The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-03

the ballot box which shall be delivered
to the clerk of the Board of Aldermen
of the Village of CarencrO within
twenty-fOur hours after the closing OF
the polls.
Section =. Be it further ordained
that the Mayor and the Board OF
Aldermen of the Village of Carencro,
within tire. days after the closing of
the polls, shall repair to the City Hall
of said village and there. in the
presence of at least three voters, and
as many others as may desire to he
present. make a true compiled state
ment as shown by the face of the wOr
return of the commissioners of the re-
suit of said election. and make public
proclamation of such results. which
compiled statement shall be sworn to
before some other officer competent to
administer an oath: and said Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen shall declare
the result of the said election in favor
or against the contract made by said
Mayor and Philip II. Porter to erect u
system of water works in the village
of CarencrO as the case may be: and
the Mayor and Aldermen shall make
proclamation of the result, which shall
be published in the Lafayette Adver-
tiser, the official journal of the Parish
of Lafayette, and by posters at the
Post Office, the Catholic Church and
the City Hall doors, three cOnSpi-
cuOus places in the village of Caren-
! GRO.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
that the clerk of the Board of Alder
men shall cause to be printed ballots
to be used at said elecriOn, as follows:
For the contract for the erection of
the water work system between the
Village of Carencro and Philip II.
Porter" with the word yes" printed
at the right of said question with a
white square in the voting space after
the word ''yes'':X
For the contract for the erection
of a water work system between the
Village of Carencro and Philip H.
Porter with the word NO printed at
the right of said question with d white
square in the voting space after the
word ''No" which white square after
the word yes shall be Obliterated by
the voter with the official stamp for an
affirmative vote, and the white square
after the word No" shall be obliter-
ated by the voter in like aun for a
negative vote.
Section l.. Be it further ordained
that there being no newspaper pub
lished in this municipality. this Ordi-
nance shall as soon as practicable be
published by posting it at the Post
Office, the Catholic Church and the
City Hall doors, three conspicuous
places in said municipality for a term
of three weeks.
III . D. : N
that because this ordinance provides a
method to obtain the sense of the
people on the contract the validity of
which depends upon the vote of the
people at the election provided for in
this ordinance, the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby ordered to take
effect from and after it's first publica-
ton.
G. J. MELCHIoR,
Attest: Mayor.
G. +. LATIOLAIS,
Clerk.
Carencro, La. March q 1907.
PROCLAMATION N NOTICE OF ELEC-
TON.
BY virtue of authority vested in me
by law and by virtue of an ordinance
of the village of Carencro, of date.
March Goth 1907, a special election is
hereby and by virtue of said ordinance
called in said village and fixed for
April 23rd 1907 for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors of said
village, for their approval or rejec-
ton. a contract for the erection of a
water work system for said village,
entered into by said village, through
its duly authorized Mayor and Philip
H. Porter, q copy of which contract is
herewith published. and a copy of
which is annexed to the ordinance cali
ing this election and together here
with has been posted at the Post Office,
the Catholic Church, and the City
Hall doors in said village, and to-
gether with this proclamation has
been published in the Lafayette Adver-
tiser, official journal of this Parish.
This election will be held. at A. C..
Guilbeau's. the usual place fixed by
law. The polls will open at six in the
forenoon and will close at seven
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day
and said election will be conducted as
provided by law.
G. j. MEICHIOR.
Mayor of the village of C~arencro.
Attest:
c.. F. LATIOI.AIS.
Clerk.
Contract as follows:
Cost of System Of Water Works
For l Station Building. ......$ $500
For l Tubular Boiler. :. $685. 90
For l Boiler Feed Pump. 128.OO
For l Duplex Pump........... 73l.O0
For l Water Tower. ........ 1920. 90
146O 8 in. cast iron main...... 1872. so
295O 6 in. cast iron main...... 2S02. so
6 8 in. Valves. 80. 10S. 90
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