The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-09-12
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lice Jury of the parish of St. Martin
be advised of the action of this body
with request that it should also ac-
cept the donation aforesaid in so far
as the land donated is situated in that
parish and hat said Police Jury also
declare said road public.
Be it further ordained, That NJ. Bill
leaud. Jr., president of this body, be
and is hereby authorized to accept
said donation by act before a
notary and two witnesses for and in
behalf of the Police Jury of Lafayette
parish.
The secretary is hereby instructed
to request of the assessor a statement
of the assessment of the parish as a
whole, and by wards separately.
Mr.. Theall reports having repaired
the bridge at Hypolite Savoy's. Said
bridge being about 80 feet long. Ask
ed authority to accept for the parish
free of charge, eight strips of land 10
feet wide and POO feet long for public
road Improvement, at the junction of
the Royville and M~auriceville roads.
Report accepted and authority given
to accept the eight strips of land as
above stated.
Mr.. Spell reports the completion of
the bridge on Indian Bayou near the
property of Elias Spell. and asked
permission to refoor the parish'sI half
of the Moleson bridge. Report &C
cepted and permission granted.
Mr.. Connolly reports having re-
paired the bridge on COulee Rouge,
said bridge being about 80 feet long.
Accepted.
Mr.. Delhomme was authorized to
repair a bridge on the John Roger
road near the property of Alcide MOu-
ton, stating that he would use mostly
old lumber.
Mr.. Landry asked for about 100
feet of lumber to build two small
bridges on a semi-private road in the
It'll ward. Granted.
Mr.. Theall vas given permission to
build a bridge near Eloi BrOussard's.
Mr.. Breaux reports the willingness
of the property owners in his ward to
give the land for a public road about
three miles long, except one quarter
of a mile, the property of Martial Du-
hon, and asked the Jury to appoint a
Jury of six freeholders to appropriate
the said Martial Duhon. WhereupOn,
it was moved and seconded that a
Jury of six freehOlders be appointed
to appropriate a strip of land about
one-quarter of a mile long and about
20 feet wide along the property of Mar
tial DuhOn in the eighth ward for pub
lie road purposes. Carried.
COMMITTEES: A. d. Landry, Alcide
Trahan, Odilon Broussard, Lastie
Roy, Luc DOucet and Cyprien Monte.
Mr.. Connolly asked for lumber to
build a bridge about 40 feet long on a
semi-private road in the 6tn ward.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Con-
molly endeavor to obtain the owner
ship of said road for the parish, and
to otherwise act regarding the advis-
ability of building said bridge. Car
ried.
Mr.. Spell was authorized to have
his half of the bridge on Coulee isle
des Cannes. between the I'd and Sth
wards, repaired.
Moved and seconded that the jani-
tor be and is hereby authorized to
have six benches made for the court
house spare. Carried.
The Citizens Road-Building AssO-
citation turned over to the Jury for its
revision and custody, receipts, bills,
time book and other papers in con-
nectiOn with the model road near the
Industrial Institute.
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-
s1ss Is
To Silas Hoffpauir for I'd
ward ............ 10 W
To L. E. Patterson for 2i
To First National Bank
mount borrowed .......... 1900 o.
To P. r. Landry, lumber sold. 3 On
Total receipts .s1722 4
CIR.
BY approved orders. ....... .$1286 2
BY approved orders, judge. % On
BY Jurors certificates. ........ 20 A
| BY witness certificates. ....... 5 II
| Total disbursements. ........ 1896 7
| By balance on hand. ........ 1856 O
Respectfully submitted,
j. E. MARTIN,
Treasurer
Lafayette, La, Sept. 6, 1906.
To the President and Members of Polio
Jury, Parish of Lafayette, La:
Following is a statement of receipt
and disbursements of the specia
road fund since my last report.
To balance on hand last re-
port .S257S =