The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-02-17
CITY Council Proceedings.

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Lafayette. La. Feb. /. 1904.
The regular meeting of the City
Council was held this day. MayOrC.
d. tatfery presiding. Members pre-
sent: F. Demanade. j. o. MOutOn. A.
E. MOutOn. G.. A. DeBlanc. d. V.
Gardebled. Fl. L. FOntenOt. NJ. ROsen-
field.
Petition o 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 5, 1903, entitled IAN ordinance
relative to sidewalks in the town of
Lafayette, La" and in accordance
with the provisions of Act No. III 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:
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 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 be given for ten days of this
ordinance and moreover calling for
bids to do said work. and that the
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-
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
frontage of said real estate
which amounts shall be due and
within ten days after the
completion of the work and it's 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 owners and said real
to collect said delinquent assess
ment, and for the payment of said
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
except taxes, and shall effect third
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-
ever possible, I.
B it further ordained that the street
of this Council may and
they are hereby authorized in their
to accept said work, or any
part thereof, by sections of one or
more blocks.
Be it further ordained that in case
no satisfactory bid is received for the
of said cement walk,
then that said street committee is
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.
LAT of 1902.
Be it further ordained that this
shall take effect Immediately
after PRONUNCIATION.
Moved seconded and carried that it
hereby prohibited for all owners of
wagons and carts and other vehicles
% back the same against the cement
walks of this town or to unload their
In such q way as to injure or
the said walks and that q fine
If not less than $3.50 nor more than
)1O.O0 is hereby imposed for each and
very violation of this ordinance. !!
There being no further business
adjourned.
CHAs. D. CAFFERY, Mayor.
ouIs LAcosTE, Secretary.