St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
Opelousas, La. June g, 1914.

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Opelousas, La. June 9, 1914.
To the Honorable L. A. Gosselin, Ma
RUS Fields, W. A. Hays, Simon
Sicily and E. K. Eastman, Members
Of the Board of Aldermen of the
city of O%pelousas, La.
Gentlemen: You are hereby notified
that there will by a special meeting of
the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Opelousas, La, at the City Hall at the
hour of 2:30 o'clock p. m, this 9th
day of June, 1914, for the purpose of
considering and taking action thereon
as may be necessary, the following
propositions, viz:
1. For the purpose of receiving the
reporteof the inspector of the La. Fire
Prevention Bureau covering the in
spection made by him of the Gamewell
Fire Alarm System recently installed
in this City, and taking such C o n
thereon as may be necessary.
2. For the purpose of accepting the
Gamewell Fire Alarm System recently
installed in this City, in the event same
is found to cover the requirements of
the State Fire Prevention Bureau.
9. For the purpose of instructing the
City Attorney to prepare the necessary
ordinance providing for the payment
Of the Gamewell Fire Alarm System.
4. For the purpose of adopting such
ordinance in the event the City Attor-
ney is unable to prepare the s a m e
within the time fixed for the meeting
herein called; or, If the said ordinance
cannot be prepared by the City Attor-
ney within the time limit set for this
meeting, that the meeting be adjourned
until such hour as may be suggested by
the City Attorney, at which time said
ordinance shall be adopted.
5. For the purpose of acting upon
such other matters and things in con-
nection with the acceptance of such
Fire Alarm System, and providing the
means for the payment of same, not
hereinabove specified.
s. For the purpose of providing
means to pay Galley and Clark amount
due them for intersections at Landry
and Market Streets and Bellevue and
Market Streets.
lSigned) E. L. LOEB. Mayor.
(Signed)
Attest: H. U. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.
Received the above notice on the 9th
day OF June, 1914, and on the same day
! and date I notified Messrs. Eastman
Hays, Fields and Gosselin in person.
| was unable to notify MI. Simon Sicily
as he and family are absent from
home.
(Signed)
c. L. HAYES, City Marshal.
The Board Of Aldermen met pursuant
to the above call, present, E. L. Loeb,
Mayor, presiding; Aldermen, Cos.
selin, Fields, Hays, and Eastman.
There being a quorum present, the
meeting was called to order.
Resolution by Mr.. Gosselin:
Whereas, the Gamewell Fire Alarm
Telegraph Co.. have agreed to deduct
one thousand dollars from the original
contract price of the Fire Alarm Sys-
tenn installed by them In this City, and
Whereas, they have agreed to accept
payments OF said amount as follows:
Twenty-Five hundred dollars on Jan.
18th, 1916; Thirteen hundred and
eighty dollars on Jan. 18th, 1917, with
8 per cent interest from date, and have
agreed that said amounts are to be rep.
resented by Certificates of Indebted
ness, to be issuedto them on approval
OF said system by the La. Fire Proven
ton Bureau.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
City accept said Fire Alarm System up.
on the terms and conditions as stated
in this resolution.
Resolution duly seconded and adopt
ed by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields and Hays.
Nays: Eastman.
Motion by MI. Hays:
That the City Attorney be instructed
to prepare ordinance to conform with
terms and conditions of the above reso-
luton and submit same to the Board at
the next regular meeting. Motion duly
seconded and carried.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the meeting Was adjourned.
E. /. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: H. U. CALLAHAN, City Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE.
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