The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-05-14
Police Jury PROCEEDINGS.

Police Jury Proceedings.
LAFAYETTE, La, May S, IS9S.-The Pc
lice Jury met this day in regular session wit
the following members present: &. c. Brown
Ben Avant, NJ. Billeaud IT,, J. E. Primeaux
Jno. Wilmington Jr., Alonzo Lacy and Al
fred Hebert. Absent: r. G. Landry.
The minutes of the previous meeting wer.
read and corrected as follows: Resolution O
Mr.. Billeaud appointing road committee fo
the 5th ward, was amended SO as to read:
''To solicit upon and accept roads, whe1e
Petitioned for and deemed necessary by the
| committee.
Name of Adam F. Hoffpauir substituted
fol Jasper Spell in approved account. The
minutes we're then approved.
| Mr.. Avant presented a report, giving the
| result of the committees investigation rela-
tive to the boundary line between Lafayette
| and Acadia parishes. The committee re-
ports finding no data to boundary line,
| save those which appear upon State maps,
and recommends the establishment of a GER
! tain fixed boundary following section lines.
The report was read and accepted and copy
of same ordered transmitted to the State
Legislature for action.
The committee appointed to advertise for
bids to insert additional file cases in the
clerks Office reported the proposition of the
St. Louis Metal Art Company for $645 pay
able next December. BY motion the propo-
sition was rejected and the committee dis
changed.
The account of a. Baldwin & Co., for
certain weights and measures furnished In
sPector +. Estilette, was rejected.
Messrs. Wilmington and Avant reported
the completion of the Wilmington bridge,
and, by motion, President c. c. Brown,
was authorized to accept the sale of GER
tain strip of land, on which said bridge |
stands.
Mr.. Lacy was authorized to buy lumber
for the repair of certain bridges.
4 petition from the citizens of the Sec
ond ward complaining of the action of
Paschal Moulezon of Acadia, in damming
he waters of Bayou Queue Tortue, was
cad and Messrs. II. Wagner, Sol. Morgan
Ind Silas Iofpauir were appointed TO inves-
igate and report on said complaint.
The Jury resolved to pay the amount due
he School Board, out of any funds available
It as early date as possible.
The treasurer submitted his monthly re-
ort as follows: |
To the President and Members of Police =
statement of receipts and Disbursements
parish funds since my last report:
DR..
o bal. on hand last report $4S63 s.
lay 6. amount for tax collector
taxes colpd in March. AS "a
-" 6, taxes collected in April.. e3S OF 7
8 q, interest collected for Or. 50 IS
Total receipts .............. 5000 20
CIR.
Y five per cent com. tax coll'r on
taxes ::-..::...-..:.. -....~s 81 81
five per cent com. tax coll'r
eproved orders $1,000 e,46 s.
illness certificates. Observation-Disclosures. SO q
ror's certihcates.... - < 90
Total disbursements. ............ S21o6 IL
by bal. on hand .--.-.....-.......$54I3 II
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. MARTIN, Treasurer.
~ 6, 1898.
The following accounts were approved:
tione Broussard, building BRIDGE 43 50 g
en- Landry building BRIDGE. 80 90
forge & Bileaud, lumber ETC. liz 90
co blanchard, drainage 9th ward 10 90
am Metz, drainage Ist ward w 40 90
vi BoudreauN, drainage Ist and =
9th wards -:-.-.. .-.-.... 100 90
rim s Duco'e, blanket, oil, etc.. "a s.
pleix & Roy, nail, spales *
=. !.ebiahc' coal.--..-..---.-- I 9S
fa!k, chars 90
H. Broussard, feeding prisoners So 60
, Melchior, com. of elections w Z 90
eophile Breaux, com. of election : 90
here being no further business the Police
y adjourned.
Z. c. Brown, president pro tenn.