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y;iC r ^ ina» of the Board of Alderman Opelousas. La., Nov. 2. 1920. being the regular meeting of ^nLrd of Aldermen, and it being **, hoUday it was ordered by the * ®*7 no quorum being present, that adjourned to reconvene Thursday. November 4th, 1920, at *■ o'clock, p. m. seven L. LOEB, Mayor. t i pEBRODIN, 1 1 City Clerk. Opelonsas. La., Nov. 4th, 1920 The Board of Aldermen met this ***" PcoB^nn nnrstiBTit tn day Aldermen L. L. Di W. Clark Meeting called to order. a** 1 ' »*, atoiiv regular session, pursuant to " 8 L. Loeb. mayor, presid LiWermen A. C. Mouret. J. A. De M ' TL L. Danel, Simon Stelly and j* 8, nr riark All members pres ctamrdion of Mr. Stelly. duly sec rid and carried, the reading of the • «Ln amviniic maptimr wnc . tta8 0 f the previous meeting was dlipensed with. niTmotion duly seconded and car the monthly reports of the city and tax collector and street com **. «inners were received as read and 0T - l. Danel. seconded by Mr. Clark, offered the following llf i on which was unanimouslv lesoMWi arnea Resolution "Whereas, Walter E. Aymond, late superintendent of the Electric Light sod Waterworks plant of this city, recently met his death in the dis 1 *""* *" cbirge of his duties, by an unfortunate •nd unforeseen accident; and, Whereas, the said late superinten dant had. in the short while he had Ijeen in the employ of this city, won the confidence and esteem of the en tire dty administration, by his splen did ability, his unwavering fidelity to the duties devolving upon him, and Us gentlemanly qualities; and. Whereas, his untimely demise is re garded by this board as a distinct loss and misfortune to the entire city; therefore, be it Resolved, by the mayor and board of aldermen of this city, in regular •ession convened, that it does hereby officially recognise in the sad and on d/tow death of Mr. Aymond, the loss of a highly competent, courteous and atnighforward employee, and a wor thy and exemplary citizen; be it farther Resolved, that this board do now ex tend its sincereet condolences to the sarrlvlnK widow, children and par ants of the deceased; that a copy of this resolution be sent to each of and published in the official joornal." Alderman Stelly offered the follow tag resolution: A Resolution àwMiriiTif a resolution heretofore - . . . , . . adopted on the -1st day ot August. of ,600, public improvement bonds of, City of Opelousas, Louisiana, by etangtng the form of said bonds, adopting a new schedule of maturities for said bonds, and adopting a new , hereto Whereas. It is desired to amend «id resolution, and the form of bond ïïï.« 1 'ï nance of said bonds, by adopting a lew aAedule of maturities for said heads, and by adopting a new form of «Versement to be signed by the Secrj ____ of endorsement thereon. Whereas, a resolution was tare adopted by the mayor and Board ef Aldermen of the City of Opelousas, fttrtsb of St. Landry, Louisiana, on the 21st day of August, 1920, provid tag for the issuance of »250,000 Pub Hc Improvement Bonds of said City, nthorized at an election held on the 8th day of June, 1920; and, retsry of State. Section 1. Now. therefore, be it resolved, by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Opelousas, Lesbians, that the maturités hereto fore prescribed by a resolution adopt ed on the 21st day of August, 1920, providing for the issuance of »250,000. PabBc Improvement Bonds, of the City of Opelousas, La., authorized by ss election held on the 8th day of Jane, 1920. be and the same are hereby so as to read as follows: so as to read as follows: Issr: an 1122 1923 1124 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1919 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1946 1946 1947 1948 1949 1960 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Bonds Outstanding »250,000 247.500 244.500 241.500 238.000 234.500 231.000 227.500 223,600 219.500 216.000 210.500 206.000 201,000 196.000 190.500 186.000 179.000 172.500 166.000 159.000 151.500 143.500 135.000 127.000 118.000 108.500 98.500 88.000 77.000 65.500 53.500 41.500 28.000 14.000 Principal Interest Payable »12,500 12.375 12,225 •12.075 11.900 11,725 11.550 11.375 11,175 10,975 10,750 10,525 10,300 10,050 9,800 9,525 9.250 8.950 8,625 8,300 7.950 7,575 7,175 6,775 6.350 5,900 5.425 4.925 4.400 3.850 3.275 2.675 2.075 1.400 700 2.500 3.000 3.000 3.500 3.500 3.500 3.500 4.000 4.000 4.500 4,50« 4.500 5.000 5.000 5.500 5.500 6.000 6.500 6.500 7.000 7.500 8.000 8.000 8.500 9,000 9.500 10,000 10.500 11,000 11.500 12,000 12.000 13.500 14.000 14.000 Total Principal and Interest »15,000 