The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-03-07
POLICE JURY.
Vehicle Tax rlade Delinquent June 1.
Report from an Alexandria Health
Conference by DR.. DeLaureaI.
Amout Due on o. BrOuS-
said Bridge Paid.
March Is. 1906.

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March Is. 1906.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with the following
named members in attendance: M.
Billeaud. Jr., presiding, l.. g..
Breaux. J. Edmond MOuton, Albert
Theal, p. r. Landry, j. H. Connolly,
J.. A. Begnaud, Cornelius Spell, and
Valery Boudreaux.
The minutes of last regular meeting
we're read and approved after striking
out the name of Jean LaROse show
ing thereon as INDECENT of the 9th
ward.
The Committee to check up the
Treasurer reported as follows:
To the President. and Members Of the
Police Jury, Lafayette Parish, La.
Dear Sirs:-HOur committee ap-
pointed at the last regular meeting
for the purpose of checking up the
Parish Treasurer beg leave to report
having complied with your instruc-
tions, and that we find everything
correct. with the following balances
in the different funds of the Parish.
Balance on hand general
fund. .........So,Z0 o.
Balance on hand special
road fund. ............ l,ol6 90
Balance on hand special
industrial School fund.-. 1910 66
Yours respectfully,
/. G.. BREAUX,
FELIX H. MoUTON,
Committee.
Report accepted and Committee
discharged.
Messrs. j. Fl. Connolly and c. H..
Mouton Committee appointed at last
regular meeting in compliance with a
petition from the 9Th ward and re-
garding the opening by the Railroad
Co. of a c%ulyert in said ward, a
continued.
Mr.. Landry reported amicable
settlement of controversy relative to
road boundary in the 1th ward.
Parties agreeing to remove their
fence.
The Secretary reported having sub
mitted statement of detention camp
expenses to the Town Council of
Lafayette and asked that body for
settlement as per agreement Of July
26, 1905. and submitted the following
communication from the said Town
Council.
Lafayette, La, Feb. II. 1906.
M. Felir H. Mouton, Secretary Police
Jury, Lafayette Parish, La.
Dear Sir:-YOurs of the 9TH inst,
addressed to Mayor and members of
the City Council, of Lafayette, La.
was read at regular meeting OF said
body February s., 1906, and beg to
make part of the action taken thereon
which you will communicate to the
Police Jury. SIT was moved and
seconded that Secretary of City
Council is hereby instructed to COM
municate with the Police Jury through
their secretary the following: That
inasmuch as the Police Jury had not
lived up to certain agreements, that,
the City Council did not expect to be
presented with any bill whatever;
nevertheless if the Police Jury in
sisted on payment the Council would
also make their bill and present to
the Police Jury for a settlement.
Motion carried"
Referring to the above l am,
Respectfully,
j. P. COLOMB,
Secretary City Council.
In view of the above communica-
ton it was nov and seconded that
Secretary MOutOn be continued a
committee of to confer with the
Town Council of Lafayette to learn
of that body wherein the Police Jury
has failed to live up to certain agree
ments as charged in the Councils
resolution of date of February 5,
and. also of the Councils account
against the Parish for one half the
expenses paid to train inspectors.
Carried.
The Jury then adjourned till one
thirty p. m. for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Sheriff Lacoste advised the collec-
ton, in error, of a s.. 100 Parish license
from Messrs. Girouard and Janin,
and Theophile Babineaux. They
being residents of incorporated towns
the Jury instructed the Secretary to
refund the amount collected.
After due consideration and dis
cussion with Assessor Marcel Melan.
con. 1t was moved and seconded
that for the year 1906 the time OF
delinquency under the per capita and
vehicle ordinance be extended to
June the first 1906, that the Assessor
be notified that his roll books for the
assessment of the per capita and
vehicle tax must be turned over to
the Sheriff Tax Collector by May the
first. Carried.
The Jury saw no objection to Mr.,
A 1hort o~1~xy <H~Dv H. 49,
around his plantation into the public
road. The following petition was
read and accepted.
Carencro, La. Feb. "A, 1906
| To the Honorable President and Mem,
berS Of Police Jury of Lafayette, La
We the undersigned citizens of The