The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-06-13
Police jury Proceedings.

following members present: Nj. Billeaud
Aet Us Gohm w San
| ung,on, Alonzo Lacy and J. o. Blanchet
Absent: =. X. Landry.
| The minutes of the previous meeting were
| read and approved.
| Attorney Mouton submitted the following
| report which was approved:
| Lafayette, La, June 4, 1905.
Zo tie Xou. President ami 1ifm6ers 81
| tie /oAire ./Wy II Lafayette PariSh
| have carefully examined the law con
| corning the claims Of a. l. Leblanc and Of
| \. J. Andrus, marked A and Is, and here
unto annexed, for damages against the par
ish of Lafayette, and nay opinion is that said
parties have cause OF action against the
parish for the recovery of said damages
In support of my opinion 1 refer the Po
lice Jury TO the following decisions, of the
p. 46I;Ie An, pI9o; SO AMP. 1851 An,
p. $50; So An. p-429 and loo L.. p.335.
Respectfully submitted,
e.. II. MouToN,
Attorney.
BY motion of Mr.. Mou,on Rpadoverseer
Dugas was authorized to remove from the
public road the fencing on the pest house
land, a distance of twenty feet back.
BY motion of MIR. buchanan the com
mittee dams in the I'd ward dis
charged and the following committee APP
pointed to carry out the resolution adopted
April :, relative to the removal of said
dams, when IN ITS Judgment the SAID dams
are injurious to the public roads.
BY motion of Mr.. Buchanan Assessor
Martin was notified TO instruc: his deputies
TO assess the per capita road tax on all male
citizens between the ages Of eighteen and
fifty years, according 10 law.
Mr.. Lacy moved that the tax collector be
instructed to collect peddler's license from
Alton Foreman. Carried.
y petition for public road near l.. E.
Bernard's place was read but no action
taken.
by motion of Mr.. buchanan Messrs. l..
lIirsch, +. G. Mouton, John Wilmington
ard NJ Bileaud, j., were appointed a
committee TO arrange for the Farmers Insti
tute to be held a, Lafayette IN June.
DR.. X. O. Young appeared aud asked
tina, Mrs. Pierre Gutibeaux be pensioned
but formal petition being necessary no
action could be taken.
BY motion Of MIR. Mou,on a committee of
two appointed to confer with the Police
Jury of Vermiiiou at its next session relative
to building bridge across Nermilion river
at near ID. 0. Broussard ferry. The
president appointed Messrs. +. G. Mouton
and =. X. Landry.
The treasurer Submitted his monthly re-
port follows:
To the President and Members of Police
jury, Parish Lafayette, La.-Following is
a statement of receipts and disbursements of
the parish funds since my last report.
Balance on hand last rePort......$ 4,47S 81
Tax coIl'r taxes coll'd Aprii..... ISL IL
Tax colrr licenses coHd Aprll... 100 90
f. ComeauX constable stock sold. FL IS
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Total receipts. 4,746 "a
Five per cent com. tax coll'r taxes.t IS
Five per cent. com tax collr Licenses. 5 90
Approved ORDERS. 449 80
Approved orders Dis,ric, Judge...... IS 90
Total Observation-Disclosures. aS6 S.
Balance on hand S4,25o.So.
Respectfully submitted,
J. Z. MARTiS,
Treasurer.
Lafayette, La, June !, 1908.
To the President and Members of Police
Jury Parish Lafayette, La.-Following is a
of receipts and disbursements of
special road funds since my last report
on hand last report.-..,...s I,I1o o5
J. Wilmington X. machine rent
9Th ward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IS IS
J. Wilmington X. machine rent
cd ward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS
Total receipts. I,I4o o5 |
Balance hand $4o44o.
FOLLOWS BT WARDS.
Balance hand, Ist ward. IS o. |
Balance hand, ed ward .......-. "a |
Balance on hand, sd ward............ 2IS 20 |
Balance on hand, 1th ward............ 6S % |