The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-03-02
Civ Council Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La. Feb.

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The regular meeting of the City
Council was held this day. MayOrC.
D. t'atfery presiding. Members pre-
sent: F. Demanade. j. o. MOutOn. A.
f.. MoutOn. G. A. DeBlanc, d. v.
Gardebled. H. L. FOntenot, NJ. Rosen-
field.
Petition from property owners on
Lee avenue praying for cement walk
on south side received and accepted.
and the following ordinance adopted:
Be it ordained by the City Council
of LAFAYETTE. La. that under and by
virtue of an ordinance adopted OctO-
Der ), 1903. entitled IAN ordinance
relative to sidewalks in the town OF
Lafayette. La" and in accordance
with the provisions of Act No. 14l OF
the acts of the Legislature OF this
State. of the year 1902. and consider
ing that the public interest requires 1t,
that a cement walk six feet in width.
and the necessary curbing thereto and
otherwise according to specifications
in possession of the street committee
of this Council. be built along the
following routes. to wit:
l. Starting from VermiliOn street
at its intersection with Lee avenue.
and going thence on the east side OF
said Lee avenue to Sixth street, thence
on the southeast side of Sixth street
to Grant venue and thence on the
southwest side of Grant avenue to the
Crescent News Hotel.
2. Starting from Main street In
said town at its intersection with
Lafayette street. and going north on
the west side of Lafayette street to
VermiliOn street.
Be it further ordained that public
notice be given for ten days of this
ordinance and moreover calling for
bids to do said work, and that the
contract for said work shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder who
shall givs satisfactory security to the
| street committee in a sum to be deter
mined by them for the faithful per-
Torrance of said contract and the
completion of said work.
Be it further ordained that the
| entire cost of said walk shall be paid
/ by the owners of the real estate Adult.
| ing the same on the basis of the
respective frontage of said real estate
which amounts shall be due anC
! cOllectible within ten days after the
completion of the work and its ac.
ceptance by the City Council of this
town. and if not paid within ten days
the Council shall proceed by sui
against the said Owners and said rea
estate to collect said delinquent assess
ment, and for the payment of sale
sums SO assessed.
This Council shall have a specia
privilege on said property, with sly
per cent per annum interest Thereon
from the expiration of said ten day:
until paid, which lien shall be thu
first privilege over all other claim:
except taxes, and shall effect thirt
persons, from the date of the registr!
of the assessment in the Mortgage
Book of the parish of Lafa yette.
Be it further ordained that sait
walk shall be six feet in width, wher
ever possible,
B it further ordained that the stree
committee of this Council may ant
they are hereby authorized in thei
discretion to accept said work, or an,
part thereof, by sections OF one o
more blocks.
Be it further ordained that in cas-
no satisfactory bid is received for tn
construction of said cement walk
then that said street committee i
hereby authorized and empowered +
proceed without delay to construct tn
same, OF cause the same to be cor
structed, as provided by said Act Nc
147 of 1902.
Be it further ordained that thi
ordinance shall take effect ~immediatel
after PRONUNCIATION.
Moved seconded and carried that
is hereby prohibited for all owners {
wagons and carts and other vehicle
to back the same against the cemeI
walks of this town Or to unload thel
freight in such a way as to injure 9
damage the said walks and that a fir
of not less than $3.50 nor more tina
3d. 90 is hereby imposed for each ar
every violation of this ordinance.
There being no further bushes
Council adjourned.
CHAS. D. CAFFERY, Mayor.
iLOUIS LACOSTE, Secretary.