The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-26
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


The Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the Town of Vidalia, La. met
in special session this oath. day OF
March. 1921 for the purpose OF DIS
cussing Clean Up wee and other
Sanitary matters, and Draining the
Slough.
Upon Roll call the following were
found to be present and answered
to their names.
Present. Hon. Philip Hough. May
or; G. P. Bulls, B. F. Crooks, Charles
Moritz, and G. A. Murray, Aldermen.
Absent. John Dale Jr.
A quorum being present the meet
ing was called to order by the Mayor
and proceeded to business.
The Mayor stated that the inspect
ors appointed to inspect premises
during the Clean Up week of March
found premises of several persons In
an unsanitary condition, and who
claimed they were unaware that there
was a Clean UP week. After some
discussion it was decided to defer
action on the reports of the IN
spection until after the next Clean
Up week. 1t being the sentiment OF
the Council that the occupants OF
Unsanitary premises found on the
next inspection be prosecuted.
In ored to provide a measure TO
keep the Town in a Sanitary condi-
ton during the Summer months the
following ordinance was offered, and
upon motion duly seconded was pass
ed unanimously, to-wlt:
nDnINANTE No OIL
Re il ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Town OF
Vidalia, La:
Section /. That the First Week in
each month, from March lst. to Sept.
list. inclusive of each year. begin
ming at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on Monday
and Ending Saturdays at noon mere
bv designated as Clean Up week, and
all residents of the town are directed
to give the premises occupied by
them a thorough cleaning. including
the houses, out-houses and yards.
Section 2. That failure to comply
with terms, conditions and require
ments of this ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor, and any per-
son convicted of same shall be lined
in a sum of not less than One Dollar
ncr more than Ten Dollars, in de-
fault of payment, to be imprisoned
in the Parish Jail or sentenced TO
work, on the streets for a term OF
net less than one day nor more than
ten days.
Section 8. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to employ one or two
persons at $500 per day to clean the
streets and public places, and to in
spect all premises beginning Saturday
morning of Clean up week, and to
make report to the Mayor of his or
their findings.
Section 4. That the Sanitary con-
ditions of the town requiring it this
ordinance shall take effect On Mon
day March 2Sth. 1921.
This ordinance received an unanl-
nous vote was declared adopted this
oath. day of March 1921.
PHILIP HOUGE,
Mayor.
Attest. GEO. A. MURRAY,
Clerk.
In order to provide a measure to
acquainted with the fact that the next
Clean Up week will be from April 4th.
tc 9th. inclusive the Clerk was in
structed to have some hand bills o.:
dodgers printed and to have same
distributed during the coming week.
Mention is to be made on these hand
bills that the Town will distribute
Disinfectant to each resident whip
should apply for same Wednesday Or
Thursday, March 30th. and 31st. at
the Town Hall.
The matter of dumping garbage on
the river front above the Ferry land
ing was next brought up and the COM
mittee on Health and Sanitation was
directed to issue instructions to have
this practice stopped.
The Mayor advised the Board that