The Lafayette gazette., 1902-04-26

a. Comeau & A. NJ. Martin 1890. 20 %
II. Vandercruyssen .................. -. so
r. Demanadc go. ...... ...... zee ...........- 40 go |
w. u. Telegraph, Co .. ........ .... . 3S
A. l1irsch .... ........ .................. IL 90
The following report of Mr.. Grow Girard,
treasurer of the Southwestern Louisiana
Industrial Institute, was accepted and or.
dered spread on minutes:
I9o2.
March S, amount from city treas
urer on mayors warrant No. 2o6 SIsoS, III
March II, amount warrant NO.
4S3, general fund .. .. ........ I76 70
March 10. amount paid to Fiist
National Bank. int. on IL bonds 4so 90
Two bonds No. and 7 retired ...... 1000 90
Amt. to Bank of Lafayette interest
on 5 bonds ........-. ........... s2s 90
March II, by amount 10 Bank of
Lafayette retiring bond NJ. 8 500 90
Moved by F. Demanade, seconded bv A.
run the public schools of this town for one
| month longer than the public school funds
will allow and that same be paid into the
treasury of the Board. Carried.
license for peddlers of fruits, ETC., in the
| town in a one-h horse vehicle be reduced
| from $40 to $40 and otherwise the law to
| remain the same. Carried.
| Moved and duly seconded, that the action
of the fire department in eecting Mr. F. v.
Mouton chief and Mr.. A. J. Leblanc as
| assistant chief be approved and said election
! is hereby ratsfed Carried.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Parish of LAFAYETTE.
Be it remembered that we, the under
signed Board of Supervisors of Election for
the parish of Lafayette, La, did this dav
| repar to the courthouse in the town of La
fayette, parish and State aforesaid, for the
purpose Of compiling the returns sent in by
the commissioners of election at the court
house in said town, of election held in
said town. ordered by the City Council
of said town. under Act No.----- of the
Acts of the Legislature of the State Of the
year 1893. for the purpose of taking the
sense of the property taxpayers Of the town
Of I .nfave,te. la on the following propo
sitinns. wit:
l. On the proposition 10 levy speca
tax Of one mill on the dollar annually fol
twenty five years, BEGINNING with the year
1902. and to issue bonds thereon m the sun
of $I4.o 900 to extend the water and ligh
plant of said town. as contained IN petition
) of tax payers.
tax of one half mill on the dollar annually
for twenty-five years, and to issue bonds
thereon in the sum of $4,000 to procure
building and ground tor public mar~et. n:
. contained in petition Of tax PAYERS.
:. On the proposition to levy spec'a
tax of one and one half m,lls on the dolia
annually. for twenty-five wears. beginning
with the wear 1902. and to issue bonds
thereon in :he sum of $cI 900 to procure
grouni Is ond building for high school, "a
> contained in !>eti'ion of tax PAYERS
4. On the proposition to ley n two-mil
; tax foI Twenty-Five wears. and to issue bonds
therefor for the sum of SIo.ooo to retire and
replace outstanding bonds issued for water
. and light plant. as contained in petition o
tax PAYERS.
! Sail election having been held on the :"
! ,>afit1 -,
Of th- property taxpayers of said town anC
the o~di'ance of the City Council thereof
and then and there having arrived. we pro
. cctdsd in presence OF VIM. Campbell
Thomas Mnuton. HOnOra Leblanc. witnesses
| known and hereunto required, and qua'itlec
, electors of sa;d town anil parish, and a:
many others, who have chosen to attend te
compile said returns, and have ascertainee
from said compilation that the votes cast II
the polling place for said election. to-wlt
z the court house in said town, are as follows
1. On the proposition TO levy and co!lec
. a special tax of one mill for IS years, TO
water and light as hereinab above set forth:
2 No. of Votes. Valuation
For w ia .......... SI56.524 o.
Against ~ II ~ 1854 OK
3D. On the proposition to levy Il specia
tax of onehalf mill on the dollar, for Publi
market as hereinabove set forth:
No. OF Votes. Valuation.
) For w .... 50 ...... 49,. ..-. 7o,5oe o.
=. Against I47 ........- -. .... 1924 OF
;. On proposition to levy special tax O
one and one-half mills the dollar TO
, high school, as hereinabove set forth:
= No. of Votes. Valuation.
For . .. =. ... -. 1o5 .-..... ....... -SI29,7e5 o.
Against ~ 90 . .... .. Io2. 57S O.
4. On the proposition to levy and collec
a two mill tax to retire and replace outsta nd
y ing bonds as hereinabove set forth:
No of Votes. Valuation
For 1eo ...... -. ....... $3.50, o,S64 O
:. Against ......... 79 -........ 80, 3o4 o.
And having made public proclamation O
q the above results, have closed this pres
esnt process verbal of compilation of votes
! which is made in trplicate. as required b.
y law.
= Lafayette, parish of Lafayette. La, ,hi
r 4th day of April, 1902.
- A. NJ. MARTIN, Assessor:
\ ARTHUR COMEAUX.
:, Wtnesses-Wm. Campbell, Thomas Mou
ton, Honore Leblanc.
$ AN ORDINANCE, To levy and collect
special tax of mill on the dolla
5 . upon the assessed valuation of proper
ty in the town of Lafayette, La, an
nually, for period of twenty five years
< beginning with the year 1902. and end