The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-01
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Lafayette, g., Feb. 3, I9o2.-Ihe City
Council met in regular session, Mayor c.
Cattery presiding. Members present:
J. O. Mouton, \. f. NIou,on, G. A. De
Blance, +. E. Girard, =. H.. Hohorst, f.
Demanade.
\ petition sgne.l by more than one third
of the property taxpayers of this town, ask
ing that a special election be ordered to ia Ike
the sense OF the property taxpayers of this
town upon Il proposition to levy special taxes
for public Improvements therein named, was
presented 10 the Council and read, and
thereupon the fulinw inc. Ordinances. was unan-
inuu>ly aiDpted:
AN OkDINANCE,. O:ucrinc a special
election in accorlanc. With Act I3I of
the Acts of the Legislature of this Sta It.
for the year 1898, and Article 2S2 of
the Constitution. at which there shall
he submitted TO the property taxpayers
of the incorporated town of Lafayette.
La, entitled to vote under the general
election laws of said State, the question
of levying special 'ax:s asgregatins,
five mills on the c!o:llr per arnunl o.l
the assessed valuation of property
therein for period of twenty-five years
beginning with the first day of January
1902, and the issuance of bonds thereon
for the following purposes to-wil:
1. To procure grounds and buildings for
a first class, modern High School.
,. The extension Of the water mains of
said town, and for the extension of the
electric light system therein
). 10 procure ground and building for
4 trst -class public market house.
4. TO call in and redeem outstanding
bonds for the sum of thirty thousand dollars
bearing six per cent annual interest issued
under Act 90 of the Acts of the Legislature
of this State of 1890, to obtain present
water and light system of this town, said
outstanding bonds to he replaced by five per
cent bonds with greater length Of time for
redemption: said tax being set forth in de
tail in the body of this ordinance, and sad
election being ordered in conformity with
the petition of more than one-third of the
property taxpayers of said town, same he
ing hereto annexed and made part hereof:
and providing further for the mods of hold
ing said election, making returns thereof,
etc.
Section 1. Be it ordained l:v the City
Council of Lafayette, L., IN rc,ul,r session
convened that special elcc:i''n is hereby
ordered and shall b.: he'll in sail town Of
Lafayette, La, on Thursday, April ;, 1902,
at which election there shall be submitted
to the property tax payers of said town of
Lafayette entitled to vote under the general
election laws of the State, the question of
levying the following special taxes to wit:
l. To procure grounds and buildings for
a tirst-class. modem High School for whie
children in said town. special tax of one
mill and half On the dollar upon the
sessed valuation Of property in said town,
on which tax bonds shall be issued for the
sum of Sd, 900.
2. For the extension of the water mains
and electric light system of sail town, Il
special tax of one mill IN the dollar upon
the assessed valuation of property in said
town, upon which bonds shall be issued for
the sum of $4,000.
;. To procure the ground and building
for a first class public market house Il special
tax of ore-ha1f of one mill on the dollar
upon the valuation of property aforesaid
shall be levied and collected. and upon
which bonds shall be issued for the sum of
$4,000.
4. To retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act 90 of 1896 for the
pres mt water and light system and special
tax of two mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of properly in said town and upon
which bond shall he issued for the of
100000: there being submitted at one and the
same time to said tax payers the question of
issuing bonds for the amoun.s hereinabove
set forth in order to render said special
taxes available by obtaining the money for
immediate use: said election being ordered
in conformity in all respects with the pcti-
ton OF more than one. third of the property
tax. payers of said town hereto annexed and
made part of this ordinance: said taxes are
to be levied and collected according TO law
and the terms of this ordinance, and said