The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-05-13

Landry, G.. &. Brown, NJ. Bileaud. Jr.,
Jno. Wilmington, Jr.. Jno. r. Primeaux,
Alonzo Lacy, Alfred Hebert and Ben Avant.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Brown reported having consulted
capt. 4. Buchanan L" surveying the
parish I" establish drainage levels The
purchase IF instruments 10y ihe parish and
the. -mp,"yn "f IA surveyor when needed
was rec,,,nn,c u'icd. The matter post
f.He.l.
Niessrs. Ben. Avant and ]. T.. i'rimcau>
were authorized to sell certain oxen, the
property of the parish, to best advantage
by motion duly made the following was
adopted.
Resolved, That the evaporating system
in the parish Jail, known AS the Peck-llam-
mand System, has failed to operate re-
presented, and contracted, and The Pauly
Jail building and Manufacturing Company
of St. Louis, Missouri, and Messrs. L. b.
and w. 5. Hull of Jackson, Miss, con
tracing agents for said company are hereby
notified that until the said cvaporating vault
is put into successful operation, as per con
tract and agreement, some other salts
factory system, shall he substituted, final
payment said contract, is and shall be
withheld. The parish treasurer is hereby
ordered to withhold further payment to the
said Pauly Jail Building Company until
further notice from this body and the sec
retary shall notify the above Interested par
ties said contract, of the action this day
taken.
by motion the time for payment, of the
special road tax was extended until June LIST
prox.
BY motion the committee court house
painting were discharged and the work
copied.
Messrs. Bi1Ieaud and Wilmington were
appointed TO check up the tax collectors
books on the special road tax fund.
On motion of Mr.. Billeaud the following
jury of freeholders was appointed t" trace
and lay out public road thirty feet wide
according to law, from and between the
Nalsin Broussard succession, and J. G. st.
Julien and others, known as the sold Lane
and connecting with the main public road
from Broussard to St. Martinvile: J. G..
st. Julien, \. ID. Girouard. J. O. t;irouard,
Ambrose Broussard, Clemard Girouard
and Anatole Monte. The said jury. shall
assess all damages /" proprietor, affected by
the tracing of said road and accept all dona-
tions rendered.
The bridge near Nincents' the Able
Vile road, and one, ON the road leading from
Carencro to Rayne, were ordered repaired.
Mr.. Hebert was authorized to sell the old
cis,ern court house square.
BY motion Messrs. Aft. Dclhommc, JOS
Dugas, Ben. Avant, VIM. Foote, .. b.
Jenkins, Thos. +. Webb, lr., O. Cade, J.
Il. Benoit, J. 6. st. Julien, !. q. Girouari,
V. T.. Dupuis, q. Sicily, J. O. Broussard,
Alex Nerrot, A. ID. Landry and L.. G..
Breaux, appointed to stir up interest to
make preparations for the Farmers Insti-
tutc to bc held at Lafayette some time i'll
July MIR. Avant, delivered stirring adj
dress upon the importance and advantage of
the Institute and earnestly urged the at
tendance of all interested in farming opera
tons
Messrs. Chas. u. Caffery and J. .. Brous-
sard, representing the School Board, here
appeared and appealed for liberal financial
assistance for the public schools, especially
urging the appropriation of OF $780, amount
of excess of liquor licenses. By motion the
said amount was appropriated for said
purpose to be paid whenever there shall be
sutiicicnts funds on hand.
by motion the Jury resolved to dicuss at
the next meeting the ACCESSIBILITY of dona-
ting school Section 10, L. 9, X. ) f., to
the proposed Industrial School.
BY motion 500, was appropriated for the
purchase of pair of blood hounds.
The following report of Jury of freeholders
was read, duly adopted, the road declared d
public highway and the sum of SO, set
aside to compensate damages allowed:
State of Louisiana, parish of Lafayette
VIM. X. Foote, Middleton Morgan, Neranus
Spell, Erastns Perry, Elijah Hoffpauir,
Iilman Spell do solemnly swear that l will
lay out the road now directed to be laid out
by the Police Jury of the Parish of La
fayette, to the greatest and advantage
of the inhabitants, and with as little preju-
affection. malice hatred, and to the
best of my skill and abilities. SO help me
God. And furthermore, that l will truly
assess all damages to proprietors, caused by
ability. William X. Foote, Veranus Spell,
Middleton Morgan, Augustus Perry, Till
man Spell, Elijah Hotfpauir. Subscribed
and sworn to before me, this Sth day Of
March, 1899. BEN AvANT, notary public.
REPORT.
We, the undersigned Jury of Freeholders
of the Parish of Lafayette, duly appointed
by the Police Jury of said Parish, TO trace
and lay out a public road leading from Indian
Bayou, north and east to school house on