The Lafayette gazette., 1900-04-07
City Council proceedings.

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City Council Proceedings.
Lafayette, La, April 2, 1eoo.-The City
Council met this day in regular session,
Mayor Pro TEN F. E. Girard presiding.
Members present: c. O. Mouton, Geo. De-
Blanc, H. Hohorst, F. Demanade, John o.
Mouton, ]. E. Martin.
A 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
to take immediate action on same. Motion
carried.
Mayor Grard appointed Messrs. Geo.
DeI5lanc, F. Demanade. II. Hohorst as a
Mr.. L. D. Caffery appeared with petit
ton from the fire department asking that
same be adopted by the Council.
Moved by G. y. Mouton, seconded bv
Geo. DeBlanc, that said communication be
accepted and spread on minutes: Motion car
ried. 1t is follows:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the City Council of
the town of Lafayette in regular session
assembled: That in order to protect
life and property in cases of conAagra-
ton within the corporate limits of the
town of Lafayette, that FIRE depart
ment be and is hereby established.
Section II. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That said fire department shall consist of the
members of LAFAYETTE Fire Company No. I,
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 department.; and the indivi
duas 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 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 conf1agration with
in the limits of this town.
Section v. Be it ordained ETC., That any
person who shall interfere with the instrus-
tons and commands of the chief or assistant
chief at fires; or, being a member of said fire
department, refuses to obey the orders given
by said agents or officers; any person W no
shall attempt or assist in razing Or demolsh
ing houses or other combustible structures
to prevent the spreading of an existing
hagration without first obtaining the order
from said chief or assistant chief of the fire
department., shall, upon conviction be fined
in sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars
or imprisonment in the town Jail for not
more than ten days.
Section vi. Be it further ordained etc.
That every owner or PosseSsor of dwellings
or other structures within the corporate
limits of this town shall have all chmneys
and flew cleansed at least every six
months; and should any fire develop within
any chimney or flew within said town, it
shall be the duty of the town constable to
make inquiry and ascertain whether or not
said chimney flew had been cleansed
within six months next preceding SAID fire
and report the same to the chief of the fire
department.; and all persons failing to so
cleanse their chimneys or fews wherein fire
has developed upon conviction shall pay
fine of five dollars or be imprisoned for not
more than ten days; said fine when collected
to be paid over by the chief of the fire de-
partment to the president or treasurer of the
fire company belonging to said fire depart
ment first arriving at said fire.
Moved by John o. Mouton. seconded
by H. II. Hohorst, that Jos. Ducote. collec-
tor, be refunded amount overpaid by him to
the treasurer. Motion carried.
Moved by H. H. Hohorst, seconded by
Geo. DeBlanc, that Mr.. E. &. VOORHEES,
bill be approved. Motion carried.
Moved by Geo. Leblanc, seconded by
J. E. Martin, that the corporation procure
10 water and 10 light meters, and same be
placed in the most important places.
The following bills were approved:
H. Broussard, wood ...........$ 50
Lafayette Gazette, printing .......... IS
Western Union Telegraph Conn.,. 50
H. Hebert, guard .. .. IL 90
iJ. Vigneaux, team hire ...... . I so
E. Judice, guard. 81 50
F. McBlide, guard ..-........ ....... .... go 90
p Figaro, nurse ...:...... :. .......... .. IS 90
Sarah Smith, nurse ..........- ....,........ S 90
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