Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-07
Regular Meeting
of City Council
Abbcvillc. La. June 2nd. 1918.


and the Mayor, presiding.
ON motion seconded and carried The
minutes Of MAY 5th, 9th, 10Th, and 18th
were read and adopted,
On motion DR.. K. Z. Nelson, seconded
by J. Carmile Bronssard the account Of
the General Electric Company i'll the
amount of S2l2.6l as shown by the
Audit of the Towns Records by Mr.. {.
+. Wernuth is hereby approved and
ordered paid when the funds are
available. Unanimously adopted, all
voting yea.
ON motion J c. Broussard seconded
! BY r. i. Nelson the Mayor appoint a
/ Committee of Two examine the system
recently adopted by this council with
/ the view OF asCertaining whether the
! system can be divided and the work
/ done by two men or handled by one
man. The Mayor named the following
gentlemen on that Committee: !. {.
Broussard, ". 5. Hayes. his Honor
being exoflicio Chairman by virtue of
his Office. unanimously adopted.
Reports called for: Chief of police,
no report; Assistant police, 10 reports;
Treasurer. no report; Pound Keeper
reported as follows;
Abbevillc, La. Nav 5lst, 1918.
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen: | submit YOU the fol-
lowing report:
May fst Pierre Brown, one horse,
81 90; Nav Srd. Theodore Laporte one
horse, Sl,00; May 18th. J, A. Berlin,
$500; May 10th: J. A. Berth, 500
May 10Th, DR.. johnson. so; May 2Sfh.
a. Saporito, Sl.OO. Total, $3.50
This money rendered to tile Bank of
Abbeyille and declined by them account
of Mr.. Terrier, the Treasurer of the
Corporation being out of town, retained
by me and deducted in settlement of INV
salary for May by Secretary.
Respectfully,
NC MEAUX
Witness his mark, J. T. Brooks.
A petition by the property holders in
the Godchaux addition was presented
and read protesting against the erection
of cotton gin i'll their neighborhood
by {. A. Steen;
On motion J. {. Broussard, seconded
by w, S. Hayes said petition was accept
ed and ordered filed. Vote thereon
registerded as follows, J, c. Broussard,
Yea; W. S. Hayes, yea; +. .Me1ebeck,
no; K. 7. Nelson, no. the Mayor voted
yea; and declared the motion duly
carried.
Hon. &c. Broussard then presented
the following resolution:
Whereas petition, signed BY property
owners and taxpayers of the corporation
OF Abbeville, La. have presented to this
Council their protests TO the erection of a
cotton gin OH those certain Lots known
and described as Lots One and Two,
Block G. Godchaux's Addition to the
town of Abbeville, La, and
Whereas, it has been made to appear
to this council that the eraction of said
gin in the residential district of the town |
Of Abbeville is of great injury to said
tax payers and property owners. and |
That same is nuisance therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Mayor and board of
aldermen of the corporation of Abbeville
hat it shall be and it is unlawful for the
'aid {. 5. Steen to erect or attempt to
erect said gin as contemplated bv INN:
hat the erection of gin in said part of
and town would be a nuisance, pure and
simple, that copies of this resolution be
erved OH said {. S. Steen, and that
lfter due notice thereof, if the said c. S.
'teen persist in the premises that the
dayor of the town of Abbeville is
to bring proper action in the
tate Court to enjoin said work.
tote called and registered as follows:
J. {. Broussard, yea; w. S. HAYES,
ca; r. p. Nelson, no. +. l.. Melebeck,
o. the mayor voted yea. and declared
he resolution duly adopted
A petition was presented against the
de-walks to be laid from Mrs. Eius
eBlanc's to W. H. waggoner's on one :
de the street and on motion R. p.
elson. seconded by w. S. Hayes said
clifton was laid on the table. All voted
ca, unanimously adopted. The follow
'g Bills against the General Fund were
and ordered paid when Funds
e available.
r. {. A. Schilling, Services as
Health Officer and Sanitary In
spector from April |, 1911, to
March 81, 1918. 500 On e
r. c. A. SchiIIing, Fumigating
house in which Chas. Gonzales }
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b. Broussard. May 10Th re-
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