The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16

Lafayette, La, March l. i9o1.-!he
with the following members present: NJ.
Bileaud, Jr., J. c. Buchanan, F. G. Mou-
ton, Alonzo Lacey, J. A. Liable, J. o.
Blanchet, yno Wilmington, Alex NJ. Brous-
sard and Saul Broassard. Absent: None.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
At the request of Clerk E. G. VOORHEES,
the following committee was appointed to
report on the needs of the office as to space
for files, indexes, ETC.: F. G. Mouton, J.
G.. Buchanan and VIM. Clegg.
MIR. Mouton reported on behalf OF the
committee to investigate the claims of Mr..
Donacien Duhon for damages against the
parish, tina, after hearing the testimony of
several persons as to the accident and the
value of the horse disabled, the committee
deemed it best to refer the entire matter,
without recommendation, to the Jury. Mr..
Duhon valued his horse at $500, but did not
submit any proposition for the adjustment of
his claim. By motion the report was ac-
cepted and the Jury unanimously declined to
award any compensation for damages
claimed by Mr.. Duhon.
Mr.. Lacey reported that he had attended
| to the complaint of Paul Martin to flood
water, and same had been abated.
By motion of Mr.. Liable the secretary was
Long estate and Mr.. Desire Benoit to
move their respective fences back five feet
in order to widen the Abbeville public
road to its full width of forty feet.
MIR. B. N. Corona appeared and asked
that the Jury reconsider its action refusing
to remit the taxes of the Lafayette Compress
and Storage Company. A motion by Mr..
Buchanan to reconsider was lost by the fol-
lowing vote; Ayes-Bgchanan, Whiting
Lacey, S. Broussard, Blanchet and Liable.
Mr.. Eloi Vincent complained of bridges
in the second ward and on motion of Mr..
| Mouton, Messrs. Tillman Spell and Alex
Broussard were appointed to report at next
fSr,ra To
BY motion of Messrs. Mouton and Blu
chanan, Messrs. l.. Arceneaux and Alcee
Dugas were appointed road overseers for the
I'D ward.
The following indigents were allowed
pensions of $I2.5 each: Carmelite Gathe,
Azelia Leblanc and Homer Washington.
Mr.. Blanchet moved to reconsider the
motion taken at the morning session relative
| to RENTING the taxes of the Lafayette Com
press and Storage Company. Ayes-Blan'
Chef, Buchanan, Wilmington, Alex Brous-
sard: Nays-Saul Broussard: A. Lacy,
Liable and Mouton. President Billeaud
cast the deciding vote in favor of the motion
and same was declared carried.
A motion by Mr.. Buchanan to remit the
taxes of said compress company for the yea,
1900 resulted in the following vote: Ayes
Broussard. Nays-Mouton, Lacy, Liable
and Saul Broussard. President Billeaud
cast the deciding vote in favor Of renting,
and the motion prevailed.
MIR. Mouton explained that he voted nay
| on the above motion to remit, because he
considered that he had no right to remit said
! taxes.
| BY Motion, Mr.. Mouton was authorized
to paint all the iron work of the Jail.
| Messrs. Buchanan and Greig were ap
pointed to investigate the treasurer's Office,
cancel his vouchers, and grant quietus, if al
is found correct.
The Jury, upon invitation of Mr.. Blu
chanan, member of the Board of Trustees o.
the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial In
stitute, visited in a body, that institution anc
were conducted through the building ane
over the grounds by President E. L
Stephens. The members expressed them
selves highly pleased with the plan, fnsl
and architectural effect of the institute
building.
The treasurer submitted the following
reports:
To the President and Members of Polio
Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La.--Following