The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-10-12
Town Council.
Regular meeting Of the Town Council
held Second day Of October 1893.

Regular meeting Of the Town Council
held Second day Of October 1893.
The Council met this day in regular
session at the Court Houss in the town
of st. Martinville. His Honor A. V. File
ming Mayor. presiding and quorum
present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and OH molten duly seconded were
approved and adopted.
The following application x the Wa
ters Pierce Oil Company viz: To the
Honorable Mayor and City Council.
st Martinville. La. - \
We the. under signed, petition yonf
honorable body for "a permit to constract
and cree. one iron compartment storage
tank, aad wooden warehouse for stor-
lug empty barrels and packages Of Luz
bri. ating. Warehouse to be placed not
less than 25 feet from Storage Tank.
Tank foundation are to be of hard brick
~ feet high, for the purpose of storing
Illuminating. lubricating and other
oils inc;udiag axle grease for the eale
and supply Of the demand. In st. Mar
tinville and vicinity for period OF 20
years. a
Az this will increase safety aud clean
illness Of the plant, and better enable US
to keep the trade supplied. Ne trust your
houerabls body will consider above petit
ton favor ably AMI grant us the permis-
sion asked for. r,
Very respectfully yours.
Signed" Waters Pierce Oil Co.
Per WIN. KLEBURG.
Assistant Manager.
which was presented to The Council fol
consideration at their meeting OF thu
7th of August last and deferred at thu
request Of the local agent Of said Com
pany on account, IT his absence, wa
called up, discussed, considered ant
? snisnded, so as to cohforln wl&h the fol
: lowing resolution aud ordinance offere'
by Mr.. Bienvenu viz: 81
! On motion of Mr.. Bienvenu duly sc
conded by Mr.. Eastin; 1t is resolve
}, and ordained, that the Waters Pierce u
- Company be granted a permit to con
4 struct and erect one Iron compartment
storage tank for the purpose OF ksepin
Illuminating oils; which tank Is To b
placed Oh hard brick foundations an
8 walls, four andtne half feet high frol
the ground. .
= And alsO to construct and erect
wooden ware house. which shall be hui
not less than twenty-five feet from u
tank, and In which no illuminating oil
shall be kept or stored. but simply al
only to keep aud store empty barrel
Iubricating oils. and axle grease.
This permit to b. granted for a periO
of ten years, aud If said ware house
built of brick and made fire proof, the
; and in that case said permit u be extel
ded for period of twenty FIVE years.
Said resolution and ordinance was p'
to vote aud adopted, by the followin
vote, Wis;
Messrs. Bienyenu and Eastin vOtin
ay; and Mr.. Liable, voting~nay; Stain
). that his motive and reason for 90 dom
is that, be IL oppose to q frame buildin
icing use,l, for that purpose and th'
said building should be fire proof.
The Mayor informed the Council tha
he had with the consent and spprobs
ton Of several members Of the Bssrd.
the solicitation of the Mayor and CcuI
Gil Of the Town Of Plaquemine. contr
buted on behalf OF this Council the SUI
Of Twenty five dollars TO aid and ASST
:. In the celebration and Inauguration
the work on the Locks at the mouth
Bayou Plaquemine. Thereupon on u
ton Of Mr.. Labbe duly seconded by n
Eastin. the action Of the Mayor is a
proved.
I On motion OF Mr.. Liable, duly seco
y, ded, 1t Is resolved that the Schedule
probable expenses for the year 1895.
and Is hereby fixed aud established.