The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-08-15
Said Ordinance reads as follows, to.

Said ordnance reau3 as IOiIVWe, W.
wit:
Be is ordained by the Mayor and Town
Councilmen of the Town Of st. Martin
VILE, that that portion Of the Charter OF
the Town OF st. MartiDvills having re-
ference to the CouDciImen and Mayors
Salary and which is included In and I'M
der that section thereof relating to
"Oficers and their Elections, be amen
ded and re-enacted 30 as to read as fol-
lows:
The Councilmen and Mayor shall re-
ceive such salaries as the majority OF
the Council may determine, not exceed
ing the sum Of One Dollar and half
(el .5O for each Councilman, for each
meeting their names are recorded upon
the minutes as being in attendance, and
the Mayor not exceeding the sum OF
Four Hundred Dollars $4,000 per an
mum. payable monthly on his own war
rant.
Be il further ordained that all Ordi-
nances aud laws and parts Of ordinSn-
ces and laws in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repe aled from and
after it's final adoption.
Thus done, read. adopted. signed. and
sealed In open regular session at ST..
Martlnville, La. this 9Th day Of the
month OF August. A. D.. 1903.
(Signed) H. P. FOURNET,
Mayor.
Be il further ordained by the Mayor
and Town Council In regular session
that the foregoing ordinance be duly
published in the Official Journal Of this
Corporation for and during a period OF
thirty (30) days, that the same be duly
submitted to the Governor and to the
Attorney General of the State of LOuisi-
ana, the whole as required by section 43
Of Act No. 1876 of the General Assembly
Of the State Of Louisiana of the year
1893.
H. P. FOURNET, EDWIN DELAHOUssAYE.
Mayor. Sec. & Trea
The Town Council now in commit
tee of the whole proceeded as is required
by law. to make out an estimate exhibit
ting the various items of the probable
expenditures of the Corporation Of St
Martinvilie, La, for and during the year
1903. based upon the expenditures of the
gear 1902; said estimate to he published in
the Messenger the official journal OF said
Corporation, during the full period Of
thirty (3W days before being accepted
and the Corporation Tax for the present
year definitely fixed as the law directs.
Amount to pay Water Work and
Electric Light Bonds as per Ordi-
nance. ................... ltUS,Ut
Appropriation for Wator Work
and Electric Light Bond maturing
rs per ordinance adopted March
| 16, 1908. $4,000
Appropriation for Light. ..... 10000
Appropriation for Streets ....... SOC, OC
Appropriation for Bridges......... 4OO,O
Appropriation for Police and Cor
pOration Cart ..... $4,000
Appropriation for Keepers, Mar
| ket and Bridge ................ 1900
Appropriation for fire department
and printing. ................. 5000
Appropriation for Paupers and Sc.
nitary purposes. ...,... $1,000
Appropriation for COuncilmen and
| Attorneys salary ........ $500
Appropriation for Salaries for Ma
y0r, President Board Of Health
and Treasurer. ............ 1880
Appropriation for Contingent fund 275 OC
$74O.OC
10 Mill Tax proper. ..... $35OO,W
Water & Light SPECIAL tax 10000
Licenses ............... 10000
Market Dues and Fines... $1,000 d.
$74O,00
On motion Of I. L. Br0ussard seconded
by 0. P. Resweber put to vote and 70.
ted and unanimously carried, the fol.
lowing resolution was adOptsd-viz:
Whereas it Is necessary that Columbia
Street should be opened and extended to