Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-10
Proceedings of Town Council.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensas.
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Parish of Tensas.
Topn of st. Joseph, L.,
april 7h, 1908.
Be it known and remembered,
that this being the day fixed for
the regular meeting of the Town
Council for the Town of St. Jo-
seph, said Council met at the Of
flee cf the Mayor in said town.
There were present: w. NJ. Da-
wilson, Mayor; and II. l.. Smitha,
c. E. Newell, Oscar Levy and Jo-
eph Curry, Aldermen, and "A. E..
Green, Clerk.
There being quorum present,
the meeting was called to order
by the Mayor.
On motion, reading of the mill
utes of last meeting was dispensed
with.
The following bills were PIE
sented and allowed:
II I. Smitha, team hire, hauling, SG3.5O
On motion petition from the
colored citizens of the Town of
St. Joseph, asking for the con-
struction of plank walk from
the colored Pythian Hall to the
extension of Third Street and
from said point. on Third Street
to the corner of Church and Sec
ond Streets, was considered and
the Mayor was authorized to pur-
chase the necessary material and
cause the said walk to be con-
structed.
The following communication
was presented to the Board by the
Secretary of the Board of Health
of this town:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen Of the 1O,On Of ST.
Joseph:
The Board of Health OF the town of
st. Joseph submits To your considera-
tion the following resolution unani-
mously adopted by the Board OF Health
aud respectfully asks that the recon-
mendations herein contained be en-
| forced at once.
LIST. We find in several portions OF
the business district that the town is
extremely unsanitary, due TO neglect
of closets and TO throwing of refuse
and perishable matter in vacant places
and alley ways. Wherefore we recon-
mend that there be thorough santa
tion of all such places, that in such
districts all closets be required to be
thoroughly cleansed at least once in
every two weeks: that all refuse matter
of perishable nature, or which may be-
come offensive, shall be placed in COW
cred cans aid removed beyond the cor
porate limits Immediately; that all clos
cts so neglected, and for which no one
assumes responsibility, shall at once
| be torn down or securely nailed up:
further that necessares for public use
be at once provided; further that the
ordinance against throwing trash OF
any kind in streets or alley-ways be
rigidly enforced.
End. We recommend that the ordi-
nance relative to screening and coal
oiling for protection against mosqui-
toes be enforced
3rd. We recommend and request
that a compilation of all sanitary ordi-
nances be made and published and that
Ia copy thereof be distributed TO each
and every householder with the town
of st. Joseph.
Respectfully submitted,
j.. a. MURDOCH, NJ. D., Prest.
V. L. SEDDoN, Sec'y.
On motion the recommendations
of the Board of Health, submitted
to this Board, were adopted, and
the Mayor is hereby authorized
to take such steps rs are necessary
to carry out said recommended
tions, and the Town Marshal is
authorized and instructed to COM
pei q strict enforcement of the
same.
On motion, the Marshal is also
instructed to enforce the payment
of the dog tax, assessed by this
town, and to kill all dogs found
loose Oh the streets without proper
tag, and the Tensas Gazette is re-
quested to call public attention to
the fact that this ordinance will
actively enforced from and after
Monday, April 18th.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned sine die.
w. M. DAVIDSON, Mayor,
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