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St. Landry Clarion
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VOTE FOR BOND ISSUE
On next Tuesday, the eighth, the tax
payers of this city will be called upon
to vote for or against the proposed
bond issue of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds
of which it is intended to devote to
the rebuilding of the power house ma
chinery and lines, and extending of
the light and water systems, and
street. paving. It is estimated that
$150,000 will be required to install the
needed new machinery at the power
plant and that this sum will also take
care of rebuilding the electric light
lines and extending the light and wat
er service to parts of the city which
have up to now been deprived of bath
light and water.
One hundred thousand doilar3 will
be set aside to defray the city's pro
rata of such street paving as may
be petitioned for by the property own
ers, and since the city will defray on
ly the cost of paving street intersec
tions it may be readily seen that
quite a large amount of paving work
can be taken care of out of the $100,
000 dedicated to that purpose.
It would seem that the tax will
carry by practically a unanimous vote
as we have been unable to learn of
any opposition to this highly progres
sire and much needed measure. Some
thought thatan issue of $500,000 should
have been voted and the power pant
entirely rebuilt in a more cen
tral location. But our information is
that the city's assessment would not
warrant the issuance of a half million
dollars of bonds since, under the law,
a municipality cannot vote a bond is
sue in excess of ten per cent of its
assessment and the assessment of Ope
lousas is not sufficiently large to
carry h bond issue of a half million
dollars. Besides, it is considered that
the advantages to be gained by plac
ing the power plant in a more central
location would be relatively small com
pared with the additional needless ex
pense.
The voters of the city will be re
quired to vote at their usual polling
place in each of the four city wards,
and the polls will be open from seven
o'clock in the morning until five
o'clock in the afternoon. Let every
property taxpayers come out Tuesday
and help carry the issue unanimously
it possible. While we do not even re
motely suspect that the election
would fail we earnestly urge the tax
payers to go to the polls and cast
their ballots for the bond issue.
BILL PROPOSES TO REDUCE
SALARY OF PRESIDENT
Washington.-A bill providing for
reduction of the salary of the presi
dent of the United States from $75,
000 to $50,0000 a year was introduced
by Senator Smith, Democrat, of Geor
gia. Senator Smith also introduced
a resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution which would limit
the president to one term of six years.
FLOOR OF HOUSE REFUSED
TO IRISH SYMPATHIZERS
Washington.-Irish supporters in
the house were confronted Wednesday
with a refusal by Speaker Gillett to
grant the floor to any member for
the purpose of calling up the resolu
tion expressing smypathy for Ireland
because of lack of time. The resolu
tion had been favorably reported by
the foreign affairs committee and had
been turned over to Representative
Mason, Rpublican, of Illinois, who
was to handle it on the floor.
MAY USE FLAME AGAINST
EPIDEMIC IN VERA CRUZ
Mexico City.-Twelve cases of bu
bonic plague have been discovered in
Vera Cruz, according to El Demo
crata. A cordon of troops has been
thrown around the city and is prevent
rng the entry or departure of anyone.
S.ne-third of the houses of Ver
ru-ra. will be burned because of the
bbwa, 'c plague infection i" has been
:dele~iled by the citizens of, that city,
s aOco,93 to the Excelsior.
TrE) AS .TA, 'ES ACTION
A AINST BOLL WORM
A`
Austin, Establishment of a
-gulat~d e pink boll worm
regulat o t west Texas as
infested area in Sout. se and senate
recommended by th hot gislature.
-oofmmittes to th state g conduced
The committees, which n appro
jdolnt hearing,. recommended "rse far
Pittation of $1,000,000 to reimb, under
aers ifor any cotton destroyed ade
15e 'proposed regulation and an ' of
quate appropriation for enforcemen,
tie law.
The committee expressed apprecia
tion to th efederal horticultural board I
did the Department of AgriculturalI
for aid in finding a solution of the
problem.
Federal qitarantine of Texas cotton
recently was threatened usless the
state took immdiate steps to. radicate
SENATE CAMPAIGN
EXPENSE INQUIRY
ABOUT BLOWN UP
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS STILL
IN DOUBT PENDING POM
ERENE ACTION
Washington.- Senate committee in
vestigation of pre-convention presiden
tial campaign activities had approach
ed a new phase if not a virtual con
clusion, future developments being in
doubt pending action in the senate on
Senator Pomerene's proposal to
change radically the scope and pur
pose of the inquiry and carry it be
yond the November election.
