St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-09-16

9ings BOARD Of Aldermen

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Opelpus La, Sept. 18th, 1911.
The Board of Aldermen met
In regular session; present: M.
Halphen, Mayor, presiding; AL
derrr1en Blacksher, Daniel, Diet
lien, and Loeb. Absent: Mr.
Iarcade. There being a quorum
present, the meeting was called
to order.
On motion of Mr.. Loeb, duly
seconded and carried, the read
ing Of the minutes was dispensed
with.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the regular order of bust
ness was dispensed with and
parties having business to
present to the Board were heard.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the tax collector be and
he is hereby authorized to dis
miss the suit instituted against
Mr.. P. T. Blacksher for license
to conduct a market for the year
1911, for the reason that Mr..
Blacksher appeared before the
Board of Aldermen and an
nouuced his intention to pay
whatever license may be charged
against him, under the ordinance
of this City for conducting mar
ket. Motion duly seconded and
carried.
0pelousas, La, Sept. 5, 1911.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, State of
Louisiana.
Gentlemen: I hereby file my
application for a permit to move
the one-story frame building,
covered on all sides and roof
with galvanized iron, at present
situated in the rear of the store
building lately occupied by Mr..
j. B. "A. Stagg as a dry goods
store, in the square bounded by
Bellevue, Landry, Main and
Court streets, from it's present
situation near the center of said
square, in a congested area, to a
point in the same square on the
vacant lot of the Opelousas Ma
tional Bank, facing on the north
side Of Landry Street.
While this building is in the
fire limits, its removal from its
present location in a congested
portion of the square, closely sur
rounded by frame buildings, to
another part of the same square
where there will be an open
street in front of it and vacant
lots on each side, will reduce in
stead of increase the fire risk,
both as to the building in ques-
ton and as to other portions of
the square.
Should you grant this request,
/ intend to secure the building
from it's owner and move it to
the location suggested, and
there operate a high-class thea
tire and moving picture show
which cannot but benefit your
town and its people and afford
them increased facilities for
amusement and recreation. I
expect to make arrangements to
locate here permanently and be-
come a citizen of your town, and
to aid iii its Improvement and
development, and I therefore
trust that you will see your way
clear to grant my request. espe-
cialIy as I am informed that it
has been your practice to grant
similar privileges to other citi-
zens where the removal of the
building in question was merely
from one portion Of a square in
the fire limits to another portion
of the square to which its NOV
ing did not increase the fire risk.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. if. NOLAN.
Tn our opinion the removal Of
the building referred to above, as
contemplated, will reduce instead
Of increase, the fire risk as stated
in the above application.
A. il. LACOMBE,
ESTORGE IL DUNBAR,
LEONARD S. SACKS.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the application Of Mr.. No
Ian, to move a building within
the fire limits, be received, and
that he be granted q permit to.