The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-05
CITY COUNCIL

communication 10 the COUNCIL iron
A. l.. Dominique and Paul Castel in
forming the council that under 1T
motion Of date Nov. II, 1911. all per
sons desiring to put down waite
mains for domestic purposes ma!
make application to the S%uperinten
dent, who after said application il
approved by the water and light
committee shall give permission t.
said party to put down said mains
at the expense of the city, the part!
so putting down the pipe to retaiI
the monthly charges for water made
against him until the full amount ex
pended has been reimbursed, ant
that the council having already gran
ted such permission to other parties
ard that other circumstances the.
would request the council to ordel
the collector that instead Of collect
ing the amount due by them fol
water every month that he credit
them with the amount SO expended
and charge their water bill every
month against said amount until full
" consumed, was read to the coun
ell. And after discuss on Of the sub
ject 1t was moved, seconded and
carried by The following vote, tn
the said application as above be ant
the same is rejected.
Yeas-Boudreaux. Cafery, Krauss
and Montgomery.
Nays-Jeanmard. .
Moved, seconded and carried tina,
the motion Of the city council Of date
Nov. II, 1911, which provides that
all such persons as may wish to
put down water mains FOR iomcs .ic
purposes make application to Tyres,
the Superintendent, who after said
application is approved by the water
and light chairman, shall give per
mission to said party TO put down
coiH r~,'rc - tho ~-~~,se cf the
els. the party 20 putting down ths
Pipe to retain the nonthy charges
for water made AGAINST them until
the amount expended is reimbursed"
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Yeas Boudreaux, Gallery, Jean
mard, Montgomery.
Nays-None.
Moved. seconded and carried that
Supt. Herpin be and he is hereby
authorized to sell the old iron at the
plant.
The secretary ~reported that under
the instruction Of Nv w A. Mont
gomery. Chairman of the school COM
mittee for renairs of old high school
building which committee, had been
given full rower in the premises,
that he had issued a warrant in fav-
or of Geo. B. Knapp for the sum of
eight hundred dollars in part payment
of his contract price for the repairs
Of said building: aud that this paw
ment left a balance due to Mr..
Knapp thereon of sixty eight dollars;
and Mr.. Montgomery having reported
to the Council hat Mr.. Knapp had
completed the said repairs in a
thorough manner, it was moved, Sec
onded and carried that the action
OF the committe in ordering the IS
suance of said warrant be and the
same is hereby ratified and that the |
Mayor and Secretary are hereby au-
thorized to issue a warrant In favor
of Mr.. Knapp for the sum of sixty |
eight dollars in payment of the bal
due on said contract.
The following complaint was read
to the council:
Lafayette, La, Oct. Z. 1919.
Hon. A. r. Trahan. Mayor and City
Council.
Council.
Lafayette, La.
Dear Sirs:
We, the undersigned property own
ers and citizens petition you that you
kindly have removed from our neigh
a Mrs. Hame1. on account Of
and conducting a disorderly
house. ,
Respectfully,
Signed: ~
Deluxe GUIDRY, pa~
FRANK LESTER.
THOFIAN BABINEAUX.
Moved, seconded and carried that
he chief be and he is hereby instruc-
ed to investigate this matter and IL
necessary make the necessary afi-
lavit. |,
Communication from Jerome Mou-I
on, city attorney, relative to claims
q favor of the city in his hands for
objection. against water and light {
and asking the council (
appoint some n to pass upon the
ebtors with him to ascertain wheth- l
judgments against them could be '
xecuted: stating with regard TO the $
lain against the Avenue Theatre a
he tried to ascertain who owes g
lis bill; that he spoke to two mem- =
ers of the musical organization o
Which he had been informed had r
,mething to do with the payment
the bill: that DIR. Girard, the Own-t
of the building as he is informed, I
which the moving picture show
as given denies owing the bill;
Mr.. Pierre Gerac. the manager
the band. as he is informed. also c
mics owing the bill. and asking the il
uncil to give him any information Lei
show by whom the bill is due. Tol
ID suggesting that in the event that Ct
Information can be gotten tina. N
be filed in solido against all the NJ
ambers of the band and have the j
urts decide if the bill is due by e
EN-; and finally advising the coun-
that with regard to the tax delin- m
ents that their property be sold &C
the city as usual, as he saw no Al
to file ordinary suit for the sp
sovery Of the same. was read to the al
nncil. And after discussion Of the in