St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-23

est on electric light bonds 5.65
DR.. II. s. Joseph, Gervices rem
dered Jeff Highway COM. 25.S5
October -. -. ESQ
C. A. Hewson, l IL day grad
ing street ............... 100
Cason & White, to one file, rs
cents; 2 rakes, 50 cents;
fork, rs cents ............ 1.30
Bills For Novemrcr, 1916.
richardson Oil Co., l car
crude oil go. .$253.ss
sal.ry ............ 5000
". J.. Coffree, postage stamps 70
". j. Coffree freight on OIL. 1.36
Alton Lakewood. salary Nov. o0.00 ,
70 light plant for Now. 1850
for. iail Do ,. : $50. ESQ
O.. G. Richar! salary street
commissioner ...... 5.0U
?. w. Lafeur, salary Oct &
Nov. salary auditor ....... 200
w. Heap, salary nc treasurer Loo
: store razor sala -. 1866
D. E. Hamilton, marshal, SAL. 1870
). E. Hamilton, half Of $3S
: fines ............ 1900
o. o, Hamilton, cash pd, wits. lilo
O.. E. Hamilton, cash pd, meals
at 90 cts each .......... bo
H. Montgomery, clerk, sal
ary 1,oo
J. Il. Montgomery, 5 per ct of
sI45.46 or 1916 taxes col. 1927
]. ii. Montgomery, recording 8
]. II. Montgomery, cost for col 10
H. Montgomery, postage AZ
6. w. Stone. merchandise for
electric Iigat system . 5.5o
DE- na d o. On Jas West WestbrooK 1000
Dr.. L. j. Williams. inquest
held on Jim Nelson lO.oo
David Majors, funeral services
rendered Jim Nelson 2.5o
H. NJ. Gordon, recording birth
and death certificates I'D
Electric Appliance Co, 10 gals
transformer oil, / oil can. 4.70
Worthington Pump & Machin-
cry Co., / b. p. compressor
suction valve complete n
naroa1s nost 1917
M ockatt r. Co. $1,000. AIT
in5 tel far n1ant 1924
Interstate Electric Co., lights
shades, pull chains s.so
interstate Electric Co., 100
Loose leaf D-meter sheets, 80
etc +.
Interstate Electric Co., so fuse
pluge, etc ... of'
+. s. Lashuto, hauling Q boxes =
and q bbls. oil ......... -
Moved by Richard, seconded oy
White. that the general fund DC
charged with $500 and credit electric
Iight system with same. Carried.
Moved by White, seconded Dy y
ons and carried, that Mr.. W.. y
Prescott's letter be made a part q
the minutes.
Mr. Prescott's letter is as follows:
aDr. Lester j. Williams; Melville, La.
aDear Doctor would like for yot
TO take up the matter with the towr
council Of Melville of making IS II
beral an appropriation for the Mel
Vile high school fund as possible fol
them to do. This district, as yot
well known. ran behind last session
and is now overdrawn to the amount
Of S1,65S.39 to November ], 1910
This condition has been prough
about largely by the payment OF wv
bonds paid from this fund.
"You understand, doctor, that you
tax is insufficient to pay this over
draft and to pay your expenses 10
this year, and it may be that otne
special funds from other districts II
the parish will be withdrawn to sue
an extent that unless this dehcll |
reduced it would be illegal for me .
| allow the school, at the exhaustlo'
of the general fund, to operate on
greater deficit. ~
aPlease bring this matter to tn
attention of the town council Q M
and urge their liberal assistance !
the matter.
with kindest regards and bes
wishes, I am sincerely,
"W. B. PRESCOTT
Moved by White, seconded by Y
ons and carried, that one nundre
(s100.O0) dollars be budgeted al
nuaIly to establish a sinking fund &c
Melville high school. :,
Moved by Lyons, seconded .
White, that 1917 budget be change'
reading $4,000 per year Tor cas-
treasurer and inspector of accoun'
in place of $1,000. and an ordlnans
be drawn to that effect. Carried
The following report was suDmi
ted by committee appointed to ORA
1917 budget:
Budget of Town of Melville, 1917.
Melville, La, Dec. 6, 1916.
sMayor and Board of Aldermen, MI
vile, La:
I'VE, your committee appointed
draft a budget for 1917, beg to repo
the following:
Ten mills regular tax levied
for year 1917 on $4,000 .$l76o.
Licenses anticipated for year
1917. +. .. loVo'
Fines anticipated for year
1917.... o9o'
Electric Light revenues for
1917 anticipated ......... 15oV
t $500.
EIGHT mills cleo. light tax
levied for 1917. sf40S.0o
8 Bal. in cleo. light sinking ..or
fund ....... 2l1.ao. 1910
Grand total sfz5o
0 DISBURSEMENTS
MAYORS salary for veav 1878 20e
n Five aIdarupn,s salaries at
. SAC nech ........ -