The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-04-16
Police Jury Proceedings

Police Jury Proceed: :ngs.
LAFAYETTE, La, April 7. 1S9s.-Ihe
with the following members present: c. c.
Brown, Ben Bvant, Alonzo Lacy, T. E.
Primeaux, Jno. Wilmington IT,, Alfred
I1ebert and NJ. Blleaud Jr. Absent: X.
G. Landry.
The president being absent the secretary
called the meeting to order and by motion
Hon. c. c. Brown was elected president
protein.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
Messrs. &. o. Mouton and Others rep
resenting the Business Mems Association
add the boay respset;ng the propes-
leans, to erect at Lafayette cotton COM
press. The gentlemen explained the many
advantages and benefits to the derived from
the new enterprise and asked in it's further
ance exemption from parish taxation for a
period of ten years. BY motion duly made
it was resolved that the said cotton COM
press, be and is hereby exempted from all
parochial taxation as prayed for, for
Ayes: HILBERT, Billeaud, Wilmington
and Brown. Nays: Avant. Primeaux and
The following report was read and APP
TO The Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of Lafayette-We, the undersigned
committee appointed by your honorable
body to inquire into complaint Of Thompson
HottPauir before the grand jury against Ben
Avant, for working the road oxen for his
private and refusing to let Asa Fore
man work the public road with them, find
after careful investigation that B. Avant
during the whole of the year 1897 worked
from two to four Of his own the
public road. During the winter just past he
took up, fed and worked two Jokes of said
road oxen which we examined and find as
p frOr vnl inc orla
His feeding and working said oxen was in
no way wrong, as the country at that time
was buried under water and there was no
way to use then, on the road had they been
in good condition. We find the said b.
Avant is i'll every way doing what we think
is best for the ward and parish.
Respectfully,
ALEXANDRA NJ. BROUssARD,
LOUIS This marlS) WHIrr1NGroN,
- AVANr.
BY motion Of Mr.. Primeaux the following
resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That after care fully inves-
t'gating the charges against Hon. Ben Avant,
as to working the road oxen his farm,
and refusing to let Asa Foreman work them
on the public road the jury finds the charges
not sustained and give him credit for taking
good care of said oxen and commend
him for efficiency in working tho roads of
MIR. Wilmington appointed A!cide Ira
han, on bridge committee to replace Antoine
Broussard, resigned.
A free license to pcddler fruits and vege-
tables was granted unto kodolp.l Preiean.
Mr.. +. b. Hull, Jail contractor, here APP
peared and explained to the jury certain
defects in the evaporating vault, and
pressed his entire willingness to remedy said
defects. MIR. Hull also drew the attention
OF the jury to other matters connected with
the administrator of the Jail which greatly
interfered with the successful operat O., of
the new system inaugurated.
Campbell and X. c. Greg were appointed
to supervise and report on the contemplated
alter ations and repair on the parish jail
Attorney VIM. Campbell, representing a.
said firm for weights and measures furnished
Inspector r. Estilette. The matter was
taken under advisement.
Hon. J. O. Broussard, representing the
and urged the necessity for increased APP
preparations in order to run the public
schools successfully Supt- c. +. Latiolais
also addressed the body and read report
showing an increase of schools, teachers and
enrolment of pupils. In its efforts to afford
educational facilities to every child in the
parish, the board had established several
new schools ard employed additional
teachers, thereby increasing the monthly
pay roll $3I5.oo. President Brown assured
the gentlemen that the jury would assist the
board in its efforts, but owing to the present
financial condition of the parish nothing
could be done. Assistance would be rem
dered out of any funds available
BY motion of MIR. Billeaud the following
standing committee was appointed to trace
and lay out roads in the 9Th ward: A. A.
Liable, J. o. Girouard and Calvin Moss.
Said committee is authorized to accept dona
tions of land for public roads.
The committee composed of Messrs. +.
Debaillou and E. &. Noorhies, appointed to
confer with the City Council in regard to
electric lights in the courthouse reported!
that the council would furnish said lights
free provided the parish pay for wiring and
lamps and provided further that the said
lights be used exclusively for court purposes.
BY motion the committee continued
and instructed to place in the court building
such lights RS may be deemed proper.
Hon. G. G. Brown was appointed com
missioner for the assessment of railroads, tele-
graph and telephone in accordance with act
81 of 1888.
Constable Thos. Mouton reported stock
sold $3.50, expenses $40, balance SO. 10.
The treasurer submitted his monthly re-