The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-04-11
POLICE JURY.
Petition to Reduce Rate CT Tax.
atiOn.-S45oo Additional for
Schools
Pin Hook Bridge to Be Painted
New Road Offered.-TreaS-
uies's Report.
Lafayette. La, April ). 1906

Lafayette. La, April ). 1906.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with the following
named members in attendance: NJ.
Billeaud. Jr., presiding. Valery
Boudreaux. G. Spell, j. y. Begnaud.
j. ii. Connolly, T. K. Landry. Albert
Theal. J. Edmond Mouton. and l.. G..
Breaux.
meeting held March first we're read
and approved.
The account of VermiliOn Parish for
one half the sign board placed on
Olldon BrOussard Bridge was APP
proved for $500 instead of S2.75.
Mr.. j.. K. Davis made complaint
that part of the public road north of
Duson and running along the land of
Mr.. Winston Jones waS entirely shut
Off by a wire fence. The Jury in
structs the first wards standing COM
mittee 10 give ) days notice to the
party or parties responsible for the
obstruction of this public road to
remove the said obstruction imme-
diately. and that unless it is done at
the expiration of said notice, to pro-
coed to have same removed.
The following petition. signed by
some eight or nine hundred residents
of the different wards of the parish.
was presented to the Jury for its con-
sideratiOn by Mr.. Crow Girard.
To the Honorable the President and
Members OF the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Lafayette, Louisiana.
In view of the fact that assessments
are being raised throughout this
parish. and that the Police Jury.
under existing laws. are without
authority to reduce said assessments.
and believing that under existing cir
cumSta1 ces the revenue derived from
a reduction of the rate of taxation.
say to an amount OF % per cent.
would be ample and sufficient to meet
all necessary expenses for the proper
administration of the affairs of this
parish, We the undersigned tax V
of this parish respectfully petition
your honorable body to reduce the
rate of taxation from ten mills to
seven and one half mills. to take
effect this year.
Relative to the foregoing petition
the Jury expresses its appreciation of
the purpose and motives of its con-
stituents in the premises, and will
consider the same ~favorably consist
ent with budget of expenses necessary
to meet the yearly expenditures of the
parish economically administered.
Whilst the Police Jury realized that
the proper reduction in rates will
serve as a check to taxation, hat
cause al scarcely be accepted as
economical inaSmuch as the State
may moi reduce its rate in proportion
to the reduction of the parish. But
above all reducing the rate of taxa
ton does not remedy the present evil.
it does nOt make the assessment equal
and uniform which condition our law |
makers have sought so much to i'm
prove aud which is the fundamental
principle of taxation.
In view of the fact tina. the assess
ment for this year is not complete the
jury does not feel justified to act now
upon the petition, it therefore post
pOned action until the assessment is !
completed and does show an increase
over last year.
appeared before the Jury and asked
that a further appropriation of 81, 500.
be made in favor of the public schools
I'll tHC DdLlSHs III was
moved and seconded that a further
appropriation of 81, 5000 be made to
the public schools of the parish. |
Yeas: Billeaud, Boudreaux. Spell,
Connolly, Landry, Theal, Mouton
and Breaux. Nays: Begnaud.
The Jury then adjourned until 1:30
p. m. for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the guarantee Of Mr.. Pierre
j. Mouton, of the sixth ward, to main
tain the road, haul the lumber, and
build the bridge. the Jury authorizes
Mr.. J. H. Connolly to furnish the
lumber for a bridge on a coulee near
the property of Mr.. J. j. Mouton and
others.
Messrs. Mouton and Boudreaux
asked for an appropriation of $3.50. 90,
for the purchase of a strip of land
20 feet wide and about Ii arpents long
along the property of DR.. Mudd. the
purpose of which is to widen the
public road. W~hereupon it was
moved and seconded that Mr.. J..
Edmond Mouton be appointed a COM
mittee of one authorized to act for
the parish in the premises, and that
one hundred dollars is hereby APP