The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-28
City Council Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La. Sept. 10

LAFAYETTE, La, Sept. 10, 1895.
Following ordinance was offered by O. c..
Mouton:
"An ordinance proclaiming the result of
the election held at the courthouse in the
town of Lafayette on the second day of
September, eighteen hundred and ninety
five. at which was submitted to the electors
qualified to vote under the general election
laws of the State, and residing within the
corporate limits of the town of Lafayette,
whether they concurred in, consented and
accedcd to the proposed annexation to the
corporate limits of said town, certain lots or
land contiguous and adjacent thereto, under
provisions of acts Io5 of 1So2.''
Whereas the returns of the election held
at the courthouse in the town of Lafayette
on the second day of September, eighteen
hundred and ninety five, submitting to the
electors qualified to vote under the general
election laws of the State and who resided
i'll the territorial limits Of said town, whether
they concurred in, consented and acceded to
the proposed annexation to the territorial
corporate limits of the town of Lafayette,
certain lots or land contiguous and adjacent
to the corporate limits of said town, and de-
scribed in the proclamation notice of said
election as follows: Starting at the bridge
on the coulee west of said town between
the properties of Henry Hohorst and Dame
Anita Hohorst, wife of DR.. Franklin J.
Mouton, and running from thence along
said coulee, north So1z west, small, ash, 80
feet; north 81 cast, small ash, SO feet;
thence N. = cast. 500 feet in Iiohorst's
pasture; thence N. FIX L. 200 feet; thence
n. Ic1s E., I79 feet in cemetery feet;
thence H. IS E.. $50 feet; thence ~. 1S1z
E., no feet; going from cemetery to Mrs.
JUDGES place, 40 feet; thence n. ~ w.,
500 feet; thence y. 20 E., 500 feet to south
cast corner of Arthur Gre;g's property;
thence n. = E, 6o3 feet to che big ditch,
1000 feet to public road leading to Scott,
1858 feet to the Louisiana Western railroad,
65S feet to the north side of sail rail:oa |;
thence E. 1924; thence south II f, 600 feet
to the Morgan railroad e.. w. c'ivision) 1850
to center of Morgan road, 1860 to the pub
lie road leading to Brcaux Bridge, 1910 feet
into DIR. F. S. MuGd's field, 3S,o feet to the
southwest corner Of his garden, 5000 feet S.
about IS feet beyond DIR. Aiudd's residence,
1900 feet in DR.. Mueids back lot. Thence
S. 5SH L. from DR.. A1udd's to public road
leading to Breaux Bridge, $40 feet to Men
tor Richards lot, 1850 feet into Grow
Cirard's property, 1899 to stake.
Thence south, IS degrees west, 70 feet
between Nicholson and Cockrane, Sax, feet
% Dowdell, SOL feet to stake. Thence S. |
y W., 500 feet to Chargois, $50 feet to red |
oak e feet in diametcr) thence 46 W., 1850 |;
:cct to n. +. of Roundhouse yard, |
$40 feet to- main line Morgan r. Ry., 1920 |
o Mouton addition; thence 5. 20 w. I4IA |!
cct to oak lane, c65o feet to public road !
limo tn T;,,Ir L.
owing the public road 1900 feet to a coulee !
II front of the residence of NJ. T.. Girard. !
). 81 w. to southeast corner of Mr.. Girard's |
ard. Thence S. IS W., in MIR. Giraris
1000 feet in DIR. F. Mouton's
ield. Thence N. IS w, 462 feet an oak,
? feet in diameter) south of Dr.. N1outon's !
Darn, 500 feet to 4 coulec. Thence follow
ng the coulcc to the bridge. starting point,
Y. = f. $50 feet, have been made to the
nun icipal authorities within forty eight
'ours after the closing of the polls at said
lection of Sept. I'd. 1895: And whereas,
aid returns Of election have been recorded
nd transcribed in the public record book
wherein the ordinances or official proceed
ngs of the corporation of Lafayette are us
ally kept and also being permanently pre-
ervcd among the official records of said
own; Therefore, be it resolved by the city
ouncil: That proclamation of the result
hereof is hereby given in accordance with
aid returns to he as follows. to-wit:
Votes cast at said election, iifty-four:
'otes i'll favor of proposed annexation, fifty
1rcc; Votes against proposed annexation,
ne.
Now therefore,, proclamation is hereby
'ade by the City Council Of the town of
lafayette by virtue of the powers in it vest
/ by law, that majority, in number and
alue, of the qualified electors residing with
tile corporate limits of the town of I.afa-
cite, voting at said election hell o, the
:cond day of September eighteen hundred
nd ninety five, have vote d in favor of the
annexation of the l,,s land described and
cfned in the preamble of this ordinance,
y virtue of and in compliance with the pro-
sions of act Io5 of the General Assembly
this State, approved July 9Th, 1892.
Be it further resolved etc., tina. this proc
nation of the result of said election be
lbished for ten days in The Lafayette Ca .
lite and The Lafayette ADVERTISER, news
lpcrs published in said town.
BE it further proclaimed- that from the
piraiion of the procla nation of the result
such election as aforesaid to-wit: Sept.
}, 1905, the lots Or land described III the
Gamble of this resolution AMI proclama-
IN, shall be ipso 'facto, annexed to aud in
uied in the territorial corporate limits of