The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Lafayette. Ls.. Feb. 3, 1oo2.-The City
Council met in regular session, Mayor c.
d. Caffery presiding. Members present:
| J. O. Muuton, A. E. Mouton, G. A. De-
Blance, r. +. Girard, IL. II. Hohorst, F.
Demanade.
y petition signed by more than one-third
| of the property tax payers of this town, ask
ing that 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 TO the Council and read, and
thereupon the following ordinance was unan-
imously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE, Ordering special
election in accordance with Act 1871 of
the Acts of the Legislature of this Sta te
for the year 1898. and Article aga 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 aws of said State, the unestion
of levying special taxes aggregating
five mills on the dollar per annum on
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
Tor the following purposes to-wit:
1. 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
). 10 procure ground and building for
4 hrst.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 Ac, 90 of the Acts of the Legislature
of this State of 1896, to obtain a 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 sad
in nnf,, y
the petition of more than one-third 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 1. BE it ordained by the City |
Council of Lafayette, La, IN regular session |
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 general
election laws of the State, the question of
levying the following special taxes to wit:
I. 10 procure grounds and buildings for |
a hrst-class. modern High School for white
children in said town. special tax of one
mill and half on the dollar upon the as
sessed valuation of property in said town,
on which tax bonds shall be issued for the
sum of S24,ooo.
2. For the extension of the water mains
A" NiS>t''S hSAt SyStS" VI SdId tO"Hs a |
special tax of one mill on the dollar upon |
the assessed valuation of property in said
town, upon which bonds shall be issued for
the sum of $4,000.
3. TO procure the ground and building
For a first-class public market-house a special
tax of one-half 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
81 900.
4. To retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act 90 of 1896 for the
present water and light system and special
lax of two mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of properly in said town aud upon
which bond shall be issued for the sum of
100000: there being submitted a, one and the
same time to said tax payers the question of
ssuing bonds for the amoun:s hcreinabove
'et forth in order to render said special
axes available by obtaining the money for
immediate use: said election being ordered
n conformity in all respects with the petit
ion OF more than one.third of the property
AK payers of said town hereto annexed and
made part of this ordinance: said taxes are
o he levied and collected according to law
md the terms of this ordinance, and said