Action on the resolution, which
would bring congressional as well as
presidential campaign within the com
mittee's jurisdiction, was delayed at
the request of Senator Lodge of Massa
chusetts, Republican leader. It will
come up again Thursday and the com
mittee, pending any alteration of its
charter powers, began winding up the
hearing of witnesses already summon
ed.
The day's sessions were considera
bly interrupted by senate votes on ad
journment, which drew members to
the floor. Three witnesses were heard
however, two of them throwing addi
tional light on the financing of Major
General Wood's campaign for the
Republican nomination, while / the
third brought additional Information
as to activities for Senator Harding
and Governor Lowden in Missouri.
FARM MARKET BILL .
FAVORED IN SENATE
Washington.-Favorable report was
ordered by the senate judiciary com
mittee on the -house bill authorizing
producers of agricultural products to
form associations for the marketing
of their products.
The committee struck out house pro
visions to give the secretary of Agri
culture authority to institute proceed
ings against such associations if in
his opinion, they restrain trade or lea
sen competition and gave the Feder
el trade commision the same power.
As passed by the house, the bill would
affect farmers, planters, ranchme4,
dairymen and fruit growers.
SOUTH'S POTATO GROWERS
CALLED TO MEET IN ATLANTA
Atlanta.-Eweet potao growers and
storage house men of the south have
been called to meet in Atlanta June
8 to discuss plans of organization
along the lines of the Georgia, Florida
and California fruit exchanges. In
crease in the production and use of
the sweet potato is the object of the
movement, according to the Georgia
association and the Georgia Federa
tion of Farm Bureaus, which has call
ed the meeting.
Literal Improvement
"When she was taxed with her want
of neatness, she swept out the room
with disdain."
"It would have been more to the
purpose if she swept it out with a
broom."
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
DOARD OF ALDERMEN
Opelousas, La., June 1, 1920.
The board of aldermen met this day
in regular session. Present: E. L.
Loeb, mayor, presiding; Aldermen
A. C. Mouret, J. A. Dejean, L. L. Danel,
Simon Stelly and Jno. W. Clark. All
members present. Meeting called to
order.
On motion of Mr. Danel, seconded
'by Mr. Clark, the. reading of the min
utes of the previous meeting was dis
pensed with.
Report of Street Commissionr.
Opelousas, La., June 1, 1920.
Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen: I beg to make this my
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report for the month of May.
I worked 112 squares of streets,
hauled 131 loads of dirt, six days
sprinkling streets; I put down five
new bridges and repaired 11; I put
down two foot crossings and repaired
.seven foot bridges. I braced the street
bridge over Tesson on Grolee street;
one-half day grading baseball park. I
buried one dog. I swept the blocks
twice per week. The approximate cost
of work done in each ward is as fol
lows:
First W ard .............. $ 84.00
Second Ward ............ 62.00
Third Ward .............. 52.00
Fourth Ward ..:.......... 56.00
$254.00
Respectfully submitted,
OCTAVE DURIO,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Mr. Danel, duly sec
onded and carried, the above report
of the street commissioner was re
ceived as read and ordered filed.
Report of City Clerk and Tax Collector
Opelousas, La., June 1, 1920.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of
the Board of Aledrmen, Opelou
sas. La.
Gentlemen: I beg leave to report
that I have collected during the month
of May, 1920, and have turned over
to the city treasurer, as per his report,
the sum of twelve thousand five hun
dred forty-three and 45-100 dollars, for
the following funds, to-wit:
City tax, 1919:......$4850.73
Sewg. tax, 1919...... 816.48
City tax, 1918........ 886.40
Sewg. tax, 1918...... 252.50
City tax, 1917....... 317.80
Sbwg. tax, 1917...... 101.02
$ 7224.93
Power plant:
Light and water
service ........ 3359.13
Sale 42 gallons
crude oil ...... 5.04
Sale Ild junk to
Ostrosky ........ 30.80
Licenses,;,1920 ..... 1090.00
Fines ............ 102.50
Stock fines ........ 35.00
Market dues ....... 257.75
Ins. fds. for fire
dept. ............. 438.30
Total ...........$12543.45
Total balances to the credit
of various accounts as per
statement of May 1,1920...$39866.63
Total collected during the
month of May, 1920, as per
above statement .......... 12543.45
$52410.08
Less warrants issued during
the month of May, 1920... 2998.47
Balance on hand June 1, I
1920 .....................$49411.61
Distributed as follows to the credit of:
Corporation tax, 1916 ...... $ 3307.85
License tax, 1915 .......... 5.00I
Interest .................... 19.06
S. W. assmt. 1909 .......... 15.11
Power plant ins............. 10.31
License, 1916 .............. 5.00
Licensee, 1917 .............. . 5.00
Loan account ..............4774.85
Map account ............... 10.50
Licenses, 1918 .............. 17.43
Cerporation txo, 1917... ... .1387.16i
Sewerage tax, 1917 ......... 100.671
Licenses, 1919 .............. 20.22
Insurance funds fire depaprt
ment .................... 438.30
Fines ...................... 208.49
Market ................. 291.72
City tax, 1918 .............. 19158.33
Sewg. tax, 1918 ............ 1052.61
Licenses, 1920 .............. 1396.88
City tax, 1919.............. 5984.38
Sewg. tax, 1919 ............ 917.88
$51546.75
Less pow. plant overdrawn.. 2135.14
May 1, 1920, over
draft was ......$3438.42
Col. during -May.... 3394.97
Bal. old overdraft.. 43.45
Warrants drawn in
May for said acct. 2091.69
making present
overdraft ....... . $2135.14
which is more than
offset by accounts
to be collected for
the month of May.