15.375 15.225 15.575 15.400 15.225 15.050 15.375 15.175 15.475 15.250 15.025 15.300 15.050 15.300 15.025 15.250 15.450 15.125 15.300 15.450 15.575 15.175 15.275 15.350 15.400 15.425 15.425 15.400 15.350 15.275 14,675 15.575 15.400 .14,700 Bond Nos. 1— 5 6—11 12—17 18—24 25—31 32—38 39—45 46—53 54—61 62—70 71—79 80—88 89—98 99-108 109-119 120-130 131-142 143-155 156-168 169-182 183-197 J98-213 214-229 230-246 247-264 265-283 284-303 304-324 325-346 347-369 370-393 394-417 418-444 445-472 473-500 Section 3. Secretary of State. Be it further resolved. __ 1M , iiti __ __ ______ hjtanse of the desirability ofTmme^ wtely preparing and disposing of w® aforesaid bonds, that this résolu ««a Btaalt take effect immediately. The above and fo ro eping resolution 2« been read in full in open ses and havinv been duly considered rettion by section, was adopted as a by the following vote: Teas: Mouret. Dejean. Danel, Stelly «d Clark. Nays: None. Absent: None. Approved: I E L. LOEB. leL Citv rf o-'-'lousas. La. * naat — J. J. PERTtomN. Clerk RoiH of Aldermen, nno'rv'c-c t a. Moved by M- r> De jean and r-x of th" WftifiM by th- -, J*»bie on»'« f-o rf- John NirM ;f* , bo5ild fail to -v i i ! seconded by that the road <-st Line« be to provide a » orono-tv of j ' and that, if I he street com- j Section 2. Be it further resolved, that the form of bond heretofore adopted by said resolution of the 21st dya of August, 1920, he amended so as to read as follow's: UNITED STATES OP AMERICA, STATE OP LOUISIANA, Parish of St. Landry. CITY OF OPELOUSAS, LA., PUB LIC IMPROVEMENTS BONDS No- 1 »500.00 Know all men by these presents. That the City of Opelousas, St. Lan dry parish, Louisiana, for value re ceived, is indebted to and hereby Promises to pay to bearer the sum of $500.00 on the 1st day of July, 19 : with interest thereon from the date ; hereof at the rate of five per centum Per annum, payable semi-annually on the lsl day of January and July in i each and every year, on presentation j and surrender of the proper coupons ! hereto attached, bearing a facsimile of the signature of the clerk of the hoard of aldermen of said city, as city, as they severally become due. Both prin cipal and interest of these bonds are P a y & hle in gold coin of the United j Stat «s of America, of the present of wel £ht and fineness, at ! the Chase National Bank, in the City !°I New York. State of New York, and ! * be aa * d City of Opelousas. St. Lan and hound, and its faith, credit, rev enue and property are hereby pledged j for the payment of the principal and j interest hereof at maturity. This bond is one of the issue of 500 bonds of like date, tenor, and ef 1 feet, except as to time of maturity, is ; sued by the mayor and board of alder men. as the governing authority of said municipality, for the purpose of purchasing and constructing water-1 works and light systems for said city, and paving and improving the streets of said city, under authority of Sec tion 1. of Article 281 of the Constitu tion of Louisiana, and Act 256 of the year 1910, as amended, and a résolu tion duly and regularly adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Opelousas. St. Landry par ish. La., on the 21st day of August, A. J>„ 1920. It is hereby certified, recited and declared that the propositon to issue said bonds and incur said debt was voted for by the majority in number and amount of the property taxpayers, qualified as electors under the Con stitution and laws of the State <af Louisiana, voting at an election duly and regularly held for the purpose, on the 8th day of June, A. D., 1920; that provisions have been made for the levying of an ad valorem tax to pay said bonds; that all acts, condi tions and things required to be done present to and In the issuing of said bonds have been properly and le gaily done, have happened, and have been performed in regular and due form as required by law. and the said indebtedness does not exceed any statutory or constitutional limitation. In testimony whereof, we, the un- dersigned Mayor and Clerk of the ß oard Q f Aldermen, of the City of 0p€lou8as > st - Landry parish. La., be j ng du iy authorized to execute this obligation on behalf of said city, have j hereunto signed our names officially, 1 and affixed hereto the corporate seal No. 1 (Interest Coupon) Mayor. Clerk. $12.50 _______ i ot sa j d municipality, at the City of Opelousas, St. Landry parish. La., as of the l9t day of the momn or jmy. On January 1, 1921. the City of Ope i OU sas, St. Landry parish. La., will j pay to bearer »12.50, gold coin of the : rasar * «äj « h „ e <s: j on presentation and surrender of this coupon at the Chase National Bank, 1 j n the City of New York, State of New York . being 8ix (6) months in-j _____ ; Ä d.7 1920. j terest then due on its Public Improve-, 1 m ent Bond, dated July 1, 1920. | jjo. _. .............................I Clerk, ??i h ?