The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-29
Police Jury Proceedings.
Lafayette, La.

Lafayette, La, July 20, I8oo.-The Pc
lice Jury met this day pursuant to adjourn
ment with the following members present:
G. G. Brown, Ben Avant, Alfred Hebert,
Alonzo Lacey, Jno. Wilmington, Jr-. NJ.
Billeaud and Jno. +. Prim eaux. Absent:
X. c. Landry.
The president being absent the secretary
called the meeting to order and by motion
duly made Hon. Ben Avant was elected
president pro tenn.
The SUN OF &i2. 50 each was granted unto
Jean Bite. Bourque. Octavie Bourque and
Adelbert Cattle, indigents.
The of $45.94 was ordered paid
Albt. Liable, roadoverseer, out of special
tax, fifth ward.
The Jury proceeded to the parish jail and
examined the evaporating vault, after the
reduction of all refuse by Mr.. Hull and the
same proving satisfactory, final payment on
the Jail contract was ordered made, Mr.
Heb-rt voting nay.
The jury of freeholders appointed to per
feet a public road leading from the Lafa-
yette and St. Martin public road leading to
Bayou Tortue. submitted the following re-
port:
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafayette
the road now directed to be laid out by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Lafayette to the
greatest ease and advantage of the inhabi
tants and with as little prejudice to enclos-
ures as may be without favor or
affection, malice hatred and to the best
of our skill and abilities So help US God
And furthermore that will truly assess
all damages to proprietors caused b, said
road. to the best of our Judgment and ability.
Signed: J. &. St. Julien, Anatole Monte,
Ambrose Broussard, a. ID. Girouard, Ller-
mard Girouard, J. q. Girouard. Subscribed
and sworn before me, this sth of July, 1909
SIDNEY GREIG, Notary Public.
REPORT.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafayette
We, the undersigned committee appointed
by your Hon. body, the Police Jury of said
parish, board OF freeholders, to perfect
public road, leading from the Lafayette
and St. Martin public road, leading to
Bayou Tortue, have this day met at Brous-
sardville, in said parish of Lafayette, and
after due conference with Mr.. w. F. Owens,
representing the Southern Pacific railroad
company, a length of land eigh,y-eight and
two-thirds feet in length by forty feet in
width, and have assessed the same at nine
dollars and 10 cents damages. Signed: !.
&. ST. Julien, Anatole Monte, Clemard
Girard, Ambrose Broussard, A. d. Cir
Guard, J. o. Girouard. Sworn to and sub
scribed before me this 18th of July 1899.
SIDNEY GREIG, Notary Public.
On motion of Mr.. Billeaud, duly sec
onded. it was resolved, that the report of
the Jury of -freeholders of date July IS,
1899, to perfect and complete the public
road leading from the Lafayette and St.
Marti"viile public road to Bayou Tor,ue, be
and is hereby accepted and the property
condemned be and is hereby appropriated
for said public road.
Be it further ordained, that, the public
road leading from the Lafayette and, St.
Martinville public road to Bayou Tor,ue ex-
proprieted by report of Jury of freeholders
in part and already accepted by this body
and in part by the report of the jury of
freeholders of date July IS, 1899, be and
is hereby declared public road, under the
laws and constitution of this State and the
sum of nine dollars and ten cents is hereby
set aside to compensate the damages allowed
by the jury of freeholders.
There being no further business the Police
Jury adjourned.
BEN AvANr, President protein,
4. G. GREIa, Secretary,