The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-02-16


Lafayette, La, Feb. 2, IooI.- Th
Police Jury met this day in regular sessio
with the following members present:
BiIIenud, Jr., Jno. Wilmington, Aionz
Lacy. l.. G. Mouton, J. c. buchanan, J. q
Blanchet, Saul Broussard, J. A. Liable.
The minutes of t.c previous meeting wer
read and approved.
Mr.. Mouton reported having disposed o
| the infant child of Emily Hebert, insane
| The mother had been returned to the asy =,
and the child placed in charge of a respon
sibc negro family.
The expenditure of $40 was approved.
| Messrs. Buchanan and Mouton reported
having conferred with the town authorizes
| relative to renting the pesthouse land. The
sum of SIS had been collected last year
one half of which oeio nged to the parish
| The committee recommended that the lane
be let to Paul Ducharme for the presen
year at SIS.
! Pin Hook bridge placed in charge OF
5. Bernard as keeper at $40 per annum, Mr.
Bernard obligating himself to keep ap
proaches in repair, ievees excepted.
The following indigents allowed 4
pension of sIe.5o each: o. Gaspar, Mar
celtic Primeaux, Philibert Vincent, Eusebe
Mouton. Marril Vincent.
Attorney Campbell appeared representing
loss of horse by means of a defective
bridge in the 4th ward. Messrs. Mouton,
Liable and Wilmington appointed to
investigate and report on said claim.
Taxes were refunded as follows: Mrs.
Portalise Leblanc, s4.7 IS; Mrs. Simeon Cor
mier (road taxi, 81.
Messrs. Es,ilette and Guilbeaux appeared
to urge the appropriation of a sufficient sum
to maintain t"wn marshal in Carencro.
Action postponed until next meeting.
By motion the assessment for special roa d
tax in the 4th and 5th wards ordered
re'aken provided the expense be betrayed
by the respective wards out of special tax
Mr.. Jasper Spell asked for an appropria-
IN ST. nr in
the ed ward: Refused
Mr.. Lacy was authorized to relieve Paul
Martin of flood water on his farm.
The sum of 1898. SO was ordered paid out
of the general fund into the I'd ward special
road tax fund on account of balance due on
drainage fund.
Agreeable to petition from the citizens
of the 5th ward the following committee
was appointed to investigate and report
the advisability of opening public road
from heirs of Edward Fabre to some point
on the public road, in order to give outlet to
petitioners: a. A. Liable, Geo. MaIagarie,
and Alex Billeaud.
By motion of Mr.. Mouton the salary of
the secretary was fixed at $3.50 per annum
on account of increased duties.
Agreeable to Il petition from citizens of
the 4th ward the following committee was
appointed to trace public road from
Royville public road toward the limit of the
parish near Cade's Station: Sosthene Mallet.
81, jules l-anSHnalS, ana Charl:S >.
Young.
Mr.. Buchanan nominated Sidney Nc
Faddin as roadoverseer for the grid ward.
lhereupOn the matter referred to
Messrs. Mouton and Buchanan representing
the said ward until next meeting.
By motion of Mr.. Broussard, Messrs.
Numa Breaux, Chenille Cormier and l.. G..
Shelley were appointed drainage com
mittee for the 9th ward.
The sum of $40 was ordered paid to Ant.
Broussard out of special fund on account of
bill rendered at last meeting.
The treasurer submitted the following
reports:
To the President and Members of Police
Jury Parish Of Lafayette, La.-Following is
a statement of receipts and disbursements of
parish funds since my last report:
DE.
To bal on hand last report ,,-..,..... s1c322 81
CIR.
By g district iudee $50 80
BY jurors certificates . .........- o. SO
BY witness certificates ....... 23 so
Total disbursements . ....... S1ooo5 7z
BY bal. on hand 1890. -: w S3I6 70
Respectfully submitted,
]. +. MARTIN, Treas.
Lafayette, La. Feb. I, 1901.
To The President and Members of Police
Jury Parish of Lafayette, La.-Following
is statement of receipts and disbursements
report:
To bal. on hand last report .....s S67, s.
Jan. s, amt. from parish drainage 1000 90
Total receipts----..,--- -.-- -. S 2467 So
BY approved orders. -, >.-.......,.,..s $50 81