The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-04-11

said strip of land 20 feet wide and
about IL arpents long. Carried.
On motion duly seconded, Resolved
that Mr.. A. Z. Mouton be and he is
hereby appointed a member of the
third ward drainage committee.
Mr.. Mouton renOrted the condition
of the road near the plantation of
Mr.. 2. L. DeClouet as being very bad,
stating further that the inhabitants
int rested proposed changing the
road to run along Bayous Vermilion
and Saint Clair. then through the
plantation of Mr.. DeClouet. 1t was
moved and seconded that Mr.. j.
Edmond Mouton be instructed to in
vestigate the proposed change and
report to the Jury. Carried.
Messrs. j. H. Connolly and Judge
{. II. Mouton. committee on having
railroad culvert west of Carencro
widened for the purpose of facilitat-
ing drainage, reported 30 action taken
as yet by the railroad officials. The
committee was continued and Mr.. NJ.
Billeaud, Jr., added to ame
DR.. N. p. Moss on behalf of the
Citizens Road Building Association
promised to have the dirt part.
Lafayette side. of the Pin Hook
Bridge approach put in good condi-
ton.
On motion duly seconded. Resolved
that the bid of H. Barranger for
scraping and painting Pin Hook
Bridge. two coats of paint for one
hundred dollars. be accepted under
condition that the said bridge be
thoroughly scraped of all old paint
and rust before painting, and subject
to the ms pection and acceptance of a
committee composed of Messrs. Valery
Boudreaux and p. X. Landry.
Moved and seconded that the Or
dinance relative to the hiring out of
convicts adopted by this body on
September the 18th. 1896, be and the
same is hereby repealed. Carried.
Whereas it is the sense of this body
that under act 191 of 1904 it is author
lied to hire out convicts and work
them on the public works of this
parish. Therefore be it resolved that
"a committee of n be appointed to
draft an ordinance with regulations
in conformity with act authorizing the
president of the Police Jury to carry
out the provisions thereof. Carried.
Committee. j. Edmond MOuton.
MIR. Spell reported the bridge over
Bayou Que Tortue completed. Report
accepted. !
Moved and seconded that the third
ward standing committee be instructed
to investigate the proposed change of
the road at Antoine Hebert and
Martin and report t o the
Jury at its next regular meeting.
Carried.
A1nSCrS Rpao,,U on1 IO,1,1a,, $40 ]
ported the completion of the Mont
gomery Bridge. Report accepted. /
Mr.. BOudreauX reported the bridge
at Mrs. Edmond Landry's completed.
Report accepted. /
Moved and seconded that a COM
OF n be appointed to ascer- I
tain all fees. under the law, due the
assessor by the parish. Carried.
j. Z. MOutOn.
Secretary MOutOn reported the re-
fusal of the City Council of Lafa yette
consider a settlement for the deten-
ton camp expenses. Committee dis
charged. No further action taken.
A report from the Louisiana State
University showed a good record
made by Rousseau J.. MOuton, bene-
iciary cadet from this parish.
The following letter from Messrs.
P. Alsbury and Son was read and
ordered placed on file.
Houston, Tex, March 10, 1906.
F'elir II. Mouton, Esq,
Lafayette, La.
Sir:
Your communication of Mch. g.. 'O6,
hand. Contents noted. We thank
the Police Jury of Lafayette parish
having met its part of the payment
due us-and duly transferred by us to
o. Broussard of Vermilion parish.
Ii we can serve the parish of Lafayette
professionally as Bridge Engineers in
the future we trust the Police Jury
not fail to command us-and we
promise to meet your demand for such
without cost to the parish.
Very truly yours,
E. p. ALSBURY e. Son.
Moved and seconded that Assessor
MelancOn be allowed on account for
services 5000. 90. Carried.
Mr.. Elias Spell asked the Jury to
action in the matter of having
the bridge on the coulee near his
placed at the proper place,
that he had had the public
surveyed, the survey showing
the present line untrue, that the
proper line passed on the land of
Mr.. Walter Nolan, a resident of
Mansfield, Louisiana. The Jury in
structed the secretary to write to Mr..
Nolan with a view to a%scertaining his
position in the matter, expressing at
the same the Jury's desire that the
bridge, before being rebuilt, be placed
at its proper place.
The Treasurer's reports was read
follows and ordered placed on file:
To the President and Members of Police