St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-12-12

rect and accepts same and also orders
that the bonds of the former City Clerk
and Tax Collector be ordered cancelled
Motion duly seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Gosselin,
That a committee be appointed witt
authority to act, for the purpose of nav
ing insurance placed on the Power
/. Plant, with Messrs. Larcade & Litton
for the policies expiring within the
next few days providing satisfactory ar
engagements can be made for the pay
ment OF the premiums.
The Mayor appoints on above com.
mittee Messrs. Gosselin, Daniel and
Eastman.
RESOLUTION: Whereas, by Ordi.
nance of the Mayor and Board of Alder.
men Of this municipality, duly adopted
on the 9th day of June A. D. 1909, and
thereafter duly published and filed for
record in the Recorders Office of
this Parish, as per No. 66059
recorded in Mortgage Book
As, page 242, a special assessment
to defray the cost of sidewalk and curb
construction was levied in the name of
Mrs. r. M. Littell in the sum of four
hundred and seventy-tWo and 63-10O
dollars (S472.63) against the following
described property:
Bounded north by Cherry street,
south by Littell, east by Court street
and west by Market street, and
Whereas, by virtue of the provisions
! of law, and under the terms of said Or
dinance a certificate of indebtedness
was issued by the city of OpeIousas in
Guiding andcovering said special assess
ment in the name Of said Mrs. Littell
against said property, together with
other special assessments in the name
of other parties and against other
properties abutting sidewalks construct
ed on said Court street, and
Whereas, said special assessment
against the said Mrs. R. M. Littell was
an error in that she was not the owner
OF all the property thus specially levied
upon, and accordingly that the amount
charged against her was incorrect,
therefore
Be It Resolved, that said special as
in the name Of Mrs. R. M. Litte1Ibe and
the same is hereby amended and cor
rected SO as to read asfollows, to.wit:
LIST. Mrs. R. M. Littell, 1875 feet on
the west side of Court street, the
property being bounded on the north
by Cherry street, on the south by
property of DR.. R. NJ. Littell, on the
east by said Court street and on the
west by Market street, at $0.8978 equals
to s121,20 and extra for driveway 175,
total $121. 81.
End. DR.. R. M. Littell, 242.3 feet on
the west side Of Court street, the prop
erty being bounded On the north by
property of Mrs. R. NJ. Littell, on the
south by - street, on the east by said
Court street and on the west by Market
street., at $1.4378 equals to $348.78 and
IL feet drain pipe at $3.50 equals to
$500, total $352.38.
Be it further resolved, That said
special assessment approved as now
amended and corrected shall bear a
like rate of interest as originally pro-
vided for in said ordinance, !
Adopted.
The above resolution was adopted by
the following votes: Yeas-Gosselin,
Daniel, Sicily and Eastman.
Nays-None.
Adopted December list, 1914.
The following communication was
read:
Opelousas, La, Dec. 1st, 1914.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board OF Alder
men, City.
Conference.-The is to notify you that
there.is a house of ill-fame nea our
property in the LaWler & Cald-
well Addition to the town of Opelousas.
AS acitiZen and taxpayer ] most res
peetfully request that you move these
people, for such an institution is I'M
and besides its existence there
would greatly damage property.
Very respectfully yours,
Signed: j. B. BROCK.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel, that the com
munication of Mr.. J.. B. Brock be re-
received and said law be enforced as
prayed for therein, Yeas: Fields, Cos
Daniel, Eastman: Nays: Sicily.
adopted.
Mr.. Sicily gives the following as his
reason for voting mo" on the above
motion;
The ordinance of the city prohibits
such houses in the city limits and he
to notifying to move with
out all having to do the same. That
this particular house not being in the
residential portion of the city and that
other such houses more prominently
are not ordered to leave.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel, /,
That Mr.. E. Barnes be given contract
o paint the smoke stack at the Power s
Plant for the sum Of $3.50. Motion duly {
seconded and carried.
Motion by Mr.. Fields, !
That the Board ask for bids for cover
ne the water tank on the courthouse {
square, said work to be under the SUI !
,ervision of Superintendent Jones. /
dotion duly seconded and carried.
Upon motion duly seconded and car :
led the following bills were approved
nd ordered paid: I
IL. Jacobs News Depot Co., !
stationery for office-$ Is 8
13. Dardeau C Fields, feed 275
Il, A G Jones, sundries for :
Power Plant.... "a Is !
Is. Texas Oil Co, oils for Power
405 /
is. Texas Oil Co, oils for Power
3 70
II. Texas Oil Co, oils for Power ,
IS. Mrs. Julia Harris, brick /.
bats 0U0 2
10. Robinson, Masquerlette&Co.
auditing books $50 90 /
20. ] B Sandoz, sundries for
street and Power Plant 449 89i
81. Arthur D'ayy, hay for street /
mules % 81 c
q. H Lastrapes, Jr., recording !
Ordinance ete. % Is :
%. Fl Bodemuller, printing 4 20 !
"a. H Bodemuller, printing 5O01 I
Is. Jos Ducharme, feeding I