The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-06-18
Town Council.
Meeting of the Town Council. held this
Sth day of June 1892.

9Th day or June loy2. |
The Town Council met this day at the
Court House, Mayor Fleming presiding.
and all members present.
The reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting of the Board, was on motion
duly seconded, dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr.. Martin duly second
ed, 1t was resolved, that a sufficient
quantity of pipe for tile Drainage be
bought for the purpose of draining that
portion of the Town, near the Rail Road
Avenue. On motion of Mr.. Albert Bien-
yenu duly seconded, a resolution was
sdOpted-directing and requesting the
Committee on improvements, to take
the necessary steps. to ascertain what 1t
would cost TO erect lamp posts with
lamps on the principal streets OF the
Town AMI also the expenses for the
mentainence of same and to report in
writing to this Body. at its next regular
meeting.
The Mayor reported. that owing to the
illness of the Police Officer. he had tenn
pOrarily appointed Mr.. Henry Beslin as
Police officer for the period of one month.
This action of the Mayor. was on mo-
ton duly seconded approved.
On motion of MIR. Albert Bienvenu du-
ly seconded. 1t was resolved that the
Secretary Of this body. be instructed to
forward Immediately to the Secrstry Of
State an extract from the minutes OF
the Council, showing the Election and
appointment of Mr.. A. V. Fleming as
Mayor of this Town, and to request said
officer to attend and forward as soon as
possible. to MIR. Fleming his Commits
sion as Mayor and ex-fficio Justice of
the Peace, as the Charter of this COrpor-
alton provides.
The Collector and Treasurer of the
Corporation submitted to the Board his
monthly report, as follows, viz:
Corporation Tax Proper.
Amount received on May LIST '92
from the Committee appointed to
settle with the eX-Treasurer, as
per statement SAFEST
Amount Of Taxes collected for
the year 1891 from May LIST 1892
to June Ist 1892 6s,111i
Licenses Collected from May LIST
1892 to June LIST 1892 400
Market dues collected from May
lst 1892 to June LIST 1922 ITO
Total s5sl,7s,s
Paid Salary of Clerk for one month
from April Goth 1892 to May 26th
1892. 1881
Paid Commission of Collector
and Treasurer on $50 q
amount collected by him to June
Isl 1892 4,4643
Balance on hand June LIST 1862 $685.
$56l,7s1s
Special Tax.
Amount received on May LIST '92
from the Committee appointed to
settle with the ex-Treasurer $7OO,68
Amount Of Special taxes collect
ed for the year 1891, from May LIST
1892 to June LIST 1892. 1885
Total $736,53
Paid Commission of Collector
and Treasurer. 5 on $35 IS amount
collected by him to June LIST 1882 $l,79
Balance on hand June LIST '92 $734,74
| $736,53
On motion duly seconded the report
of the Treasurer was approved and &C
cepted.
The following accounts were present.
ed. approved. audited and ordered to be
paid. viz:
Account OF Henry Beslin for SER
vices rendered as keeper of the
Corporation Cart from April 9th
to June 4th 1892. $495O
Account of Ernest Beslin for
four loads of Brick Bates for road
crossings. S1OO
Account Of Albert Bienvenu,
Editor of the Messenger for pu.
blishing proceedings of the Coun-
ell for the months of March April
and May 1892. GOO
Account of VIM. H. Livingston
for Lumber. $50
Account of Vim. II. Livingston
for NoiIo M