The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-04-10
Police Jury PROCEEDINGS,


Lafayette, La, April l., 1897.-Thc
Police Jury met this day in regular session
with the following members present: r. C..
Landry, Ben Avant. Alfred Hebert, Alonzo
Lacy, NJ. Billeaud, Jr., Jno. Wilmington,
Jr. and Jno. E. Primeaux. Absent: c. c..
Brown.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
| with.
District Attorney Gordy being present,
proceeded to explain to the Jury and the
road-overseers present, number of qu-s-
tions, relative to the administration of pub
lie roads. The Jury thanked the attorney
for his valuable advice.
Mr.. Primeaux reported the measures
taken to repair Olidon Broussard bridge,
stating that the Police Jury of Vermilion.
had agreed to repair the bridge ami pay
half costs.
BY motion Mr.. Primcaux appointed
and authorized, to act in conjunction with
the authorities Of Vermilion in the repair or
reconstruction of said bridge, Lafayette
parish to pay half costs.
The committee appointed TO effect an adj
justment with the Pauly Jail Company rela-
tive tc the construction of the three new
cells in the parish Jail reported, that through
Mr.. F. B. Hull, agent, an amicable agree
ment had been reached whereby the parish
would pay half the cost of the proposed
alterations providing for key bar work, the
additional cost to the parish amounting to
$751; 50. The committee also reported that
under the contract, the company would be
bound to make much more extensive repairs
on the old cells than was originally stiPu-
lated. BY motion the action of the COM
mittce was unanimously approved.
Mr.. Darmas Broussard here appeared and
asked that committee be appointed to
cept the bridge built by him across Vern,-
lion river as per resolution of the Police
Jury in 1896.
The following committee was appointed
r. c. Landry, Jno. Wilmington Jr., J. E.
Kee, A. d. Landry, Alex. T. Broussard and
Alex. Sellers Sr.
The petition of Jno. NJ. BONN, praying
for remission of parish taxes for 1896,
was read and same refused.
The of $2.65 each was allowed.
Theophile Sonnier, Cleophas Chaisson and
Mrs. Ursin Bourg as an additional allowance.
for land appropriated by the jury of free
holders per report Jan. 7, 1897.
Mr.. Avant reported settlement of the
dispute relative to the public road adjoining
the property of Therville Trahan. The act
of donation was ordered recorded and the
report approved.
Clerk VOORHEES, was authorized to tran
scribe the index book of successio ms at 40
cents per page.
Mr.. Primeaux discharged, J. B. Benoit,
F. o. Broussard, Raphael Guidry and
Andre Simon, roadoverseers of the 4th ward
for non-performance of duties and appointed
Clement Romero aud Eugene Landry as
overscers for said ward.
The petitions of F. Trahan. and Mrs.
Catherine Willy praying for pensions as in
digeuts were rejected. The sum of $Iz.So
was allowed Celeste Boudreaux, INDECENT.
The jury of freeholdars appointed to trace
and lay out a public road from the public
road leading from Duson to Abbeville, to
the town of Mauriceville, submitted the fol-
lowing report which was adopted and the
road SO traced declared public highway:
State of louisiana, parish of Lafayette
VIC, Charles Mcdonald, Eraste Hebert, One
ZINE Trahan, Raymond Trahan, Alexis Le-
blanc, Eloi Broussard, do solemnly swear
that will lay out the road now directed to
be laid out by the Police Jury of the parish
Of Lafayette, to the greatest ease and add