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(Continued from Page 2.) & Co. p Schwing , Boodre» 0 * j leriot • Del»one î k be!* Son E pitch Chcino» ^ S*m Badge SS S*» B° dïe ÎSstfi **« SS S»® Bod &* SS San Badge %»»"& *■255 El» B»d«« *** a.- Badge ffietf S*" „"Z. tfictf SU» Budft • ^ Sh*M° n C. Bun» «kht Fàh Co. ■"Ç C. d«Gr»velle* COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS 31 days at $1.60 31 days at 1.40 31 days at .65 31 days at .75 31 days at 1.00 31 days at 1.00 4C days at .25 Fines. Henry Dimiceli No. 2351 Jno. Bodin No. 52 A. Rodrigue No. 53 Virginia Roley No. 54 Ernestine Olivier No. 55 Wm. Robinson No. 2409 Ethel Clark No. 2436 Dora Washington No. 37 P. Washington No. 38 Annie Simms No. 39 A. Gills No. 2465 River Front Rent. No. 2312 No. 2311 No.2350 No. 2362 lobert j McCloy for 8 closets L* on city Taxes gattt on Special Tax I «ft on Licenses toy on Water Assessments Jitney Licensee. No. 666, one half Miscellaneous. No. 2342 $49.60 43.40 20.15 23.25 31.00 31.00 10.00 208.40 $50.00 5.00 5.00 2.50 2.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.50 92.50 $ 3.00 2.50 18.00 2.50 $26.00 $6.25 $31.00 $20.68 9.22 " .50 1.12 $31.52 Total collected, $969.75. Han paid the above amount to the Treasurer daily, and have taken »cent therefor. Respectfully submitted, L. J. ADAMS, City Tax Collector. Engineer's Report. Morgan City, La., 7, 31, 1917. To the Hon. Mayor and Council, City. Gentlemen:— Following, find my report for the month of July, 1917: Waterworks. food wed 109.5 cords fr ijA.ti. of Alumina 1360 lbs.—1.06 gr. per gallon. Mr to system 8,528,000 gallons, lor suiting Filters 450,000 gallons. Cylinder Oil used 13 gallons Engine Oil used 3 gallons Streets. Scarified and graded Railroad Avenue from Federal Avenue to Front Street ind Front Street from Railroad Aver.ue to Brownell Drews Mill jird, or St Clair Street, a total of 3,400 feet, at a cost of $39,00 for mu] rond work, and ten dollars on Front Street for putting drains into jntr drain pipes. • Respectfully submitted, T. G. THORGESON, City Engineer and Supt. Water Works. Morgan City, La., July 31, 1917. % the Hon. Mayor and Council, City. Gentlemen:—I herewith submit my report for the month ending this !, shoving warrants issued : General Fund. General Salaries. Mayor, *' July Sal. Treasurer July Sal Secretary July Sal. Councilman July Sal. Councilman July Sal., Councilman July Sal. Councilman July Sal. Councilman July Sal. Collector July Sal. 5444 M. D. Shannon 41 J. E. Bass 8 A. B. O'Brien 4 F. J. Price 48 R. A. Squires 4} M. Ê. Norman M V. E. Clement 11 C. E. Jones 12 L J. Adams M Imperial Jewelry Co. Regulating Clock W Ivy McCann *2 George Morgan K 8am Badge W I Boudier L L Bourgeois Park and Cemetery. Sexton July Sal Street* and Sidewalks, Account Pilings furnished Police Department. Chief Police July Sal. Night Police July Sal. Night Police July Sal. # H. Gant M B. Campos .*■ J. Arceneaux * Texas Oil Co. Standard Oil Co. Waterworks and Fire Department. EnginÄ Plant July Sal. Night Engineer July Sal. Night Engineer July Sal. Acct. Plant Acct. Plant $50.00 20.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 75.00 5.00 $200.00 10.00 $75.00 90.00 70.00 70.00 _ $230.00 $328.35 $10.00 Board of Health. President Pauper*. Pauper Pauper 11 C. C. deGravelles July Sal. J Fort Bourgeois July Sal. Jujy Sal. 3.00 3.00 $6.00 $90.00 Insurance. Insurance Premiums Interest. / Interest on Note Interest on Note « hnk Vaughn ft ® f Mor f*n Ci *** National Bank City 43.75 43.75 87.50 IWi.