The Opelousas courier., 1904-08-13
Railroad Meeting.
Opelousas. La. Aug.

Opelousas, La, Aug. 8, 1904.
The Board of Directors of the Opel
ousas, Gulf g. Northeastern Railway
Company met pursuant to call, with
the following members present: Isaac
Roos, VIM. NJ. Prescott, NJ. Halphen,
III. E. Estorge, j. P. Saizan, B. Ii. Pavy,
| Thos. III. Lewis, J. B. SandOZ and l.. ID.
Estilette. This being o quorum, the
Board was called to order by Thos. IL.
Lewis, President.
Whereupon the Secretary read a COM
munication handed to him by Mr.. l.. nj.
Boagni, rendering his resignation from
the Board of Directors, to take effect
Immediately.
The following resolution was offered
by Judge E. d. Estilette:
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed by the chair to draft u suit
able and legal ordinance to take the
sense of the voters upon the proposed
railroad tax in the first ward for the
construction of the contemplated rail
road in lieu of the ordinance already
passed by the Police Jury.
Judge Estilette, on being asked il
| his resolution did not involve the with
| drawal Of the pending ordinance passed
by the Police Jury and the postpone
ment of the election, said that it did.
Mr.. b. I'll. Pavy then offered the fol-
lowing substitute for Judge Estilette's
motion:
Resolved, That this entire Board
pledges itself to go before the Police
Jury in case the levy of the five nill
tax is voted upon favOrably in the first
ward. with the request to incorporate
in the ordinance leEZingsAae tax all
necessary s~afegsssGs 81 the AK fund,
onJ o,ponS,l1u fha foli,wiDr 70 wit.
A provision that the money collected
from said tax shall be returned to the
taxpayers in case of the failure to con-
struct Mae road through this Police Jury
ward and to other important connect
ing points within three years from this
Also ac0ndition requiring the treas
urer of the railroad corporation to fur.
nish bond equal to the amount OF money
to be received by him, as computed up,
on the assessed valuation of property
of the first ward.
Also n condition that the contractor
or contractors for the construction o
said road be required to give bond il
some solvent surety company for thu
faithful completion Of their contract.
And also that the offer Of the Sheriff
NJ. L. Swords, tax collector, to cOllec
the proposed tax without any charg'
for collection, and TO give extra bono
therefor in any reasonable amount, b.
accepted and acted upon.
And further that the Police Jury b
requested to incorporate in said ordi
nance any reasonable additional safe
guards of the tax fund that any citizel
taxpayer may request to be inserted, /
being understood that this resolution
does not waive any of the safeguard
in the pending ordinance or in the Law
that may exist for the security of tn,
said tax fund.
And finally that all funds collected
for account of said special tax be de
or trust company willing to pay inter
est thereon.
Resolved, further, that copies OF tlles,
proceedings be forwarded to the Presi
dent of the Police Jury, and be pub
lished in the local papers for the infor
nation of thepublic.
Mr.. PAWS substitute being seconded
by MI. j. B. SandoZ, was unanlmousl,
adopted.
Mr.. w. B. Roberts then reported t.
the Board the completion of the surve.
to Abbeville, with a detailed estimate
of the cost of construction.
Upon motion of III. E. Estorge, dull,
seconded and carried, the Presiden
was authorized to draw in favor OF MI
Roberts for the sum of ak hundred dol
lars on account of the contract with MI
l.. E. Littell for the survey of the rail
way line.
1t was then moved, seconded and car
ried that the meeting adjourn, subiec
to call of the President.