*, baC , k n° f f &M b a DdS b6 printed the following endorsement: "This bond secured by a tax. reg-: istered on this -, day of 1920. missioner be and is hereby instructed i to have same done at the expense of the said Railroad Company, On motion, duly seconded and car ried. the city attorney was instructed to prepare necessary amendments to . the present stock ordinance so as to make the fine »2.00 for first offense. day or night, and $5.00 for any sub-; sequent offense, day or night; said amendments to be submitted to this board, at a subsequent meeting. On motion, duly seconded ahd ap- j proved, the following bills were ap- j proved: i Jos. Bordelon & Son........ » *■* X ! Dave Hollier................ J*-®® ! R. V. Miles.................. lb ™5 I A. L. Lacombe.............. ! Chas. Elle .................. 2 o.75 The Clarion Company ........ 24.00 ; Anatole Alcendor .. .......... 4.a , R- Mornhinveg & Son........ I Morosi & Mornhinveg........ '.95 D. E. Durio ................ Roos Co., Inc........-...... "■ -j™ j I A. L. Hollier .............. _ j Jonas Roos Albert Clary........ Herbert Creswell ...... Remy Wailllor........ Mouret & Co........... Ventre Bros........... ! Dartea^'A^Sllle"" Danleau & CwtHle .... .VllV. Jacobs News Depot Co. 'Opelousas Ins., Agency H. Bodemuller........ Haas Garage .......... f Çhristman-Riseman Co. ; Service Garage ...... Soniat & Deblieux, Inc. St. Landry Lbr. Co..... Texas Oil Co.......... Texas Oil Co........... Am. La. Prance Pire Eng H. Muller Mfg. Co..... Anderson & Gustafson Interstate Electric Co. Woodward. Wight & Co. Standard Oil Co., of La. Co. W. S. Darley & Co. General r. 3.«0 46.50 50.00 36.00 20.00 19.90 .75 36.47 .15 6.05 26.50 20.50 23.10 2.00 46.05 63.40 64.45 574.16 9.00 43.22 5.85 731.52 8.18 36.81 24.91 48.25 65.06 69.13 148.00 General Electric Co. Rapides Gravel Co. . Ever Tight Piston Ring Co. .. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned, E. L. LOEB. Mayor. Attest:—J. J. PERRODIN, City Clerk. FARM FACTS PICK-UP The quality of your corn is either l m P r o vi &* or deteriorating from year t0 year; it does not remain stationary, You wouldn't raise scrub cattle any more —then don't raise scrub com . rais ® scrub COrn - 1 Checks were presented to the win ning exhibits at the Washington par i8h fair before the fair closed. Such ; t. . ... . -, .. buslnesalIke Practices often spell the difference between the success and failure of aricultural fairs, 1 * » * _. T . , . , . . Those Lincoln P ariah clab b °T a wbo were not able to gather their com be j cause the velt bean vines were too thick should not feel discouraged. By using the same land next year they should make strong contenders for prizes at the parish and state fairs. i of purebred poultry on farmg and backyards, * * * A rain-soaked bale of cotton will weigh more than one kept dry, but j "Someone please come and stop this poultry drive," Is the appeal of H. V. Harris, agent in Caldwell parish. Evi dently there was some force behind the recent movement to place 1000 pen Louisiana this seeming advantage is more ap parent than real. Cotton samplers and graders were not bom yesterday, - and they take a special delight in pen alizing to the limit any subterfuge. • • • . . ... ., . . Tbe wlnter or hibernating stage of most insect pests is a critical one, ______________ especially where their winter shelter has been ramhved. Cla-aia«. the t {e ^J WWB dltch banks , e tc„ of weeds, grass and other rubbish this fall will result in fewer such pests next spring. school room may not be an unmixed evil after all. The Roanoke school in Jefferson Davis parish Is taking great «■*•"« ■» -»<■ ^ «>» fIrat time - T - J - Griffith. a former J club agent, is the new principal, ; * • • Qne experiment station has found Losing a parish club agent to the ... ... . that adding sour milk to the grain ration of hens increases the annual production by 43 eggs, or by adding j mea t »crap the increase is 52 eggs. I The increased profit from feeding y ^ ... milk was 92 cents and from adding ! meat scrap $1.17 a hen. East Carroll is the latest addition to the list of progressive parishes that employ farm demonstration agents. C. E. Hester, a graduate of the Louisiana State university and formerly assistant director of the North Louisiana experiment station at Calhoun, is the new agent. * • * The best yielding varieties of cot ton produce twenty, thirty and even forty per cent more cotton than the poorer varieties as shown by reports ot southern experiment stations. It doesn't cost any more to cultivate good cotton than poor cotton; it on Kill That Cold With FOR Cold*, Coughs CASCARA ujf QUININE AND La Grippe Neglected Colds are Dangerous Taka no chances. Keep this standard remedy handy for the first Breaks up a cold in 24 boars — Relieves Grippe in 3 days—Excellent for Headache Quinine in this form does not affect the head—Caacara is beet Tonic Laxativ» —No Opiate in Hill's. ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT Eruptions of the Skin Cause Torturous Itching If you are afflicted with any form of skin disorder, you are well acquainted with the flaming, burn ing itching that these diseases pro duce. Skin diseases are caused by an impurity or disorder in the blood, and there is no real and genuine relief within your reach until such impurities are removed. S.S.S. has given great satisfac tion in the treatment of these dis orders, because it ia such a thor ly takes longer to gather It * », . • The inhabitants of Spokane, Wash ington, are using 30 per cent more milk as the result of a recent cam paign put on by the state agricultural college and the local farm bureau. New Orleans is said to use only about one-half as much milk per capita as other large cities. Can't we start something? We all konw that teh boll weevil is a "bad actor" In the cotton field. Next January we are promised that we shall see how he performs on the screen. With plenty of good cal cium arsenate in the hands* of the farmers and improved methods of ap plication he should be yelling for the "curtain" long before the end of next summer. PARISH AGENT MAKE PROGRESS IN WORK St. Helena parish made 82 entries j at the Florida parishes fair and won a. good share of the premiums offer-1 ed, reports O. G. Price, parish agent, j The best of the exhibits were shipped j to the Louisiana State Fair at Shreve port. Owing to the splendid velvet bean ; crop very little corn has been har- ; vested, reports W. H. Humble, agent in Rapides parish. One farmer made a verbal report °* ° f ?°™ per acre ° n , * Î, !» to 45 bushels on fertilized plots, Agent Geo. W. Bohne of Allen par- ! ish made his parish fair-the occasion for a demonstration in handling sweet potatoes. He had on hand some bruised and otherwise injuired pota toes to contest with the perfect pro- j duct. He pointed out the advantages of proper harvesting and curing meth ods. A part of this week was devoted to j plans for marketing this year's com j crop, reports agent A. B. Curet of : Pointe Coupee parish. Some work was also done preparatory to placing ; large orders for fertilizers* At the request of a sugar planter the agent made an examination for Mosaic disease in some can laid aside for planting, reports Hamilton Lesseps agent in Iberville parish. After the overseers were shown what the Mo saic looks like they were instructed by the owner not to use infected cane for planting. Southwest Louisiana district fair held at Lafayette. Assistant Agent Guidroz looked after the club exhi bits. Agent P. M. Bacque of Lafayette j parish took a leading part in collect-j farm producta for exhibit at the Farmers are being encouraged with some success to plant oats for past urage, cover crops and early feed crops, reports W. E. Worsham, agent in Richland parish. Local farmers '«> rr* t 1os4s 018 " <1 pedeza hay for sale, Some winter cover crops, including oats and clover are being planted in Madison parish and a good acreage of alfalfa will be seeded later reports T. I. Watson, parish agent. Demon strator and others hav been assisted in the selection of good seed corn. BAPTIST CHURCH NOTICE Servi ms are held at the Baptist Churek every Sunday at 11 a. as. and t p. m. SunSay School at 1:4» a. each Sunday. The mid-week prayer meeting has been changed fro* Wedneeday to Friday evening. Beginning September let nil even ing eervleee will be changed from eight o'clock to »even-thirty. D. R- FEVOTO, Paetor. W® «re prowl of the confi dence doctors, druggist* and fh«* public have in 666 Chill sad Fewer Tonic. — md r. oughly satisfactory blood| It cleanses the blood of all ties, and thus coun ^fX e XT fects of the germs that attack tne skin. , .. Begin taking S.S.S. today and if you will write a complete history of your case, ourmedical advuier will give you expert adyK* .without charge. Address Chief Medical Ad viser, 158 Swift Laboratory, Atlan ta, Ga. S. S. S. is not sold or rec ommended for venereal diseases. : M\ I Æwf >v . 1 mu* ■ ».