The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-06-13
POLICE JURY.
Report AS to Assessors Fees
Bridges Authorized Repaired
Central Railroad Granted n
Right to Cross Public
Roads.
Attention Called to Ordinance in Re-
gard to Burying or Burning Dead
acknowledgements Report.
Accounts Approved.
Lafayette. La, June I, 1906.

Lafayette. La, Tune I, 1906.
The Police Jury met this day in reg
ular session with the following named
members in attendance: L. q. BreauX,
+. Edmond Mouton. J. H. Connolly,
Albert Theall and Alfred A. Del
hOmme. after having taken the oath of
office before the clerk of court as MEM
BIER of the frs ward. Absent: z. r.
Landry. NJ. Bilteaud, Jr., Cornelius
Spell and Valery BOudreauX.
In the absence of President Billeaud
on motion duly seconded, Mr.. l.. G.
Breaux was named temporary chair
man.
The minutes OF the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
Committee on CarencrO railroad
culvert, through chairman j. H. Con-
molly, reports having waited on, and
obtained promise of immediate recti-
icatiOn from Superintendent Shack
ford. Report accepted Inc committee
discharged with thanks.
J. Edmond MOutOn, committee On
assessors fees. made the following
report which was accepted and ordered
filed:
To the President md Members of Police
Jury, Parish Of Lafayette, La:
REPORT.
According to Section = of Act No.
135 Of 1902, the assessor shall receive
as an annual compensation for all his
labOrs. services and duties. four per
cent az of the first Fifty Thousand
Dollars $50, 0O0), aggregate amount
of all State. parish and poll taxes
assessed and2 ~ on any excess
Oyer Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50, 1000
(And for all his services duties Or
labor in assessing or extending on the
rolls any and all levee taxes the sum
of One Hundred Dollars ($l00. OO), ex-
cept when the parish for which the
assessor is appointed lies in o
than one levee district: in which case
he shall receive the sum of two per
cent ~ on the aggregate amount OF
such taxeS.) .-... 49,. PROVIDED
no assessor shall receive less than
Four Hundred Dollars ($i00) for
each annual assessment of State, par
ish. poll and levee
The payment of this compensation
shall be distributed between the State,
parish and School Board, and other
taxing district or division, in proper
ton to the amount received by each....
There being no levee tax in this par
ish the provision relating thereto has
no application
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. MOUToN, J. E. MOUToN,
Attorney for p. j. Committee.
June Z, 1906.
Mr.. DelhOmme was requested to
take up the matter of a drain near
DusOn rs proposed by communication
of Mr.. T. }. Bernard of Acadia par
ish. read at the last regular meeting.
Committee on proposed change of
road along property of Mr.. Alexan-
der Martin was given more time in
which to report: so also was the COM
mittee on repairs of clerk Of courts
Office
Mr.. Connolly reports having cut the
dam in the 9TH ward as per the Jury's
instruction of date of May 3.
Mr.. Mouton explained having re-
paired the bridge near property of
Mrs. Gerassin Bernard, and asked
the use of the old lumber of this bridge
to erect a bridge on a semi-public
road. The Jury approves the action
OF MI. Mouton and gives permission
for the use of the old lumber.
Mr.. Breaux was given permission
to nave repaired bridge on COulee
Isle deS Came.
Mr.. Theall was authorized to repair
bridge near property of Mrs. Lesy
Hebert.
Mr.. Delhomme reported obstruction
of drainage by the railroad company.
Referred to the wards standing COM
mittee for attention.
Moved and seconded that the treas
urer, J. Edward Martin, be and he is
hereby authorized to borrow fifty-five
hundred dollars. or so much thereof
as may be necessary to meet present
expenses. Carried.
Mr.. Theall offered the following res
OlutiOn which, on motion duly sec
Onded- was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE granting to the
Central Railroad Company of
Louisiana, the right to o and
intersect the public roads of Lafa-
yette parish.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury of
Lafayette parish in regular session
convened, that the Central Railroad
Company of Louisiana, or assigns,
be and they are hereby authorized to
Cross and intersect with arailroadline,
spurs, switches, ETC., the public roads
of Lafayette parish, in as many places
as may be necessary, provided that in
SO doing they shall provide and main
tain good and proper crossings, APP
prOaches and drains at the points
Of intersection and that drains exist
ing be not interfered with.
Mr.. J. Edmond Mouton reported on
the disease among animals now pre-
vailing in certain wards of the parish,