The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-07-07
POLICE JURY


monthly meeting last Thursday.
President Billeaud called the body
to order. The following members
were present: Alonzo Lacey, Alex
andre Broussard. Jno. {. Buch-
anan, F. G. Mouton, o. Blanchet,
Saul Broussard, ]. A. Liable, John
The first matter taken up was the
reading of the minutes of last meet
ing. Capt. Buchanan moved 20 cor
rect that portion of the minutes re-
ferring to the fixing of the salary of
the treasurer. Capt. Buchanan's
motion was to the effect that the
minutes should be corrected so as
to read that the treasurer's salary
was fixed after the election of that
officer.
Mr.. F. G. Mouton argued that
the minutes should stand a. read.
The question was put to q vote
and Capt. Buchanan's motion pre-
vailed. The vote stood: For cor
Lacey, Blan-
rhet. Alex Broussard, Buchanan.
Against-Mouton, Saul Brous-
sard.
Mr.. Wilmington reported for
the committee appointed to look
into the condition of Cormier
bridge. He recommended that the
bridge be Heightened and rebuilt
upon the main public highway.
Jerome Mouton, the attorney ap-
pointed to assist the sheriff in the
of licenses, appeared be-
fore the Jury and submitted a prop
osition in behalf of A. E. Guilbeau
against whom suit had been brought
for the collection of a liquor license.
Mr.. Guilbeau offered to pay the
license, provided the IS per cent
penalty was not collected from him.
After some discussion Mr.. Gull
beau's proposition was accepted.
Messrs. Alex Broussard and
Lacey were appointed to confer
with the Acadia authorities relative
to the rebuilding of Middle bridge
on the line between Lafayette and
parishes.
Sheriff Broussard asked that the
Jury appoint a committee to con-
tract with him for his criminal SER
vices during the ensuing year.
Messrs. Mouton, Liable and Lacey
we're appointed members of this
The question of electing a printer
for the parish was taken up. The
of this paper submitted
his candidacy under provisions of
act 1873 of 1894. The proprietor of
the Lafayette Advertiser offered to
do the parish printing for a yearly
of SOS.
After considerable wrangling Mr..
Blanchet made a motion to elect the
of The Gazette parish
printer. The vote was:
.Yeas-Whittington. Lacey, Buch-
anan, Blanchet, Alexandra Brous-
sard.
Nays-Frank G.. Mouton, Saul
J. A. Liable.
Permission to buy some lumber
was granted to Messrs. Lacey,
and S. Broussard.
The committee on auditing &C
submitted a report which was
accepted.
By notion of Mr.. Wilmington the
contract with justices and constables
for criminal work was renewed at
the same rates as under the old
agreement. This leaves the ward
officers under the same salary re-
ceived by their predecessors. An
was made in the case of
the Justices of the third ward, where
the salary of SIS per month, which
was allowed Judge McFadden, will
be divided between the present in
The Jury transacted other bust
ness the account Of which could not
be gotten up in time for to-day's
issue.
We unG erstand that the Jury has
decided to work the roads under the
same. methods as last year. In the
third ward, however, the jurors are
to have the work done
by contract. The majority of the
Iurv are of the ODinion thar with