St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-08-29
Special Meeting.
Washington, La, Aug. IL, 191

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Washington, La, Aug. II, 1914.
To the Members of the Board of Alder
men, Washington, La.
Gentlemen-There will be a special
meeting of your Honorable Board this
day at s p. M, at the Town Hall, for
the purpose of receiving engineers
estimate covering sidewalk construe-
ton, and for the further purpose of adj
opting Special Assessment Ordinance
Number Two pertaining to the same.
BY affixing your signature hereto
you will signify your intention OF being
present.
1 Respectfully yours,
F. P. MARTIN, Mayor.
Signed: Jas. A. Going, M. Wolff, F. 7.
Boudreau, j. 7. Mary.
Washington, La, Aug. Is, 1914.
Pursuant to the above call the Board
of Aldermen met in special session this
day with the following present: F. P.
Martin, Mayor, presiding, and Alder
men Wolff, Mary, Boudreau and Going.
Absent: Voltz.
The following ordinance was offered:
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
NUMBER TWO.
To levy a special assessment on the
property abuttlng the north side of
Water street from S. F. R. R. to Church
street; south side of Water street from
Church street to Bridge street;east side
Of Bridge street from Water street to
Sittig street; West side of Fridge street
from Sittig street to Dejean street;
south side of Dejean street from Bridge
street to Prescott Ave-, of the town of
Washington, La, for the purpose OF de-
fraying the cost of construction of side
walks and curling On said streets, I'M
der contract by the Mayor of the town
of Washington, La, with Claude A. De-
Jersey, Contractor, of date March Is,
1914, and to prorate the cost of construc-
ton of said sidewalks and curbing be-
tween the abutting property owners,
and to provide the manner of enforc-
ing payment of said special assessment
and authorizing the Mayor of said town
to issue certificates of Indebtedness
covering the deferred payments due by
! the respective property owners on ac-
count Of the construction of said side
walks and curbing.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
town of Washington. La, in special
ment be and the same is hereby levied
in a manner set forth after the descrip-
ton of each separate piece Of property,
for the purpose Of defraying the cost OF
construction of the sidewalks and curb
ing abutting said property under con-
tract entered into by the Mayor Of the
town of Washington, La, with Claude A.
DeJersey, Contractor, on the 18th day
of March 1914, to-wit:
NJ. L. & t. R. r. & S. S. Co:
so feet front on north side of Water
street, and bounded as follows: North
by Bayou Courtableau, south by Water
street; east by Railroad property; west
by Church street, the sum of One Hun
tdred and Thirty-One and Fifty-Eight
Hundredths (s131.5S) Dollars.
JAMES NICHOLSON:
ia feet front on south side of Water
street, and bounded as follows: North
by Water street; south by ~Sittigstreet;
east by Church street; west by town of
Washington, the sum Of One Hundred
and Eighty-FiVe and Sixty Four Hun
dredths l$185.64l Dollars.
TOWN OF WASHINGTON:
40 feet front on south side Water
street and bounded as follows: North
by Water street; south by Sitting street;
east by Nicholson; West by Elter Bros,
the sum Of Forty Seven and Sixty Hun
gdredths fs47.60l Dollars.
j. w. ELTER & BRO:
S3'feet front on south side of Water
street, and bounded as follows: North
by Water street; south by Sittig street;
eastbytoWn Of Washington; Westby Du-
pre-, the sum of Ninety One and Seven
ty Hundredths ($91.70) Dollars.
GODFREY DUPRE:
SO feetfront on south side of Water
street, and bounded as follows: North
by Water street; south by Sittig street;
east by Elter; west by Gibbons, ct ais,
the sum Of One Hundred and Nine and
Fifty Eight undredths ($1o9. 58) Dollars.
GIBBONS, DUPRE&LALONDE:
1872 feet front on south side of Water
street and bounded as follows. North
by Water street; south by Sittig street;
east by Dupre; west by Bridge street,
the sum Of Two Hundred and Five and
Ninety Two Hundredths ($205. 92) Dol
lars.
GIBBONS, ~DUPRE&LALONDE:
1872 feet front on east side Of Bridge
street and bounded as follows: North
by Water street; south by Sittig street;
east by Dupre; west by Bridge street,
the sum of Two Hundred and Twenty
Six and Eight Hundredths (s226.08)
Dollars.