The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-13
POLICE JURY
PROCEEDINGS.

cry Boudreaux, j. Edmond Mouton,
Cornelius Spell, j. II. Connolly, and
Alfred A.. Delhomme. Absent: +. X.
La adry. NJ. Billeaud Jr., and Albert
Theall.
In the absence of President Billeaud
on motion duly seconded and carried
Mr.. l.. G. BreauX was appointed tenn
porary chairman.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of the Police Jury held November Z,
were read and approved as read.
The committee on the proposed
drainage district in the LIST, Ind, and
9Th wards were given more time IN
which to report.
Mr.. f. d. Broussard, a member of
the committee to supervise the con-
struction of the Darmas BrOussard
steel bridge over Bayou Vermilion,
reports that the contractors began
work on same last Tuesday the 3rd
instant: further that the said cOntrac-
tors were driving piling without first
ringing the tops, causing n said
piling to split.
Moved and seconded that T.. ID.
Broussard be and is hereby requested
to notify the contractors or their
agents now building the Darmas
Broussard bridge over Bayou YER
million for this parish to the effect that
they must ring the piles being driven
for the aaid bridge to avoid splitting;
that split piles will not be accepted by
the police jury. Carried.
AS per resolution of the body passed
at the last regular meeting requesting
the secretary to write to Architects
Co., Al. alan aud st,rraStinnS ffNY, the
building Of a new Clerk of Court Office
to which later on the parish could
build "a new Court House making then
one building of both, the Secretary
advises having written to the follow
ing named Architects:
4. w. Phillips, New iberia, Louis
lana.
R. S. Soule, New Orleans, Louis
lana.
Stone Bros, New Orleans, Louisi-
ana.
Favrot and Livaudais, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
j. H. leverage, Fort Worth, Texas.
audais, and E. w. Phillips appeared
before the Jury submitting plans as
suggested and making various and a
number Of suggestions.
BY reason of the absence OF three
members Of the Jury further action
was postponed to some future meeting.
The following petition was present.
ed by Miss Mary f. A.. Riester and
Mr. Lewis Wilmington:
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury, Lafayette, La.
We, the undersigned, in behalf of
our children who will be future citi-
zens of this country and in behalf OF
our school do not ask,-but as tax
payers and law-abiding citizens de-
mand good roads such that make it
possible for our school transfer to
pass over making it possible for our
children to be fitted for their future
life:
Mary F. A Riester, Mr.. Louis Whit
tingtOn, Mr.. Valentine DuhOn, Mr..
Gustave Duhon, Mr.. Francois Duhon,
Mr.. Rodolph Wilmington, Mr.. Pierre
Gautreaux, Mr.. Israel Rocka, MIR.
Raymond Simon, Mr.. Sidney Suites,
MIR. Colombus Guilbeau, Mr.. Eiecsan
Champagne, Mr.. Ludger Menard, Mr.
Lufrois Soignez, Mr.. Dan Dupre ST.
mon. Mr.. Adam Clark, Mr.. ALICE Le-
Blanc.
Moved and seconded that the same
he referred to Juror Cornelius Spell
for attention. Carried.
Deputy Sheriff Saul BrOussard re-
ported the confinement in Jail of a
affected with an incurable dis
ease; that an attempt had been made
to send the party to the charity hOspi-
Al - No.., N,1on-~ h,f <hor ifNVvV
ton was received from the surgeon in
charge of said hospital to the effect
that persons affected with incurable
diseases were not admitted to b in
stitutiOn.
Moved and seconded that an apprO-
priation of $500 be and is hereby
made as an INDECENT fee towards pay
ing some one to take care of said ne
gro, and that Mr.. Saul Broussard be
charged with getting some one to do
so. Carried.
Mr.. Connolly reported that Mr..
Alexandra Leblanc had paid taxes
on 136 arpents or acres of land when
he owned only log as shown by
record in the Clerk of Court office,
and asked that he be refunded the
difference or the amount Overpaid.
IL Is requested tnat MT. HeDldLC
present his tax receipts to the Jury
for consideration.
MIR. DelhOmme was authorized to
build two or three small bridges in
the first ward.
The account of DR.. q. r. DeLau.
real as President of the Parish Board
of Health from September LIST, 1906 &c
September LIST, 1907 $lOO.O 60 and S5.Ot
for expenses account Health Con
ference at Opelousas was approved
and ordered paid.
The following communication was
read, aid the Sheriff requeted to bt
governed accordingly as far a.
licenses we're concerned:
Scott La. Nov. q 1907.
Hon. M. BiiIeaud, L. Pres. of Polic'
Jury, BroussdTd. La:
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified
that the Village of Scott has been in
corporated on Nov. 20, and therefore
as Mayor of said Village | give you
notice that, from above date we viii
attend to the said collections OF said
Village.