St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-23
Proceedings Board of Aldermen
Opelousas, La, Dec. Is, 1911.
10 the Members of the Board of
Aldermen nf TIA City ne

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Gentlemen: You are hereby
notlfled that there will be a meet
ing OF your Hon. Board this Mon
DAY evening Dec. 18th, 1911, at
4:5O O'Clock p. M, for the pur-
pose OF receiving and opening
bids for the Fiscal agency for the
year 1912; for the further pur-
pose OF receiving the report Of
the committee appointed to settle
the Fire Hose controversy, and
20 act on any matter relative to
same; for the further purpose of
receiving the report of the COM
mlttee appointed to secure quart
ers for the city Offices; for the
further purpose Of taking action
on the matter of licensing the
MICRO, Luce Show Co.; and for
the further purpose of authoriz-
ing the clerk to transfer the sum
OF S24.W from the power plant
account, to the Power plant i'm
provement account, or provide
said amount from some other
funds.
M. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. A Clerk.
Received the above notice on
the 18th day of Dec, 1911, and
on the same day and date | mott
fled all the members of the Board
OF Aldermen in person.
C. L. HAYES, Marshal.
Opelousas, La, Dec. 49,, 1911.
The Board of Aldermen met
pursuant to the above call. Pre-
sent: NJ. Halphen, Mayor, pre-
siding; Aldermen Blacksher,
Daniel, Dietlein, Loeb and Lar
cade.
AL the members of the board
being present the meeting was
called to order.
No bids were received for the
fiscal agency for the year 1912,
for the city of Opelousas, La.
Motion by Mr.. Dietlein-
That the Nigro, Luce Show
Co, be and are hereby exempted
from the City License as they
will show for the benefit of the
local order of the Elks. Said
show to operate seven days from
the 9th day of December, 1911.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Loeb
That the city clerk be author
lied to transfer the sum of
$23.9 80 from the power plant
operating account to the power
plant Improvement account to
cover claims for labor for the in
stalIation of the new plant. Mo-
ton duly seconded and carried.
Opelousas, La, Dec. IL, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the
city of Opelousas.
Gentlemen: We, your COM
mittee appointed to take up the
matter of the Eureka Fire Hose
ICo. in relation to the purchase
of hose be accepted at one dollar
per foot, as proposed.
W. have reached this conclu-
lsion after due consideration and
after consultation with the repre-
sentatives of the Fire Depart
ment and the City Attorney, all
of whom approve of the above
Recommendation.
Yours respectfully,
M. HALPHEN, Chairman,
LOUIS L. DANIEL,
D. P. BLACKSHER.
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. Larcade-
That the agreement, as per
above committee report, allowing
the Eureka Fire Hose Mfg. Co.,
one dollar per foot for the fire
hose shipped the city and now in
the hands of the City Fire De-
partment, subject to the orders
of the said Eureka Fire Hose Go.
be rejected, seconded by MI.
Loeb.
Yeas: Larcade, Loeb and Diet
lein.
Nays: Daniel and Blacksher.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Loeb
That the Mayor be instructed
to advertise for bids for 1000 It.
Iof fire hose as per previous adj
vertisement. Motion duly sec
onded and carried.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the Injecting of the Board
of Aldermen was adjourned sub
iect to call.
M. HALPHEN, Mayor.
Attest: J. B. A. Stage, Clerk.
Chatalgnier.
Chataignier, La, Dec. II, 1911.
We are having very disagree
able weather and the roads are
getting very bad in consequence.
Mr.. Theogene Manuel made a
business trip to Opelousas last
week.