The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-10

The Board of Commissioners of
the Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine
Drainage District met at 10 o'clock
a. M, this 23rd day of December,
1919, for the purpose of canvassing
the returns of the special election
held in said District on the 22d day
of the month of December, A. D.
1919, on the proposition to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds in the sum
Of lninety-fiYe thousand 1895, 100000
dollars, for the purpose of construct
ing a system of gravity drainage in
and for said Drainage District
The meeting was called to order
by the president, who requested the
secretary to call the roll, which he
did, and the following members were
found present:
j. D. Bertrand, ST., v. v. Ledoux,
Amos Reed, S. j. Gosselin and 7. T..
Atterberry.
The president stated that all of the
members of the Board were present,
therefore the Board was duly or
ganized and competent to transact
business and asked the secretary to
read the minutes of the previous
meeting, whic minutes were read and
unanimously adopted.
The president then stated that the
object and purposes of the meeting
was to examine and canvass the re-
turns, the ballots, tally sheets and
compiled statements of the votes cast
in said special election held at Ber-
trand Borthers' Store, in Prairie
Ronde, on Monday, December %,
which election was held at the call of
the Board of Drainage Commission
ers of said District for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified voters of
said District the proposition to, in
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds
in the sum of ninety-five thousand
1895, 000.00) dollars, for the purpose
Of constructing system of gravity
drainage in and for said Drainage
District by cleaning with dredges or
otherwise the Bayou Plaquemine, the
Bayou Mallet, Ditch No. 2 and the
laterals and bitches connected there
with. And, further, to examine the
returns of said special election and
declare the results thereof and pro-
mulgate the same.
After the purposes Of the meeting
had been declared, the Board pro-
eeeded to open the ballot boxes used
at said special election, examine and
count the ballots in numbers and
amount and canvass the returns of
said election and declare the results
thereof, which it did, as follows:
Number of votes cast in favor of the
proposition to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds to the
amount of ninety-five thousand
1895, 100000 dollars, for the
purpose of constructing sys-
tenn of gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District, fiji
ty-two 1927 votes.
Voting for said proposition in as
sessed valuation of property, the
aggregate sum of one hundred
sixty-one thousand four hundred
and twenty ($161, 420) dollars.
The number of votes cast against the
the proposition to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds in the
sum of ninety-five thousand
($95, 0O0.00) dollars, for the
purposes of constructing a sys-
tenn of gravity drainage in and
for said Drainage District, two
(2) votes.
Voting against the aforesaid PROPOSE
ton in assessed valuation of
property aggregating the sum of
five thousand two hundred and
eighty ($5,280.00) dollars.
Mr.. Bertrand offered the follow
ing resolution, which was duly sec
onded by Mr.. Reed:
Be it resolved, that we, the Board
of Drainage Commissioners of the
Bayou Mallet and Plaquemine Drain
age District of the Parish of st. Ian
dry, State of Louisiana, now in meet
ing duly assembled, do hereby de-
clare that the proposition submitted
at the special election, to incur debt
to the amount of ninety-five thou
sand 1895, 000.00) dollars, was car
ried at said special election.
Be it further resolved, that we, the
said Board of Drainage Commission
ers of said Drainage District, do here
by order the PRONUNCIATION. of the re-
suit of said special election, as above
canvassed, by publication in the
Star Progress, the official journal of
the Parish of st. Landry, State of
Louisiana, in two ~ consecutive
issues of said journal.
The resolution was laid before the
voted upon, and adopted by
the following vote:
Voting for the resolution-V. V.
Ledoux, S. ]. Gosselin, Amos Reed,
j. D. Bertrand, ST., 7. T. AtterbeTy.