The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-06
Jury Refuses to Separate
School Funds and Leaves
the Matter to the Judg-
ment Of School
Board,
In Whom it Has Entire
Confidence Other I'M
pOrtant Business
Transacted

The Police Jury met last
Thursday with all the memb ers
present.
Mr.. j. ID. Coulter appeared
and stated that he had purchased
at State tax sale 1000 acres of
land for which he could find no
title. He asked that the Jury
refund parish taxes paid and
take such steps as would enable
him to present his case properly
before the State authorities for
relief. The Jury refused to
grant the requests upon the
ground that the matter was one
of title over which the body had
no jurisdiction.
Attorney Elliott appeared in
behalf of Mr. Albert Laurent rela-
tive to a public road in the fourth
ward. Mr.. Laurent offered to
raise no objection to the main
tenance of said road, but mas
much as the property was not
used by the parish he asked that
all rights, if any, possessed by the
parish be restored to him. No
notice of any appropriation
proceedings had been served
and by motion of Mr.. Mouton
the Jury declared that as the
parish had no authority oyer
said road the same be abandoned
insofar as the the property of
Mr.. Laurent is concerned. Mr..
Liable voted nay.
MeSsrs. Ben Avant and Hugh
Hutchinson appeared and asked
for an appropriation Of 1925 for
the Duson school building
MesSrs. Joseph LedOux and
Abel Hoffpauir appeared in be-
half of the Indian Bayou school
asking for an appropriation of
$50. By motion of Mr.. MOutOn
the petitions were referred to
the School Board and the Jury
resolved in the future to grant
no further appropriations for
schools other than the regular
item included i'm the budget, the
sense OF the body being that the
School Board could grant relief
to the various wards far more
intelligently and satisfactorily.
A substitute offered by Mr. Blu
chanan to grant the apprOpria-
tons asked was lost.
President Billeaud in behalf of
the committee appointed to con-
fer with a committee from the
City Council of Lafayette rela-
tive to some arrangement
whereby the town schools could
be run independent of the parish
schools. reported that in the
opinion of the committee such
separation was not advisable.
Beside the fact that there was
no warrant in law for the pro-
posed transfer to the town of the
threem criminal tax levied on
the town for parochial purposes,
CAlS ~ y lIStNA SlIClI <
in the fairness and ability of the
School Board to distribute the
funds to the best interest of all
concerned. BY motion of Mr..
Buchanan the report of the com
mittee was accepted and en-
dorsed
Mr.. Wilmington reported the
completion of Onezime Trahan 5
bridge at cost Of $50. IS. APP
proved.
Mr.. Fernand Broussard, of
the 9th ward, appeared and com
planned of the condition of a GER
tain road in said ward. By mo-
ton of Mr.. Liable, President
Billeaud appointed Messrs Blu
chanan and Lacy to investigate
and report on the public roads
from CarencrO to BrousSard' 5
bridge and from Broussard' 5 to
Divide Guidry's. Subsequently,
this motion was recOnSiGered
and the Jury authorized Police
Juror BrOusSard to repair the
roads complained of so soon as
the parties complaining should
rpmoy tbnir fop elmo and ntho OF.