St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-05-16
Council Proceedings.

The Board OF Aldermen met In FeRu'
lar session, present, E. L. Loeb, Mayor,
presiding. The following members Of
the Board of Aldermen being duly quail
flied answered the roll call:
L. A. Gosselin, At Large.
M. A. Fields, 1st Ward.
w. A. Hays, I'd Ward.
Simon Sicily, Sd Ward.
E. X. Eastman, 4th Ward.
All the members being present the
meeting was called to order.
And on motion Of Mr.. Hays, duly
seconded and carried the Board pro
ceeded to organize, and elect officers
Motion by Mr.. Eastman
That Mr.. Simon Sicily be elected
Mayor Pro Tenn. Motion duly second
ed and carried.
On motion of Mr.. Hays, duly second.
ed and carried, Mr.. Sicily was elected
Mayor Pro Tenn by reclamation.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That Fl. u. Callihan be elected City
Clerk. Motion duly seconded and car.
ried.
Moved and seconded that MFR. II. U.
C llinan be elected City Clerk by &C.
clamation. Carried.
Motion by Mr.. Eastman
That Mr.. Leopold Dejean be elected
Night Police. Motion duly seconded
and carried.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Leo
pold Dejean be elected Night Police by
reclamation. Carried.
Motion by Mr.. Sicily
That Mr.. Elijah Fisher be elected
Night Police. Motion duly seconded
and carried.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Elijah
Fisher be elected Night Police by &C
clamation. Carried.
Motion by Mr.. Eastman
That MIR. Z. W. Meginley be elected
day police. Motion duly seconded and
carried.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. l.. v.
Meginley be elected day police by ac-
clamation. Carried.
Motion by Mr.. Gosselin-
That Mr.. M. Halphen be elected
Street Commissioner. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
Moved and seconded that MFR. NJ. Hal
phen be elected Street Commissioner
by reclamation. Carried.
Motion by Mr.. Sicily
ThatMr. r.. M. Hollier be elected City
Engineer. Motion duly seconded and
carried.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Hollier
be elected City Engineer by acclama-
ton. Carried.
Motion by Mr. Hayes
That MIR. J.. j.. Perrodin be elected
City Treasurer. Motion duly seconded
and carried.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. j. j..
Perrodin be elected City Treasurer by
reclamation. Carried.
Motion by Mr. Hays
That A. G. Jones be elected Superin-
tendent Of the Power Plant. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Fields
That Dr.. r. M. LittelI be elected City
Physician. Motion duly seconded and
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That Mr.. D. l., Guilbeau be elected
City Attorney. Motion duly seconded
and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Eastman
That Mr.. C. Mornhinveg be elected
%ianitor. Motion duly seconded and
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That the City Clerk be made ex-Of-
ficio City Tax Collector. Seconded by
Mr.. Sicily.
Yeas: Hays, Sicily and Eastman.
Nays; Gosselin and Fields. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That the following parties compose
the City Board of Health and that they
be elected as members of said board by
reclamation: DR.. B. A. Littell, DR.. j. A.
Haas, DR.. C. F. Boagni, Mr.. Chas.
Ventre, Mr.. L. H. Eornhinveg. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Messrs. Fields, Eastman and Hays,
were appointed as members OF the
Finance Committee.
Messrs. Gosselin, Sicily and East
ham, were appointed on the Purehas-
ing Committee.
Motion by Mr.. Eastman
That the salary of the Mayor befixed
at $4,000 per annum. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That the salary of the City Clerk be
fixed at $4,000 per annum. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That the salary of the Street Commits
sioner be fixed at $4,000 per rnnum.
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That the salary of the City Attorney
be fixed at $4,000 per annuIn Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays
That the salary of the City Physician
be fixed al $4,000 per annum. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Sicily
That the salary of the Night Police be
fixed at $4,000 per annum. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by MIR. Eastman
That the salary of the Day Police be
fixed at $4,000 per annum. Motion
duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Hays