The true Democrat., 1914-11-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
PROCEEDINGS.
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amount as now provided for State pur.
poses by Act No. 65 of the regular ses.
sion of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana of the year 1904, or
acts amendatory thereof, special refer
ence being made to said act for the
purposes aforesaid, and for identified
ton herewith; and said license shall
be collected in the same manner and
at the same time as are collected other
licenses.
Sec. 8. That any firm, corporation or
company having more than one place
of business in said town shall pay a
separate license for each place of
business in said town.
Sec. 10. That the Municipal licenses
which are herein levied are declared
to be for the purposes which may be
required by the Constitution and Laws
of the State of Louisiana for Municipal
purposes.
A. B. BRIANT,
Mayor of the Town of
st. Francisville, Louisiana.
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
Ordinance passed on the tenth day
of November, 1914. Recorded in
Minute Book 49," pages.
Engineer Smith, in charge of the
erection of the reservoir, submitted
his second report
Motion made by Rettig, seconded by
Yunkes, that same be received and
spread upon the minutes.
Franklin, La, Nov. 2, 1914.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, St. Francisville, La.
Gentlemen:-I beg to report that the
construction work on the reservoir is
now completed and the finisher is at
work surfacing the top and floor AS
soon as this work is completed we will
make the tests for watertightness The
amount earned by the H. H. Shackel-
ford Co., contractor, to date, less 20 per
cent reserve, is s2,936.O0. Since the
contractor is desirous of drawing on
account, / would suggest paying him
Seventeen hundred dollars ($1,7O0.0O),
which is the balance after deducting
the amount of the first payment. (See
first report).
Respectfully submitted,
V. E. SMITH, Engineer.
After being taken up section by Sec
ton, the following ordinance, on mo-
tion of Yunkes, seconded by Rettig,
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to
issue certificate of Indebtedness to
H. H. Shackelford Co., contractors,
and to pledge part of the revenues
of 1916 in payment thereof
First. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the Town
of st. Francisville, Louisiana, that, in
accordance with the contract made
with H. H. Shackelford Company, and
in accordance with Act No. 81 of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou.
isiana, the Mayor and Clerk be and
they are hereby authorized and en-
powered to issue certificate of indebt-
edness of said Town to H. H. Shackel.
ford Co., contractors, for the construc.
ton of a reservoir, as follows, to-wit:
Certificate number two bearing per
cent interest per annum from date
until paid at maturity, April l, 1916
Second. Be it further ordained, That
for the prompt and punctual payment
of said certificate in principal and in
terest and in accordance with Act No
50 of the Legislature as aforesaid, the
sum of $1,810.57 out of the license
revenues of the Town for the year
1916 be and the same is hereby special
ly set apart and dedicated to the pay
ment of said Indebtedness certificate
number two.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
the ordinance take effect Immediately
after it's passage.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor.
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
On motion of Rettig, seconded by
Rogers, the following certificate of in
debtedness was adopted:
Number Two $1,700.00
State of Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana.
RESERVOIR CERTIFICATE
issued to the H. H. Shackelford Com
pany, Bayou Sara, La, by the
Town of st. Francisville, La.
1t is hereby certified that there is
now due the H. H. Shackelford Com
pany, contractors, the sum of One
thousand seven hundred dollars ($1,
00000), payable on the first day Of
April, 1915, out Of the revenues of the
Town of st. Francisville, La, for the
year 1916.
This debt is created and it's payment
provided for and this certificate issued
under and by virtue of the ordinance
of the Board of Aldermen adopted al
a meeting held on the tenth day Of
November. 1914, and pursuant to the
provisions of Act No. 80 of the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
approved June the 10Th, 1902, and acts