St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-06-17

pursuant to adjournment. Pre-
sent: M. Halphen, Mayor, pre-,
siding; Aldermen Blacksher,
Daniel, Dietlein, Loeb and Lar
cade. All the members being
present, the meeting was called
to order.
Minutes of special meeting of the
Board of Health Of the City
Of Opelousas, La:
May 18th, 1911.
The Board of Health met this
day in special session pursuant to
a call of the Chairman, with the
following members present:
Messrs. O. L. Gregory, L. H.
Mornhinveg, DR.. C. F. Boagni
and B. A. Littell.
The chairman explained that
the meeting was to consider the
complaints relative to nuisances
produced by the contents Of
privies. cesspools and urinals be-
ing discharged into the streets of
the city.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, that it is the sense Of
this Board that the discharging
into the streets of the contents
of privies, cesspools and urinals
is a nuisance and that we recon-
mend to the Board of Aldermen
and ask the immediate enact
ment of the following ordinance,
viz:
ORDINANCE NO. II OF 1911.
An ordinance prohibiting the throw
ing, depositing or d~ischarging of
the contents or any part of the con-
tents of any privy,.cesspool or uri-
nal into any street, alley or gulley
within the corporate limits of the
City of Opelousas; and providing
penalties for violation of the same.
Section 1. Be it 0 r d a ned by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, La, that it shall be
unlawful for any n to throw, deposit,
or to permit the discharge of the n
tents or any part of the contents of any
priYy, ceSspool or uriDal into a y
street, alley, ditch or gully within the
limits of the City of Opelou-
sas, La.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that any one violating Section No. ! of
this ordinance shall be subject to a fine
of not less than Two Dollars and Fifty
cents $3.50 nor more than Twenty Five
Dollars ($25 .001 or to imprisonment for
not less than five (5) or more t h a n
Thirty (30) days, or both fine and inn
prisonment at the discretion of h g
court.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that for good and sufficient cause this
ordinance shall take effect from the
dat. of It's first publication.
Section 4. Be it further ordained ETC.,
That all ordinances or parts Of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
NJ. HALPHEN, Mayor.
J.B. "A. stage, City Clerk.
june II
On motion duly seconded eand
carried the above ordinance after
having been read section by sec
ton and adopted in like manner,
was unanimously adopted as a
whole.
AS per request of Mr.. Jno. N.
Ogden, City Attorney, Mr.. Lar
cade gives notice that at the next
regular meeting he will offer an
ordinance relative to attaching
bells or any other article making
a noise, thereby creating a nui-
sance, to animals running at large
or in Enclosures, within the cor
porate limits Of the city.
Opelousas, La, June Z, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the
City Of Opelousas.
Gentlemen: We your Com
mittee, appointed to confer with
the members of Hope Hook &
Ladder Co. No. /, beg leave to
submit this our report.
We would recommend that the
Mayor advertise in the New Or
leans papers asking for sealed
bids on 1000 feet of III inch
Multiple Woven" fire hose to.
be fitted with Anderson Coup
To be paid for Il out OF
license of 1913 and Il out Of the
license of 1914. The debt to be
represented by certificates of in
debtedness, payable 31stof Janu-
airy 1913 and 1914, bearing 6 per
cent interest per annum from
date of delivery and acceptance
of goods. Bids to be opened on
June "a, 1911, at noon.
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. HALPHEN,
Mayor and Chairman.
D. MIZZI,
President Hope Hook & Ladder.
LOUIS L. DANIEL.
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. Blacksher-
That the above committee re-
port be received and accepted,
and the Mayor be authorized to