The Lafayette gazette., 1902-02-22

petition of property Taxpayers being in
words ard figures as follows, to-wit:
Io tie XonoyabL IIayor and members 81
Tile city Council of La/ayrfhc, La.
We.~the undersigned property taxpayers
of the corporation of Lafayette, Louisiana,
being and constituting one-third of the total
number of property t.S.payers OF said town.
entitled 10 vote under the provisions OF the
State constitution, respectfully show that
the following described public improvements
are urgent public necessities in said town.
to-wit:
!. Grounds and buildings for first
class modern High School (for white
chiIdren). requiring not less than $24. 900.
2. The extension of the water mains of
said town, for the distinguishing of fire and
other purposes, and also the extension OF
the electric light system for additional street
lights and for private lighting, requiring not
less than $I4,ooo.
3. Ground and builiing for n Irst c lass
public market-house, requiring not less than
$4,000.
And petitioners, further show that there
are outstanding $4,000 of six per cent
bonds issued under Act number 90 of the
acts of the Legislature of 1896. to obtain
the presen, water and light system of this
town, and that it is to the best interest of
said town that the said bonds should be
Called in and replaced by five per cent.
bonds with greater length of time for re
demption;
Wherefore, respectfully pc ,ition your
honorable body to order special election
in said town of l-afa yeile, Louisiana, under
the constitution and laws of the State, for
the purpose Of asceI tanning aud determining
whether or not ii IS the sense and desire OF
the property tax payers of said town OF La
fayette, that special taxes bused upon the
assessed valuation of property of said town
according to the official rolls, he assessed,
levied and collected for twenty-five years,
beg inning with the year Iop2, at the rates
and for the purposes hereinafter set forth,
upon which tax. and the public faith and
credit of said town, negotiable bonds shall
Ire issued 10y the City Council of said town,
in such h denominations as may he found con-
venient, bearing five per cent. per annum
interest GEterest payable annually payable
in twenty five years with right 20 call in the
same said tax is collected. And the rates
of said taxes and the purposes of which they
are levied and intended, and said bonds is
sued, now declared to be as follows:
I. 7" procure grounds and buildings for
a first class, modern F::blc High School IN
said town, a special tax of one and one-half
G-X) mills on the dollar upon the assessed
valuation of property aforesaid shall he
levied and collected, on which tax bonds
shall be issued for the sum of $4,000.
2. For the extension of the water mains
and electric light system herein above
set forth, special tax of one l) mill on
the dollar upon the assessed valuation OF
property aforesaid, shall be levied and col
the sum of $4,000.
). To procure the grou..i and building
for rst-class, public ma. -et- house, a
special tax of one-half G2) If one mill on
the dollar upon the valua:ioa of property
aforesaid, shall be levied and collected, and
upon which bonds shall he issued for the
sum of $4,000.
4. 10 retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act No. 90 of 1896 for
the present water and iigh, system, special
tax of two (2) mills on the dollar Of the as,
sessed valuation aforesaid, shall be levied
and rCllec.ci, and upon which bonds shall
he iss:'cd u the sum of $4,000.
All OF " hIch taxes shall be levied and
collected and said bonds issued for the time
and in the manner as herein above set forth,
and the title to said Improvements shall lie
in said municipality, and subject to the con-
troll of said City Council, and said bonds
shall not be sold for less than par.
Moreover the net revenue derived from
the operation of the said public market
shall be used TO pay said SI2, 900 of bonds,
which shall be distinguished from the other
bonds described in this petition; and in case
of necessity that the City Council shall have
the power 10 expropriate ground for said
improvements, upon the payment of just
and reasonable compensation to the owner.
And we further petition that said propsi-
| ,ions be submitted to the qualified voters at
may vote separately on each ''for'' or
| "against,'' he may desire.
(Signed): VIM. Campbell, VIM. Clegg,
Or,her c. Mou,on, Chas. o. Mouton, F.
Dcna made, Chas. d. Caffery, J. q. Parker
son, S. X. Parkerson, Jno. Wilmington, N.
| P. Moss, +. V. Mouton, J. e. Nickerson,
! Julien Mou,on. Louis Lacoste, Homer
Mouton, F. E. Davis, Victor Levy, Frank
T., sAoss, d. l.. Caffery, ALBEIT Delahoussaye,
II. II. Hohorst, Sidney J. Veazey, Z.
Mouisset, John Vigneaux, Geo. A. DeBlanc,
B. ]. Pellerin. Leon Plonsky, Joe E. Mou-
ton, II. c. Gres, ~ T. Ca'llouet, John O.
Mouton, w. J. Mouton, l.. F. Rigues. J
Alfred Mou,on, Sidney M"uton, e: NJ.
Parkerson, II. c. Salles, J. a. Roy, Jules J.
Mouton, J. a. Landry, +. r. rolson, b.
Falk. f. l.. Girard, f. H. Mouton, N.
| Abrams.,n, A. E. Mou,on, F. X. Hopkins.
J. ]. Davidson, Isaac Plonsky. A. J. Le
| Blanc. Mrs. E. Constantine, CASTOR Veazey.
| i. 3. VandergriH, +. G. Tray, l.. J. Ser
ret,, Peoples Cotton Oil Co. per T. Nj. b
| G.. NJ, Leopold Lacoste, Anaize Courquet
Marte Cuurquet, Minor Meriwether, ]. F.
Mouton, T. Nj. Biossat. Levy Bros. V
Levy s. Co, VIM. and Nose Levy, w. A.
Broussard, T. b. Hopkins Jr. for Lafayette
Drug Co, G. H. Melchert, J. r. Domen
geaux, Mrs. J. S. Wilmington, Miss Mar,
Mrs Nj. L. Girard per G. ID. b., Mrs. P. ID
Beraud, Felix Q. Broussard, B. F. Ander
son, Mrs. l.. NJ. Creighton her mark
witness: G. d. G, b. Miller, l.. Hirsch
Chs. Deballon, Thomas Mouton. Frank H
| Clark, Alfred \. Bonnet. NJ. Rosentield, E
Pefferkorn, A. Prud homme & Co. per A
Prudhomme, T. A. McFaddin, Mrs. w. ID
Huff, O. b. Hopkins, G.. A. Martin NJ. D..
S. L. Yandle, p. krauss. +. Schmulen, II
Nandercruyssen, p. NJ. Girard, JOSEPH
Dauriac, a. B. Denbo, f. E. VOORHEES,, A