St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-21
Council Proceedings.
OpeIousas, La, Sept. 9, 1912

Opelousas, La, Sept. 9. 1912
The Board of Aldermen mel
! pursuant to adjournment. Pres,
ent: E.. L. Loeb. Mayor, presid.
~ingEAldermen Shaw, Blacksher,
Daniel, Sicily and BoWden.
All the members being pres
ent, the meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen was called to order.
The following ordinance offer
ed by DR.. Shaw. after having
been read section by section, and
adopted in like manner, w a s
unanimously adopted as a whole
AN ORDINANCE
No. 8 of 1912.
To incur debt and to issue certificates of
Indebtedness therefor to provide
funds for making additions and inn
provements to the electric light and
water plant of this city.
Whereas, the electric light and water
plant of this city is in very bad condi-
GAoA LII ~ &c AOIE66d4Y ~ 1ASbdlI bi1E1G-
in one new internal combustion oil en-
CINE, n new dynamo, one new air
compressor and motor for same, one
new centrifugal pump n motor for
same, one new two panel switchboard,
and to provide for the cost of anne, as
we'll as the expenses of installation,
freight, foundations, andfmprovements
to the power house building in order to
accommodate same; and
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purchase said machinery ana to make
said Improvements; and
Whereas, the city bias levied an ad
yalorem tax of seven ~ mills on the
dollar and will need in the future the
full eight 49, mills allowed
by Act No. 81 of the acts of the General
Assembly of this State of the year 1906,
approved July 4, 1906, for ordinary mu-
Ricipul purposes; and
Whereas, it viii be necessary to levy
b full ten mills on the dollar Of AKA
ton allowed by Article 232 of the Con
stitution of this State for the purpose
of meeting the extraordinary expenses.
involved in making the additions and
improvements above enumerated; aud
Whereas, there are no claims against
this city against the two: mills allowed
by the Constitution to be levied by the
city for extraordinary purposes above
the eight mills allowed by said act No.
"a of 1906:
Now therefore, be It ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen CT the
City of 0pelousas In adjourned session
convened:
Section /. That A.debt of Six Thou
sand Two Hundred and F'orty@nine and
81. 100 Dollars ($6,24ga5) be and the same
is hereby incurred by said city flor the
purpose of providing finds to make the
necessary cash payments on the pur-
chase price and c6sto of one new Internal
combustion oil engine, one new dyna-
mo, n new air compressor and motor
for same, Que new centrifugal pump
and motor for same, and one new two
panel switchboard, and to pay for the
Installation, freight and foundations
thereof and for making Improvements
TO the power house building in order to
accommodate n
Section 2. That said indebtedness
shalIab be represented by tive certificates
Of Indebtedness, dated Oct. Isl, 1912, the
first for the sum of Three Thousand and
EightY-fve and 7I-I09 Dollars ($3,D85.71),
made payable one yeae after date, and
the second for the sum of Three Thou
sand One Hundred and Sixty-three and
and 69-I80 Dollars ~($$astSS.64) made pay
able Two years after date, each bearing
interest at the rate Of five per cent (5B)#
per annum from date until paid, inter-
est payable annually, and each being
payable at the office of the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of said city on the
surrender OF the certificate; that said
certificates shall be signed by the
Mayor and Clerk of this City, and shall
have the seal thereto affixed.
Section 3. That said certificates shall
be in substantially the following form,
except the number, amount and matu-
rity, which shall be as above stated re-
spectiveIy, to-Wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.