The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-08-09
POLICE JURY
Regular Meeting-G ranting
of Oil Pipe Franchise
and Other Business
Attended To.

The Police jury met last Thursday, July
2, with all the members present.
Mr.. Blanchet reported completion of the
cutoff road from Lafayette to Abbev,lle,
east bank; same having been thoroughly
graded and bridged under supervision of
IL. NJ. burke. BY motion the road was ac-
copied and $40 ordered paid J +. kee,
contractor.
MIR. Wilmington reported his inability to
secure right Of way for the proposed new
road from pest house to the Industrial
School. DIR. ]. r. Mouton had refused to
sell or donate. The report was accepted
and Committee discharged.
Messrs- Wilmington and Moutou reported
having found the public roads complained
of in the first ward in fair condition. but re-
commended that they be graded properly.
The roads in the ward compare favora bly,
with those of AIRY other ward in :he parish.
Messrs Chas. ID. Caffery and George De
Blanc representing he City Council of La
1ayette appeared and asked the appointment
or committee to confer with a like COM
mittee from the Council relative 10 the
separation OF towns schools from those of
the parish IN the matter of appropriations
Later the two committees met in the CITY
nall' Mayor Gallery presiding. and a propo-
s'tion submitted by the town that the Police
jury give to the town schools the entire re-
venue derived from the three mill criminal
tax levied on corporation property by the
PARISH, the City Council assuming obligation
OF running the town schools and paying all
criminal expenses, chargeable. The appro-
Prla'ions then made by the Jury would be
applied exclusively to the parish schools
thus avoiding all friction which has at times
reached a very acute stage. Messrs. BIZ;
Ieaud, Mouton, Saul Broussard and Ino.
Wilmington represented the parish in the
conference and will submit the proposition
10 the Jury at the next regular meeting.
he sum of SIS was granted by request
OF Mr.. Louis Wilmington for repair ing the
Ridge school-house in the I'd warh sub
JeCt to the action of the School Board
Mr.. Lacy presented a request for road |
10 the first ward to lead north from the pro- |
posed new Catholic church, but as the |
petition was not regular the matter was
postponed.
Lumber for bridge; allowed Messrs
Wilmington, Lacy, Mouton, BilIeauel and
Alex Broussard
Attorney Mouton reported that under act
l79 of 1905, the Jury had no right to inter
1ere with the destruction OF fish in the
streams, but that this function resided in the
State and its constituted authorities
The Jury called attention of the collector
to delinquents of the special road and per
capita tax and resolved that after August 20
this tax shall be collected with costs Road
overseers were instructed issue proper
notices to all delinquents.
BY motion of MIR. Buchanan the Turv re
solved unanimously to grant to \. Murcsi
y Sons franchise to lay an oil pipe line
from Anse Labutte to Lafayette so soon as
aut horlzed SO to do under the recent Jecisla.
tive enactment. Sheriff Broussard repre-
sented Messrs. Moresi and it was agreed that
The privilege should be granted Toy oil or gas
Or both.
Inc secretary was authorized to fit up the
Police Jury room with all needed conve-
niences.
The treasurer's reports showed cash bal t
'nce general fund: s'o.o5; special road {;
und: s175s.e5. =
After approval of accounts the Jurv adj ,
burned.
PICTURE making is an art and it
s the man who knows his bust J.
less who gives satisfaction. See I