The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-06-03
Police Jss.y Proceedings.
Meeting of Nav 9th, 1882.


Pursuant to adjournment the Police Jury met
this day. Members present J. G. st. Ju!ieC
o. Theriot, FL. Eastin, Z. Potter and J. S. Whit.
| tiDgton,
! The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion, resolved, :hat Mcssrs. c. D. CAT
fiery, j. S. Wilmington and G. Deballon are ap-
pointed committee to make an estimate of the
probable expenses of the current year.
On motion. resolved, that the licenses for the
year 1882, be and are hereby fixed at the same
schedule as that of the State.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year, Vi: :
G. ID. Gallery, Attorney, salary fixed at one
hundred and City dollars.
H. N. Bailey Treasurer, salary fixed at $2G0.
J. n. Judice, Clerk. salary fixed at 500.
W. B. Bailey. Printer, salary fixed at $3.50.
On motion, resolved, that the salaries Of the
road oversceis, for the current year, be and are
hereby fycd at $3.50 per annum.
On motion, resolved, that j. Ed. Mouton BE
and is hereby appointed road oversecr for the
Third Road District, and Arnauld Baque oyer
seer for the Second Road District.
On motion, the account of Alex Brcaux as
road oversecr for the year 1873 Was laid on the
table,
On motion, res olved, that the sum of twenty
10 Thomas F. Webb, Sr. for the sustenance of
one John Turner, an INDECENT and blind colored
man.
On motion, resolved. that hereafter the regu-
lar meetings of this Police Jury shall be held
every two months, on the first Saturday of the
month.
On motion, resolved, that Mr. o. Thcriot be
and is authorized to exchange by compromise,
with Sigismond Bernard, a certain portion of the
public road running through said Beruard's
land, and report at next meeting.
On motion, resolved, that the following nam
cd persons are appointed jury of freeho!dcrs to
assess and trace public road from Royvile to
Broussardviile. viz Messrs. Sidney Greig. o.
Theriot, 0. Cade, Martial Fabre, Valsiu Brous-
sard and Demas ComeauX, and that they report
at the next meeting.
On motion, resolved, that the following per-
sons are hereby appointed as a jury of free hold
ers to change if possible, that portion of the
road lending from Vermi;onvlle to the south
western limits Of the parish, running between
II. ESstia,S-spd T. Doucet's and Others, to some
suitable place and to assess dam ages. to-wit
Messrs W. B. Bailey, D. TraiSs,- Luce J.
Revllon, A. Baque, Alex. Guidry and j. S.
Wilmington.
On motion, the following was adopted:
Whereas, complaint has been made to the
Police Jury to the effect that the public road in
this parish leading from Vermilonvlle to the
northern limits of the parish. at point near the
plantation of Mr.. Emile Arceneaux, runs through
pond Of considerable depth, and that the esti-
mated costs of bridging said pond are exhorbi-
tant, and the Police Jury would not be justified
in undertaking same with the present revenue
Therefore, it is ordered by the Police Jury.
that jury of six free holders be appointed by
the president to examine the locality in ques-
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feasible means of putting said road in repair or
of securing new and substantial road. And it
is further ordered that should said jury of free
holders deem it necessary and advisable to open
a new road, in order to avoid said pond, they
are requiredyto lay out and open same over the
most direct route to connect the old road around
said pond. The said jury is further authorized
and required to make any arrangements they
may deem proper to purchase said road from
land owners over whose land the same may be
laid ont, and to assess all damages that may
accrue to contiguous proprctors, such purchase
price and damages to be paid by the parish.
1t is further ordered by the Police Jury, that
in case Of disagreement between said jury of
free holders aud any land owner over whose
land said road may run, as to the valuation of
any land necessary, or damages, they shall re-
port to the attorney Of the Police Jury fixing O
just and equitable valuation ON said land and
damages; upon receiving said report the Parish
Attorney is hereby instru ,ted and required to
proceed Immediately before the proper tribunal
to appropriate such land as may be necessary
to secure substantial highway for public travel
at the locality herein set forth.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned to the
first Saturday of July, 1882.
j. G. ST. JULIEN, President.
J. N. JUDGE, Secretary.