St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06

pa, It's 80
Fotad warrants issued TO
May Isl, 1916. ..si02,2f8.25
BOND ISSUE 500, 10000
Supplemented by budget
appn. & sundry credits 2,A43.6i
Total $3.50. slo2, l43.6i
Total warrants issued
against the above i02,2i825
Balance May list, 1916. 1856
for acct. list, 1th s. 9th wards.
Statement Showing Warrants Is
sued Against the special Road
Fund $4,000 Bond Issue,
To May ist, 1916, to-wit:
Bond Issue, (plus addi-
tions1.. ..Sf2,030.o2
DISBURSEMENTS:
Acct Port Barre 'Spee. r..
Fund ...$ 6,67l.64
Acct Maintenance Fund f,i67.i3
Acct Brokerage Com. q ptg
bonds ........ 10000
Acct End ward ...... 593.25
Acct 3rd ward ....... 599.87
Acct 4th ward 1886
Acct 5th ward 1853
Acct 9th ward 5g7.44
s~if,176.57
DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:
Acct. End ward .........S 675
Acct. Bird ward ....... .d3
Acct. 4th ward ........ 3if.B
Acct. 18th ward .... l.4i
Acct. 9th ward. ..... 256
Acct. Maintenance Fund 232.s7
Acct. Port Barre Road
Fund 49,. -. ... 296d8
S 854.25
Motion by DIR. Payy
That the report Of Road Building
Committee be accepted, committee
discharged, and report be ordered
spread upon the minutes; and that
the Clerk be and he is hereby au-
thorized to transfer the balance Of
the Port Barre road fund to the
credit and use Of the Maintenance
fund" Motion carried.
Motion by Dr.. Pavy.
That w. B. Robert, Road Super
intendent, be and he is hereby or
dered to take charge for the par.
ish OF all the gravel roads this day
turned over by the Committee
building the same; that he shall
complete supervision of said roads,
and he shall from time to time in
spect said roads and have all
necessary work done and report to
this body monthly, or at each reg
ular meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of st. Landry in reg
ular session convened:
That whereas, this body now
deem It advisable, that to destroy
and eradicate cattle ticks, public
dipping watts should be installed
throughout the Parish Of St. Lam
dry; and
Whereas, the building and INSTALL
ing of such watts will neeessitate an
expenditure Of three thousand dol
lars.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
President and Clerk Of this body
are hereby authorized and en-
powered to negotiate with any bank,
banker, individual Or firm, a loan OF
three thousand dollars, at a rate OF
interest not more than 6 per cent. to
be specially used in the building
and installing of public dipping
watts at such places and under such
conditions as may be hereafter de-
termined by this body.
Be It further resolved, That as
evidence OF said loan and in liqui-
dation thereof, the President and
Clerk of this body are authorized
10 issue fifteen certificates of IN
debtedness onthe Parish of ST. Ian
dry, each fordhe sum of Two Hun
dred dollars bearing 6 per cent. per
annum interest from date and pay
able, five Of said certificates on
May Est, 1917. five on May list, 1918,
and five on May list, 1919.
Be it further resolved. That said
certificates shall be payable out Of
the general revenues OF the years
1917, 1918 and.f9f9 and that in pre-
pairing its budget Of expenditures
for said years. the Police Jury
shall annually. during said years,
budget an amount sufficient to pay
the certificates and interest thereon
as they may mature.
Yeas. Messrs. Evans, Daley,
Tsarinrhausen. Pavy. Fisette, Dun
bar, w. r. Brown, CatIett, Walters,
Beall, McCaffery, Foster, Courtney
and Dimmick.
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