Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-30
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
St. Joseph, La Nay Goth, 1918.

or and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of St. Joseph met at the
Mayors Office in the said town on
Tuesday evening, May 20, at G
O'Clock.
There were present: Hon. W. NJ,
Davidson, Mayor; and Messrs. Jos
Curry, B. F. Young, L. Buckner,
and o. Levy, Aldermen. Absent /:
E. j. Walton.
The several members having re-
ceived their commissions and hav.
ing qualified, took their seats.
A quorum being present: the
Board proceeded to business, as fol-
lows:
On motion Mr.. Jos. Curry was
elected Mayor pro tenn.
On motion Mr.. Josiah P. Scott
was elected Town Clerk.
On motion Mr.. R. H. Whitney
was elected Town Treasurer.
On motion the Mayor and Messrs
Levy and Buckner were appointed
on the Finance Committee, for the
present term.
On motion Mr.. Louis Bucknel
was appointed Street Commissioner
On motion DIR. L. A. Murdoch,
DIR. II. s. Trice and Messrs. A. B
Ratcliff, Louis Buckner and A. E
Green were appointed on the BOARD
of Health for the town of st. Joseph
DIR. Murdoch to be president of same
On motion the several ordinance.
and regulations enacted by the
Board of Health are hereby adopted
by the Mayor and Board of Alder.
men of the Town of St. Joseph anC
declared to be a part of these pro
ceedings.
On motion, duly seconded, tn,
Town Marshal was instructed to en-
force the ordinance relative to dog
running at large upon the streets o
town without tags.
On motion the Mayor was author
lied to make arrangements with tn
owners of the vacant lots near tn
business section of town for thei
use as hitching grounds for horse
and it was further instructed to hav
racks constructed for the accommo
dation of visiting and transfer
teams.
On motion a committee compose
of the Mayor and Messrs. A. E
Green and L. Buckner was ap
pointed to enter into correspondent
with some good and reliable con
tractors with view of getting est
mates for the laying Of Schillinge
pavements throughout the Town c
St. Joseph, and the said committe
to report at the next regular meet
ing of this Board.
On motion, duly seconded,
committee composed of Messrs
Young, Buckner and Green wa
appointed to ascertain the cost {
laying off and equipping with moo
ern appliances for amusement
playground on the Court Hou:
Square for the children of St. j
seph and vicinity; said commits
to report at subsequent meeting
this Board.
On motion, duly seconded, Il
following ordinance was unanimou
lly adpoted:
ORDINANCE No. 65.
An ordinance prohibiting the owners
Geese from allowing the same to n
at large within the corporate linn
2 OF the Town OF st. Joseph, and pr
yiding that the same shall be shot
D the Marshal when found running
9 large on the Public Square, streets
. side walks of said town.
0 Be il ordained by the Town Council
= St. Joseph that owners OF geese are IL
o hidden to allow the same to run at lar
0 within the corporate limits of the ToV
> OF st. Joseph.
al BE IL further ordained that 1t shall
0 the duty of the Town Marshal to she
9 all geese found at large on the Pub
Q square, the public streets and side wal
o of the town of st. Joseph.
9 Be il further ordained that this or
y nance shall be effective from and at
PRONUNCIATION.
w. NJ. DAVIDSON, Mayor
JOSIAH p. ScoTT, Clerk.
On motion, the Town Marsf
was instructed to enforce the or
nance against stock running at lal
on the public highways and pro
ding for their being taken up a
q impounded when allowed to ros
}, on the streets.
d And there being no further bu