The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-08-31
MINUTES

MINI ES
Of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Town
Council Of the Town Of st. Martinville. Louisi-
ana, held Mt the Town Hall. in St. Martinvills.
Louisiana, tuesday, August 9th. 1915.
The meeting was called to order by the Hon
orsbie Albert Bienvenu, Mayor. presiding. with
the following members present:
W. J. Bienvenu. Councilman.
\. \. Fournst, Councilman.
j. ii. DuchaInp, Councilman.
Robert Guirard, Councilman,
A. T.. Gauthier, Councilman.
Absent: None.
The minutes of the last meetings were read
and approved
WHEREAS: The Written Petition, submit
ted to this body. uf more than one fourth tA)
ofthe property TAX payers residing in the Town
Of st. Martiuviile, Louisiana, in number and
value. entitled To vote at n special election To
be called according to Law. to submit 10 the
property taxpayers of the Town of st. Martin
willie, Louisiana, the proposition to Levy, asses
and collect. above the regular and other special
taxes under the provisions of Article 80 of the
Constitution vi the Stale OF LouisiSIla Tor the
year Nineteen hundred and thirtsen. and laws
Of the State Ut Louisiana, an additional special
tax Of hve %, mills ON the Dollar of the ASSESS
ell valuation OF all the taxable and assessed
property, .ubiesI 10 state taxation, within the
limits oil this said Town of 81. Martinville,
LOUISIANA. Tor IA term aud period Of len tlO)
years beginning say with the year Nineteen
hundred and o,shteen (isis, aud then ending
and including the year Nineteen hundred and
twenty seven tly.i). The proceeds Of the said
Special lax to be applied exclusively 10 the
following works of permanent public improve
ment to-wit:
First: To the increasing Ut the capacity OF
the Water and Light Plant in the Town Of 81
Martiuviile, Louisiana. AS to give contin.
uous service.
Second: To the purchase Of all necessary aI.
paratus, Machinery. aud supplies for the same
including all Gusts Of building, constructing
and erecting the same.
Third: 10 the repair aud completion Of the
Market House. the Water Mains and Electri,
Wires and apparatus in the said Town.
Fourth To the extension of the Water Main,
aud Water Drainage conduits in the said Town
AND WHEREAS: The said Petition has beeI
signed rs aforesaid by number Of the propert,
taxpayers 1esidiDg in the said Town, and qua
lined 10 vote aud participate IN said election
far in excess vi one fourth tiJ IN number and
value, as was ascsrtalNed by the examination oi
the said Petition, and the Assessment Rolls fol
the sand Town for the year Nineteen hundred
and seventeen ttpi1l and the words aud terms
Of the said Petition ss we'll as the signatures
thereto stlix sd are assioliuws:
To The Honorable the Mayor aud Town Coun.
eli of the Town of St. Martinville, Louisiana
We, the Undersigned, comprising more than
one fourth of the property tax payers within
the Corporate limits of the Town OF 81. Martin
vile, Louisiana, entitled To vote on tue prupus-
ition hereinafter mentioned, under the proyI-
sions of Article lyi et seq. anu especially Arti-
ole IVY of the Con Institution of the State vi Lou
lsiaua for the year Nineteenth hundred aud
thirteen, and the laws of the State OF louisa
do hereby respectfully Petition aud memorial
lize your Honorable Body to order a special
election IN the manner and form required by
Law III the said Town rf st. MartinvIlle Lou
isiana. submitting to the property tax payers in
the said Town, entitled To vote under the Con-
stitution and Laws aforesaid, the PhUPO 4.
lloN W yOuI iouOldDle
w, a-sess and collect above the regular and
other special taxes. under the provisions OF
Article 30 of the aforesaid Constitution and
laws of this State in the same subject matter
an additional special tax Of nve (5) mills ON the
Dollar Of the assessed valuation of all the
taxable and ssessed propert
within he limits of the said Town of
st. Martinville. Louisiana, for teri, and
period Of Ten tiOl years, beginning say with
the year Nineteen hundred and eighteen (I9is)
and ending and including the year Nineteen
hundred aud twenty seven (lg27l. The proceeds
of the said special tax TO he applied exclusively
10 the following works Of permanent public
improvement to-wit:
First: To the increasing of the capacity of
the Water and Light Plant in the Town of St.
Martiavills. Louisiansu, 80 as to give coptinu-