The Lafayette gazette., 1900-04-07
CITY Council Proceedings.

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City Council Proceedings.
Lafayette, La, April 2, Iooo.-The City
Council met this day in regular session,
Mayor Pro TEN F. E. Girard presiding.
Members present: 20: Mouton, Geo. De
Blanc, II. Hohorst, F. Demanade, John y.
Mouton, J. E. Martin.
petition from citizens of McComb ad-
dition was presented to the Council asking
for a crossing on Second street.
Moved by Geo. DeBlanc, seconded by r:
Demanade, that said petition be accepted
and that committee of three be appointed
to take immediate action on same. Motion
carried.
Mayor Girard appointed Messrs. Geo.
DeBlanc, F. Demanade. II. IIohorst as
committee.
Mr.. L. D. Caffery appeared with Peti-
ton from the fire department asking that
same be adopted by the Council.
Moved by &. y. Mouton, seconded bv
| Geo. DeBlanc, that said communication be
accepted and spread on minutes: Motion car
| ried. 1t is as follows:
| BE 1T ORDAINED by the City Council of
the town of Lafayette in regular session
| assemblies: That in order to protect
life and property in cases of confagra-
| ton within the corporate limits OF the
| town of Lafayette, that a hre depart
| ment be and is hereby established.
| Section II. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
| That said fire department shall consist OF the
|
of Home Fire Company and Hook and
Ladder Company is now organized and
composed of electors of this town.
Section III. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
| That the members of said fire department
shall select by ballot suitable persons,
electors of this town, for chief and assistant
chief of said fire departments; and the indivi
duals receiving the greatest number OF votes
for those several Offices shall be recon-
mended to the City Council for their aP-
pointment, and the City Council upon such
Recommendation shall appoint chief and
assistant chief who shall be electors OF said
town and who shall hold their offices during
one year and until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified.
Section ~. Be it further ordained etc,
That said chief and assistant chief shall
have exclusive control and command of the
said fire department when engaged in active
service; and are hereby appointed agents to
judge of the emergency or urgent public
| necessity to raze or demolish houses and
other combustible structures to prevent the
spreading of an existing confagration with
in the limits of this town.
| Section v. Be it ordained ETC., That any
| person who shall interfere with the instruc-
tons and commands of the chief assistant
chief at fires; or, being member of said fire
department, refuses to obey the orders given
, | by said agents officers; or any person w nc
shall attempt or assist in razing or demolish-
ing houses or other combustible structures
to prevent the spreading OF an existing con-
fagration without first obtaining the orde
from said chief or assistant chief of the fire
, department, shall, upon conviction be fined
in a sum not exceeding twenty-five dolla:
. or imprisonment in the town Jail for no
more than ten days.
Section vi. Be it further ordained etc.
= That every owner or Possessor of dwelling
| or other structures within the corporat
limits of this town shall have all chimney
. and flew cleansed at least once every si
!, months; and should any fire develop within
u any chimney flew within said town,
. shall be the duty of the town constable t
make inquiry and ascertain whether or nc
said chimney flew had been SO cleanse
j. within six months next preceding SAID hr
and report the same to the chief of the fir
. department.; and all persons failing to S
j. icleanse their chimneys or fews wherein FIR
has developed upon conviction shall pay
fine of five dollars or be imprisoned tor nc
more than ten days; said fine when collecte
to be paid over by the chief of the fire de
S partment to the president or treasurer of tn
fire company belonging to said fire depar
ment first arriving at said fire.
e Moved by John O. Mouton, seconde
by H. II. Hohorst, that Jos. Ducote. collee
= tor, be refunded amount overpaid by him
Il the treasurer. Motion carried.
Moved by H. H. Hohorst, seconded
II Geo. DeBlanc, that Mr.. E. G.. Voorhie
q bill be approved. Motion carried.
Moved by Geo. Leblanc. seconded
'e 7. f. Martin, that the corporation procu
10 water and 10 light meters, and same
placed in the most important places.
:. The following bills were approved:
H. Broussard, wood ......-...~$
~ Lafayette Gazette, printing 4
~ Western Union Telegraph Co.........
. H. Hebert, guard. ......... IL
is J. Vigneaux, team hire I
~ E. Juaice, guard d........ ........... 81
- IT, McB,ide guard ~ w go
IN P. Figaro, nurse ... . ........... ....... s.
IN Sarah Smith, nurse ........... ...............
H. Hohorst, groceries .-.................-. S.
er ]. J. Mouton, groceries .-...... ... 46
~, fE. G. Voorhies, sale ................ .......