The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-10-31
City Council Proceedings.

Lafayette, La, rct- 5, i9o3.-Hegular
meeting of the City Council was held this
day, Mayor Chas. ID. Gallery, presiding and
members present: J. .. Monton, a. r.
Mouton, II. l.. Fontenot, NJ. Eosentield, r.
Demanade, q. a. DeBianc, -. v. Garde-
bled.
IN THE TOWN OF LAFAYETTE. LA.
Section I. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, that IN the exer-
No. I47 of the acts of the Legislature of
this State, of the year 1909, this Council
shall hereafter whenever the public interest
requires it, pave. plank, gravel, mechani-
mze or otherwise improve the sidewalks,
curbing, or any part thereof, within the cor
porate limits Of said town, and shall levy
and collect special taxes or local assessment
on real estate abutting the sidewalk curb
ing to be improved, for the purpose of de-
fraying the cost thereof.
Section II. Be it: further ordained that
whenever the City Council shall decide to
pave or improve any side walks curbing
ing for bids for the work, OF which ten days
notice shall be given in the newspapers
published in this town, and shall let the con
tract to the lowest responsible bidder who
can & i've satisfactory security; and after the
contract has been awarded, the Council
shall pr Divide by ordinance, for assess
ment of all real estate abutting the sidewalk,
Curbing, portion thereof to be paved
improved; provided that in case no satIsfac-
tory bid is received, then, and in that event,
the said City Council shall proceed to do
such work under the direction and suPervi-
sion of the street committee of said City
Council, and the cost thereof shall he
sessed against the property abutting said
sidewalks or portion thereof.
Section III. Be it further ordained that
as provided by said act of the Legislature,
the owners of real estate abuttins said side
walks curbing. shall pay the entire cost
OF said work or p basis IF he
frontage of said property abutting the same.
Section ~. Be it further ordained that
the sum assessed against the real estate
shall be due and collectable within ten days
after the completion of the work and it's ac-
ceptance by the City Council, and if not
paid within ten days, the City Council shall
have the power to proceed by suit against
the said owners and against the said real
and the said municipality shall have a
special privilege on said property or proper
ties to secure the payment of the same
sessed against it. with six per cent per
said ten days until paid, which lien shall be
the first privilege over all other claims
cept taxes, said privilege shall effect third
persons from the date of the registry of the
assessment in the Mortgage Book of the par
ish of Lafayette, provided that the City
Council instead of enforcing the said as
sessment as above fixed, upon the payment
in cash by the property owner of twenty per
cent of the amount due by said property
owner, may in their discretion authorize the
Mayor to sign and issue certificates showing
the amounts respectively due by the per-
sons and properties on said sidewalks
curbing SO paved or improved, which shall
be payable in one, two, three, four and five
years, or sooner, at the option of the owner
of the property, with six per cent per
mum, interest payable annually; which said
with copy of same recorded
with the assessment aforesaid) duly
he'd hoir, 1ulx, Tod G,xy tba
recorder of mortgages, shall be secured by
the first privilege on the property prior to
all other charges except taxes, and may be
transferred carrying the lien and privilege
in payment of the work and
paving done on said sidewalks or curbing or
portion thereof; provided that where the
work is done by the City Council the said
certificates may be transferred to other per-
sons and shall enjoy the lien and privilege
aforesaid.
Section v. BE it further ordained that
this ordinance shall take effect at once.
Yeas: Fontenot, J. o. Mouton, A. E.
Mouton, DeBlanc, Rosenfield, Demanade,
Yeas: J. o. Mouton, a. E. Mouton, d.
v. Gardebled, H. l.. Fontenot, G. A. De-
Blanc, F. Demanade, NJ. Rosen6eld.
Moved by d. v. Gardebled seconded by
II. l.. Fontenot that cement pavement walks
be made on both sides of the street along
the route outlined in the ordinance.
Yeas: H. L. Fontenot, ID. v. Gardebled
nays. J. o. Mouton, A. f. Mouton, NJ.
Rosenfeld. G. A. DeBlanc, F. Demanade.
Motion lost.
The following ordinance was also unan-
imously adopted:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, that under and
by virtue of an ordinance this day adopted,
entitled ''An ordinance relative to sidewalks
in the town of Lafayette, La.,'' and in
cordance with the provisions of Act No.
I47 of the acts of the Legislature of this
State for the year 1902, and considering
that the public interest requires it, that
cement walk, six feet in width, and the
necessary cnrbing thereto, and otherwise,
according to specifications in possession of
the stree: committee of this Council, be
built between the following points and along
the following route, wit:
Starting on Grant Avenue at the centre
line of the Crescent News Hotel, thence
along the west side OF said Grant Avenue to
Lincoln Avenue, thence along the south
side of Lincoln Avenue to Pierce street,
thence along the southeastern side of Pierce
street to Jefferson street, thence along the
east side of Jefferson street to Vermi!ion
street, thence along the south side of Yer
million street to Lafayette street, thence
along the east side of Lafayette street to
north Main street.
Starting again at the corner of Lee Ave
nue and Vertailon street on the north side
of Vermilion street and running thence to
St. John street, thence along the east side of
St. John street to Main street.
Section II. Be it further ordained that a
plank walk of six feet in width, wherever
possible, and of such lesser width as may be