The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-02-24
City Council Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE. La. Feb. |.

Lafayette. La, Feb. l. 1904
The regular meeting of the City
Council was held this day. Mayor c,
d. taffery presiding. Members pre-.
sent: f. Demanade, J. o. MOuton, A.
f.. MOutOn. G.. A. DeBlanc, ID. 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 al ordinance adopted OctO-
Der D, 1908, entitled IAN ordinance
relative to sidewalks in the town of
Lafa yette, La and in accordance
with the provisions of Act No. 147 of
the acts of the Legislature of this
State, of the year 1902, and consider
ing that the public interest requires it..
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.
/. 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 avenue, and thence on the
southwest side of Grant avenue to the
Crescent News Hotel.
=. 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 he 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 sun 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 abutt-
ing the same on the basis of the
respective frontage of said real estate
which amounts shall be due and
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 suit
against the said wners and said real
estate to collect said delinquent ASSESS
ment, and for the payment of said
sums so assessed.
This Council shall have a special
privilege on said property, with six
per cent per annum interest thereon
from the expiration of said ten days
until paid, which lien shall be the
first privilege over all other claims
persons, from the date of the registry
of the assessment in the Mortgage
Book of the parish of Lafayette.
Be it further ordained that said
walk shall be six feet in width, wher-
possible,
B it further ordained that the street
committee of this Council may and
they are hereby authorized in their
discretion to accept said work, or any
part thereof, by sections of n or
more blocks.
Be it further ordained that in case
no satisfactory bid is received for the
construction of said cement walk,
then that said street committee is
hereby authorized and empowered to
proceed without delay to construct the
same, or cause the same to be con-
structed, as provided by said Act No.
147 of 1902.
Be it further ordained that this
shall take effect Immediately
after lprOmulgation.
Moved seconded and carried that it
is hereby prohibited for all owners OF
wagons and carts and other vehicles
to back the same against the cement
walks of this town or to unload their
freight in such a way as to injure or
damage the said walks and that a fine
of not less than $3.50 nor more than
90 is hereby imposed for each and
every violation of this ordinance.
There being no further business
Council adjourned.
CHAs. d. CAFFERY, Mayor.
LOUIS LACOsTE, Secretary.
IF you intend buying a bicycle