The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-01-05
DIRECTORS.
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lie highways to additional houses.
Section 10. No person except duly
authorized employees OF the water
sna light department, shall tamper
with. d%isconnect, repair, move, or dls-
tu,D any meter or its housing, neltn-
er modest any meter in a way That
will impair it's accurate registrat on.
ANY person proved guilty OF violating
this ordinance shall upon convlctiCh
be fined not less than five ollar or
not more than twenty-five dollars,
Section u. All meters sha De
/ read once per month at intervals ore
month apart, and all charges for SER
vice shall be made according to the
readings thus obtained. Whenevera
meter fails to register, or
for any reason a reading cannot be
obtained from a meter on the regu-
lar reading day, the bill against said
meter shall be determined by averag-
ing the bills for the three previous
months and such amounts shall con-
tinue to be charged until the meter
is again put into service and a read
ing can be obtained. ].
Section IL. Complaints 8, on the
correctness, and business !ots.ebhhles
shall beiifAade II sha 9elleator'e 1Attrpii
fee, and in each case, the Supt. Of
Watepia6d ldeAa shall ucause .aA1 ttpps.,
vestigation of the complaint, and il
any discrepancy in the reading Of
registering Of the meter is found,
shall give the complainant a cores
ponding allowance, but il no dis
crepancy is found, the original
charge must stand and must be paid.
Customers will be held responsible
for service lost in leaks or other
troubles within the metered mains.
Section IL. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed, but
all ordinances not conflicting here
with shall continue in full force.
Section IA. This ordinance shall
be in full force from and after its
passage and due publication.
A vote being taken on the said or
dinance the same was unanimously
carried.
Signed: A. R. TRAHAN.
Mayor.
Approved Dec. %, 1911.
Signed: DAN DEBA1LLON,
Secretary.
I IN .a .eo l5a,
the collector be and he 10 hereby
authorized to reduce the assessment
Of the Lafayette Compress and Sto-
rage Company to the same amount
~ shown on the parish assessment
roll.
Moved by Jeanmard, seconded by
Montgomery that the sum of seven
hundred and fifty dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated for the
purpose of laying pipes in the ELM
hurst Park addition.
The council being polled on this
question, the result was as follows:
Yeas: Jagou, Jeanmard, and Mont
gomery.
Nays: Boudreaux. Mouton and CAT
fiery.
There being a tie the mayor cast
his vote with the Yeas and declared
the motion carried.
The Police Board, through Mr..
Montgomery, stated that at the last
meeting of the council the Board
had been instructed to consult with
, Mr.. Hirsch with a view of securing
: his services as night policeman for
: the city hall; and that the Board had
consulted with Mr.. Hirsch who had
{ declined the position; and that the
Board had consulted with Mr.. Her
= pin who vas willing to take the po-
l sition at q fair salary. No action
y taken.
: Moved, seconded and carried that
. the secretary instruct Mr.. Gonzague
: Gladu that he must desist from plac-
: ing barrels with hay therein near
y the sidewalk; and that ii he persist
! in said action that he will be prose-
. cuted for violation of city ordinan.
, .ces.
: There being no further business,
: on motion duly seconded and carried
tn meeting adjourned.
- A. r. TRAHAN,
- Mayor.
u DAN DEBAILLON, Secretary.