The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-22

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Lafayette, La, June II, I9c4-The Pc
lice Jury of Lafayette met this day at the
Court House and there were present.: A.
Lacy, Cornelius Spell, Valery Boudreaux,
]. E. Mouton, Albert Theall, Martial Bill
leaud, jr., Hector Connolly, Pierre Landry,
and l.. g.. Breaux; and proceeded to organ
ize as follows: l.. G. Breaux was elected
president, ID. A. Cochrane. secretary; J. E.
Martin. treasurer; Leopold Hirsch, consta-
ble;C II. Mouton, attorney; and Jerome
Mouton, printer. l.. Lacoste, the newly
elected sheriff, here appeared and submitted
to the Jury, that he was willing to contract
with the parish for all its criminal work at
100000 a year the same amount received
by the outgoing Sheriff Broussard. The
Jurv refused to contract for that amount
Road overseers were appointed by the
members Of their respective wards as fol
lows, tO-wit: Ist ward, Lucien Arceneaux;
ed ward, no appointments; sd ward. no ap-
pointment; 4th ward, Robert Hebert; 9Th
ward, Lucius Duhon, appointment to begin
March 1, 1904; 9th ward, Ernest Broussard;
! 9TH ward, Rosemond Langlinais; 9Th ward,
Antoine Broussard; on motion it was re-
solved that the regular meetings of the Jury
were fixed for the Ist Thursday Of each and
every month.
1t was moved and seconded that all Of
icers' salaries be fixed as same as in the
budget. Moved and seconded that a COM
mittee of three be appointed by the chair to
investigate the additional work of the
treasurer's Office whereupon the chair APP
pointed OF said committee: NJ. Billeaud,
it,, J. E. Mouton, and Valery Boudreaux.
Attorney Mouton submitted the following
report, read and ordered spread on the
minutes:
Lafayette, La, May 18th. 1904.
To DMpre Landry, of the Parish Of La
Eareffe, La.
In the name of Martial Biileaud, jr.,
president of the Police Jury of the parish Of
Lafayette, La, you are hereby notified, re-
quested and ordered, to permit and allow
Alcee DugAs, the overseer Of public roads
in the third ward Of said Parish, to enter
your premises and enclosures, with hands,
laborers, tools, implements and appliances,
necessary to clean out and open the old
ditch and drain, which runs from the public
road leading from the town of Lafayette to
Scott and which passes through the land of
Osma Boudreaux and through your land, SO
| as TO remove therefrcm all distractions, dirt
and inpediments to the flow of water, SO as
to put said ditch or Grain in d condition as
it was formerly, to allow the water at a
point where said ditch intersects said public
road to flow freely for the purpose Of drain
ing said road at a point Of the intersection
of said ditch with the same; and unless you
comply with this request and order. suit will
be forthwith instituted to compel you thereto
and TO have said work done.
c. H. MOUTON,
Attorney of the Police Jury of Lafayette.
WIN. CAMPBELL,
| District Attorney, 18th Judi. District of La.
Original of the above notice aud, demand
! was served by me, on Mr.. Dupre Landry,
personally, in presence of w. Campbell, on
| May 10Th. 1904, and Mr.. Landry gave his
| consent 10 have the ditch in question opened
and cleaned. c. H. MOUTON,
Attorney.
Moved and seconded hat a standing
committee of two be appointed 10 see to all
minor repairs necessary on Court House,
Jail. etc.
The chair appointed on said committee:
]. E. Mouton and Valery Boudreaux:
]. E. Mouton was appointed a committee
| of one on the Olidon Broussard bridge.
All the members of the Police Jury were
authorized and Empowered to sell or dispose
of all old lumberof the parish in their re-
spective wards. to the best interest Of the
parish.
There being no further business, the Jury
adjourned to next regular meeting.
L. G. BREAUX, President.
ID. A. COCHRANE, Secretary.