The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-09-14
Police jury Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La. Sc


The Police Jury met this day in regular
session with the following members present:
K. e. Landry, A. ID. Landry, J. G. ST.
Julien, c. c: Brown, Alf. A. Delhon,me,
Alfred Hcbcrt and IL. NJ. burke. Absent:
Jos. W. Broussard.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. a. ID. Landry reported that in con-
junction with the roadoverseer of his ward,
he had investigated the proposed change OF
pu bic road near the property of Chas. Her
nandez and recommended the purchase of
certain strip Of land across the property of
said Chas. Hernandez in consideration OF
! the sum of $25. BY motion the report was
approved and the amount required for said
purchase appropriated therefor.
Acts of sale from Dame Eugene Soignes
| and Adam Sonnier, for certain strips of land
pur chased by Hon. c. 6. Brown in the
name of the parish for the purpose of drain
age in the 9th ward, were read and ordered
recorded. The said purchases being neces-
sary by reason of cutting 4 canal where no
natural drain existed.
MIR. Webb, roadovcrsccr for the Sd ward,
appeared and asked for instruction in cases
where able bodied men produced PHYSICIANS
| certificates of inability to perform road duty.
MIR. Webb was directed to require new
Certificate for each call made.
Further time was granted for the prcscn-
taton of the petitions asking for an election
on the prohibition of the liquor 'raitc:
The sum of SI2. SO each was granted unto
Lucien Cormier and VIM. Dupuis in lisnents
Mr.. \. ID. Landry was authorized to Pur-
chase additional bridge lumber.
The Jury of frcehoders appointed to trace
and lay off public road in the 9th ward,
made the following report which was &C
ceptcd, the road declared a public highway,
and the sum of IS appropriated for dam
ages assessed:
State of Louisiana, parish of Lafayette.
We John Johnson, AlPhonse Roger, An
tome Hernandez, Alcide Mouton, Omer
Dugas and John Roger do solemnly swear
that will lay out the road non directed to
| be laid out by the Police Jury OF the parish
of Lafayette, to the greatest ease and adj
| vantage Of the nhabitants, and with as little
prejudice to enclosures as may be-without
tho hes, of my skill and abilities. SO help
me God. And furthermore, that l will!
truly assess all damages to proprietors
caused by said road, to my best Judgment
Roger, Antoine Hernandez, Alcide Mouton,
Oncr Du:as, John Roger. Subscribed and
sworn to before me this eoth day of August
1895. Octave 2. Guilbsau. Notary Public.
REPORT.
We the undersigned jury Of frccholders of
the Police lury of said parish, to trace and
lay out & public road leading from John
Roger to public road leading from Carencro
to l-afa, etc, through tho lands of the fol-
Broussard, Victor rrcjean. John Roger.
WIDOW l.ucien Cor,nicr, John Roger,
Aurelien Crcdeur. Zenoi. t.recnaux, Felix
Beno;;. &. (. Brown, John Johnson, Typo
lite IIehert. AIcec Preican, Andre Brous-
sard, Mrs. Jules Hroussard 10 the above pub
lie road from Carencro to Lafayette having
been notified of our appointment and of the
time and place Of meeting by the person
FIRST named in said order of appointment and
having sevcrally taken and subscribed the
foregoing oath and having given notice to
each and every one of the aforesaid pro
prietors in writing at least three days pre-
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