St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-02-06
gIl)NS POSTPONE
GAMBLING ORDINANCE
,,...I,. ,sVe.a ogheF Ordinances, ARong
8 usubsr zee licensing EsaF'Bssr.
EBF SALARIES STAND
,...,.,l,. lssplsa ii laa fine Of ihe Flee.
s runlelpsI offleeRs Holds Present
RssFa 10 Old Salaries.

ordinance prohibiting gambling il
n sity d 0pelousas, postponed.
ordnance licensing the sale O
sssg.bear, postponed.
ordinance permitting auxiliary mar
.sls for The sale Of meats and vege
ts5jss 10 be established, passed By
gIs of three to two, Healey, Diet
HI snd Daniel voting for and Roo:
~ Lewis against,
Resolution enforcing the Sunday
iav, 50 as to apply to all businesses.
asIading sale Of tobacco and cigar.
sltss postponed.
Reinstatement Of salaries Of all
nnicipal Offices, forced by previous
resolution and the opinion Of the City
Attorney
BhsHy Tie above constitutes the
vsyk of the Board Of Aldermen at It's
On last Tuesday.
Twas a stormy session. By this
s nssn that the gentlemen of the
Bard expressed themselves unequiv-
asHy and unrestrailedly on every
question. The fate Of the gambling
ordnance was sealed before it was
sslsd up It had been surmised that
asssa Roos. Danel and Dietlein were
opposed toit, thus leaving its author,
u. Hsaley, and MFR, Lewis in favor
dit While il was not killed dead
ta Tie spot, it is understood that the
psit received Tuesday will prove
Ii finish.
AnOFdinance for the licensing Of
lerbser was also pigeon-hoIed. How
lsRilifare / at the next meeting is
iafa to fOretell. The present keep
tEs of near-beer, the Mayor stated,
favored license, but the Board evil
dsitlY thought it the part of wisdom
tsagait the decision Of the courts as
lSFssthar Or not the stuff is within
tAs prohibition law.
lhe cut made in the salaries of the
aI Street Commissioner and the
* sars months ago was set aside
@a lhs original salaries restored
1sa tha discovery was made that
notion naming these officers. at
tlnle cf their election, plainly
hsir salaries shall Be the same
! gat0tcre. The question came
gsasl effort to reduce the salary
as Mayor to which he objected
sisrFed the Board to the resolu-
glty Attorney Sandoz, who was
asld the resolution binding
I iull force for one year. or un-
\ 3aAa l0th, 1909, This means
\ ~ Commissioner will get $1,000, |
AsgeE $1,000, and the Clerk the |
ssaIsry as heretofore. The Nav |
I. " \ eeen cut to $3.50 per wear.
commissioner to $500, and The
WI reduced s0nathino El,o noA I
u nae Poo
Z Board officially accented tbal
.1 a ete committee recommend I
ooaa I, ISSUE election. The or
w b drafted and submitted
aa'Eet ordinance, 50 long
out By tie Council was was
PISSED, Il provides that aux
as...s, ls'ksts for the sale Of meats.
ssls l.l asa' etc., within the cor
sS.i I'lllts q the city, may be es-
n ,.ape spol tle payment of 81 per
s aad % cents a day for
| s.slI n aad fish. The main pub
als ,ss v X VII be maintained 4 4
9 pei day per stall f for T
4 s.sse.sl sallg to use it. Hereafter
4 'aSss and meats and H. fisb Isl
s s0la from the markets ana
i j q vegetables and fish. no j
sio IA II, ~ streets will be permitted /
sl ,s.. islesk 4 the morning, and md
IN sLose the product has been !
INV. y, 'ale n one Of the markets, | /
R5si,s.s Rs. ean ! be established within !
s'is. II iees : Of a church or resi-
sbDsssssasa Isaa " special consent Of /
Sls u Ss o residence owners. |
s,sSis !. a. ordinance, by Mr.
5laing for the muzziipg Of :
si0tsnaa saaiag at large, was given. /
II. sndsnt Jones reportad 'rel, tbat !
scSs0 S0lleEs Of the waterworks j
sase5 i, aats plant had been e
slatiosS |, aiIl, al1. and asked for an /
~ gss,s q ss9O for fixing It, h
Il tsa ausea on a close vote |
agef signals we're un- t
alea NM members, v 4 attention be- t