St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-01-18
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Melville, La.

Z IL Ii III AtASk AaA@S 80 @Eg
We, the undersigned property
holders and voters Of the Town
of Melville, petition your Honor
able Body to expend the amount
of two thousand (S2, 900. 00) dol
lars. to be used in building side
walks, and improving streets
and drainage, in the said town
of Melville, La.
R. E. Walling, w. NJ. Tony,
Ira L. Westbrook, Peter Chaser,
Jno. Mangiaracina, r., w. S.
Rony, F. NJ. Able, E. F. Stongle,
Paul Artall, Wiley Hudson, An
drew Thomasson, j. E. Hill, Sam
Case, Willie Thomasson, M. G.
Chaser, Chas. A. Goudchaux, G.
L. Huggard, |. Zerangue, I. II.
Hudson, J. NJ. Able, 0 S c a r
Williamson, Thomas Capps, F.
B. Cason, S. M. Satterly, J. W.
|Conley. Stanislas Zerangue, ].
B. Cason, A. Rosenberg, C. B.
Anderson, G. A. Bergeron, W.
E. Leblanc, John Deneker, G.
L. Hazard, @. E.. Hamilton, P.
Payton, E. J. Lyons, H. E. Ze-
rangue, S. ]. DeLoach, G. C.
Johnson, E. P. Melancon,
G. N a p 0 Ii, Charli e
Napoli. JASPER Artall. J.. F,
Ferinco, Mrs. M. E. Hill, Mrs.
Pat fedora, Mrs. G. Rosenberg,
Thomas Colbert, Mrs. S. Ze-
rangue, Sam Casio, LUCE -
Sam Lashuta, John F. Viola,
Rachel Deneker, Andrew John
son, A. ]. Suffer, Chas. Lash,
Mrs. L. C. Stone.
Moved by E. G.. Richard, sec
onded by R.. H. Jones and car
ried, That the petition be re-
.ceived and all available funds of
this year left after building the
town hall be devoted to building
sidewalks and bridges. On call
of the roll the following vote was
taken: Yeas, E.. G. Richard, R..
II. Jones and w. 7. Smith; nays,
W. Stone and C. A. Long.
Motion was carried.
The following ordinance was
presented and read as follows:
No. 26.
An ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of the Town Of Melville, La,
to advertise for bids to borrow
$4,000. 90 and providing for the.
payment Of the same and to
contract for the building of
concrete sidewalks, to estab-
lish drainage, and building the
necessary bridges in the town
Of Melville, La.
Sec. L. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of the toWn Of Melville, La, That
the Mayor be authorized to Dor
row the sum Of $4,000. 90 Five
Thousand Dollars) providing for
the payment of the same by
pledging the license revenues
for the years of 1914-1915 and
1916.
Sec. 2. Be it f t h e r or
1ained, etc., That the Mayor be
and is hereby authorized to sign
papers necessary to carry out
and execute the provisions set
above, and to sign all con-
tracts necessary for the building
IF said walks, establishing such
drainage as necessary and build
.ng the bridges necessary.
Sec. 3. Belt further or
1ained, ETC., That all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Thus done and passed in regu-
ar session convened on this
seventh day of January, 1913,
A. D.
LESTER J. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
Attest:
E. J. LEBLANC, Clerk.
Moved by w. T. Smith, sec
by r. III. Jones and car
led, That Ordinance No. 26 do
low pass. On call of the roll
he following vote was taken:
yeas, W. T. Smith, R. Fl. Jones,
A. Long, E. G. Richard, and
;. ". Stone; nays, none.
Moved by w. T. Smith and
seconded by C. A. Long and car
led, That bids be advertised for
he ditchipg of the ditch leading
rom the levee on Second street
Town to Oscar Williamson's cor
Ter; north On Jones street, then
tut Burton street to Bushy
Also on the ditch lead
ng from the levee on Rail Road
treet to Texas street; then north
o Hotel; then following the Rail
Road ditch to Bushy Bayou.
On call Of the roll the follow
ng vote was taken: yeas, w. T.
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