The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Lafayette, La, Feb. 3, 1eoe.-The City
Council met in regular session. Mayor {.
ID Caffery presiding. Members present:
J. O. M.uton, \. +. Mou,on, G. a. De
Blance, +. +. Girard, :. ii. Hohorst, +.
Demanade.
\ petition signed by more than one-third
of the property tax payers of this town, ask
ing that n special election be ordered to take
the sense OF the property tax payers of this
town upon a prrpo>iinn ~ levy special taxes
for public improve mrnts therein named, was
presented the Council and read, and
thereupnn the following ordnance was unan-
imOusly adopted:
AN ORDINANCE. o dering a special
election in accordance with Act 1871 of
tht. Acts of the Legislature of this Sta te
for the year 1893, and Article 2S2 of
the Constitution, at which there shall
he submitted to the property taxpayers
of the incorporated town of Lafayette,
La, entitled 10 vote under the general
election laws of said State, the question
of levying special saNes aggregatins
five mills IN the dol-,r per annum on
the assessed valuation of property
therein for period of twenty-five years
beginning wit h the first day of January
1902, and the issuance of bonds thereon
for the following urpnses to-wlt:
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
| % ground anu puii|iuS Aoi
| a tlrst.class public market house.
| d. 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 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
election beng ordered in conformity with
the petition of more than one-third of the
property taxpayers of said town, same nei
ing hereto annexed and made part heSe"f
and providing further for the mode OF hold
ing said election, making returns thereof,
etc.
Section l. 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 "t
Lafayette, La on Thursday, April 3, 1902
at which election there shall be submitted
to- the property tax payers OF SAID town o.
Lafay ette entitled to vote under the genera
election laws of the State, the question o.
levying the following special taxes TO wit:
1. To procure grounds and buildings to-
first class modern High School for white
children in said town. a special tax OF ont
mill and a halt on the dollar upon the as
sessed valuation of property in said town
on which tax bonds shall be issued for th'
sum OF $24,ooo
2. For the extension of the water main
special tax of mill on the dollar uPo'
the assessed valuation of property in sai'
town, upon which bonds shall be issued TO
the sum If $4,000.
3. To procure the ground and building
for a first class public market house a speca
|. tax of one-h halt of mill on the doila
upon the valuation of property aforesai
shall he levied and collected, and uPo
which bonds shall be issued for the sum G
$4,000.
d. To retire and replace the outstandin
. bonds issued under Act 90 OF 1890 for tn
pres mt water and light system and sPeci;
tax of tw o mills on the dollar of the assesse
valuation of properly in said town aud npo
which bond shall be issued for the sum {
$3o,ooo: there being submitted at one and tn
same time to said taxpayers the question {
issuing bonds for the amoun:S herelnabo'
set forth in order to render said speci
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 third of the proper
taxpayers of said town hereto annexed ar
made part of this ordinance: said taxes a
to he levied and collected according TO la
and the terms of this ordinance, and sa