The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-15

| To tie Honor06Le Mayor and members O.
tie CITY Council IF Le/eyefts, La.
We, the undersigned property taxpayer
being and constituting one.,hird of the tota
| number OF property Taxpayers Of said town
! entitled TO vote under the provisions of tn,
| State constitution, respectfully show tha
! the following described public Improvement
arc urgent public necessities in said town
| to-wit:
!, I. Grounds and buildings for first
class modern High School (for whit.
childrenl. requiring not less than $24. .ooo
| 2. The extension of the water mains OF
said town. for the extingushi of fire and
other purposes, and also the extension OF
the electric light system for additional stree,
lights and for private lighting, requiring not
). Ground and building for a hrst class
public market-house, requiring not less than
$I7.Ooo.
And petitioners further show that there
are outstanding $50, 900 of six per cent.
bonds issued under Act number 90 of the
acts OF the Legislature of 1896, to obtain
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.
bonds with greater length of time for re-
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 fascertaining and determining
whether or not it is the sense and desire of
the property taxpayers 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,
beginning with the year 1902, 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 |
~ he <,fco
in such denominations may be found con- !
senent, bearing five per cent. per annum |
interest Interest payable annually payable
in twenty five years with right 20 call in the
same as said tax is collected. And the rates
of said taxes and the purposes of which they
Ire levied and intended, and said bonds is |
'ued, are now declared to be as follows:
I. To procure grounds and buildings for
aid town, special tax of one and onc-half
M mills On the dollar upon the assessed
'aiuation OF property aforesaid shall be
evled and collected, on which tax bonds
nall be issued for the sum of $24. 900.
2. For the extension of the water mains
nd electric light system herein above
ct forth, special tax of one ~ mill on
ne dollar upon the assessed valuation OF
property aforesaid, shall be levied and col
acted, upon which bonds shall be issued for
he sum of SI4,ooo |,
3. To procure the ground and building
Or hrst-class, public ma. <et-house, a
pecial tax of one-half (Is) IF one mill on
nc dollar upon the valuation Of property
shall be levied and collected, and
pom which bonds shall be issued for the
I'm of $4,000. Ii
4. 10 retire and repiace the outstanding
onds issued under Act No. 90 of 1896 for
lie present water and light system, a special
~ of two (2) mills on the dollar of the as
:ssed valuation aforesaid, shall be levied
nd collected, and upon which bonds shall !
: issued for the sum of 10000. !,
All OF which taxes shall be levied and | +,
elected and said bonds issued for the time | :,
Id in the manner as herein above set forth, | :,
Id the title to said improvements shall lie |
said municipality, and subject to the con- :
ol of said City Council, and said bonds
all not be sold for less than par. .,
Moreover the net revenue derived from | +,
e operation of the said public marke' :,
all be used to pay said $I2, 900 of bonds, .
h,ch shall be distinguished from the other
'nds described in this petition; and in case |
e power to appropriate ground for said :,
lprovements, upon the payment of jus, ,
I'd reasonable compensation to the owner. =,
And we further petition that said propsi- -
id election, in such manner that the vote, =
ay vote separately each ''for'' or | =;
'gainst,'' as he may desire. y;
(Signed): VIM. Campbell, VIM. Clegg, -.
n, S. X. Parkerson, Jno. Wilmington, N. Ia Ia
l;en S Moa,on mops1" Hoas lacoste Mo%e;
outon, F. E. Davis, Victor Levy, Frank -
Moss, d. l.. Caffery, Albe, Delahoussaye, ,h
III. Hohorst, Sidney J. Veazey, f. -
ouisset, John Vigneaux, Geo. a. DeBlanc, "a ..
J. Pellerin. Leon Plonsky, Joe E. Mou 49, ~,
!, r. c. Greis, A. L. Caillouet, John O ~
outon, w. J. Mouton, l.. F. Rigues, J. ~
fred Mouton, Sidney Mou,on, {. NJ. y,
III. G. Salles, J. \. Roy, Jules J. ~
,uton, J. A. Landry, F. r. Tolson, B. +,
Tx. F. F.. Girard, +. II. Mouton, n. -
A. f. Mouton, F. X. Hopkins,
J. Davidson, Isaac Plonsky. a. ]. Le- o'
inc, Mrs f. Constantin, Castor Veazey,
t, Peoples Cotton Oil Co. per T. NJ. b.
NJ, Leopold Lacoste, Anaize Courquet,
rte Courquet, Minor Meriwether, J. F. al! an
luton, T. NJ. Biossat. Levy Bros. V. ~
w & Co, VIM. and Nose Levy, w. A. "s
,ussard, +. b. Hopkins Jr. for Lafayette
ng Co, c. H. Melchert. J. X. Domen- Id
lux, Mrs. J. S. Wilmington, Miss Mary
l,tt,ngton per Mrs. J. S. w. Grow Girard,
$. NJ. E. Girard per c. d. b., Mrs. P. d. tn
aud, Felix o. Broussard, B. F. Ander
Mrs. l.. NJ. Creighton y her mark, SI
ness: G. d. c, B. Miller, l.. Hirsch, ST
5. Debaillon, Thomas Mouton. Frank H. ~,
rk, Alfred a. Bonnet. NJ. Rosenfield, f. I'll
ferkorn. \. Prudhomme & Co. per a. cd
dhomme, T. A. McFaddin, Mrs. w. d.
#, 0. b. Hopkins, G. A. Martin NJ. d., ul
E. fandle, p. krauss, r. Schmulen, II. WI
p. NJ. Girard, Joseph
lriac, A. b. Denbo, F. E. Voorhies, A. 10
Mouton, James Hannen, Miss Ida Mou co
, Mrs. Estelle Monnier, Sue. of A. ]. -:
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