Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-31
Abbcville, La, May %. 1913.


The council of the town of Abbevllle .
met i'll special called session with Mayor
Brasscux presiding, and all members
answering to roll call. The mayor re-
quested the reading of his call, as
follows:
Abbeviile, La, May IS, 1913.
To the Hon. +. l.. Melebeck, K. L.
Nelson, J. {. Broussard and w. ,.
HAYES, councilmen, corporation of Abb
| beville. La.
| Gentlemen: BY virtue of the law, III
ne vested, as mayor of the town OF Ap-
beville, La, hereby call YOU to meet
in special session at my Office tins Gay
and date at 1880 p. m, for the follow
ing purposes, namely:
First: To enact an ordinance author
!, ling the mayor to negotiate loan Oh
s., SOC. 90 and to repeal an ordinance en-
acted OH the 10th day of May, 1913, OH
the same subject matter.
Second: To adopt specifications Ell
: crossings and plans therefor.
Witness nv hand and seal OF ofhc'
. this 18th day of May, 1913.
(Signed) ADOLPH bKAooroM.
; Mavor, Town of Abbeville
Service of the foregoing call is hereb
|, accepted and citation waived at 3o'cioc
o., of Nav 1918.
(Signed w. 5. HAYES.
u R.P. NELSON.
7. {. BROUSSARD.
FL. MELEBECK.
~. On motion of X. 7. Nelson, scconde
nv W. 5. Hayes, that the ordinan'
81 adopted by this council at its session
~ of NAV 20, 1918 referring to and autho
ling the negotiation of a loan OF s3'oo
and duly of record in the minutes OF u
proceedings of this body OH the afoI
said date, be and il is hereby repeaie
All voted yea, and the mayor declar
" ia. ordinance above mentioned repeale
do AN ORDINANCE.
on On motion of w. $. Hayes. secoho
nd bv T. c. Broussard, the following OF
he nance WAS read and after being duly
-. WAS unanimously adopted, the vote Del
:, registered as follows:
III DIR. p. Nelson. yea; +. l.. Me
INT beck, yea; w. S. Hayes, yea; ana j.
lg, Broussard, yea.
pe. The mayor declared the follow
ill, adopted:
,o.. An ordinance authorizing the mayor
,he town of Abbeville to negot
Ien loan in an amount not exceed
L. s.. 500 Oil such terms as may De ag'
I'M u,on between him and the lender
M meet past due bills and deiray
rent expenses, payable not later
Feb. 10, 1914, and to sign Tor Ill
els r,,re of the Town of Abbeville, a
or notes in aggregate amount not
ceed;ue $500, maturing not
=. than Feb. 10, 1914, and conditions
hear five per cent interest per an
aint after maturity, and to place the
! .o ..ds IN the credit of the gel
,ross fund.
c.ct;on I. Be it ordained by
MAYOR and the board of aldermen
INC town of Abbeville, La, that the n
the % the town of Abbeville is hereb
, the ,,or;zed and instructed to borrow &c
+ ;s town of Abbeville, an amount mol
:. ceeding $500, and to execute a nj
notes for the sum borrowed, mat
~, later than Feb. 10, 1914, and
'arish TONED to bear five per cent per a
these ;utesest from maturity until pai'
ooest additional ter per cent on the agg
-. amount thereof. as attorneys fees
'"o" Sec. 2. Be it ordained by the
aches hoor,, Of aldermen that the tire
they If the town is hereby instruct'
i've a directed to place the proceeds
~ ten loan effected BY the mayor, to the
e..r of the general fund.
-. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained
,ii'o' that in addition to the amount ii
1erlng ne collected and credited to the
nimals fund from the 1913 tax levy, the
Such licenses or as much thereof as