St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-07-15

Y. w. SIONE,
H. S. JOSEPH,
c.. B. MCNEIL.
E. ]. LEBLANC, Clerk
A special meeting of the Boar,
Of Aldermen of the Town o
Melville, held on the above date
his honor Lester J. Williams
Mayor, presiding. Member
present: E. G. Richard, C. w
Stone, H. S. Joseph and C. B
Mcneil. Absent: J. L. Leblanc
The minutes of the meeting O
June 6, 1911 were read and ap.
proved. The minutes Of The
special meeting held June %,
1911 were read and approved.
The report of Lud Darnall wa
read and approved as follows:
June 5 1911 Mary Sullivan fneG
$3.50. Cost $3.50
June 5 1911 Dave Sullivan,
found not guilty.
June 6 1911 Louis Lushinte,
fined 81 so Cost So 90
The following bills were
read and approved and vouchers
ordered for the paymentor same.
Bill of Marshall Lud Darnall:
To one months salary S45 90
To one half Of fines col
lected so
Work on bridges .25c; dray-
age on lumber .25c so
Killing | dog; drayage,
Sam Lushinte, SIPS 2O5
Nails from G. C. johnson 90
Work on street crossings 285
Election Commissioner /
day 90
Cost for taking up Stallion SO
Total S57 80
Bill of E. j. Leblanc, Clerk and
Tax Collector
To one months salary So so
Attending Mayors court 8
trials 3 90
Total 5 so
Bill of L. ]. Williams, Mayor
Attending Mayors court 8
trials 81 so.
Bill of w. 7. Smith
Election Commissioner /
day SO 90.
Aouling off dead horse 90
Total 81. 90
Bill Of A. Rosenberg
Election Commissioner 1 dayS3 90
Bill of the Drug Store
Soc; alcohol .10c so so
The following petition was
read as follows:
To the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Town of Mel
vile, La.
We the undersigned tax payers
and qualified voters Of the Town
Of Melville respectfully ask that
your Honorable body call an cleo
ton to take the sense of the
electorate to issue five thousand
dollars $4,000. 00) of Certificates
Of Indebtedness, anticipating the
revenues of the said town for a
Of time to liquidate said
Indebtedness without increase of
taxation, for the purpose of con-
the building of concrete
sidewalks at such places as will
De for the betterment of foot
of the town. And we the
Undersigned qualified voters of
aid town pledge and obligate
ourselves to vote and support the
ssuance Of said Indebtedness at
n election to be called by your
honorable body:
Thomas Capps, L. P. Bridges,
RACIAL, Joe TripIette, W. T.
Lud Darnall, ]. M.
lavender, Peter CHASER, I. L.
Vestbrook, Bloch, C. G. Johnson,
anthony j. Strange, W. E.. |
.eBlanc, Chas. A. Goudchaux, ]
Y. F. Brown, E. J. Lyons, R. 3. (
Valling, j. Hill, Z. j. Worden, !
oe Mangiaracina, Jr., ". S. {
Paul Artall, ]. Artall Jos. |
9th, Oscar Williamson, Sam |
George Perkins, L. H. |
iyons, F. NJ. Able, S. J. De t
each, F. B. Cason, R. Cason, {
!. L. Philips, Geo. Matthias. I
Moved by E. G. Richard, sec |
nded by G. B. Mcneil and q
nd carried, that the petition be 4
eceived and an election be call s
Tuesday August Is, 1911. $
calling the roll the following a
ote was taken: E. G. Richard, b
ca; G. B. Mcneil, yea; G. w. $
tone, yea; H. S. Joseph, yea. 2
avs: none. n
The following ordinance was b
lad. o
NO. 1.
elative to indecent and obscene 0
conduct on the streets and il
premises of citizens Of the $
town and throwing out gar
bage on sidewalks and lots of o
the town. Il
Be it ordained by the Mayor G
ld Board of Aldermen that any le
erson or persons who shall be j,
und guilty of extremely noisy R
induct or of cursing at or