The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-13
Police Jury Proceedings.

Lafayette, La, Sept =. 1902. The Po-
lice Jury met this day in regular seSsi m
with the following members present. NJ.
Billeaud, Jr:. J. c. Buchanan, Saul Br"us-
sard, Alex Nj. Bsoussard, +. G. Mou,on,
J. a. Liable. J. O. Blanchet, John Whiting,
ton and Alonzo Lacy.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
NJ. J. -. Coulter appeared and repre-
sented that he had purchased at State tax
sale one thousand acres of land for which
no title could be found. Petitioner PRAYED
; for refund Of parish taxes paid and such re-
lief would enable him to present his
case properly before the State authorities.
The Jury refused to consider the matter
upon the ground that the question was one
of title over which it had jurisdiction.
Attorney Elliot appeared in behalf of Mr..
Albert Laurent relative to an alleged public
road upon the property of his client H. the
fourth ward. Mr.. Laurent offered no OBJ
jections TO the maintenance of said road.
but inasmuch the property was not used
10y the parish, he asked that all rights, if
any, possessed by the parish be restored to
him. Considering that notification of
any appropriation proceedings had ever
been served upon Mr.. Laurent, by motion
of Mr.. Mouton, the Jury resolved that the
parish had no authority said road and
that the same be abandoned in SO far as the
property of Mr.. Laurent is concerned. Mr..
Liable voted nay.
Messrs. Ben Avart and Hugh IIutchison
appeared and petitioned for an approrria-
lion of SIPS for the repair of the Duson
public school building. Messrs. Joseph L.
doax and Abel Hofpauir also appeared
and asked for SIS to improve the Indian
Bayou school house.
By motion of Mr.. Mouton, the petitions
were referred to the Parish School Board
and the Jury resolved to make no further
appropriations for public schools for the
bodied in the budget.
A substitute offered oy Mr.. Buchanan
granting the appropriations prayed for was
lost
President Bileaud, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to confer with committee
from the City Council of Lafayette relative
to appropriations for the public schools, re-
ported that the proposition effect Il
separation of administration of the town
schools and those of the parish conditional
upon the transfer Of the revenue of the three
mill criminal tax On corporation property 10
the exclusive support of the town schools,
was not advisable. The committee con-
siders the School Board fully competent 20
conduct all public school administration and
hereby expresses its entire confidence in the
ability and integrity of that body.
BY motion of Mr.. Buchanan. the report
of the committee accepted and en-
dorsed. The secretary was instructed to
notify the School Board of the Tury's action.
MIR. Wilmington reported completion of
the Onezime Trahan bridge at cost of
S52.85.
ward appeared and complained of the con-
dition of certain road in that ward, and
by motion of Mr.. Liable, the president ap-
pointed Messrs. Buchanan and Lacy to ex-
anime into said complaint. particularly the
road from Carencro to Broussard bridge and
from Broussard's TO Divide Guidry's.
Mr.. Bla:chet was appointed to examine
into the proposed new site for a bridge
across Nermilion river at Columbus Brous-
sarG's, just above the site of the old ID. O.
b, oussard bridge, and report upon its con-
venience and accessibility.
Assessor Martin submitted a statement
showing valuation of parish property
s., coS,4SS, and corporation of Lafayette
$1,o42,477, and by motion Of Mr.. Mouton,
the rate of parish taxation for 1902 was
fixed at ten (Io) mills on the dollar distr-
buted in accordance with the items of the
budget, tn-wit: Officers fund, mills;
criminal fund, 3 mills: bridges and roads
fund, mills; public education, ~ mills:
conligent. ~ mills.
Demas Benoit refunded So on special
road tax, seventh ward, and w. G. Webb
so cent third ward.
By motion Of MIR. Liable, the resolution
appointing n committee to examine roads in
the sixth ward reconsidered and the
Jury authorized Police Juror Bloussard to
work the roads complained of just soon
as complainant and owners shall deliver to
the parish the requisite width donated for
said roads.
The TREASURER submitted the following