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

u, l9O0, to the effect that the jury
bring suit against Mr.. Louis Cunning
ham to have a dam on his premises
opened, which in the opinion of the
Jury will give relief to all concerned.
The Jury then took a recess until
one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Jury went in a body to st.
Johns Catholic church and viewed
the body of Father Forge lying in
state and upon invitation extended,
resolved to meet at 8 O'Clock Friday
morning at the court house to attend
the funeral services.
Judge o. G. Mouton and DR.. N. P.
Moss appeared before the Jury.
representing the Citizens ROad-Build-
ing Association and submitted the
following resolution and proposal for
the Jury's consideration at the same
time urging its acceptance.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors held Nov. /, 1905, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, That either Or both.
the president and the secretary of
The Citizens Road Building Associa-
ton of Lafayette, La, be and are
hereby authorized and empowered to
submit the following proposal to the
Police Jury of the parish of Lafayette,
and the same to be binding upon the
said Association if accepted by the
Police Jury:
The Citizens Road Building AS
ISOLATION agrees hereby to build,
drain and maintain all the public
roads already established in the third
ward of the parish of Lafayette, ex-
cept that part of the public road
leading from Lafayette to CarencrO
north of the plantation of Gabriel
Dubau, and to build and maintain all
bridges under twenty feet in length,
lumber and material to be furnished
by the parish, every year for the term
of three years for the sum of eighteen
hundred and seventy dollars a year,
upon the following conditions:
l. All road work and drainage to
be done in a practical and systematic
manner, subject to the acceptance of
a majority of q committee to be COM
posed of the president of the Police
Jury, the two Police Jurors Of the
VlllKu WoIOe 0A1u wv 0A~p0NCAS w NC
selected by the Association.
:. The Police Jury to procure and
deliver to the Association all right of
way for public roads and drainage
purposes already controlled by the
parish, or considered necessary here
after to enable the Association to do
thorough and satisfactory work.
). Payment for work done by the
Association to be made at the rate OF
one hundred and twenty-five dollars
for each five miles of road accepted
by the committee of five as herein
provided, if this sum is in the treas
ury to the credit of the appropriation
made to pay for this work, otherwise
a certificate of payment to be issued
as provided by section 3 OF Act 81, of
1902, in favor of said Association:
the balance of the contract price to be
paid at the end of each year.
4. The payment of the work done
under this contract to be secured as
follows: BY an appropriation of
thirteen hundred dollars out of the
per capita and vehicle road taxes
levied, and to be levied. in the third
ward of said parish; and out of the
general funds, the sum OF three hun
dred and twenty dollars now appro-
priated to the payment of the road
overseer ard for drainage purposes,
and the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars offered by the Police Jury to
the Good Roads Association.
A true copy.
Attest: N. p. Moss, Secretary.
After due consideration the said
proposal was accepted and the follow.
ing resolution was unanimously ad'
opted:
Resolved, that the proposal of the
Citizens Road Building Association
to work the public roads of the third
ward of the parish of Lafayette as
already established, and to build and
maintain all bridges under twenty
feet in length, lumber and material to
be furnished by the parish, every year
for a term of three years for the sun
of eighteen hundred and seventy dol
lars a year in q practical and sys'
tematic way, and subject to the &C
ceptance of q majority of q committee
to be composed of the President OF thu
Police Jury, the two Police Jurors O
the third ward, and two taxpayers tt
be selected by the Association: ant
payment to be made by the POlict
Jury for each five miles of road 81
accepted, the sum of one hundred ant
twenty-five dollars if this amount ].
in the treasury at the time Of salt
acceptance to the credit of this ap
preparation: otherwise a certificate o
payment to be issued as provided b.
Section 3 of Act No. 81 of 1902. II
favor of said Association, and tn
remainder of contract price to be pait
at the end of each year, be and tn
same is hereby accepted.
Be it further resolved that in Ordel
to secure the proper work and drain
age Of said public roads, the Polio
Jury shall procure all land required
hy exprQpriation or otherwise, neces