The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-12
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Dtdiu vi afuSfultu iIelu llllS udy,
the following members were pres
ent: A. B. Briant, Mayor; Board, G.
w. Newman, Geo. Rettig, o. Lee
jeune, Joe Stern and Rudolph Yum
kes.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That all eating houses be clos
ed at 11:50 p. m.
After being taken up section by
section the following Ordinance was
adopted as a whole:
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to the vital statistics of the
Town of st. Francisville, La, re-
curing doctors and midwives to
report all births and deaths to
the clerk or secretary of said
, Town. and providing a penalty
for the failure thereof.
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the May
or and Councilmen of the Town of
st. Frarclsville, at a regular ses-
sion of said Board, that from and
after the adoption of this ordinance
it shall be the duty of all doctors
and mldWive8 to report, within thir-
ty days, all births and deaths occur
ring within the corporate limits Of
the Town of St. Francisville to the
clerk or secretary OF said Town.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by
the Mayor and Councilmen of the
Town of st. Francisville, La, That
any one c0ntraVening or violating
the provisions set forth in Sec.
of this ordinance by failing to make
such report as aforesaid shall be
fined in the sum of not less than
$4,000 five dollars, nor more than
($25,0O) twenty-five dollars for each
offense, or in default of payment of
said fine, to be imprisoned not less
than five days, nor more than thirty,
or both, at the discretion of the May
or.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained by
the Mayor and Councilmen of the
Town Of st. Francisville, That this
ordinance takes effect from and af.
ter it's adoption.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor.
G. l.. PLETTINGER. Clerk.
Adopted March 4th, 1913.
Motion made, seconded and carried
That Clerk be authorized and en-
powered to make flat water rate
with the Y. & M. V. R. R. for water
ing extra trains.
Motion made, seconded and carried
That the sum of (S600.00) Six Hun
dred Dollars be donated the Julius
Freyhan High School.
Motion made, seconded and carried
That the sum of $16175 be paid c
H. Jeuks for services.
]. P. Newsham appeared before
the Board relative to drainage. The
matter was referred to the Street
Committee.
The communication of Mr.. jerks
relative to Plant, was read, and the
Clerk authorized to obtain further
information.
Union City, Tenn.
April LIST, 1913
Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen
+ st. Francisville, La.
Dear Sirs:
Confirming my verbal report tt
you Of the 2Sth of March:
Before making any adjustments O
the machinery Of the plant, con
Quoted a test of it to determine tn,
fuel consumption. | found this to b.
399 gallons of oily for the night rul
Of March 25th. After making some
adjustments to the electric light en-
CINE, it dropped to 302 gallons fo
the same run, but with a slight!
greater load during the night of tht
26th. After completing the adjust,
ments on the 9th the consumption
fell to 293 gallons for that night
The load for the last two nights be
ing practically the same. The nigh
of the 18th was run with coal, tn
consumption being $500 lbs, allow
ing for starting. | am of the opinion
that the electric light engine i
properly adjusted and in good an,
economical working order. The pump
ing engines require considerable at
tention, though, as the slippage il
them is excessive. Following the in
StructiOn of the committee | am az
ranging to have this defect correct
ed at an early date. | am also try
ing to locate valves of the doubl
gate pattern to replace those tina
| have worn ont on the DISCHARGE frOr