The Opelousas courier., 1898-08-20
AN ORDINANCE

BY Mr.. Norman: On and after the adoption
OF this ordinance it shall be u misdemeanor for
any person or persons to place or empty into
the streets any aud all offals, kitchen or yard
refuse; bottles. tin cans, dead chickens. BIRDS
animals or fish, etc; and upon each conviction
to he tried before the Mayor. ex-ofliicio Justice
of $500 five dollars) for the first, and so OO
(ten doars) for the second otfense.
1t is made the duty Of the Town Marshall to
arrest any and all offenders against this ordi-
nance, and cause them to be tried.
Be it further ordered that the Town Marshall
be authorized to have 500 give hundred) notices
Of this ordinance printed and have them dis
tributed to the various hOuseholders OF the
Town. Adopted.
Moved aud duly seconded, that the Town At
tOrney be relu ested to notify W. e. Perrault,
Esq. to remove his fence from the centre OF
Franklin street to his line within ten days from
date. OF notification, and in default of his re-
moving the fence in the stipulated time, to
bring suit against said w. c. Perrault to compel
him to remove the fence. Adopted.
List OF warrants in hands OF st. Landry State
Bank and Peoples State Bank examined, check
bers are duplicated though contents are not,
said warrants ordered registe red in book.
By Mr.. NOrnan:
Whereas, the Town Of OpelOusas will owe
Messrs Sanders d Porter on completion of Wa
terworks and Electric Light plant the sum of
$2885 90 two Thousand eight hundred and eighty
five dollars) on original contract, and $lO41. 90
tone thousand and forty-One dOllars) on extra
work, and the said Town has this day paid the
said Sanders g. Porter the sum Of SlO4l.OO Zone
thousand and forty one dOllars) which money
was taken out of the funds Of s2ss5. 90 (twenty-
eight hundred and eighty five dollars) with the
distinct understanding that this is done with
the consent of the said Sanders d Porter, agree
ing also that it does not change the condition
Of their claim for the sum of one thousand and
fOrty-One dollars. 1t is further understood that
the disputed item OF incandescent wiring is this
day adjusted on the following basis: MessIs
Sanders & Porter hereby agree to furnish the
Town $3.50 three thousand three hundred and
thirty double feet OF frst-claSs incandescent
wire properly insulated and erected. The wire
to be erected as far as the $3.50 feet of double
wiring will go. beginning at power house and
running from there south on Railroad Avenue
t. Bellevue street. thence east on Bellevue st.
to Main Street, and SAID wire to be OF sufficient
balance, il any. to be placed on Main street,
running south to Landry street, and to be of
No. wire.
The payment of this money and the condi-
said Sanders & Porter from. the full condition of
delivery OF plant as agreed upon with Modif
cations.
1t is further understood that on completion
of work, the showing of proper releases and
vouchers and the acceptance of work by the
Board OF Aldermen the said Board OF Aldermen
are then to pay the said Sanders & Porter the
sum of eighteen hundred and eighty five (sls-
$500 dollars, leaving the one thousand and
forty five t$iO45.0O) dollars to be settled on
final delivery of plant when completed.
Moved aud seconded. that whereas Mess.
Sanders & Porter have agreed to the previous
resolution and agreement, the Mayor is hereby
authorized to issue q warrant in favor of Mess.
Sanders Porter for the Sum Of
On motion following bills were approved.
Estorge against the approval.
Engineer Eng l. ". Sylvester, mos salary ;is5 s5' 60.
On motion, Board adjourned.
S. Z. HEBRARD, Mayor.
THOs. ii. LEWIS, Jr, Clerk.