The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-10-10
1907 BUDGET.

500 90
treasurer oJu w
Attorney. 49,. ......... 200 90
Bridge keepers. 100 OO
Per diem Police Jurors. 800 OO
District Attorney .......... 800 OO
COroner's fees ............. 500 0O
Road OyerseerS. ......... 900 90
5000 90
Special drainage. ......... 2.400 90
Jurors and witnesSeS....... 5000 GU
Constables and Justices of
the I.ooo w
Public schools ; mills
(aboutl.... 5000 90
Contingent fund. .......... 1925 90
IOldl.. fo,ufo w
A letter from Mr.. l.. A. MOreSi of
Jeanerette, La, asking information
regarding what products n raised
and manufactured in this parish was
read. This letter explained that the
purpose for which this information
was sought was to write an article in
a Northern magazine to show the re-
sources of the State of Louisiana.
The secretary was instructed to adj
wise MIR. Moresi as follows:
Sugar from Is to 20 million pounds.
Cotton seed about 1850 tons.
Lumber, none sawed.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. AL
bert Theal be and is hereby appointed
a committee of one to inspect the work
done to the approach of the Olidon
Broussard bridge by J. H. COmeaux,
with authority to have the secretary
issue warrant for the payment of said
work. 1t being understood that Yer
million parish incur One-half the said
expense. Carried.
Mr.. Spell reports the resignation of
Leroy Porter as road-overseer of the
End ward, and asked the Jury to ap-
prove the appointment of Norbert
Simon to fill the vacancy. APP
proved.
The assessor being called in and
asked for the report of the assessment
separately by wards as requested by
resolution of the Police Jury at it's
last regular meeting advises that on
account of pressing business he had
not as yet been able to comply with the
Jury's request. Whereupon the Jury
instructed the secretary to prepare
same.
Sheriff Lacoste called the attention
of the Jury to the matter of hiring out
prisoners, advising that he had in Jail
some Is prisoners subject to service
on public works. 1t is agreed that the
Jury meet at l p. m. Monday, October
g to consider the adoption of a suita-
BILE ordinance and to transact such
other business as may come before the
body.
Mr.. Landry was authorized to repair
or rebuild the Pilette bridge.
The matter of final settlement with
the assessor for the taking of the road
assessment was postponed until the
meeting to be held Monday.
Upon petition regularly made and
submitted, Marianne Narcisse of the
9Th ward was recognized as INDECENT
and allowed the usual pension fee of
S12.5 5 per annum.
The treasurer submitted the follow
ing report which was read and ordered
placed on file.
To the President and Members of Police
Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La:
Following is a statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements of the parish
funds since my last report:
To balance on hand last re-
| VI
To Crandall & Son, amount
rs 90
To tax collector, taxes col
lected Sept. ............. 2Ol IA
Total receipts. .S616 40
CIR.
By ) per cent commission lax
collector, taxes. ............ 10 Us
By approved orders. 153 %
BY approved orders district
Judge........ los 90
To Jurors certificates. 100 90
Total disbursements. ........S 1898 O3
BY balance on hand. .S2lS 81
Respectfully submitted,
j. E. MARLIN,
Treasurer.
Lafayette, La, Oct. 4, 1906.
To the President and Members of Police
Jury, Parish Of Lafayette, La:
Following is a statement of receipts
and disbursements of the special road
fund since my last report:
To balance on hand last re-
port. 81
To tax collector, taxes col
lected 337 25
Total receipts. .$2203 OF
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