The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-09-10
CITY COUNCIL


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few gaskets and packing to stop the
i~nnumerable leaks. We find the b.
ers in good condition. We find the
boilers will ruinshra plunmf ahahat
boller settings are in good condition,
but some bad leaks in water and
Steam pipes above boilers will ruin
the setting and boilers if not attend
ed to shortly.
We fndt he engines in a very filthy
condition, oilers and oil cups being in
poor working order, which very ma
terially shOrtenS the life of the ma
chinery.
All of the above repairs can be
made in our opinion for the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars in about
thirty days.
1t would be very much to the ad-
vantage of the city if it had a large
feed water heater which would very
much decrease the fuel oil consump-
ton and pay for itself in a short
time.
Also we find the necessity of having
an extra boiler about one hundred
and twenty-five horse power installed
at the plant SO as to allow some of
the boilers when not in use, to be
cleaned and repaired. This would
lengthen the life of the boilers on
hand at least ten years, The boilers
now in use are in very good condi-
ton and will run for five years or
more without any trouble if properly
cared for.
If the above repairs at a cost of
twenty-five hundred dollars be made
h water and light plant of this city,
if properly handled, would give eco
nomical and efficient service, without
the addition of a new boiler and heat
er, in my opinion for at least five
years.
There is no reason, il this plant is
repaired, why it should not give good
and efficient service for an indefinite
time to it's capacity if properly cared
for and kept in repair.
Respectfully,
NJ. G. MEYERS.
Mechanical Engineer.
EUGENE A. SCHUMACHER,
Electrical Engineer.
The following resolution was offer
GU, uuly 6cSOIucu anu uuduillOuSly |
carried:
Be it resolved by the City Council
of Lafayette, Louisiana: That His Ex-
cellency Luther K. Hall, Governor of
Louisiana, be III he is hereby re-
specially requested by his body to
supplement, if possible, his call for a
special session to amend act No. 12S
of the General Assembly Of the State,
approved July 9Th, 1910, relative to
the %pIedging of the excess revenues
of the municipalities of the State, ac-
cOrding to the draft Of said proposed
amendatory act hereto attached.
In explanation Of the necessity for
this, it is urged that the law as it wv
stands (Act 1913 Of 1910 provides for
a pledge Of such excess revenues for
ten years: that the term fixed for pay :
is too short; that the municipal
water and electric light plant of this
city is in need of immediate improve
ment and repair, and if such proposed
is not enacted, it is posi-
BILE that such repairs and improve !
ments be not made for 2 long period /
of time.
That said act 1913 Of 1910 was
tulSuueu, III du luUlIcCI way, NY Tie Z
enactment of act 27O Of 1910, which
has been declared to be Of no effect !
Is it applies to act No. 1928 of 1910, by :
decision of the Supreme Court in \
case of Mouton VS.. City OF Lafa-
1ette, Southern Reportel, Vol. So, p.
1913.
That this municipality had attempt
ID to issue certificates Of indebted
ness under the provisions of act 2.o
If 1910, extending payment thereon
twenty years, which issue Of certi-
icates of Indebtedness has been an
lulled by said decision; that the rev.
of the municipality are not suf-
large to issue certificates of
for ten years, to realize
sufficient amount of money for the
leeded improvements. L
That such proposed legislation is t
ot local, but has statewide import d
nee. -.
That only a technical error made in :
he proceedings of the General AS =
emily of 1910 prevented the enact
in legal form.
Wherefore. this body, respectfully
rges Your Excellency to provide for
he enactment Of the proposed legis-
alton.
There being no further business, on
duly seconded and carried the
adjourned.
A. r. TRAHAN, Mayor.
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