The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-16

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O. Blanchet, Alex NJ. Broussard and Saul
Broussard
The minutes of the previous meetings were
read and approved.
Mr. Blanchet reported the compile ton of
the connecting road from Lafayette to Alb
bevlle by MIR. II. NJ. burke. Said road had
been properly graded and bridged through
out and by motion of Mr. AIouton the me
was accepted and $50 ord cred paid TO Mr.. ].
r. kee, contractor.
MIR. Wilmington reported the failure OF
the committee appointed to examine into
the advisa b:ity of t racing new road from
the pest house to- the Industrial School, to
secure the consent of all property holders
concerned. DIR. J. Il. Mouton had refused
either to sell or donate. BY motion of MIR.
Moutnn the report was accepted and the
committee discharged
Messrs. Mouton and Wilmington APP
pointed to investigate the complaint made as
to the condition of certain roads in the first
ward reported having found said roads
properly graded. The roads in general
showed much improvement.
Messrs Chas. ID. Caffery and George De
Blanc, representing the City Council of La
fayette, here appeared and asked that the
Police Jury appoint committee TO confer
with similar committee from the Council,
| in the consideration of the whole subject
matter of appropriations for schools in the
mittee to make such recommendations in
the premises might best. BY
motion Of Mr.. Mouton Messrs. Mouton,
Saul Broussald and Jno. Wilmington
were appointed said conference com
mittee with President Blleaud ofticio
chairman.
Mr.. Louis Wilmington appeared and
asked for an appropriation for the repair and
extension of school house in the secO I'd
ward on land donated by himself. BY mo
ton of MIR. Mouton Il sum not to exceed SIS
was appropriated for said school subject to
| the direction of the School Board.
Mr.. l.. G.. Breaux refunded S. 90
| amount Of parish taxes paid in
The report of the Farmers Institute com
mittee showing total expenditure of $50 65
was accepted and approved.
Mr.. Lacy presented the verbal request of
citizens of the first ward for tracing a new
public road north from the proposed new
town at J. &. Broussards but the petition
| not being in form the matter was laid over.
| The secretary was instructed to write to
| Nessrs. Geo n. Bradford and Arthur rh-
| nodeaux notifying these gentlemen to re-
move their fencing from the public road in
the first ward, else same will be done at
their expense.
MesSrs. Wilmington, Mouton, Lacy, Bill
| lcaud and Alex BrouSsard were authorized to
purchase lumber for bridges in their re-
| sPeCtive wards.
Mr.. Blleaud reported repair of Bayou
Tor'ue Bridge at expense of S. one-half to
be borne by St. Martin parish. Approved
Attorney Mouton submitted the opinion
that inasmuch act No. 90 of 1896 re-
| pealeu act NO. 1I9 1905. the jury could
not adopt any ordinance prohibiting the de-
struction of fish in the streams of the parish
| This function now resided entirely in the
! State and its constituted authorities.
BY motion the sheriff and ta~-collector
was requested to furnish the road OverSeerS
of the respective wards with lists of delln-
| Tuents for special road and per capita tax
and said delinquents shall he notified to pay
said tax serve twenty days road duty as
provided by law. After August inst.
the collector is hereby authorized and in
structed to collect IS per cent cost per ca
pita on all dellnqucnts, said cost or penalty
to be paid the road overseer notifying the
delinquent.
The following by Mr.. Buchanan was
unanimously adoptcd: Whereas this Police
Jury has been informed that \. AIoresi and
Sons wish to apply for franchise TO run an
| oil gas pipe line or both from Anse La
butte, to Lafayette through the public roads
of this parish, be 1t resolved that it is the
sense of this Police Jury to grant said fran
chise soon authority is conferred upon
| this body to do, by the law recently
enacted but not yet operative.
BY motion of Mr.. Mouton the secretary
was authorized TO fit up the Police jury
room, with all necessary convenlences.
| BY motion of Mr.. Mouton the following
general financial statement by the secretary
was ordered spread upon the minutes and
published in the ottici al Journals
To the Honorable Police Jury-rhe
present administration assumed charge of
the parochial affairs June IA, 1900. with a
| total Indebtedness of $1,000 and cash
balance in the treasury of $685..
| The following statement shows the total
| receipts and disbursements on the general
| fund for the two fiscal years beg inning july
I, 1900, and ending July 1, 1909:
| Total receipts all sources ...... $ 6I.7S7 IS
| Total disbursements ...... OI,IS4 50
| Balance on hand ....... 1890. ...... ; $50 o5
| The following shows accounts approved
and paid by the Jury, exclusive of orders 10y
district judge and clerk for court stenoGra
phcr, jurors, witnesses, etc:
Officers fund, Including, sheriff
and assessor ..... =. ............ 1867 II
Bridges and roads, including,
overseeiS salary ... ......... 6,o45 IL
Criminal fund, including, Jail
pairs, etc. ........... :. ....... e,2oe IS
Constable and justices including,
Jail repairs, etc :s,2o6 70
'"u.in"rn' fm"'. '"Clu"in"
>:h""ls ..... I5,4Su 81
i.,'a. ...... a.,:Sr -
i..c.,.t.. @dncsS ,.Ssi..i:i .... e.. 500 -,
Grand total .. ....... 80. 52,459 ~
Over ten thousand dollars has been con.
tributed to public education and three thous-
and two hundred dollars added to the
special road fund for drainage purposes
This statement shows the parish is now vir
| iualIy on a cash basis, the FIRST time since