The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
Remaining your obedient servant,

JNOs h. GRfNAGEs
Marshal q Collector.
The Finance COMMITTEES submitted
their report relative 70 their examina
ton Of the fnal accounts of John R.
Glinage a Marshal and Collector. Tho
report was received and action thereon
was postponed until the next regular
meeting.
The following applications for Mar
shall and Collector wero received and
read and ordered by the Mayor to be
placed on tho list Of candidates to be
voted for by the Town Council.
HouMA, La, May LIST 1892.
To the Hon. Mayor and Councilman of
Houma.
Gentlemen-I hereby announce my
self as a candidate for m arshal and
solicit yourkind support.
Very Respectfully.
j. A. BoUpREAux
HoUMA, La, May 10th, 1892.
Tothe Mayor and, members of the
Town Council.
Gentlemen-I herewith make this
my application for Town Marshal and
Collector of tho Town of Houma.
Respectfully Yours,
John WGILAND.
HouMA, LA, May 9th, 1892.
To tire Hon. Mayor and Members of
the Town Council-Town of
Houma.
Gentlemen-Wc the Undersigned
citizens, taxpayers and business men
of the town OF Houma, hereby petition
your honorable body to appoint Mr.. j.
Emile Guilliot, ST., MS Marshal and
Collector of the 5Town of Houma, to
succeed Mr.. Jno. r. Grinage, late Mar
shall and Collector,
Respectfully submitted,
And. F, Chaufreau, Editor Hourna
COURIER; T. F. Bnzet, Foreman of
Houma COURIER. A. f. Davidson, j.
NJ. Dupont, G.. L. Richard, Louis Sau-
cedc, w. II. Bland, Simeon Saucede,
w. A. Davidson Thos. McCou llougll,
Lum j. ChauVin, John Plcone, Dfeux
Anglers P. A. Thibodau1. H. Z. Belen.
ger, 7. Babin H. F. sBelenger, Jr., C.
P. Smith, Mrs. v. Strauss, A. Bourg,
D. Klein, Joseph Picone, j. G. Bourg,
Sol Meier, A. NJ. Dupont, B. Grimaldi,
w. Kuhn, 0. b. Daspit, C. A. Duval,
NJ. D. q. Montegut, Jno. K. Aitkens,
B. F. Bazet, VIM. Wright, Jr.. F. A.
Bascle. VIM. Wright, Jack BisIand,
A. Dupont, Louis F. Carrane, P. p.
Flynn, w. P. Tucker, Isacc Daspit,
Hugh NJ. Wallis, NJ. D. Claude Duval,
Assessor Morley H. Wallis, P. NJ, A.
w. Connely, E. w. Condor, A. Zerin,
ger, Emilio Daigle, A. j. Duthu, P. w.
Kerwin, E. Picou Mayor, j.. E, Naquin,
A. Francois, II. c.. Chauvin, Chas.
Claude, NJ. y. j. P. Larrieu, j, P. J..
Wolf, L. A. FraIsse, D. Palmieri, L. j.
MELVILLE, Jabob Kuhn, H. Barranger,
DR.. j.. L. Posey, d. o. Gautreaux,
A. g. Hobert, E. A. Leonval, B. f.
Winchester, Marcelin Daigle.
HoUMA, La, May 10th, 1892.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council of the
Town of Houma.
Gentlemen--I tender this as my ap-
plieation for the Office of Marshal and
Collector OF the Town of HOuma for
the unexpirediterm of j. R. Grinage
late Marshal and Collector, resigned.
Yours obedlont,
j. G. LABIT.
The Mayor announced to the council
thai it a now in order to elect a
Marshal and Collector for the Town of
Houma, vice John R. Grinage resigned,
%wheTeupon the Town Council proceed
ed to ballot the election of a Marshal
and Collector.
Upon a call ofthe roll the vote stood
as follows. viz j.. A. Bodreaux-no
'vOtea.
John Weiland-uo votes.
J. Emile Guillot-2 votes, viz-Chan
freau and Bazet.
j. G. LaOit-3 votes, viz-Lo uviere,
Wright and Loevenstien.
Mr. J. G. Labit having received a
majority ofthe votes of the councilmen
for Marshal and Collector he was de-
clared duly elected by the Mayor,
Mr.. Louviere, seconded by Mr.
Wrfghtoffered the following resolution.
ResOEVed, That the offices of Marshal
and Collector shall remain consolIda>
ted as heretofore. Yeas : Chanfreau,
Bazet, LouYiere, Wright and sLoeven>
stein. On motion of Mr.. Chanfreau,
seconded By Mr.. Loevenstein and
adopted by q unanimous votp of the
council the bond iof the Marshal md
Collector was fixed at Eve hundred
dollars $500 and that his salary be-
fixed at forty dollars $780, per month
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