The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-06-17
Police Jury Proceedings.

Lafayette, La, Junc I, ISOO.-The Pc
lice Jury met this day in regular sessi"
with the following members present: X. {
Landry, Nj. Billeaud, IT.. Jno T.. Prmeau,
Jno Wilmington. Jr.. Alonzo Lacy. Be
AVIAN, and Alfred Iiebert. Absent: &. {
| Brown.
read and approved.
| by motion of Mr.. .\vant. the Jury ap
pointed the following committees to canvas
| the various wards in behalf of the Industrial
| School movement:
| First ward--Albt Delhomne, Jos. Sonnier
Martial Hebert.
Second ward-Dr. n. o. Clark. VIM X
Foote, Jasper Spell.
Third ward-J. X. Grier, O. Il. Jenkins
/. +. Webb, Jr.
Fourth waldo. Cade Odillon Blan-
Chef, Philogene Landry.
Fifth ward a. a. Liable, \. Olivier,
Gilbert St. Julien.
Sixth ward-O. p. Guilbeaux. v. f.. Du-
puts, Numa Breaux.
Seventh ward-Alphonse Broussard, Alex
Vcrrot, =. X. Landry.
Eight ward--C. Doucet, IIervilien Blau-
charh. =. J. Montgomery.
The following application for right of
way was read and by motion duly made
therein, and on further condition that the
said telephone company pay an annual tax
OF 81, per mile, tor all lines established
within the parish:
y,
Lafayette. State of ana.-The Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph Company
hereby respectfully submit your honor
able body Il request that they be granted
the right to erect, Operate, and maintain
lines of poles and wires, telephone lines,
together with necessary braces and anchors.
and to clear the wires of timber obstruction,
etc, over and upon the highways OF the
Parish of Lafayette, La, it being under
stood and agreed that said poles will be so
located as not TO obstruct the thoroug hfares
or in any way endanger life or property.
f.. r. MIILAHD,
Special Agent Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
New Iberia, La, une 1. 1900.
BY motion of MIR. lIebert the road-over-
seers were instructed to notify all oielinuuents
and others who have not paid the special
road tax and costs that unless same is paid
within the next thirty days that the full time
of IL days duty on roads will be exacted.
The treasurer wa, ordered to pay into the
18th ward special fund, the sum of sly out
Of the general.
The sheriff and tax-colector was author
led to receip: for special road tax and Ii
The following am..unts were ordered paid
out of the special funds of the various
wards:
FRS, war,i, l.. Arcenaux 500; Second
ward. Jean Mcaux, $50; Fourth ward. V.
SCI; Fifth ward, Alb. Liable.
SIS; Eighth ward, a. Broussard S24.4o.
The treasurer submitted the following
-eport.
TO the Pre- sident and Members of Police
Jury. Parish Of Lafayette, La.-F~llou ing
; a statement Of receipts and disbur semcnts
If parish funds Since my las, report:
Bal, on hand since last report $500 $4,000 81
From tax-c"llr, taxes coll'd in
March and April ........ w SIS 81
From tax -cull'r licenses March 1900 90
Total receipts ... Sa6OI oS
1--WE per cent. commission tax col
leCtor, taxes . ........ ....... ) ct 10
i've per cent. commission, taN-col-
hector, licenses ....... .. 90 OF
Approved orders -...... ...... 1890 1890 81
\pprov ed orders, district judge 10
VINES Si"' ss' esri;';ss,ys w g 80
Total disbursements w &C., SI4SI s, |
Balance on hand $3.50. 20.
Respectfully submitted.
J. r.. MARTIN. Treasurer
Lafayette, La, June ], 1899.
The following accounts were appruved:
:. G.. VOORHEES,, clerks fees S IS :,
lark x Courts, seal tor court .-......... 4 80
.. lacoste, repair of road wagon 30
Iynar Gndry, guarding prisoners. As
n. Brou>saru, feeding prisoners 2oS 70
l. f. Mouton. lumber .-.....-.- 81 %
.daln bourgeois, drainage list ward so 90
!. !. Bonnet, repairs courthouse so
ii. COmeauN, buil'ilnS bridge w 10 90
. r. Mclchert, cleaning drainpipcs 90
loss PHARMACY, account books, c. =
,storSe 4 Billcau'', lumber d.. .......... So l.,
'eorSc Leblanc, coal ....... ....... $500 90
!. r. iraitan, parish physician 1890. IS 90
'ieN BIliaud, Siccla! tan 5th ward ) 90
|. IlottpauIr. special tan 2nd ward =, 50
|. Il"tt pauir, special tax Slh ward !, 80
=. Broussard. special tax S,h ward "a 40
ibert Liable. special tax 5th ward =, 10
=. LacoSte, special tax LIST ward IS 90
II. l1eDert, com. work ...-.-... ...- 90
- Z. GrelS, com. work ...-............ 10 o.,
There being no further business the Police
iry adjourned.
X. &. LANDRY, President.
X. e.. GEEIti, Secretary.