St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
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Respectfully submitted,
(Sipnedl M. HAIPHEN.

reau. Seconded by Mr.. Fields.
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields and Hays.
Nays: Sicily and Eastman.
Acting on opinion of the City Attor-
ney the Mayor vetoes motion above,
acting on his right to veto said mo-
ton.
Mr.. Gosselin moves, without admit
ting the Mayors right to veto any mo-
ton, that the previous motion be
adopted over the Mayors veto.
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields and Hays.
Nays: Sicily and Eastman.
Mayors veto sustained.
Moved by Mr. Hays that the City At
torney be instructed to prepare neces-
sary ordinance to provide for payment
of Fire Alarm System upon its accept
ance by the La. Fire Prevention Blu
reau, in conformity with the law on
that subject. Motion seconded by Mr..
Gosselin.
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields and Hays.
Nays: Sicily and Eastman.
Motion vetoed by Mayor.
Motion by MIR. Gosselin that motion
be passed over the Mayors veto with
out recognizing Mayors right to veto.
Motion seconded by MI. Hays.
Yeas: Gosse!in, Fields and Hays.
Nays: Sicily and Eastman.
Mayors veto sustained.
Motion by Mr.. Eastman that action of
Board fixing salary of City Marshal at
5000 per month be reconstruct and
that salary be now fixed at 100000 per
annum.
MIR. Gasselin moves to amend above
motion that Chief of Police salary be
fixed at $500 per month. Motiou fails
for want of q second.
Vote ON original motion of Mr.. East
ham, same being duly seconded.
Yeas; Gosselin, Fields, Hays, Sicily
and Eastman. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the request
of MIR. N. F. Budd, to change his sa-
loon license from white to coiored be
granted and permission given to oper-
ate said saloon at 304-306 Landry street,
said Mr.. Budd having complied with
the law. Motion carried.
Moved by MIR. Eastman and duly Sec
onded that the Mayor be authorized to
sign contract with the Texas Oil Co., as
per contract now on file with the Clerk
as Recommendation Of the Superin-
tendent w. w. & E. L. Plant.
Moved by Mr.. Sicily and duly Sec
ended that the Mayor appoint a COM
mittee with the City Engineer to rec
ommend the location of sidewalks to be
built and report at next regular meet
ing. Mayor appoints the Board as a
committee Of the whole.
Moved by Mr.. Hays and duly second
ed that in addition to the proposition
of the American Audit CO., that the
Mayor be authorized to secure propo-
sitions from other companies or indi-
viduals for the audit. Motion carried.
Motion by Nh. Hays and duly second
ed the following resolution was adopt
ed: Be it resolved by the Mayor and
Members OF the Board of Aldermen
that the several police officers of this
municipality be and they are hereby
directed to make monthly reports Of
the arrests made duriug the previous
month, the character or nature of the
charge and the result of the inyesti-
CATION or trial. Be it further resolved,
that for good and sufficient reason, this
resolution become effective at once.
The first reportto be made hereunder
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Moved by Mr.. Gosselin and duly Sec
onded that City Attorney be instructed
to notify the N. O. T. & M. r. r. Co.
that unless they make, within ten days.
the necessary drainage along and un-
der their railroad track in Opelousas as
by the street commissioner,
the City will be compelled to take
action. Motion carried.
Moved by Mr.. Hays and duly second
ed that fines for criminal cases of the
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