The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-07-08

Cdiii tndt Tue Mayor duu lno lOWIl
Council meet TUESDAY June 18th at s
p. NJ. Tor the purpose OF inspecting the
sidewalks In the Town of st. Martin
Vile.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid; viz: We'll Electric Com
pany $1,000. Duchamp Hardware Co
Sl5.43, }. j. Burdin Il Bro S19.44. Casey
La sale SlI5. Duchamp & Ducrest
S4.16. BONN Grocery Co $3.50. Laizaire
Birnvenu $3.50. Clerk OF Court $500,
Leonce Pellsrin $3.50, Charles Bertrand
soc. Oswald Durand 25c. T. j. Liable
80 80.
The Mayor then explained to the
meeting that the Water and Light Plant
was in urgent need of repair; that the
Streets AMI Crossings Of the Town of
st. Martinyille. wers in urgent need of
immediate attention and repair; and
that the Municipal Market had To be- re-
paired in Greer to comply with the
health regulations of the State of Lou
isiana. aud that as the Town o. ST Mar
tiDyille had no present available fluids
To repair The said Water aud Light Plant,
Streets and Crossings and public market,
that 1t was necessary 10 borrow suf-
1cent sum To make such repairs, and
for that purpose that it was ADVISABLE
for the Town of ST Martinvllle, LOnisi-
ana, to ISSUE bonds In an amount suffi-
Gent to make sald public Improve ments
IN said Municipality, and to provide for
the pay ment of The said bonds according
to the PROVISIONS Of Article PSI of the
Constitution Of The Stale Of Louisiana,
ior the year 1913.
After due driiberatiOn and discussion,
the following Ordinance was presented
10y AIR ". j. Bienyenu. aud moved 10y
MIR. +. +. FOurnet. to bs adopted ahd
duly seconded by Mr.. A. Y. Gauthler. put
10 Il vote and uhanImUusl, caIIna b,
the following vote.
Those voting Ior: +. +. Fournet. ". j.
Blenvenu. A. L. Gaulhler, j. IA. Du-
Uuchamp and Robert j. Guirard.
Those ,otlrg against. Nome.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas
rhc Town of st. Martinville in the State of
Louisiana, has undertaken and is about to have
constructed municipal improvements which
are urgently necessary, and which said munich
nal ipp rnV r. tn ha q
Sixteen Thousand and six hundred and sixty
81. 'bI..-.., A...-I .ti.0 municipal improve
ments have been deeih "a, aid are now declared
necessary and advisable for the said Town by
its -aid Mayor and Council men; and
Whereas
The Mayor and Town Council of the Town CT
st. Martinvtlle, Louisiana, have ascertained and
determined the amount of the annual statutory
and ordinary charges of the said Town of st. |
Martinville, Louisiana. which it will be neces-
sary for II hereafter TO pay out OF the proceeds
of it's revenues authorized by the Constitution
and Laws OF the State vi Louisiana. and the
Ordinances of the said Town of st. Martiuville,
Louisiana, and has anu does hereby ascertain,
determine and uecI,ie that alter making provi-
sion for the payment oi all statutory and ordi-
nary charges, and after deducting the three 49,
mill school tax and all prior special and speci-
tic appropriations and dedications, there will
remain out of the ten (lOl mill tax for the cur
rent year 1916 residue of not less than the
sum of Twenty -Four Hundred Dollars, (S2iVO.-
UO) Dollars, which sum is sutiicieh to pay the
principal divided into ten (lU) installments and
the interest upon Sixteen thousand
six hundred and Sixty six
(si6.566.Oo) Dollars of Bonds-being AL
amount that can be provided tor out of the levy
and collection Of six l6J mil tax. and
Now, Therefore. Be il ordained by the Mayor
and Town Council of the Town of ST. Martin
vile, Louisiana:
Sec. 1. That there shall be funded into bonds
the avails of the ten 40, mill tax authorized by
the Constitution of the State of Louis to be
levied and collected i'll the years 1916 to 1876
both inclusive, to the extent necessary for the
payment oil the principal and interest of six
teen thousand six hundred and sixty six
| (Sl6 $4,000 Dollars of Bonds, such residue up
ON the basis of the estimate of the residue fog
the current year having been found and being
now determined and declared sufficient for that
purpose; that Bonds of the Town of ST. Martin
vile, Louisiana, to the amount of sixteen thou
sand and six huIdrel and sixty SIX tSi6.666.OOl
Dollars, be and are hereby authorized to he
ISSUED; that said bonds shall bear interest at
the rate of five per centum 90 per year. payable
semi-annually on the first day %! July and Jan
u iry of each year Except the first coupon which
| shall be for one years interest and payable July
DIST, 1917 shall bear date the first day of July
1916, shall be of the denomination of the
| tve hundred (jOJ) Dollars each for the first
thirty two (S2J bonds except the last which
shall be for six hundred and sixty six s665.OO
Dollars; each of said Bonds shall he mum bered
nna In thirty ihrna II Ri incln.ixa and shuII