Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-03-17
An Ordinance.
Abbeville, La. F-b

TO-. / T..
The following resolution offered
nv Alderman T L. Meiebeck. was
unanimously adopted
Whereas, improvements and al H.
lions to the Municipal Wstsr s Light
Plant having become Necessary and
whereas after due adv-rt.ss m-nt i.r
bids the Fairbanks. Morse x Com
panv being the iowtat bidders. the
contract tnr same was duly awarded
Cd said Fairbanks, M'rse X Company
hy ,hi- Council on the IL Gay If
September, 1916; and whereas. 'rr
ia Ids necessary 20 paw for sid I'm
proVrmrnt- are not now IN the treas
urv md not imme diai-iy aVaiiah!e.
Therefore he 1t resolved and orcaiu
ed that certificates of intebtr0ne S
aggr- eating Eight Thousand D0Ia-s
$1,000 Coz he issued by Ibis munich
a!tl for the payment of said improv
mrnts. palanl' in n,tdlimrntS OF
: xtpen Hun rel Dollars e.cl, m,
uriuy on Au,il lst. 1918 1919. 1929
1921. and leo respectively bearing
interest an the rate ~ five per CEN
nm per anuuH payable semi annua is
on ,rri and o ,toher first Of e.gh
year OF the, lite OF sid obligations.
BE 10 ia Their res lived and orGun
ed: That two ana three Qua,tar Wills
OF the annual ten mil! i-vv and as
- s-menl of taxes of the TlWn Of
Nnb--vi ie, Louisiana, Tor th, wears
1917, 1918, 1919 1920, 1921 He sud tac
same ar hereby set aside. pledged
IN. irreVucably dedic tea to tho paw
m-ut at the said certificates OF indeb-
tvdnpSs.
30 j, resolved and ordained further
that the MAYO of the Tpwn of Ahbe
vile La, the Hon. W ). HIVES. be
AMI he il HEREBY authorized 10 exec
ut. on Deha If said Town of AUbe-
vuil- all documents Necessary.
February, S,n, 1917
The certificates of indebtedness here
ina Dove provided for shall be IN form
and read as follows TO witt
No. $4,000
United States of i merica
5 ale OF Louisiana, Town IF A bbev IL
Know all nm by these presents
that the Town ut A5beviIle. for value
received, hereby acknowledges itself
indebted to ana promise to pay 10
the bearer hereof the sum of sixteen
Hundred $3.50 0O) Dollars n the
frs day OF APRIL 10 with interest
utrrgUn, from date .r'uf ar rte rat.
- five per C'nlum per aunpm Inter
81 payable semi annually on rhe Il 1t
i.y at April ana the hr-t Gay OF o.
Ger of rrr'i Yer Both the pin
90 pa ANA lut='-,t are payable Hu the
Tx az AnGevil!.. Louisiana.
This certificate is one 80 Il series of
IL" certificates aggr-gdti"g the
Jriurip.' -um OF Eight Tiousanu Dol
lars 6 COO 00) OF like date and tenor
kept as II maturity which are auth
orlz-d ana issued under valid ord
ance OF the City CouHcil OF the Town
Of Abbeville Louisiana, and secured
by pledge and dedication of two and
three quarter q ga Mills OF the an
nual ten mill levy OF the municipality
tor the years l9l7-19lS 1919 1870 ana
lSZl, Tor the purpose OF paying FOR
machinery ana improvements ueces-
sary for the operation OF the Water &
Light Plant.
In witness whereof the said Town
OF AUoevllle has caused this certificate
To be signed by the Mayor anu Sec
rotary on thIs......dav of.........I9......
Vote called OF the above resolutions
aud recorded as follows;
r F. Nelson, Yes, + L Melebeck,
Yes, j. Camille Broussard, Yes, r. G.
Greene, Yes, F. p Beauxi-, Yes.
w. = HAYES, Mayor.
]. C. BROUSSARD, Secretary.