The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-22

petition Of property Taxpayers being in
words ard figures as follows, to-wit:
To Ih< Honorable Mayor and ~s<~sksrs ef
tie City Council IF Le/ay<sf<, La.
We. the undersigned property taxpayers
of the corporation Of Lafayette, Louisiana.
being aud constituting one.third Of the total
number OF property tax payers OF said town.
entitled 10 vote under the provisions OF the
the following described public Improvements
are urgent public necessities in said town.
to-wit:
!. Grounds and buildings for q first
class modern High School flor white
ehiidr:p requiring not , less than a. Go o.
said town, for the extinguishing of fire and
other purposes, and also the extension of
the electric light system for additional street
lights and for private lighting. requiring not
3. Ground and building for a hrst class
public market-house, requiring not less than
3I2.Ooo.
And petitioners further show that there
are outstanding 10000 of six per cent.
bonds issued under Act number go of the
the present 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.
demption;
Wherefore, we respectfully petition your
honorable body to order a special election
in said town of Lafayette, louisiana, under
the constitution and laws of the State, for
the purpose Of ascertainipg and determining
whether or not it 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,
,sol and ~011 tod fS,r fra0n five
beginning with the year 1909, 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
in such denominations as may be found con-
venient, bearing five per cent. per annum
interest Interest payable annually payable
in twenty five years with right to call in the
of said taxes and the purposes of which they
are levied and intended, and said bonds is-
sued, are now declared to be as follows:
I. To procure grounds and buildings for
a 6rst-class, modern r1blis High School IN
said town, a special tax of one and one-halt
(I-H) mills On the dollar upon the assessed
valuation of property aforesaid shall be
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 as herein above
set forth, special tax of one ~ mill on
the dollar upon the assessed valuation of
property aforesaid, shall be levied and col
lected, upon which bonds shall be issued for
the sum of $4,000.
). To procure the grou,.d and building
for a hrst-class, public ma. .ket-house, a
special tax of one-half (x) 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 $I2, 600.
4. To retire and replace the outstanding
Ic A~f n ~
the present water and light system, a special
tax Of two (2) mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation aforesaid, shall be levied
and collected, and upon which bonds shall
be issued for the sum of 100000.
All of which 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
| 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 $1e, 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 to appropriate ground for saio
improvements, upon the payment of JUS
| and reasonable compensation to the owner
| And we further petition that said props
tions be submitted 10 the qualified voters a
said election, in such manner that the vote
| may vote separately on each ''for' o.
| ssagainst,' as he may desire.
tsigned): VIM. Campbell, VIM. Clegg
Orther c. Mouton, Chas. o. Mouton, F
Demanade, Chas. d. Caffery, J. q. Parker
son, S. X. Parkerson, Jno. Wilmington, N
P. Moss, F. V. Mouton, J. {. Nickerson
| Julien Mouton. Louis Lacoste, Home
Mouton, F. E. Davis, Victor Levy, Franl
E. Moss, d. l.. Caffery, Albert Delaboussaye
H. H. Hohorst, Sidney J. Veazey, E
Mouisset, John Vigneaux, Geo. A. DeBlanc
B. J. Pellern. Leon Plonsky, Joe E. Mou
ton, R. c. Greig, A. T. Caillouet, John o
Mouton, w. J. Mouton, l.. F. Rigues. J
Alfred Mouton, Sidney Mouton, &. NJ
Parkerson, H. c. SALES, J. A. Roy, Jules
Mouton, J. A. Landry, F. r. Tolson, B
Falk. F. f. Girard, F. H. Mouton, N
Abramson, A. E. Mouton, F. x. Hopkins
J. J. Davidson, Isaac Plonsky. A. J. LIE
Blanc, Mrs. E. Constantine, Castor Veazey
J. B. Vandergrif, F. c. Tray, L. ]. Ser
G. NJ, Leopold Lacoste, Anaize Courquet
Marte Courquet, Minor Merwether, J. F
Mouton, L. NJ. Biossat, Levy Bros. V
Levy & Co, VIM. and Nose Levy, w. A
Broussard, T. B. Hopkins Jr. for Lafayette
Drug Co, c. H. Melchert, J. r. Domen
geaux, Mrs. J. S. Wilmington, Miss Mar
Wilmington per Mrs. J. S. W., Grow Girard
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