-. . Telephone and Telegraph, ■■■•rnd ft Tel. Co. May and June 15.02 • Ifta*., . Supplie*. «Mwaw Co. Bills for May Ä J, « ■ »,. Miscellaneous. N A. gaZ^8**«n City Engineer 'MfthgTzzf, . J* n - City Hall tt0Dth ° f |1,281 ' 62 ' " Paving Certificate Fuad. * fete*# w „_ „ Pav. Cert and "*** Morgan City Pey. Cert and May and June 84.75 July Sal. July Sal. 100.00 45.00 No. warrants per 27.16 275.83 802.99 Respectfully submitted A. B. O'BRIEN, Secretary. «w Councilmen,Morgan City, La., 8, 31, 1917 »r Gentlemen:—Herewith my report as Secretary for the month end-J ing this date, showing warrants issued: General Fund. General Salaries. Mayor Aug. Sal. Treasurer Aug. Sal. Secretary Aug. Sal. Councilman Aug. Sal. Councilman Aug. Sal. Councilman Aug. Sal. Councilman Aug. Sal. Councilman Aug. Sal. Collector Aug. Sal. Regulating Clock 5674 75 76 .7 78 7P 80 81 82 83 M." D. Shannon J. E. Bass A. B. O'Brien F. J. Price R. A Squires M. E. Norman V. E. and C. M. Clement C. E. Jones L. J. Adams Imperial Jewelry Co. 50.00 20.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 5 00 5.00 5.00 75.00 5.00 84 Ivy McCann 5706 M. D. Shannon, Mayor Park and Cemetery. Sexton Aug. Acct. labor in Park 5 days in Park Sal. 200.00 10.00 7.50 7.50 41 R. Campbell Streets and Sidewalks. Eshleman & Co. Acct. Mower 5697 99 5702 05 06 11 12 13 18 19 21 22 26 27 28 29 33 35 36 37 ' 40 42 43 Stauffer, M. D. Shannon, Mayor Berwick Bay F. & O. Co. L. J. Adams, Collector M. D. Shannon, Mayor E. Jendron J. LeBlanc C. Simmons T. Goula A. Olivier H. Evans, Supt. A. Squires, Agent H. Evans, supt. Olivier Jendron Simmons Goula E. Bass, Treas. E. Bass, Treas. Egle & Sons H. Evans Supt E. Bass A. Mitchell Acct. Pay Roll Street work Shells for Streets Cash for Payrolls on Street Acct. Pay Roll for St. work 6 days on street 4 days on street 6 days on street Flushing mains 4 days on street Acct. Rpr. parts for Tractor Frt. on Tiling Repairs for Tractor 6 days work on street 6 days work on street 6 days work on street Flushing mains Cash for Pay Rolls Cash for Pay Rolls Feed Repairs for Tractor 30 bbl. shells for street Vaccinating Stock $25.00 14.01 53.60 132.00 195.75 28.21 10.50 7 00 10.50 .60 7.00 9.57 16.08 3.92 10.50 10.50 10.50 .50 113.60 62.00 15.40 12.93 2.40 5.00 Police Department. 5685 S. Budge Chief Police Aug. Sal. 86 J. Boudier Night Police Aug. Sal. 87 I. L. oBurgeois Night Police Aug. Sal. Waterworks and Fire Department. 88 H. Curt Engr. Plant Aug. Sal. 89 B. Campos Night Engr. Plant Aug. Sal. 90 E. R. Arcenaux Engr. Truck Aug. Sal. 96 R. Pandella Painting tank 98 I. L. Lyons & Co. Supplies for Plant 99 M. D. Shannon, Mayor Cash for Pay Rolls 5700 Gamewell F. A. Tel. Co. Fire Alarm Box 06 M. D. Shannon, Mayor Acct. Pay Roll 15 I. Kihneman 5 days acct. truck 16 J. Smith 9 days at Çlant 17 J. McMillan 2 3-4 days at Plant 24 J. McMillan 1 day at Plant 31 I. Kihneman 7 days acct. Truck 32 J. Smith 5 days at Plant 34 J. H. Evan«. Supt. Express paid acct. Plant »35 J. E. Bass, Treas. Cash for Pay Rolls 39 Ahrens & Ott Co. Supplies for Plant Board of Health. 5691 C. C. deGravelles President Aug. Sal. 5707 P. Hebert, Registrar Sal. for second quarter Paupers. , 5694 Mrs. Ford Pauper Aug. All 95 Miss Bourgeois Pauper Aug. All 99 M. D. Hhannon, Mayor Tickets to New Orleans 5725 Ivy McCann Pauper Grave 4 Prisoners. 38 E. P. Schwing & Co. Lunches Printing and Stationery. 01 Morgan City Review May Bill 09 Morgan City Review June Bill Miscellaneous. 