••J ^ if SB, U.S. SAILORS BECOME EXPERT MECHANICS U • S • N X ; ; ! j j j : ; When the big dreadnaughts of our navy go to sea, or cruise in foreign waters, they are far from their base of supplies and sometimes thousands of miles from a navy yard where repairs can be made. But this is of small consequence to our able me chanics on board these vessels, as they are well equipped and can turn out anything necessary to keep their ship running. Our naval machinists whom we see in the upper picture, have turned out some very clever work, and when a part breaks, with no spares on board, they simply take raw material and produce the counterpart of the original. While cruising In the Orient, the cruiser North Carolina being far from a base and with no ships avail able to bring spare parts, manufact ured many things on board to satisfy her needs. One of these, of small j j ; j CC ORHDtNATION Dr. Livingston Farand, chairman of the Central Committee, American Red Cross, has set out clearly the reaction of the peace-time program of the Red Cross to the various health and wel fare organizations of the nation—a relation that seems to be not parti cularly well understood in some quar ters. __ _____________________________ Dr. Farrand makes it plain that the purpose of the Red Cross is not to supplant or attempt to take the place of any well-regulated and active or ganization such as the anti-tubercu ? ? t t t X i t i T T ♦> With no Factory Réduction in sight, we shall continue to offer to the trade a discount of Ten Per Cent on Furniture, Buggies, Wagons and Floor Coverings. Our Furniture Department offers to the newlyweds an opportunity to begin at quite a savings, and don't forget that when you are ready to build that nice home that we are It when it comes to Hardware, paints, oils, wallpaper and window shades. Just received, bright and nice, one car load each of nails, roofing and fenc ing. EST. J. B. SANDOZ importance to the operation of the ship, but of great importance to the comfort of the officers and crew, was tbe wringer in the ship's laun dry. This wringer was electrically driven and traveled at high speed, and when something broke inside, it flew Into a thousand broke inside, It flew spares in sight and no ships coming for months the machinists turned to on these scraps of what had once been a solid casting and pinned them all together In a shell and covered it with a heavy sheet of metal. Then with hundreds of rivets they secured them together in this casing of sheet metal. The North Carolina returned to the states ten months later, re ceived spare parts for this machine and placed them in the storeroom as the repaired shell was still operating to everybody's satisfaction. The carpenter's shop on these ves sels, a small section of which is losis Association, or the National or ganization for public health nursing— but instead to encourage and aid such organizations co-ordinate their activities, with its own. The old fable lauding the passive resistance of a well wrapped bundle of sicks is thus turned active by Dr. FwfwA «n*A - the r-p i tm at co-ordina tion is put well to the front by the Red Cross in preparing for its Nov ember drive for members with which to continue its ever-widening peace time program of serrice. shown in the lower left hand corner, is always an up-to-date wood work ing pla^t, and contains everything from a power saw to the smallest chisel. These men can make any thing from wood that a plant of the same size can turn out on shore. The generators of a- man-o'-war, one of which is just being started, as shown in the lower right band pic ture, are of vital importance at the ship, supplying all the power for the operation of the guns, hoisting of ammunition, lights and communica tion system, and In case of an electri cally driven vessel, even the propell ing power for the vessel itself. They are situated well below decks and are behind tbe armor belt, as Is all the ship's vital machinery. This power plant would do credit to any city of 25,000 and when you understand that these ships carry a complement of 1,100 men, you can see that they are far better equipped than many modem ' cities. J. H. Sibille, one of Sunset's leading citizens, was a visitor to Opelousas Tuesday. Henry Clements and C. P. Hollier went to Elliot City Wednesday to spend the day and night in the woods and. Incidentally, haul a few fish out of the waters there. Henry wished commune with the big owl that while "Pres" said he was content to commune with the big owle that haunt the sylvan shades. Jno. P. Desmarais of Houston, Tex as, wa a visitor to Opelousas this week.