The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-01-09
POLICE JURY.
Plan for Bridge at Darmas
Broussard Crossing Accepted
and Bids Ordered Adver.
tised For.
Salaries of Justices of the Peace and
Constables Increased. Appropri.
alton for Drainage. Question
of New Court House
Postponed.


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Lafayette, La, Jan. 3, 1907.
The Police Jury met this day in reg
ular session. Members present: M.
Billeaud, Jr., presiding. Vaiery,
Boudreaux. Cornelius Spell. Alfred
A. Delhom,ne, j. H. Connolly, +. K.
Landry and j. Edmond Mouton. Abb
sent: Albert Theall and l.. G.. Breaux.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
Albert Theall now present.
Moved and seconded that the regu-
lar order of business be dispensed
with and the matter of selecting a plan
for the proposed bridge at Darmas
Broussard's crossing over Bayou
Vermilion be taken up. Carried.
Four plans were submitted as fol-
lows: f. P. Alsbury & Son, OF
Houston. Texas. Vincennes Bridge
Co., of Monroe, Louisiana: w. o.
Steel Bridge and Construction Co..
of New Orleans: Austin Bros, OF
Dallas, Texas.
Moved and seconded that the repre-
sentatives of the above named firms
being present, be allowed about ten
minutes IN which to explain their re
spective plans, after which Messrs.
Hess, Horton, and Leverserdge. rep
resenting other bridge companies, and
having no plans to offer, be allowed
to look over and criticise the four
plans submitted. Carried.
A general discussion of the plans
submitted ensued. whereupon the Jury
adjourned until 1:30 p. m. for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. MOuton reported the obstruc-
ton of the road leading to Carencro
and the property of Mr.. Lines, re-
moved. Accepted.
Mr., Landry, for the committee ap-
pointed at the last regular meeting,
reported having investigated the COM
plant that fish were dying in Bayou
Tortue. That he had Interviewed the
residents along the said bayou and
no one knew of fish dying in Bayou
TOrtue, except in some few places
where the water was SO low that it be-
came stagnant. That he was salts
fed that the dying of fish in Bayou
Tortue, if anv, was not due to acids
from any refinery. Report accepted.
Relative to the above report and
the complaint that fish were dying in
Bayou Tortue, President Billeaud
stated that since his factory was the
nearest in this parish to Bayou Tor
tue he wished to explain what precau-
tons he had taken to avoid the acids
from said factory from causing any
injury whatever: That the ditch
which carries away the chemicals from
their plant is probably six mile long:
that It is from 2 to 3 feet lower about
the middle of it, due to the lay of the
soil: that he had requested the resi-
dents along the said bayou and his
neighbOrs to watch at all times and
report to him Immediately any injury
these acids. might cause: that there
never was any complaint made to him:
that he wishes by all means to avert
any trouble by the chemicals from his
plant.
Upon recommendation of Mr.. Bill
leaud Lucius Duhon was reelected
road Overseer of the 5th ward for the
year ending January l. 1908.
The president stated that he had APP
pointed Mr.. L. G.. Breaux as delegate
to the presentation ceremonies of the
silver service to the battleship Louis
lana, and that by as0 of Mr..
Breaux's illness and inability to at
tend had requested DIR. N. p. Moss
to represent the parish of Lafayette,
which request DIR. Moss had kindly
accepted, and submitted the following
report, which was accepted with
thanks:
Lafayette, L., Jan. 3, 1907.
To Ne Honorable the President and
1eaters Of Police Jury, Lqfdyettt
Pusish:
Having been delegated by the presi.
dent Of the Police Jury to represent
the parish of Lafayette ct the presen-
tation Of the silver service TO the
bat<leship LOuisiana, Dee. Is, 1905, ]
beg to repors for your information
that It Vas . most interesting and i'm.
presoivo ceremony, we'll calculated tC
arouse the highest feelings of patri0.
tism In every American citizen par.
ttdpating IN that brilliant public func.
ton.
AZ : resident Of Lafayette parish,
Wa made to feel proud that my
peOpoe had done their part toward
poyiug for the magnificent silver ser
vice presented to the finest bsttleshiI
In The American Navy, through tn
patriotic action of our Police Jury il
having made IN appropriation Of SO
for that purpose.
Il - : splendid compliment to ON
StotD 10 name this battIeship Louis
lana, and LAfayette parish has q
inosrost and pride N al things Affect
ine tie honor and welfare Of the gres
CoumooWealth Of Loul0iAua.
For Tie p1eaouro ind satisfaction !