The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

Jean Lovinsky Landry, dated the 9th
day of April. 1903, and beng duly t
corded in Book Con. > page 2o..
under No. ) 1854. OF the recorder Oh
fee of said parish.
2nd. That certain strip OF prairie
situated in the parish Of Lafa-
vote. La. containing and measuring
as follows: Starting from the south
east corner CT the property of Ovey
Leblanc. running north along his
eastern line, up to the noftneaSt COT
ne?, measuring thirty l3o) feet VIDE:
thence running west forty t4Jl lees
wide along the northern part OF said
property for Il distance OF about one
arpent. This being the same strip
of land which said donor herein &C
, auircd from Oyey Leblanc as per act
Of sale dated and filed FEB. IL l9of'
and being recorded in Book IL. ) page
lGS. under No. 33. 1872, ofthe ;
Office Of said parish.
This donation and dedicatlon IS
made under the condition that IN the
event OF o closing or abandonment OF
the use of the said road. b! the sald
parish OF Lafayette, then the ald roac
hereinabove mentioned shall revert 10
the donor, his heirs, or assigns.
Thus done and passed at the parish
Of Lafayette, Louisiana, or the DAY
and date first above written lii the
presence Of j. r. IteauX and u. IL.
B"cauX, competent witnesses, VINO
sign with appearsr and me-, officer, AT
ter due reading thereof.
Y. BLLEAUD, Jr.
Cro N,rAcARIE. Notary Public
Witnesses:
j. r. REAUX,
GUS r. BREAUX.
Mr.. Delhomme asked permission t.
Iengthen the bridge at Alexander Her
nandez. Granted.
The following resolution was rea(
and ordered fled:
The following resolution was adopt
, ed at IA regular meeting of the Boar
held July II. 1907:
Whereas. the State appropriation
, for schools in Lafayette parish viii
: be materially diminished this year O
account of q decrease OF nearly 1000 II
the enumeration Of the children OF tn
parish in 1907 as compared with 1903
reducing the State appropriation TO
n ILdldyetUe Dh dDOut 'pfVoos anu
8 Whereas. there has been IN unprece
=. denied increase in the number OF CHI
, dren attending school, necessitatln
the employment of a large number @
additional teachers and
Whereas, the School Board has in
creased the number of teachers in pre-
portion to the number of children i
attendance upon the schools and hav
on the petition of the citizens of tn
parish established IL transfer route
and employed II drivers of Wagon
cites, who added to the 50 teachers c
7 the parish, make a total of l02 person
lion the pay roll of the parish as con
pared with 40 persons four years age
O and
= Whereas, the attendance has ir
creased in the same space OF time froI
i $50 to $500, and whereas the decreas
in the Police Jury appropriation as
= now stands amounts to $4,000, whic
9 added to the decrease from the State
: makes an actual decrease IN tn
: amt of revenues for 1907, of 5000 whic
amount added to the increased eXpend
1 iture for 1907-0S due to the increase
the teaching force, $4,000. makes a tC
tai visible shortage of $4,000, an
. whereas, the education of the childre
! of the land should receive first consit
Grafton at the hands of those who dis
burse the public funds, therefore,
BE it resolved: That the SchoC
Board of Lafayette parish do hereb
;. call the attention of the Police Jur
! and City Council of Lafayette to tn
: condition of the school funds fO
1907 OS. and direct their attention t
J the fact that there must be a decreas
q in the session for the coming year
!, the appropriations from these bodie
are not increased in proportion to tn
increased demands made upon tn
e school fund on account of the grei
e increase of the attendance of childre
upon the schools. Be it further II
q solved, that this Board would pro
foundry regret a retrograde mOvemer
at this time in thematterOf school mail
tenance, which would result in gre;
injury to the welfare of the children
. the parish.
Be it further resolved that a cop
= be transmitted to the Police Jury
Lafayette parish and to the Tow
Council of Lafayette.
6 A true copy.
, L.. j. ALLEMA.N Secretary.
July IL, 1907
, The committee on the Darms
I Broussard bridge is hereby instructe
|, to inspect the lumber delivered at TIL
n place for the Ottumwa Bridge Co., an
q for use in the construction of the Sal
e bridge and to report its conclusions
the secretary.
The secretary is requested to notit
the committees of the road east ar
west Of the proposed Darmas Brou
sard bridge to the effect that they mu
O make final report at the next meetir
of the Police Jury, and 1T is also o
dered that Mr.. Amede Landry be her
c by appointed a member of the sa
: committee on the west side in the stea
of Olidon Broussard, who now resid