of Alexandria, La, for the year
| 1891; provided, that the section of the
State license law of 1891, relative to the
sale of distilled, spirituous, vinous, malt
or other kind of mixed liquors is hereby
adopted and made part Of the license
law of the City Of Alexandria, La, for
the year 1891; provided further, that no
license to sell distilled spirituOus, vinous,
malt or other mixed liquors in less guam
titles than five gallons, shall issue for a
less sum than one hundred ($lOO) dollars;
and provided further, that the license for
agents of insurance companies doing bus
mess in the City of Alexandria, La, shall
be the same as charged under the license
law of the Parish of Rapides.
Approved: MI. McGINNIS,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary.
The following bids to do the public
printing for the year 1891, were then
read to the Board:
ALEXANDRIA, PARISH OF RAprDEs, La,
February I'd, 1891.
To the Honorable Mayor and Members OF
the City Council in and for the Town
| of Alexandria:
Sirs-The undersigned Publishing Co.,
publishers of the Alexandria Daily Times,
of the Parish of Rapides and State OF
Louisiana, do herewith make the follow
ing bid: The undersigned Publishing Co.
do hereby agree to publish in the said
Daily Times all proceedings of the City
Council during the period of the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-one, for the
sum of fifty dollars.
Yours respectfully,
! THE ALEXANDRIA PUBLISHING Co.,
Per H. G. Chaplain, Business Manager.
ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Feb. 2, 1891. !
To the Mayor and City Council Of Alex
andria, La:
Gentlemen-We will publish the pro.
ceedings of the City Council, publish the
necessary notices, and do all job printing
needed by the City, except books, one
wear for one hundred dollars; or leaving
ont Job printing we will do all other ne
cessary printing for forty-five dollars pei
annum, payable quarterly.
i MCCORMICK & Co.,
Proprietors Town Talk.
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Feb. I'd, 1891. :
To the City Council Of Alexandria, La.
Gentlemen-As Business Manager OF thu
DEMOCRAT l submit this AS my bid to d.
the Corporation printing for the yea
1891 free Of charge.
H. L. BIOssAT,
Business Manager.
On motion of Councilman Sullivan
it was
Resolved, That the contract to pub
lish proceedings, notices, ETC., b
, awarded to Mr.. H. L. Blossat, Of th'
LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT, and that al
job printing be given him at regala
prices.
Councilman Sullivan reported tina
!, the committee appointed at last meet
ing 70 ascertain the probable cost 0
repairing the public school honses
had, in company with Mr.. Jonas Ro
senthal, President of the School Board
Mr.. w. J. Calvit, Superintendent o
! the Public Schools, and Mr.. WIN
I Rexer, q mechanic, made an examina
ton of the work necessary, and tina
s the latter gentleman had estimate
) that the probable cost would b
: s495.15-S246.l5 for mateeial an
s249 for labor.
!, Mayor McGinnis stated that b
thought the School Board should tur
the buildings over to the City, j
: which Councilman Gossens concurred
!, Councilman Sullivan moved ths
J, the Mayor and Council request that
: meeting of the School Board be cal
= ed, and have that body take some a
ton in the matter of the public schot
buildings.
il Councilman Gossens moved thu