The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-05
NUMBER As.
PARISH AFFAIRS
Attended to bv the Police Jury in
Monthly SessiOn-Much Bust
ness Transacted.

The Police Jury met last Thurs
day with all the members present as
follows: NJ. Billeaud, IT,, Alorzo
Lacey, Alex Broussard, J. c. Blu
chanan, F. G.. Mouton, 0 -Blanchet,
Saul Broussard. J. A. Liable, Jno.
Wilmington.
The minutes Of the previous
meetings were read and approved.
By motion of Mr.. Mouton the
secretary was authorized to frame
ana model resolutions adopted by
the jury subject to the Limitation
of embodying the intent and pur-
pose of the body.
By motion of Capt. Buchanan,
Mr.. Mouton was authorized to make
such disposition Of Emily Hebert,
insane, and her infant, as he should
deem proper and to the best Inte.-
est of the parish.
Judge O. c. Mouton appeared in
behalf of Lehman Stern Il Co. and
asked that the Jury refund S2"I
paid by said firm on the taxes IF
claimed under resolution of the Po-
lice Jury adopted April 1898. ex-
enpting the cotton compress rom
all parochial taxation for a period
Of ten years. The Jury did not
consider itself bound by any act of
the preceding administration and
therefore refused to refund the taxes
to said company.
Mr. A. e.. Guilbeaux appeared
and asked in behalf of the citizens
Jury appropriate sufficient sum
per annum to pay the salary of the
marshal of that town. 1t was ar
gned that the town of Carencro
contributed largely to the revenues
Of the parish and having little or
no means of maintaining it's, admin
istration, necessity compelled the
petition for aid. Mr.. Guilbeanx
called attention to the fact that
Carencro paid full State and parish
paid no parish licenses at all and
only a three-mill criminal tax.
Action was postponed indefinitely.
Messrs. Buchanan and Mouton
were appointed to confer with the
City Council in reference to the
leasing of the pest-house field.
By motion of Mr.. Mouton, the
sum of S5,4o was ordered paid
i, to the school treasury in full pay
ment of all appropriations now due.
was adopted for 1901 with but
slight changes.
Messrs. J. o. Broussard and D.
A. Cochrane, representing the
Board of Health, appeared and
subm; tted a proposition to engage
the services of regular parish ply
stefan at 5000 per annum. The
duties of said officer to be the care
and treatment of all cases of con-
i tagious or infectious diseases occur
= ance Of all other duties incumbent
upon such officer in the preserva-
=, ton of the public health.
By motion the Jury postponed
action reserving the right to accep,
the proposition.
BY motion Of Mr.. Billeaud, DR..
G. r. DeLaureal was appointed as
member of the Board of Health tc
represent the 5th ward.
: Mr.. Blanchet moved that the
. salary of Constable L. Hirsch a.
. keeper of the courthouse be in
creased from $8to $40 per montt
and in spite of all the constitutions
objections raised against SO prodi
gal an allowance in remuneration
of the services of public servan
the Jury unanim ously voted in faso
y of the increase Judge Hirsch TIC,
treated the Jury to cigars AMI al
IS smoked TO the continued prosperit,
and happiness of the gallant an,
faithful officer.
,. The treasurer was instructed /,
m turn into the special road fund O
y. the respective wards the sum -