The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14

Lake Charles, La. Ses. lst lssi.
Report Of iHo Q. foard SEQ. pro tom, froI
Oct STAT 70 NOV. lst ISIS
FINES collected by n al. FostrrgJr Soc
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Fines collected % mayor court 81 me
from Oct. 2ist % 'Noy lst, ass4...- aa.7
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horwhiel hold Receipts from irnasrfieT-
Respectfully Submitted,
JNO. Q. BOARD. See pm tom.
We pour ananec committee have examined
the within report ana hud d unrreuf.
u ~ GEORGE
ARAAD THOMPSON
Finance Dunmittee
The financial statement ordD7ed the secretary
10 pet out hy tha COUNSEL al the last meeting was
read and On m0tnn ditlv seconded and CARRIED 81
was received for the beReft Of the ounneil
The special committee on the proposition q
Mess. JOLIET a lsueble in reierGnce 10 city mar
ket reported as follows.
I.aks Charles La Nov. 1ath. 4s9l,
To the lion. Mapnr and uountilmuHs
tsenfleHen-A orr caihifitfet sppainfed to CON
slider thu rihirns OF Mess J hluf s tsushie. beg
leave gTppnEi. shnt we consider that the proper
cnmfse Tor the present caunhi to pursue as 10 re-
ieet ahe proposition OF Mess anletsN Gnebe, aud
aespeel filthy refer them 81 nurC courts for the
ii,rrruent 81 aHy claims IN eitber eqnitY or law
Hwhirh thev may have We recommend the adpp-
3iun.of this FnpUrt and ask 70 be discharged from
fursher consideration OF the subieet
y Il. GEORGE
Il il II. SWEENEY,
{. z. HAMPTON. 1
Moved aud seconded shat the report be adopted
and the COMMITTEES be discharged. Carried
1 The committee on tpatiic printing reports as
iueSs;
To the bon Mayor and 0uunuilmen;
4 6et8iemeH-1f our o0nuittee pfblio printing
beg leave 10 report that Aho bid Of she lake
Charles Echo is ahe lowest hid and admssihla
under the law, and We recommend that the print
q = sfaaa Z - naa..
irrm Of Office Gespe5tinilys
II & GEORGE.
Moved and seconded that tha report be adopted
Carried
"A communication Of n. Is TyiniFee was Eead
and ON motion duty seounded and carried it was
laid over
The communication Of bitigeps relative 10 the
opening of Essier street was read and InotiOn
Only seconded and carried il was laid'oVeT.
The several communications relative 20 the re-
duuiug OF the Police force Was read,
Moved aud seoundad ghat the whole subject
matter be iudaiinitbl s postponed. tiaffiHd.
The petiiinn oil eiiiKens asking that abe water
works be extended IA GOnspurt read
Moved that ID ne laid OVER nutil nest regular
m~etiuE, The above mOtion receiving no seuund
the following ordinance was intr1dHeeG
BE ID ordained bv Ehe Bnnrd Of A aldermen OF She
Town OF Lake Charles, La, That ahe present
system OF water works Is hereby pFtirEed extended
from its present terminus at the Lake Charles
Rioe Milling Co.. property 10 the plant OF The
streets will aiiur ahe shortest distance between
said points and provide the greatest protection
to the citizens OF said vininity,
Re 10 further ordained, ETC., That in ordeT 90
provide the payment OF she hrdruErntals along
said extension, and b. accordance with 1he terms
Of sections eight and. heEen VI the contract and
ordinance htENeen tha town OF Lake Charles and
lhe Lake Charles, Ice, Light and Water Works
Company passed and approved NOy. 18th, 1881,
the sum Of Eight Hundred Dollars, much
thereof AS may baneassssrg-, is hereby appTnpUia-
ted OF any funds in the treasury not 04herwise
Appropriated, tF1m the yearly revenues OF the
town OF Lake Charles Ter the year lss4 and a
like sum as hereby appropriated cat OF any money
IN 1he treasury not otherwise appropriated from
the revenues Of said town Tor Zach succeeding
year during Bhe existence Of said CONTRACT and
ordinance between said town Of Lake Charles and
said Lake 0hAEies Ace Light and Water Works
Company OF date above stated
Moved and seconded that the above ordinance
rs intTldUced be adopted
The motion being put. the following members
Of she eaunril voted yea Mess. Hampton sum
rail and Sweeney. Mr. George voted no as fol
lows Il vateRo Ter the tull6winE reasons The
finances ef Ghe CITY does not warrant us in max
ing said appropriation and ST said water works
continued as previously it is only question
Of time that ib sill bankrupt our city
II J.. GEORGE,
Moved and seconded shata oomnliiteeo Of three
be appointed TO confer with cnIuniEtee Of the
Masnn5 relative 20 she puruhasB OF shnir property
by the city. said committee % report at the next
regular meeting. Carried.
