The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-22
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Lafayette, La, Feb 3, 1eo2.-Ihe City
Council met in regular session, Mayor c.
d. Caffery presiding. Members present:
]. o. Mouton, A. E. Mouton, G.. A. De-
Blance, F. f. Girard, IL. H. Hohorst, F.
Demanade.
\ petition signed by more than one-third
of the property taxpayers of this town, ask
ing that a special election be ordered to take
the sense OF the property taxpayers of this
town upon proposition to levy special taxes
for public Improvements therein named, was
presented 10 the Council and read, and
thereupon the following ordinance was unan-
imously adopted:
AN ORDIN ANCE, Ordering a special
election in accordance with Act 1871 of
the Acts of the Legislature of this Sta te
for the year 1898. and Article 252 of
the Constitution, at which there shall
he submitted to the property ax-payers
of the incorporated town of Lafayette,
La, entitled to vote under the general
election laws of said State, the question
of levying special taxes aggregating
five mills on the dollar per anrum on
the assessed valuation of property
therein for period of twenty-five years
| beg inning with the first day of January
1902, and the issuance of bonds thereon
for the following purposes to-wit:
! I. To procure grounds and buildings for
| a first class, modern High School.
2. The extension of the water mains of
| said town, and for the extension of the
| electric light system therein.
|
| a first.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 1896, to obtain present
water and light system of this town, said
outstanding bonds to be 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 said
! election beng ordered in conformity with
| the petition of more than one-thrd of the
property taxpayers of said town, same be-
ing hereto annexed and made part hereof
and providing further for the mode of hold
| ing said election, making returns thereof,
| etc.
Section I. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, IN regular session
convened that a special election is hereby
ordered and shall be held in said town Of
Lafayette, La, on Thursday, April 3, 1902
at which election there shall be submitted
to the property taxpayers of said town OF
Lafayette entitled to vote under the genera
election laws of the State, the question o.
levying the following special taxes to wit:
I. To procure grounds and buildings TO
a first class modern High School for white
children in said town. special tax of ont
sessed valuation of property in said town
on which tax bonds shall be issued for th'
sum of $4,000.
2. For the extension of the water main
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special tax of one mill on the dollar upo,
the assessed valuation Of property in sais
town, upon which bonds shall be issued fo
the sum of $4,000.
3. To procure the ground and building
for first-class public market house a specia
tax of onehalf of one mill on the dolla
upon the valuation of property aforesaid
shall be levied and collected, and upo
which bonds shall be issued for the sum O
$l2, 900.
a. To retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act go of 1896 for tn
present water and light system and specia
tax of two mills on the dollar of the assesse
valuation of properly in said town and upo
which bond shall oe issued for the sum q
$3o, 600: there being submitted at one and tn
same time to said taxpayers the question @
issuing bonds for the amounts hereinabov
, set forth in order to render said specis
taxes available by obtaining the money f.
immediate use: said election being ordere
in conformity in all respects with the pet
ton of more than one-third of the propert
tax payers of said town hereto annexed an
made part of this ordinance: said taxes AZ
to be levied and collected according to la,
and the terms Of this ordinance, and sal