The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-01-20
Police jury Proceedings.

VobSO jury EfNbSTO91btb0SSs
Lafayette, La. Jan. 4, Iooo.-rhe Police
Jury met this day in regular session with
the following members present: X. &.
Landry. c. c. Brown. Ben Avant, Alonzo
Lacey. J. f. Prmeaux, Jno. Wilmington
and NJ. Billeaud, Jr. Absent: Alfred lie.
bert.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved:
The resolution aPpropriating 500 for a
school in the 4th ward was rcscinded.
A motion by Mr.. Lacey to appropriate
500 for public school in the first ward
lost.
The sum of Sal was refunded the Iafa.
yette Sugar Refnig Co. ON account of
overtax.
The sum of S2oI was refunded the Leh-
man Stern Compress Co., on account Of ex-
emption from parish taxation.
The sum of $l2.So was appropriated to
each of the following indigents: Paul Nor
want, Morrii Vincent and Mrs. r. Guidry.
The resignation of DIR. U. Prejean
member Of the Board of Health was accept
ed and DIR. J. p. Francez appointed to fill
the vacancy.
The sum of Sis. 40 was ordered paid Jean
Meaux out of cd ward road fund.
The sum OF $500 was ordered paid into
the parish school treasury on account of APP
preparation for public schools.
In pursuance to Recommendations by the
Board Of Health the Jury adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the sum of $75o be APP
propriaied and set aside for the purpose of
purchasing . suitable site for a pest house
and the further sum of $25o is appropri-
ated to construct on said site a building for
the purpose aforementioned.
Resolved further, That it shall be the
duty of each and every practicing physician
IN the parish, to report Immediately any
case of infectious or contagious disease
curing in his practice. to the local health
officer or the president of the parish Board
Of Health under penalty of fine of $25 to
be recovered before any court of competent
jurisdiction.
The following petition was read:
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Lafayette,
lathe petition of the undersigned free
holders and inha bitants of the parish of La
fayette, respectfully represents: That they
are residing in that section of the parish ly-
ing between the public road leading from
Lafayette to Bronssardvile and Bayou Tor
tue on the north, without any public road to
reach said public road from Lafayette to
Broussardville; that it would DC gleat ad-
vantage to the Inhabitants of that section Of
country that public road be traced and
laid out by this honorable body according to
law, starting at the corner of the public road
passing near the western line of the Planta-
ton of Rosemond Landry running in
and On the hill until it reaches the eastern
limits of the lands of ]. Arthur Roy, thence
turning south running up to the same said
public road, Or such other course that may
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the least prejudice to Enclosures and TO the
greatest advantage of the inhabitants. Re-
sPeetfully submitted: A.: A. Liable, NJ.
Billeaod. r., Alex Billeaud. Ambrose
Jules Langlinais, Martial Fabre, Leonce
Girouard, Mrs. Chas. ID. Landry, a.
Olivier, Albert Landry, Hebrard Girouard.
Clarmond Girouard, Geo. Malagarie, J. G.
Henri Bernard.
Agreeable to the foregoing petition the
following jury of fleeholders was appointed
to trace and lay out public road forty feet
wide according to law ana assess all dam
ages to proprietors: A. l.. Broussard, AL
bert Landry, Onezme Langlinas, J. II.
Bernard, A. ID. Girouard and Ambrose
Broussard.
The treasurer submitted the following
report:
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La
Following is statement of receipts and dis
bursements of parish funds since my last
report:
10 bal. on hand last report .~-,:,:,~-.$ $50 90
Reed tax-colPr. taxes coll'd. Nov. 1000 90
Reed tax-collr. part taxes colrd.
Dec. - 1000 90
Reed Thos. Mouton, stock sold. 10 IS
Reed A. Baque, cistern bought IS 90
Reed tax-coll'r. part taxes colrd
Dec. ..... ... 5000 90
Reed X. Bfanchet, amt overdrawn IS 90
Total receipts . %. ................ $727o SO
Five per cent. com. tax-coil'r... 100 90
App'd orders by district judge ...-... 265 90
Approved orders .....- ....-.. $500 81
Treasurer's amount refunded ~ 500 90
Jurors certificates ....--..... .....-..... 50 80
Witness certificates w - w 1877 80
Total disbursements .-... ....-..-. $7o3I 81
BY balance on hand $z4S.46.
Respectfully submitted,
]. E. MARTIN, Treasurer.
Lafayette, La, Jan. 2, 1900.
The following ordinance was adopted levy