The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-11-08

hundred and seventy dollars or so
much thereof over and above the
revenues derived from said per
capita and vehicle taxes only as will
be necessary to make said sum OF
eighteen hundred and seventy dollars,
for each of said three years.
Be it further ordained that the
ordinances heretofore adopted making
an appropriation of two hundred dol
lars for drainage purposes. and the
ordinances heretofore apprOpriating
one hundred and twenty dollars to
the payment of the road Overseer for
the third ward. be and the same are
hereby repealed.
At the regular meeting of the Police
Jury of October 5. 1905, Mr.. Claude
LatiOlais appeared before the Jury
as representing the Mayor and COun-
Gil of the town of CarencrO. Mr..
LatiOlais stated that the town Of
Carencro had been duly incorporated
and that in view of that fact the
Mayor and Council wished to notify
the jury that they were going to
collect its W licenses.
Judge c. H. MOutOn made the fol-
lowing report relative to the incor-
pOration of the town of CarencrO, and
the said report was accepted and the
secretary Instructed to forward a
copy of the report to the Mayor of
CarencrO.
To the President and Members Of the
Police Jury:
In answer to the above notice | will
state that the village of CarencrO "a
incorporated under provisions of Act
136 of 1898, by proclamation of the
Governor under date of July 6, 1905,
recorded in the Office of the Clerk
Recorder of the Parish of Lafayette.
That under Act Number 142 of 1904
the village of CarencrO as an incOr-
pOrated municipality is exempt from
paying parish licenses OF license
taxes. PrOrided said license taxes so
levied by the municipality of the viii
lage of CarencrO are equal in amount
to similar license taxes levied by the
Police Jury and PrOrided further that
the proceeds of said license taxes SO
levied by said municipality of Caren-
Gro he used for street and sidewalk
improvements, waterwOrks, light,
sewerage. street railways, or public
school purposes. Therefore it is only
upon proof of compliance of these
conditions to the satisfaction of your
Honorable Body that said municip-
ality is exempt from said license tax.
Respectfully submitted,
c. H. MOUTON, Attorney.
October Z. 1905.
Moved and seconded that DR.. Fred
J. Mayer be appointed a delegate to
Chattanooga National immigration
and Quarantine Convention to be held
November Oil, and that the secretary
issue to DR.. Mayer the proper Gre
dentials.
Mr.. Billeaud reported. as per
resolution of October 5, he had secured
the services of Judges o. c. Mouton
and Conrad DebaillOn in the matter
of the injunction suit relative t. the
payment of quarantine expenses.
Moved and seconded that the Jury
dispose to the best advantage of the
detention camp, lumber and other
material or supplies.
Messrs. MOuton and BOudreaux
reported the jail painting completed
according to contract, and asked
permission to have little repairs made
to the Jail, stating that a bid was
made to furnishlim cement, sand. and
do the work for S1O.25. Report &C
cepted, and permission to have re-
pairs made granted.
Through Mr.. Boudreaux, Sheriff
Lacoste offered to have the brick
part of the Jail painted, if the parish
would furnish the paint. Accepted.
Mr.. Begnaud reported completed,
the extensions to bridge On Coulee Du
Rodair as per resolution of the Jury
October 6, and that the bridge near
Jack Raggio's place needed repairs,
Report accepted and permission tC
have bridge at Raggio's repaired.
granted.
The treasurer submitted the follow
ing report which was read and &C
cepted:
To the President and Members of Polio,
Jury, Parish Of Lafayette: La:
, Following is a statement of receipt.
: and disbursements of the parish fund.
l since my last report:
Bal. on hand last report. .....$ 943 8
C. Avant. for drainage. -. IL 2!
, Tax-coll'r.. taxes coll'd. Oct. 1912 g.
Tax-coll'r. licenses coll'd Oct. Z s.
Total receipts. .$2175 L
CIR.
By five Der cent commission.
! tax-cO11'r., taxes............& 80 e.
; By five Der cent commission,
! tax-coll'r.. licenses. 3
: BY approved orders. ......... 1898 4
I BY approved orders, district
Judge ....................... 200 O
: BY Juror certificate. ......... 6
Total disbursements. 49,. .313O1 O
2 BY balance on hand S874. IA.
Il Respectfully submitted,