The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-19
referred to Mr.. Zell, city engineer.
The following communication was
then laid before the Councif:

! The following communication was
then laid before the Council:
| LAFAYETTE, La, January ~,
1SoS.-Hon. Mayor : Caffery and
City Council of Lafayette-Gentle-
men; If you see proper to extend
to the Consolidated Engineering
Company Limited, the ADVANCE
ment Of five thousan6 (S5, ooo) on
account, do not think you jeopar-
die the interests of the town by
doing 50, provided you do not pay
any more until the plant is COM
Pleted and tested. With this un-
derstauding will be willing TO
advise the Advancement.
| Respectfully submitted,
| RUBERr K. ZELL,
Superintendent Engineer.
After considering the same the
| following was adopted:
Resolved, That FIVE thousand
dollars, out of the amount due on
third payment to Consolidated En-
geneering Company, be advanced
| and paid to them provided that
amount be RENTED to the final
plant. .a-.s.fa
Yeas-Four.
Nays-None. s.f- ..
The following resolutions were
adopted:
BY DR.. Martin-Be it resolved.
that the residence of Father Forge
be wired and the supplies purchased
therefor at the expense of the town.
By. Mr.. Hahn-Whereas there
has been a complaint made about 4
public nuisance, therefore be it re-
solved that the mayor appoint a
committee to establish dead
line to abate said public nuisance
and thereupon the mayor appointed,
Mr.. Mouton and DR.. Martin on
that committee.
BY DR.. Martin-Be it resolved,
That the Council give special ms
truction to the street committee to
give the canal in Milps Addition
and the big ditch needful attention.,
the cantract for same to be let to
to the lowest bidder, aay and.alf
bids subject to rejection and that
the mayor be added to the committee
for this special purpose.
BY DR.. Hopkins-Be it resolved.
That the mayor appoint an expert
electrician to wire the houses under
the supervision of the secretary of
the waterwork and electric light,
also authorize the mayor sto5procure
the necessary fuel to run the plant,
to purchase hose Of medium quail
ty, length of hose left to the discre-
ton Of the mayor, to purchase a
tapping machine, to purchase the
necessary wire for outside wiring
and also two hundred 16 K p in
candescent lights and supplies, that
the cost of the two hundred be dis
tributed among the first five hum
dred subscribers.
An ordinance relative to issuance
of bonds for appliances for water
works and electric lights:
Whereas, act No. 90 of 1890,
authorizes the City Council of La
fayette, La, to issue bonds to the
amount of S3S, 900 to procure, con-
and electric light plant in the city
SAID bonds, unexpended therefore.
Be it ordained by the Council
that for the purpose of procuring a
supply of wire, incandescent lamps,
etc., also for hose, a tapping ma !.
chine and other appliances necessary
to operate said plants, the said
City Council of Lafayette hereby
authorizes the distance of said two
thousand dollars of bonds and the
mayor is empowered TO sign the
the same, and said bonds to be re-
deemab!e March I, 1906.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Hahn, Hopkins, Martin
and Mouton.
Nays-None.
There being no. futher business
to transact the council adjourned.
CA. CAFFERY, Mayor.
F. STERLING MUDD, Secretary.