The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
Wednesday, April 8, 1919.
: Council Proceedings

Morgan City, La, April z, 1919
Council met at 800 O'Clock p. m
this date in special session as pei
call of the Mayor. Present the
Mayor, Hon. Maurice D. Shannon
and Councilmen Bibbins, Price and
Belanger, Absent Squires and Nor
man. The Mayor stated the pur-
pose for which the meeting had been
called which was to consider and
pass an Ordinance, calling an cleo
ton within the confines of said city
for the purpose of taking the sense
OF the property taxpayers entitled
to vote under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana upon
two propositions: % Whether a
bond issue Of 100000 should be
voted to assist Road District No.
] of the Parish of St. Mary in the
building of model roads. and (2)
Whether a bond issue of S63,OOO.OO
should be voted for the purpose OF
building, improving, and repairing
streets in the City of Morgan City ;
fixing the date of said election, the
period that the bonds shall run, and
naming the commissioners therefor.
Whereupon the Ordinance was read
and discussed, and finally was Of
fered for adoption by Mr.. Price to
be known as Ordinance No. 81 as
follows:
\ ORDINANCE No. 81 y
Ordinance No. 81 of the Mayor
and Councilmen Of Morgan City,
calling an election within the con-
fines of said city for the purpose
of taking the sense of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws Of the State
of Louisiana upon two propositions :
ID Whether bond issue Of $4,000. :
90 should be voted to assist Road
District No. l Of the Parish Of St.
Mary in the building of model
roads, and (2) Whether a bond is
sue of $630O00O should be voted for
the purpose of building, improving,
and repairing streets in the City Of
Morgan City; fixing the date of said
election, the period that the bonds
shall run, and naming the commits
sioners therefor
WHEREAS, the Parish of St.
Mary has created road district in
said Parish known as ROAD DIS
TRICT No. of the Parish Of St.
Mary" and has incorporated therein
all of said Parish, with the excep-
ton of the Fourth Ward of said
Parish, which is in another district,
and the City Of Morgan City; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the
taxpayers in the City of Morgan
City, entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, to assist said Police
Jury in building model roads in
Road District No. l of the Parish
of St. Mary; and,
WHEREAS, under the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Lou
isiana the taxpayers in Morgan City.
entitled to vote under the Constitu-
ton and laws Of the State Of Louisi-
ana, may voluntarily incur debts and
issue negotiable bonds to represent
same, the proceeds of which may
be used for the purpose Of assist
ing the Police Jury Of the Parish
in the constitution of model roads
in the Parish; and,
WHEREAS, the streets Of the
City of Morgan City are in need Of
resurfacing and repair, and under
the Constitution and laws of this
State, the Mayor and Councilmen
are vested with authority to call a
special election within the confines
of the City of Morgan City for the
purpose of submitting to the proper
ty taxpayers, who are entitled under
the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana to vote at such
election, proposition to incur a
debt and issue bonds to represent
same. the proceeds of which are to
be used for the purpose of building
works of permanent public improve
ment, such as constructing, recons-
tructing. rebuilding and repairing Of
streets; and,
WHEREAS. it is the opinion of the
Mayor and Counci1men of Morgan
City that a. special electi IN should
be called for the purpose of voting
uoon the question of whether debts