The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-01-10
POLICE JURY.
Pr0posal by st. Paul CO. % bid
nodern Cossrt House "a anstdl.
nnent Plan for PariGh-land
Bought for Road Purposes.
Vehicle Tex 0s1lsquene aanech A.
Complaint Made Of Cunfherland
Telephone CO.-ReDostA, Peti.
dOnS and Approval of

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Lafayette, La, Jan. 4, l9O6.-The
Police Jury met this day i'm regular
session with de following members
present:
! L. G. Breaux, r. r. Landry, Valery
BOudreaux, j. H COnnOllw, Corne.
Illus Spell, j. Edmond MoutOn, and ].
A. Begnaud. Absent M. Rilleaud.
Jr., and Albert Thesl.
In the absence of President Ril-
leaud Mr.. L. G.. Breaux was chosen
temporary chairman.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held December Z, 1905, we're read and
approved.
District Attorney VIM. Campbell
reported regarding the Cunningham
dam, and submitted the opinion that
The, Jury could not cut the same, since
proper drainage could be obtained by
the deepening and clearing of the
bitches on either side Of the public
road. Report vas accepted, and no
further action taken.
Mr.. F. B. Hull representing the
Pauly jail and Bridge Company of
St. Louis, Mo-, appeared before the
Jury suggesting the necessity of a
new Court House. He stated that he
would be pleased, in order to show
the Jury . modern and up-to-date
Court House, such as his firm builds,
to have the Jury accept an invitation
to go to Alexandria and inspect the
new Court House built by his firm.
That the Parish could make arrange
ments to build a 5000 Court House
payable $1,000 q year with 5 per oenf
int rest.
The Jury expressed their thanks to
Mr.. Hull for his suggestions and
invitation, and postponed action to
some future date.
Adjourned till l:3O p. m. for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee on public balls were
given nor time in which to report.
Mr.. BOudreaux reported having
purchased, for the Parish, from ThOs.
Rogers the fifteen feet of land for
public road purposes, as per resOlu-
ton of December !, 1905.
Mr.. Olivier BOudreaux was ap-
pointed road overseer for the first
ward
Under the Jury's new ordinance
relative to the per capita and vehicle
tax the time of delinquency is set as
March the first. In view of that fact
and after conference with Assessor
Marcel MelancOn it was moved and
seconded that each Police Juror
notify his road overseer to report to
Assessor MelancOn and together to
Immediately take the per capita and
vehicle assessment of their respective |
wards.
Mr.. Connolly was authorized to
furnish the lumber for three bridges
on q road in his ward. This road |
though not owned by the Parish, is
open to, and used considerably by
the general public, hence the Jury
deeming 1t proper to contribute to its
maintenance.
A complaint was made to the effect |
that in certain parts of the Parish the |
Telephone and Telegraph
poles we're planted in the
bitches along the public road, and
caused quite an obstruction to drain.
age. That the employees of said
by cutting tree tops and
limbs for the purpose of clearing it's
wires, also INSTRUCTED the drainage
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fall in the said bitches.
Moved and seconded that the Secre-
tary be and is hereby instructed to
the Cumberland Telephone and
Company of the above
pany to Immediately take proper
Moved and seconded that an ap-
,po>o~ fpnvn thn C,. E,,-J l
the respective drainage funds of
the several wards of the Parish, be
made as follows:
LIST ward, Two hundred dollars.
End ward, Two hundred dollars.
4th ward, Two hundred dollars.
9Th ward, Two hundred dollars.
9Th ward, Two hundred dollars.
It'll ward, Two hundred dollars.
Sth ward, Two hundred dollars.
And that an additional appropria-
ion of $500 each be made out of the
general fund to the drainage fund of
he first, second, fourth and sixth
wards. Carried.
Moved and seconded that LoadOiska
Cobe, (col.) Alphonse Delhomme,
Bernard, (col.) and "Old
Julie' (col J of the 9th ward and Paul
Lucien Judice, Azelia Le-
Blanc, and Louis Campbell, (cOl.)
II the first ward be continued as in
at a pension of 1880 per
Carried.
The following petition, asking the
Jury to recognize widow Felix Guidry,
md Mrs. Marie Hernandez as indi-
rents, and to appropriate the usual
$50 per annum pension to them, vas
presented and accepted.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE
To the Hon. President and Members
4 the Police Jury of the Parish of