The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-01-19
Police sJssa'y HSyoceetfssrg IS.
LAFAYETTE, La, Jan. 7th. 18e9.

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HutIp..lir and \. A. Delhomme.
The minutes of the previous meetin.
were read and approved
MIR. Alpha, representing the committe,
appointed TO contract for the building o
a bridge across Bayou Vermilion, report
ed that the committee met at Breau,
Brldge on the specified date and let tht
contract to f. Il. VorGenbatlmen for th.
sum of $4,000
Under suspension of the rules Mr. Del
homme offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
BE u reS0Esed, That the committee ap-
pointed TO let the contract for the mate.
rial and construction of the bridge across
! Bayou VeTmilion be and is hereby author
lied to draw upon the Treasurer for the
undivided half of the contract price, in
! full payment OF Lafayette S Indebtedness,
when in its Judgment the work shall have
! been satisfactorily performed.
! Sir. Theriot, special committee or the
Abbeville road, was granted further time
| TO report.
iIr HuEpauir submitted the following
report from the End Ward.
PARISH LAFAYETTE, Dee. ii, 1883.
To the Hon. Police jury: Your commit
tee on the Coulee de Noix bridge beg to
report that they have examined said
bridge on its completion, and have found
1t satisfactory according to contract; but
finding 1t of insufficient length, we have
added sixty feet which makes the entire
length two hundred and ten feet One
half OF. the extension was built by Mr..
Eacque for the sum of S1400, the other
half being built by road hands. Trusting
that the above will meet with your ap
proval, and that warrant be issued to
the above contractor for the sum of S42,
being half contract price, we respect
fully subscribe,
j. T. BRoyssARD,
Ford HUFEPAUIR,
HOWARD HUFFPAUIR,
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Brown, the report
was approved as read. =
The Treasurer submitted the following
report:
/. LAFAYETTE, "A, Jan. Z, 1880
To the Hen. Police Jury: / submit the
following statement Of receipts and ex
pendiiures:
Aug. 23, 1888, received of j. E.
Martin, exTreasurer. .....S 1887
Oct. 3, 1883, received of Tax
Collector, taxes. 279.S5
Oct. 8. 1888, received of Tax
Collector: licenses. es... 1850
Nov. 2, 1888, received of Tax
Collector, taxes for Oct. ... SG9.02
Dec 7, 1888, received of Tax
Collector, taxes for Nov. 1,94S. .83
Dec. 26th, 1888, received of Tax
Collector faxe9 for Der a 000 fl0
Total receipts, 81, ,139. 81
Paid out as per vouchers. .... 3.431. %
Balance on hand, .s3, 75s. 81
(SigneD VIM. CLEoG.
Parish Treasurer.
Mr.. Theriot introduced the following:
Be 1t fesolrsd, That the Treasurer is
hereby authorized to pay, upon maturity,
the note held by the Kings Bridge Co.,
Of Columbus, O.. against the parish, pro-
vided there are sufficient funds to meet
the obligation.
On motion of Mr.. st. Jnlien the follow,
ing committee was appointed to examine
the Treasurer books, count his cash and
give him a quietus up to date: G. G. Il
Brown, Aft 4 Deihomme and r. G. |
Greig. The committee was also instruct /
ed to preserve all vouchers and docu- I
nents coming into their hands in the
court house vault, as part of the archives (
If the parish.
lir. ST. Julien introduced the follow |
ng, under suspension of the rules:
Be 1t resoloed, That the President of .
his body, as q committee Of one, be en-
covered to contract for the proper furni- /
dre for the police jury room Adopted. /
The following, introduced by Mr.. /
Brown, was adopted:
Be az rssoioed, That the license law for
S89 be the, same as that fixed by the 1
State, to-wit:
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL OccU-
PATIoNs.
livery Stables, ,...............t..S .S 5.00
irocers and Merchants, ... 1000
liquor Dealers, Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Every individual or individuals carry
ne on the business or profession of ply
ician, attorney at law, editor, dentist,
cculist, photographer agency for publi
ATOMS, freight, ticket, claims, patent 4
lights, skall pay license of $500.
AMusEMESTs.
No museum, menagerie, circus. or other
raveling show shall be permitted to make
within the parish unless they
ave first paid license based on the num-
er of attaches, whether proprictors, per-
oTmers, or employees, as follows:
1st Class--Wh hen the number of said
ersons is one hundred, or more, the II
ense shall be five hundred dollars, (S5t0)
2nd Class-When the number of said
ersons is seventy five, or more, and less
han one hundred, the license shall be !
our hundred dollars (3400.)
3rd Class--When the number of said
ersons is fifty or more, and less than !
twenty-five. the license shall be three
undred dollars (S300)
4th CLASSY When the number of said .
ersons is thirty, or MORE and less than
fly, the license shall be two hundred 4
ollars $500 i
5th Class-When the number of said .
ersons is twenty, or more, and less than
lirty, the license shall be two hundred
ollars (S200.)
9th Class When the number of said s
ersons is ten, or more, and less than
venty, the license shall be one hundred ]
ad fifty dollars(si5Q
7th Cinss " as9 the number of sd
ersons Is Eve, os more 7fsj less than ten, ]
il license shall Be C1ss 5-Fnised dollars {