Bal. June 1, 1920............ $49411.61
as per above statement.
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. PERRODIN,
City Clerk and Tax Collector.
On motion, duly seconded,' and car
ried the above report of the city clerk
and tax collector was accepted as read
and ordered filed.
Statement of City Treasurer.
Statement of A. Leon Dupre, treas
uruer of the city of Opelouusas, La.,
for the month ending June 1st, 1920.
DR.
May 1, 1920-To balance on
hand as per last report..$40,233.76
June 1, 1920-To cash from
J. J. Perrodin, C.C. & T.C. 12,543.45
$52,777.21
May 1, 1920-By sundry war
rants paid since last report
to June 1, 1920, as per
warrants hereto attachced$ 2,944.70
June 1, 1920-To balance on
hand .................... 49,832.51
" $52,777.21
Respectfully submitted,
A. LEON DUPRE,
City Treasurer.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the above report of the city
treasurer, was referred to the finance
committee who. after examining and
finding same correct, ordered that the
city treasurer be credited with the
sum of $2944.70 and vouchers for this
amount cancelled.
Moved by Mr. Danel, seconded by
Mr. Clark, and carried, that a stand
ing committee composed of'the mayor,
Mr. Stelly and Mr. Mouret, be and,
is hereby appointed to supervise the
affairs at the power house, and with
authority to prepare a wage scale for
the employes of the power plant,
said ccmmittee to submit monthly re
ports to this board.
On motion of Mr. Clark, seconded by
Mr. Danel, the request of the city.
board of health that one of the police
officers be delegated to act as inspec
tor for said board, thereby making a
saving to the city of the salary of an
extra officer, was granted.
The communication from Mr. Henry
Martin was received, read and filed.
On motion of Mr. Stelly, seconded by
Clark, and carried, the mayor and
clerk to issue a warrant in favor of
the Hope Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1,
for the sum of $438.30, being amount
received from the State of Louisiana
for insurance funds for fire depart
merit.
In motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the following bills were approv
ed:
E. Attaway ..................$ .20
R!. V. Miles .................. 9.80
Albert Clary ................. 11.10
James O. Domique .......... 2.00
Clerk's office 3.50
A. L. Hollier ............... 3.70
Burgess Repair Shops ........ 16.50
A. D. Gucchereau ............ 60.00
Est. J. B. Sandoz .............. 2.05
Est. J. B. Sandoz ............. 12.55
Dietlein & Jacobs Gro. Co..... 24.75
St. Landry Lumber Co., Ltd... 169.91
St. Landry Luumber Co., Ltd... 77.13
Dr. B. A. Littell (vital sta.).. 13.50
A. C. Skiles Lbr. Co. Ltd..... 26.70
Mouret and Co. ............ 198.05
Standard Oil Co. of La....... 56.70
Standard Oil Co. of La......... 11.70
Standard Oil Co. of La....... 15.60
Texas Oil Co................. 71.45
Texas Oil Co ................. 36.00
Texas Oil Co ................. 30.87
Texas Oil Co................. 31.50
Texas Oil Co ................. 37.17
Texas Oil Co ................. 99.90
Texas Oil Co ................ 1.30
Texas Oil Co ................. 36.00
Texas Oil Co.................. 2.60
Interstate El. Co.............. 5.30
Stauffer, Eshleman & Co., Ltd. 26.37
J. W. Thompson ............. 91.54
There being no further business, on
motion, duly seconded and carried, the
meeting was adjourned.
E. L. LOEB,
J. J. PERRODIN, Mayor.
City Clerk.
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-or-
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If you want to sell your farm, list it with us;
If you want to buy a farm, see us;
If you want to buy or sell City property, see us;
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