The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-11

Majority IN value OF properly tax
in favor of said levy of
said special tax $5l.o65
Majority IN number and value of the
property tax payers Of the fourth ward Of
The Parish of Lafayette La, having vote
said special election in favor of the levy
of a FIVE mill tax or SO much of five mills
may be necessary to raise annually the
sum of two thousand dollars, thus aggre-
eating IN ten years the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, IN favor of and in aid of
the New iberia, st. Martin and Northern
K Railroad Co. of Louisiana, we hereby
declare the said tax carried and legally
levied and adopted.
Thus done. read adopted and signed and
the seal affixed in open session at Lafay-
cite, La, this 3nd day of October min
eteen hundred and seven.
Nj. BnLEAUp.
President Of the Police Jury
FAIA II. MoUToN.
Secretary Of the Police July
The following petition was read and the
given authorization prayed fo1
in petition.
The following ordinance was unanim
ously adopted:
An ordinance proclaiming and promul.
eating the result IT the special election
held tovote for or against the imposition O
a FIVE min tax in aid of the New Iberia, St.
Martin and Northern Railroad Co. held o.
the thirtie,h day of Sept. 1907, after
canvass Of the returns of SAID election wa
presented by Mr.. Felix III. Mouton anc
read, when it was moved by Mr.. Xlber
Theall seconded by Mr.. P. r. Landry
that thessame' be promulgated by the fol
lowing yea and nay vote, to-wit:
Yea: unanimously.
Nay: None.
BE it ordained by the Police Jury o
Lafayette Parish, La, that byvir,ue OF TN
law and IN accordance with our official dut,
we hereby proclaim the result of the sale
election shtid'in the Fifth ward Lafayette
Parish, on the, thlrtieth day of Sept. 1907,
on the question of submitting to the pro
perty tax PAYERS of the said ward the levy o
the special ssN at the'Tate OF 1--WE mills OF
the d"llars!per: nnu upon all property il
said ward for "a period OF ten years
s2gregat;rg. twenty thousand dollars uude
,the condi,i"s,s, provisions and limitation Sc
forth in tine. ordinance of the Police Jury o
the Parish of'Lafayette calling an election
and IN the petition of the taxpayers pray
rug for the. calling of the said election in All
OF the New liberia. St. Martin and North
Urn RailroadtC ompapy, to be as follows:
numbrr cf.votes cast
IN favor the levy of said
IS pecial ax..-..."~...... 9
Total number ufvotes cast
against said sprcial' iax.... 3
n Total amoum and value Of
property cast in flavor Of
said levy of said special tax $I6~I.2Itf6SIIo
Total amount .f .valae of
.,pr0perty cast against the
ksvy. Of said special tsa..". $37.oz7 SplIo
Risiurity in number OF
property tax payers in
in~cr of the lesy of said
SPECIAL ax....-.~......... "a
Majority in value of prop
erey tax payers in favor of
sasd levy of ssld special
$I24. 100. I6prD
Majority in nuenbe and value of the pnDp
city lax payers II the fifth ward of Str
PARISH of Lafayette La. having vote "a
said special election in ifayor,Of the levy q
a five mill tax or 81 much Of five mills a
may tr- necessary ii raise annually the sus
D two ,thousand doAi:aFs, thus a~ggregating y
ten wears the sum 81 ,tS&enty thousand dol
lars. i. .tav' r OF and an aid .Of the Nes
iberia, SIT. Marin sast Northern Railroad
Co. IF Esou,siana, &C hereby rdeclare tn
said tax carried and legally aevied ant
adopted.
Thus &ane, read Adopted and signed an'
the seal a6rxed in open session at Lafayette
La, this Snd day Of October nineteel
hundred aoti seven.
NJ. BnaSAUD DE-.
President of the Police Jury
FELIX III. MoUrox.
Secretary Of sfae Police Jury.
Upon request Of Mr.. W. B. T1eGevan'
Secretary OF I've Progressive Uaion Of New
Odeans, Louisiana the foliosiug name6
eesxlemen were appointed delegates to the
louisiana Drainage Associations COnaen'
ton % be held ia New Orleans Louisiana,
October, roth 1877: Messrs. Albert Theail,
NJ. Bseteaud IT,. A. NJ. Martin. Valery
Boudreaux, Corneixis Spell, and ]. IL
Connolly.
notify the Citizens Road Building Associa-
ton to have the road in Ause St. Clair,
know as toe b. b. Mclancon road, worked
and put in good condition. Carried.
In connection with the above Mr..
Connolly offess TO do this work for 5000.
Mr.. Boudreanx reported having given
an order for lumber to repair a bridge in
Aase St. Clair. and asked permission
bridge about S. feet long reAoored.
approved and permission granted.
The Jury of freeholders appointed at the
regular meeting TO trace and lay out a
road East and West from the pro-
posed Darmas Broussard stell bridge over
Bayou Vermilion submitted their complete
and 6n"l report with acts of donation duly
executed before notoryepublic.
The same was accepted and ordered
with the clerk of Court, and
The Committee discharged with thanks.
Lafayette, La. Sept. z6, 1907
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