St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-30
AN ORDINANCE

TO enlarge the terri tory OF the FIRST
Sewerage District of the City OF
O~pelousas originally created on
March 7th, 1911.
Whereas, certain property tax payers
owning properties which front on that
portion of Grolee Street just beyond
the Eastern limits of the First Sewer
age District of this City have petltloned
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to
have their properties added to the said
Sewerage District, 50 that they may
benefit in the Improvements now being
Installed therein provided the property
tag AYERS of the added territory vote
in support thereof a tax and bond issue
prop~ortionate to that voted III the
original District, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor anu
Board of Aldermen OF the City Of Ope-
Iousas in regular session convened:
Section l.. That pursuant to Act 29o
of 1908, page 424, there is hereby added
to the territory of the First Sewerage
District of 0pelousas, La, created by
ordinance dated March 7th, 1911, the
following territory to-Wis: That GER
tain territory lying on both sides OF
lGroIee Street Just beyond and adjo1n-
ing the Eastern limits of said Sewerage
District as originally created, and
bounded as follows: Commencing az
the intersection of the North side OF
Grolee Street with the Eastern line OF
said Sewerage District, running thence
North along the said Eastern line OF
said District for q distance OF a Hun
dred and Sixty-nine feet, Seven inches
(16Y 7nl, thence running in an Easterly
direction parallel to the North line of
Grolee Street and at a distance of One
Hundred and ~Sixty-nine feet, Seven
inches (169' ~ therefrom to the East
ern property line ofJames o. Chachere
1 - - Sr- 3-R a1riesor h{S
property and that of Mrs. l.. Mayor or
Dr. Il. Chachere, thence in a Southernly
direction along the Eastern line of said
James @. Chachere's property to the
center line of Grolee Street, thence
along the center line of Grolee Street
In a Westerly direction to it's intersec-
ton with the Western line OF Cane
Street, thence South along the Western
line OF Cane Street for a distance of One
Hundred and ~Sixty-nine feet, Seven
Inches 1852 7'i1 back from the Southern
line of Crolee Street, then in q Westerly
direction parallel to the South line Of
Grolee Street and at q distance of One
Hundred and Sixty-nine feet, seven
inches (l69' ~ therefrom to an inter.
] section with the Eastern line of said
Sewerage District, as originally ere
ated. thence North to the point of be-
ginning; save and except, that where
!, ever the present established real line
of the property owned by any proprie
tor in said Addition who Adults or
either side of Grolee Street is less thar
t One Hundred and SiXtY-nine feet
Seven inches (l69' ~ back from the
, side of said street upon which the prop
erty abuts, and said proprietor does no
. own the property in the rear at the
adoption hereof, then such property al
lies back of the said established e
Line shall be excluded from the limit:
of said Addition to said Sewerage Dis
|, trict and the description h~ereinabove
j shall be interpreted as If so modified
the intention of this provision beinf
to give said addition said depth of On
: Hundred and Sixty-nine feet, Sever
: inches (t6g ~ back from either side o.
Grolee Street in all cases where thu
abutting proprietor owns back for tina
distance or more, but that where tn
: abutting proprietor does not own 70
that depth, then the present establish
: ed rear line Of his property shall bt
the limit of the addition to The distric
at that point.
Section Q. That the Mayor and tn
n City Clerk are hereby authorized AMI
directed to deliver a certified copy Q
y this ordinance to the Board Of Com
5. missioners of said First Sewerage DIE
trict, and to request said Board to forth
y with take such steps as may be neces
sary to call an election OF the propert
holders of said addition to its Distrfc
le at which shall be submitted the ques
lions of whether or not the properb
holders thereof will authorize the lew
ing of q tax and the issue Of bonds pro
portionate to those voted in the orig
nal district, the amount and detail
= thereof to be fixed BY said Board.
=. Section 8. That until such time
III said election has been held and the r.
suit thereof promulgated, the territor
hereby added to said Sewerage Dlstr1t
shall be known as the Grolee Stree
Addition thereto, and in the event thu
said election is favorable to the ley,
ing OF said tax and issuance of sai
y bonds, said addition shall ipso facto p
= come merged with the original Dissric
but if said election is uufaYorable
said propositions, then it shall ipl
facto cease and determine.
Section 4. That for good and SD
"a hcient reasons, and particularly becau
construction work is already und
Way in said Sewerage Districts this 9
dinance shall take effect from n ait
its passage.
'k Attest: J.B.A. stage, City Clerk.
Adopted Nov s, 1912.
- Minute Book &C. Vol. $50.
On motion duly seconded al
: carried the above ordinance 9
ter having been read section
section and adopted in like ma
or ner, was unanimously adopt,
~ as a whole.