5692 T. G. Thorgeson City Engr. Aug. Sal. 93 A. Kihneman Janitor City Hall Aug. Sal. 5704 Gus Thorgeson Drive Piling at Klingville 08 J. Ratcliff Work on Wharf 10 Geo. Margan 25 Piling 14 J. Olivier 9 days Janitor 20 C. Angelloz Auto Hire, acct. Mayor and Council 23 Jno. Ratcliff Work at Klingville 30 J. Olivier 7 days Janitor 731.97 90.00 70.00 70.00 230.00 75.00 70.00 70.00 50.00 6.01 12.10 75.00; 16.57! 5.60 13.50 4.80 1.75 5.60 7.50 1.09 34.80 20.48 - 469.80 10.00 11.50 21.50 3.00 I 3.00 : 7.26 5.00 18 26 3.05 22.90J 33.0a j 55.95 : 100.00 : 45.00' 156.00 12.00 ! 27.50 j 12.50 ' 2.75 24.30 10.50 390.55 Making a total of $2,146.08, as per warrants No. 5674 to 5743, in clusive. Paving Certificate Fund. 42 First National Bank Paving Cert, and interest 182.87 Respectfully submitted, A. B. O'BRIEN, Secy.. r CO GHAUT «a Ci» The food that one eats has a lot to do with the way one behaves. The person that is properly fed is apt to be possessed of an even tem per. The meats we sell will coax a mtaltime smile from a confirmed grouch. Octave J. Delaune PHONE NO. II Or. J. Clarence Berwick Physician and Surgeon • Office hours 9-1 n. at.; 4-6 p. m. Office at the Peoples Drug Co. Op posite New Depot Calls answered day or night Offlee phone No. 6. Residence 321, Morgan City. La. AUTOMOBILE TO HIRE DAY ANq NIGHT SERVICE Charge for trips within City limits 25c for one passenger. For party of two of more 15c each. Phene 31 er 328. A. CUTRERA WALTER T. GILMORE ATTORNEY AT LAW NOTARY PUBLIC First National Bank Bldg Phone 9. Practice in Federal and State Courta Morgan City, La. PERSONALS Miss Alice Soumerllan and little sister are ill at their home on Sec ond Street. : Orleans j : Miss Pauhne Mizzi, of _Lafayette, I The Steamer "Superior" left port this morning. The Steamer "Mamie D." has ar rived in port. Mr. Lewns J. Bass left on No. 7 i for New Iberia. Mr. Jack Hebert of New is in the city today. Mr. Lee Kuhn, of Indianapolic, Ind., was here today. La., visited friends here Tuesday Mrs. A .M. Cotten and child went to Patterson on a visit to her mother. Miss Ruth Joret left this morning for Lafayette where she will attend school. will today I The Morgan City Boys of the Sec-, Mr. John Dalton, Sr., will leave Sunday for an extended trip on Steamer "America." Miss Leah Norman leaves for Nashville, Tenn., where she attend Ward Belmont College. Mrs. J. L. Neuman left today on No. 5 for Lafayette, after a pleas ant visit to relatives in Morgan City. The Morgan City Boys of the Sec ond Draft Increment were entertain ed Monday night at the K. of C Hall. Mrs. Louis O'Brien and children have returned from Covington after spending a pleasant visit with friends. Mr. Chas. Delas has accepted the position of electrician on the Shady- [ side plantation and left for his post last Monday. Mr. F. C. Chapman, who has been in Shreveport, La., for several days on business, is expected home in the next day or two. Mrs. Warnesy Acost and Miss Leah Cancienne are visiting their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Cancienne and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cotten and ! chlid, and Mr. H. M. Cotten return- ' ed yesterday from Asheville, N. C., where they spent a part of the sum mer. , 1 1 ; j I J : 1 j 1 Mr. Frank Prohaska, Sr., and Miss Leita Prohaska accompanied Mr. Frank Prohaska, Jr., to Franklin, where he will entrain with the Sec ond Draft Increment for Camp Pike, Arkansas. Mr. Ferreol