The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-05-15
POLICE JURY.
Road Exchange and New Roads
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
Beausejour Bridge to Be Repaired~
Communication from Citizens
Road Building Ass'n-tsi.is
Approved.
Lafayette, La, May 9TH, 1908
liar meeting of the police jury was

Lafayette, La, May 9TH, 1908
A regular meeting of the police jury was
held this day.
Members present: Alfred A. Delhomne,
Cornelius Spell, Valery Boudreaux, J.. Ed
mond Mouton, Albert Theall, M. Billeaud,
Jr., Presiding. j. II. Connnelly, P. r. Lam
dry and LOUIS J. Breaux.
The minutes of the regular meeting held
April 2ni were read and approved,
For the Committee on the Anse St.
Claire road exchange, Mr.. Paul l.. Declouet
made report, and presented an act of dona-
ton signed by all the land owners upon or
through whose land the new road runs.
The report was accepted with thanks, the
committee continued with authority to have
the necessary bridges on said new road built,
and the road declared public.
Here the jury gave hearing to a committee
of citizens from the first and eighth wards,
who, through its spokesman, Mr.. Leo. Judice,
asked for assistance in the making of dram
in the said wards, from the western line of
MIR. Alfred A. Deihommes property nea-
Scott to the Coulee at Jules Duhon; that the
citizens interested had formed an organiza-
tron for the purpose OF promoting better
drainage in their respective wards, or other
wise to direct their efforts towards several
contemplated drainage propositions.
The above request of the committee of
citizen beings considered aud whereas by re-
solution the police jury under date Of Feb
| ruary 2Sth, 1905 appropriated the sum OF
two hundred ana fifty dollars for each ward
| of the parish tor drainage purposes and to
| be applied in meeting ike subscriptions
made its citizens tor such purposes, and
| Whereas, MIR. Delhome tor the Ist ward
having to the credit ot said fund the sum Of
one hundred dollars, and Mr.. Breaux tor
| the 9Th ward ward one hundred and htty
dollars, and both expressing their willing
ness 10 apply this money To the drain asked
| for by the committee ut citizens present,
(said citizens having raised by private sub
scription an equal amount.)
| Therefore, be it resolved, that $zso be
and is hereby appropriated to be applied 10
the drain as above prayed for.
In accordance with tins 0ody's notice OF
date OF April aud the jury proceeded to op~a
bids tor the letting out Of 'he parish funds
as per requirement OF act g vt the extra
session of 1907.
The following bud was presented, and Il
beng the only one. on motion duly second
ed aud carried the same was accepted.
Lafayette, La, May 7, 1908
To the honorable President and Members of
the Police jury, Of Lafayette Parish:
In response to your invitation for bids tor
the custody of public funds under your con-
troll. we beg to submit the following propo-
s,tion: If you will designate The First MAJ
tional Bank as the depository of these funds
in accordance with Act 23 OF the special
session OF the Legislature IN 1907. We will
agree TO loan to the Police Jury at rate vt
interest not to exceed eight per cent year.
10 meet all current expenses and obligatiOns.
We do not feel Justified in paying any Ia
terest ON the FUNDS ut the Police Jury fpr
the reason that the Police Jury of this parish
mas not any funds 10 It's credit except al =
time OF the year when banks have large
amount of idle money on hand.
Yours respectfully.
5. X. PAKkERSON,
Cashisr
Regarding the petition of residents of the
3rd anc 9th wards. presented at the last