The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-06
Police Jury Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La, May I, $50

session. with the following members present:
w. B. Torian. G. c: Brown. HI. M. burke.
p R S an. nan a: 4. D 6-5on@e. xb.ens:
The reading of the minutes was post
Poned until next meeting,
appointed to effect an adjustment with
Messrs. Gerac Bros, relative to a certain
portion of the Lafayette and Duson public
road. in dispute reported that the commit
tee had reached no final agreement but
would recommend that the amount be al
lowed; whereuPon the following was adopted:
R<solv<d, hat the sum of 1850 be and
Bros, in consideration of the withdrawal of
the suit now pending against the parish and
and the transfer to the parish of that certain
portion of Lafayette and Duson public road,
reached no final agreement, but would recon-
mend that the amount demanded by Messrs.
Gerac Bros, be allowed; whereuPon, the fol-
lowing was adopted:
Resokv<d, That the sum of $I33,So be
and is hereby ordered paid to Messrs. Gerac
Brothers. in consideration of the withdrawal
of the suit now pending against the parish
and the transfer to the parish of that certain
road. embracing Ii arpents in length, and
being the property of the said Gerae Bro
theirs.
Mr.. Torian also reported that Father
ground in the Catholic cemetery, forty feet
square, to be used a potter's field. 1t
was then resolved that the sum of $1,000
be appropriated for the purchases of said.
plat Of ground and similar amount be re-
quested of the city council of Lafayette.
Mr.. Torian was authorized to represent the
parish in the formal transfer of the said pro-
perry.
with the authorities of ST. Landry in regard
| to the extension of the bridge at Divide Gui-
dry's, and that the costs of said extension
! would amount to $1,000 or $1,000. Under
pressure of other business, action on the re-
| port was deferred.
Mr.. Torian, a member of the auditing
| committee, reported that inasmuch as the
| duties of the committee, of late, had been
! that the committee should be abolished.
after discussion of the subject, it was unai,i-
mously agreed that the committee be con-
| tinued.
Permission was granted unto Prof. Knapp
| to construct u railroad across the public
| roads, in the 9th ward, on line between
Huron plantation, St. Martinsville and Car
| encro station.
! Mr.. Delhon,me requested an appropria-
| ton for Enerenthe BONN, INDECENT, but the
| appropriation was refused.
DIR. A. Cladu, coroner and parish Physi-
clan, here appearing, asked that after the
expiration of his present contract, in June,
| that he be allowed an increase of salary fol
| his services; whereupon it was resolved that
| the sum of $3.50 per annum be allowed DR..
Gladu for the remaining three years of his
| term of Office.
| BY motion it was resolved that hereafte,
no member Of the police jury shall expend
more than SO for any purpose. unless au'
| thorized so to do by resolution duly adopted
| The treasurer submitted his monthly
| report as follows,7
| To the President and Nzew6ers Of the Polio
| /ury, Parish Of Lafayette La..
Conference.-The following is state
| ment of the receipts and disbursements OF
parish funds, since last report:
| 1893 DR..
| April $40 bal. on hand 49,. $4,43S 5:
1" Sc cash from Tax Col
lector, licenses for ga IS oc
| 8" 3-To cash from Tax Col
! lector, licenses for ga sc
| " lo-To cash from Tax Col
lector, taxes collected
| in March. ........... 184 81
| Io-To cash from Tax Col