Moncrief, who has volunteered for the navy, left Sun- day for the Naval Training Station j at Algiers, where he has entered the j Radio Department. He writes that I he is delighted with conditions there. __ CARPENTERS TOOLS FOR SALE: Every article as good as new. Finest brands and in fine chest. Tools and chest worth $50.00. Will sell quick for cash at $30.00. Following tools and implements; 2 ^°' ^ Spring Steel Diston Cross cut saws; 1 rip, same quality; 1 Stanley steel jack plane; 1 Stanley wood jack plane ; 1 draw knife ; 4 S crew drivers; 1 Yankee rächet driver ; 1 tri-square; 1 bevel square;, 11 spirit level; 2 chisels; 2 rächet braces; 4 auger bits; 2 cabinet; rasps; 2 rules; 2 50-ft. tapes; 1 com -1 pass saw; 2 hammers; 1 hatchet; ! 1 "scout" axe ; 2 adjustable alliga- j tors; 1 "S" wrench; 1 small Stilson; ; 3 prs. pliers; 1 set 6-inch blocks; 4 gimlet bits; 1 fine tool chest. See ; C. E. King at The Review Office or j telephone 278. tf. 1 Y Young Men! Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes for styles and value p OU cant find better ones; they're made rijçht and priced right ; the styles are the latest ,deas; belt-all-around sport suits and overcoats; regular sacks; full skirted overcoats— auything you want; we'll see that you get it. Hart Schaffner & Marx use none but all-wool fa brics; such clothes wear a long time; they fit and are guaranteed to^give satisfaction or your money back. We're in a position to do a good thing for you— you'll realize this the moment you see the goods. Better make it today Henry Loeb Co., Ltd. The House of No Regrets MISS MARY BEARD GIVES "GOING-AWAY" PARTY M iss Mary Beard entertained a few of her girl friends at her home on Federal Avenue Tuesday after noon at a farewell party just before she leaves for Belton, Texas, where she will enter Baylor College for the coming session. Miss Beard is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. : Beard. She graduated from Port Arthur High School last spring. j An enjoyable afternoon was pro vided by Miss Beard for her guests Refreshments of grape juice punch, : sherbet and cake were served. I Those present were: Misses Aileen O'Brien, Kathleen O'Brien, Esther Drackett, Wilhelmina O'Brien, Nel lie Durham, Eula Adams, Blanche O'Brien, Esther Lynch and Janet O'Brien. i Ward Louis Collier is the name of the latest recruit to Company "C," First Louisiana Infantry, which was stationed in Morgan City for sev I eral weeks this summer. The sol dier Boy w r as detailed on Sept. 6th, to the home of his proud parents, Captain and Mrs. Collier, who reside at 3140 Maurepas Street in New Or leans ;and his special orders during the next two decades will be to make two people very happy. Friends of Captain and Mrs. Collier are sending congratulations cards in every mail to the happy couple. [ Hills-Dale Table Peaches 20c Tomatoes, 3 lbs size 15c Tomatoes 1 h lb size 2 for25c Competition Don't Worry Me BREITER'S GROCERY STORE Breiter Building, Front Street Phone 45. j THURSTON HOTEL Cool room* with board $2.00 pet day. Special rate* by the week. Excellent Service Opposite Depot Mr*. Fred Smith, Prop, JITNEY Day and Night Serve« WALLACE DITCH Office Phone 31. Re*. Phone 66 FOR SALE a A. BLANCHARD Lawyer and Notary Office in First National Bank Bldg Morgan City, La. Ditch's Belcher Boy Says HERES A CHOP THAT'S BOUND TO BLESS -SOMEONE'S MEAL WITH HAPPINESS/ Ü <4^ A PROMPT DELIVERY Phones: Market 147. Res. 153 Morgan City, Louie