The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

petition of property ttax- payers being in
words ard figures as follows, to-wit:
Zo /he Houor0bIe 1/ayor and neO,beys o/
he city Council cf Le/ay<ffe, La.
We, the undersigned property taxpayers
of the cor poration of Lafayette, Louisiana,
being and constituting one-third of the total
number of property x-payers of said town.
entitled TO vote under the provisions OF the
State constitution, respectfully show that
the following described public improvements
are urgent public necessities in said town.
to-wit:
I. Grounds and buildings for first,
class modern High School (for white
chi!dren). requiring tot less than S2I. ooo
2. The extension of the water mains "f
said town, for the extinguishing of fire and
other purposes, AMI also the extension ct
the electric light system for additional street
lights and for private lighting, requiring not
less than $I4,ooo.
3. Ground and builiing for a t,rst class
public market house, requiring not less than
$I2.Coo.
And petitioners further show that there
are outstanding $4,000 of six per cent
bonds issued under Act number 90 of the
acts of the Legislature of 1896 to obtain
the present water anl light system of this
town, and that it is to- the best interest of
said town that the said bonds should he
called in and replaced by five per cent.
bonds with greater length of time for re
demption;
Wherefore, we respectfully petition your
honorable body to order special election
in said town of Lafayette, louisiana, under
the constitution and laws of the State, for
the purpose Of ascei tanning and determining
whether or not it is the sense and desire of
the property tax payers of said town of La
fayette, that special taxes bused upon the
assessed valuation of property of said town
according to the official rolls, he assessed,
levied and collected for twenty-five years,
beginning with the year 1902, at the rates
and for the purposes hereinafter set forth,
upon which tax. and the public faith and
credit of said town, negotiable bonds shall
be issued by the City Council of said town,
in such denominations as may he found con-
venien', bc:ring five per cent. per annum
interest (irterest payable annually payable
in twenty five years with right 20 call in the
same said tax is collected. And the rates
OF said taxes and the purposes of which they
arc levied and intended, and said bonds is
sued, are now declared to be as follows:
I. To procure grounds and buildings for
a first-class, modern r:blic High School IN
said town, special tax of one and one-half
U-X) mills o. the dollar upon the assessed
valuation of property aforesaid shall be
levied and collected, on which tax bonds
shall be issued for the sum of $4,000.
T.. For the extension of the water mains
and electric light system as herein above
set forth, special tax of one (l) mill on
the dollar upon the assessed valuation Of
property aforesaid, shall be levied and col
lected, upon which bonds shall be issued for
the sum of SI4,OoO.
). To procure the grou..l and building
for a hrs,-class, public ma.xet- house, a
special tax of one-half Gz) IF one mill on
the dollar upon the valuatiLl of property
aforesaid, shall be levied and collected, and
upon which bonds shall he issued for the
sum of $4,000.
d. 10 retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act No. 90 of 1906 for
I he, LIGHT Il SDS.Cial
tax cf two (2) mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation aforesaid, shall be levied
and collected, and upon which bonds shall
he issued for the sum of 100000.
All of which taxes shall be levied and
collected and said bonds issued for the time
and in The manner as herein above set forth,
and the ti,le to said improvements shall lie
in said municipality, and subject to the con-
:rol of said City Council, and sail bonds
shall not be sold for less than par.
Moreover the net revenue derived from
the operation of the said public market
shall! be used To pay said $4,000 of bonds,
| bonds described in this petition; and in case
IF necessity that the City Council shall have
| the power TO appropriate ground for said
improvements, upon the payment OF just
and reasonable compensation to the owner.
And we further petition that said propsi-
,iuns he submitted TO the qualified voters at
| said election, in such manner that the voter
! may vote separately on each ''for'' or
| 'sagainst.'' he may desire.
(Sign=d): VIM. Campbell, VIM. Clegg,
! Or,her &. Moa,on, Chas. O. Mouton, F.
son. S. X, Parkers.n, Jno: Wilmington, n.
P. Moss, F. V. Mou,on, J. Z. Nickerson,
! Julien Mouton Louis Lacoste, Homer
| Mouton, +. F.. Davis, Victor Levy, Frank
f Moss, d. l.. Caffery, Albeit Delahoussaye
! If. II. Hohors,, Sidney J. Neazey, f.
| Mouisset, John Vigneaux, Geo. A DeBlanc
+. J. Pellerin. Leon Plnnsky, Joe L. Mou
ton, X. G.. Greis, \. +. Cailouet, John Q
Mou,on, w. J. Mouton, l.. f. Rigues- J
Alfred Mou,on, Sidney Mouton, &. NJ
Paterson, II. c. Salles, J. \. Roy, Jules J
Mouton, !. y. Landry, +. r. Ioson, 3
| Falk. f. T.. Girard, +. III. Mouton, n
Abrams, IN, A. +. Mou,on, i. X. Hopkins
J. J. Davidson, Isaac Plonsky. \. !. lie
Blanc, Mrs. L. Cons:antin, CASTOR Eeazey
i. b. Vandergrif, f. c. Tray, l.. J. Ser
ret,, Peoples Cotton Oil Co. per r. NJ.
G.. NJ, Leopold Lacos,c, Anaize Courquet
Marte Courq quet, Minor Meriwether, J. +
| Moulon L. NJ. Bossat. Levy Bros. V
Levy & Co, VIM. and Nose Levy. w.
Broussard, L. B. Hopkins Jr. for Lafayette
Drug Co, G. II. Melchert, J. X. Domen
geaux, Mrs. ]. $. Wilmington, Miss Mar
| Wilmington per Mrs. J. S. W.,Crow Girard
Mrs. NJ. Z. Girard per {. ID. b., Mrs. P.
Beraud, Felix Q. Broussard, B. r. Ander
son, Mrs l.. Nj. Creighton her mark
witness: c. ID. G , B. Miller, l.. Hirsch
Chs Debaillon, Thomas Mouton. Frank II
Pefferkorn, a. Prudhomme & Co. per a
Pruelhomme, +. a. McFaddin, Mrs. w.
Huff, O. b. Hopkins, G.. a. Martin NJ. ID
s. T.. Yandle, =. krauss. +. Schmulen, II
Vandercruyssen, p. NJ. Girard, Josep
Dauriac. a. b. Denbn, +. Z. Noorhies, \