The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-08-08
POLICE JURY
Hold u Meeting and Attend tn
Important Business.


with the following members present: NJ Bill
leauds, IT., j. c. Buchanan. +. G. Mouton,
Juo. Wilmington, J. o. Banchet. Alonzo
Lacy, Alex NJ. BrOussard, and Saul BrouS-
sard. Absent: Z. X. Landry.
The minutes of the previous meeting,
after amendment of school tax ordinance 10
show that said ordinance not intro
duced by MIR. Buchanan, were approved as
read.
The committee appointed to settle with
the parish treasurer, cancel his vouchers
and grand him Il quie,us submitted the fol-
lowing report which was adopted:
Lafayette, La, July IS, 1903.
To The Honorable Police Jury:-Your
undersigned committee appointed to settle
with the parish treasurer and grant him
ouietus would respectfully report having
examined the books and accounts of said
officer and verified all vouchers held by him.
I he following general statement shows the
condition of the treasury on the different
fund from March IS, 1903, to date:
General Fund-Eeceipts, sSoS7.SI; dis
bursemen,, sSoeI-7I; balance, SIS SO.
Industrial School Fund-Recepts, sII4.
IA; disbursement, S5eI; balance, sIIo IS.
Special Road Tax Fund-Receipts, Se5-
5000; disbursement, SIoS4.I7; balance,
e6S2.4s.
The cash balance in bank covering the
above amounts to the credit OF the parish
and all records bring found your
committee has granted unto the treasurer
quietus up to date.
JNO. G. BUCHANAN,
A. LACY,
X. E. GEEi(r.
The secretary was authorized 10 collect
from Nermiliou parish the amount $50 90,
due for keeping prisoners in parish Jail.
Mr.. Mouton of the mniIltee appointed
to make final settlement with the sheriff and
tax-COlleCtor for taxes and licenses of 1901
and 1902. reported. that the committee had
been unable 10 effect said settlement owing
to the failure of the sheriff to publish de
linuuent lists required by law. Sheriff
Sari
that said publication would he made i'm
mediately.
Mr.. Mou,on rendered his resignation
member of the committee on settlement
with the sheriff and by motion of Mr.. Whit
tfngton, same was accepted.
President Billcaud, appointed Mr.. Saul
Broussard on the committe for settlement
with the sheriff, vice r. G.. Mouton, re-
signed.
The committee on dams in Eel ward re-
pc. ted follows:
To The Honorable Police Jury: We, the
undersigned committee, appointed by your
honorable body to Investigate the dams
across Bayou Quetortue and Indian Bayou
find the dams across said bayous injury
to the public roads according to the senti
ment Of the neighboring people.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAMSON,
ALIEN NJ. BROUSSAKD.
The report was accepted and the COM
mittee authorized to carry ont the resOlu |
tions of April ?, 1903, respecting said dams, |
subject however to the advice and counsel
Of the attorney.
The following petition read and by |
motion, Mr.. +. g. Mouton was appointed |
and authorized to accept for the parish the
donations fo- public road as set forth:
State of louisiana, Parish of Lafayette
To the Honorable President and Members
of the Police Jury in and for the Parish Of
Lafayette:-
We, the undersigned property holders, do
hereby petition your honorable body to
cept the donation of the quantity of land
sufficient to open public road leading from
the public road now opened between Caren-
Gro and Breaux Bridge to the public road
opened between Lafayette and Bayou Caren
Gro. Respectfully submitted Louis j.
Breaux, Joseph Stemmanns, Augustin Be
mott, Rosemond Benoit, Nine. Rosamond
Broussard, Ogeusteun Failix, Frank Gilbert,
Alces Dupuis, Esteve Breaux, Alexandra
a. E. Martin, Simon Breaux, Alionce Po-
minge. Nine. Bernadet Dupuis, Aston Du-
puts, Pierre Dupuis, Leonard Dupuis, J. II.
Martin. RogIst Cannaz, Mouton Bros, f.
Begnaud.
Mr.. Mouton reported final settlement of
the Auguste Dominique road controversy by
The abandonment of the old road running
through the property of said Dominique as
per notarial act this day indentured. BY
notion the report was accepted and the act
ordered recorded.
Messrs. Wilmington and Alex. Broussard
we're authorized to repair the
bridge between Julien Hebert and Simeon
cormier.
By motion of Mr.. Buchanan the attorney ,
vas requested to report at next meeting what
has right to warrant on parish {
unds in hands of the treasurer.
The following was received from the State
abroad commission and ordered published !:
ORDER NO. e49. 7
RAMPS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
ORDERED, That all places where a rail L
Dad crosses public highway it shall be the
uty of the railroad company to construct +
amp with easy grade not greater than
We to one, and not less than fifteen feet ,
ide, to be kept in good condition at all
mes by the railroad company.
When made of dirt, the dirt used in the =
of the ramp must be taken . .
ON at least ten feet on either side Of the -
mp. y
By spubc highways is mean, such =; =,
ghways are under the control of the Po- =.
&c Juries of the different parishes. :
The ramps must be built before July 1, -
'o3. -
TRACT FROM REVISED RULES AND REt;U- A
LATIONS. 4
ssI7. No trains shall obstruct a public \
ad crossing street for greater length u
time than ten minutes. "
1913. At all public road crossings l.
ee,s where vehicles cross same (outside of l.
,orpor ated towns Cities), the space be- w
cen the rails and a space of eighteen w
:hes the outside of each rail shall be
sed to the level of the top of the rails by C
illing of plank, rock or gravel, and shall
kept in that condition at all times. Where
,ssings are located under the track they