Committee appointed. Ness sumraIl Thomp-
sou and George
Moved and seconded shat the communication Of
Mr. Block in TaieTenne TO the purchase Of GER
tain portion gt MAterne stEret claimed 40 be
owned by hia be referred 20 the street committee
CARRIED
The iuIloKiug ordinance was introduced by Mr. /
aumrall and on moliun duly seconded and carried
the same Nas adopted, !
Be 1t ordained by she Board OF Aldermen Of the /
Town OF Lake Charles, That hereafter 10 shall !
be unlawful for any individual firm or corpora
tnn 70 aecupy any portion Of she streets whichever
WIN electric, telephone OF telegraph Itntesi and
any individual iFmDU compendium YiglHfing Fne ,
ir0VislHns OF this ordinance shall upon ounKiC- /
lion, aa tlHau not less than $500 and not exceed
Ing T!5po and JIM default Of tine Imprisonment
not exceeding Is hours in the town eaiAhDose
BE it further oTdained that an indi riduRls firms \
or gerpoIatt0ns having eeetric, telephone fele-
graph p0iss new an she streets Of Lake Charles /
are lfSHbV required 20 gGuOre The same 80 pniufs
within she Gurhing OF the Sidewalks 10 be desil.
mated by the CITY sngnser; sail poles 80 Ie moved
AZ their expense thin six months 5Fun she pas
- " till7 pltlnAtine' sAtetuH - an haart ann
AheV 20 be moved an hlNty days lrnm the passage 4
Ot Nhls ordinance.
Ee il fuithar ordained That 1his ordinance
shall take effect iron and after its pFUmug Atan
BE 10 further ordained That ali ordinances an I
conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed,
Inc Lake Charles Ice, Light a Water Works /
Company make Hhe following proposition in ref
eIFnee 80 she Removing Of their pRles. and also 4
give the tnil0Elug HptiHe v ilh ordinance attached
Moved and seconded that the proposition and 4
notice With ordinance attained be TaesiFeG and 4
Published Carried.
To the Honorable Mayer and Board Of Aldsrmeu .
OF the tits Of Lake GhaEles, La
Whereas A resolution has been iHtEadueed be- 4
lore tie council Ter tlie removal Of the elsrtEr A
lEht poles fram where now located 10 points I
within the CURLING 81 the 6labwHl IS, and which 4
resolution Is to be acted on at 1his inserting and
Whereas, Tbs pRles were placed in their pres /
ent pes ION under the aireetian OF the OiieeEs %
1he CITY OF Lake CHARLES La and cannot be re- 1
moved except at great expense to the pe1itioner
Now ahereiafe. The Lake Charles Ice. ldsht and /
v alter " arks CO. respectfully submit 4he fellow
ing pTppgatti0n s0N5t.
n thu city Of Lake Charles will extend she con
tract existing bstweHu she uity Of lake Charles n
lssl, Of which petitioners are the assignees
making % e9eKlsient Rith She water works Gan-
itaet with petitioners, dated &0vsgHler 7thl lssl
thnn "a khHt eEssnfy eiifianfr obiiERtes itself to
eH;-slsil EEth 5he respiutiHn 10 he adopted and
remove its poles and SET the same AZ such places
IS NAV be desi mated by theeity Of Lake Charles
saIeasa lis proper elheeTss e ~ pFgper nost and
KpenAe- pfoEiaed the eity Of Lake ElaEiea holds
phsitiaaer safe and harmless IRON ans damage I
thnt may be- sustained BY any PFapFFfy h0lder
sAosa prnPefty is may BE- neecessafy 70 eAeEaaph
.illn Y eleer 70 comply with the requirements Of
this ordinance
VII erect poles On Ryan siIeFt. equal Ia size and
height, and conforming with the pnles now used
~ 1he IeleRAane Company On Ryan street, and Y
IN cpnHecsiaa bereWith pelitiaasr iaFeEs that
shelid Chs request be aeesFded, this work VIII
beaane On 4 van street as saan As the material
san be placed an the ground and she 3 hole IS 81
ssie lliise 70 c9nleln With the aerdlHaRae an or
helare slz lBaHtAs fEVm the date Of its ad8Tstian
~ "a Addition 10 the above, petitianFr states
bat & will ii this pTqpnsitEn 1A aeeepisd u the
rggnnii Put ~ thargugh incRnaeseanf system
Of Aleetre ldghts t. DO operated INDEPENDENTLY
separately ana distinctly tFaln the present arc
Should ygls Asasyshle hadg refuse 20 iaysrahlv
~. tl,ls seas Pes,i.gHfF states