The Lafayette gazette., 1902-02-15


lights and for private lighting, requiring not
less than $4,000.
3. Ground and building for hrst class
public market-house, requiring not less than
$4,000.
And petitioners further show that there
are outstanding 100000 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
I town, and that il 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 ascertaining 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
be issued by the City Council of said town,
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
same as said tax is collected. And the rates
of said taxes and the purposes of which they
are levied and int nded, and said bonds is
sued, are now declared to be follows:
I. To procure grounds and buildings for
first class, modern public High School in
said town, a special tax of one and one-half
G-1s) 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 $21. 600.
2. For the extension of the water mains
and electric light system herein above
set forth, special tax of one () mill on
the dollar upon the assessed valuation of
property aforesaid, shall be levied and col
the sum of $I4,ooo
). To procure the ground and building
for hrst-class, public market-house, a
special tax of one-h half {.) of one mill
the dollar upon the valuation of property
aforesaid, shall be levied and collected, and
upon which bonds shall be issued for the
sum of SI2, 900.
4. TO retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act No. 90 of 1896 for
the present water and light system, a special
tax Of two (2) mills on the dollar of the
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
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 SIe, 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 said
improvements, upon the payment of just
and reasonable compensation to the owner.
And we further petition that said propsi-
tions be submitted to the qualified voters at
said election, in such manner that the voter
may vote separately on each s'for'' or
s'against,' as he may desire.
(Signed): VIM. Campbell, VIM. Clegg,
Orther c. Mouton, Chas. o. Mouton, F.
De De"snaae' ID Shas: d: Gaffery; J: G.: parkeE- G
p; ,;s Moss; N F; " MousGn' ; :: C.: Nickfrson; ]
Mouton, F. f. Davis, Victor Levy, Frank
E. Moss, d. l.. Caffery, Albert Delahoussaye,
H. H. Hohorst. Sidney J. Veazey, E.
Mouisset, John Vigneaux, Geo. A. DeBlanc,
ton, R. c: Greie, A. T. Caillouet, John Q.
Mouton, w. J. Mouton, L. F. Rigues, J.
Alfred Mouton, Sidney Mou,on, c: NJ.
Parkerson, II. c. Salles, J. a. Roy, Jules J.
Falk. F. f. Grard, F. II. Mouton, N.
Abramson, A. f. Mouton, F. X. Hopkins,
J. J. Davidson, Isaac Plonsky. A. J. Le-
Blanc, Mrs. E. Constantin, CASTOR Neazey,
rett, Peoples Cotton Oil Co. per T. NJ. &.
G.. NJ, Leopold Lacoste, Anaize Courquet,
Marte Courquet, Minor Meriwether, J. F.
Mouton, I. NJ. Biossat, Levy Bros. ".
Levy & Co, VIM. and Nose Levy, w. A.
Broussard, T. B. Hopkins Jr. for Lafayette
Drug Co, c. II. Melchert, J. r. Domen-
geaux, Mrs. J. S. Wilmington, Miss Mary
Wilmington per Mrs. J. S. W.,Crow Girard,
| Mrs. NJ. E. Girard per G. d. B., Mrs. p. d.
Beraud, Felix O. Broussard, B. +. Ander-
| son, Mrs. L. NJ. Creighton y her mark,
witness: G. d. c., B. Miller, l.. Hrsch,
| Chs. Debaillon, Thomas Mouton, Frank III.
| Clark, Alfred A. Bonnet. M. Rosentield, E.
| Pefferkorn, A. Prudhomme & Co. per A.
Prudhomme, L. A. McFaddin, Mrs. w. d.
Huff, O. B. Hopkins, G. A. Martin NJ. D.,
| S. E. Yandie, 2. krauss. +. Schmulen, H.
Vandercruyssen, P. NJ Girard, Joseph
Dauriac, A. B. Denbo, F. E. Noorhies, A.
A. Mouton, james Hannen, Miss Ida Mou'
Moss per n. P. Moss, G. Joseph. 7. ID.
serving the right to vote against the public
market.) A. and NJ. Deballon per NJ. De-
baillon, J. r. Allingham, Mrs. Ant. Guidry,
Thos. b. Hopkins, Mrs. Odeide Moutor,
Paul Demanade, Levi O.. Emes, Abraham
Amuny. c. S. Babin, Louis Chopin, I. A.
Broussard, William Hane, Mrs. G. Homer
Mouton, Mrs. J. G. Parkerson, Philip Mou-
ton, F. II. Gregory, Aug. Bourgeois, Joseph
G. BreauN, Jos. A. Lacoste, Mrs. T. Heber'
Jr., Arthur Bonnet, Moss & Co. per A. r.
| II. l.. Monnier, Mrs. James Higginbo ham,
Mrs w. Tanner, Miss Nydia Campbell, w.
J. Shows, Voorhies & Hopkins, +. B.
Thompson, J. w. Clifford, c. c. Mabry,
Chas. G. Weir, Marie Julie Mouton, Hyman
Plonsky, d. V. Gardebled, DR.. J. l.. Du.
hart, Miss Amelie Guyot, c. II. Lusted, J