The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-10-22
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
Widening of East End Verm'i'on
Street Postponed-Delegates to
Forestry Convention Appointed.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM DISCUSSED
AND SURVEY AUTHORIZED.
jefferson Street Not to Be Widened
for Present-Secretary Reports
Warrants Issued.
LAFAYETTE, La. October Is, 1909.

La1ayette, La. OclODef 10, I9U9.
A continued meeting of the City
Council was held this day with Mayor
G.. A. Martin, presiding. and Coun-
cilors Broussard, Catfery. Cunning
ham, Doucet, Ducrocq, Montgomery,
present and Petferkorn absent.
The mayor stated that at meeting
of the Council it had decided to revoke
the license issued to Mr.. Shows for
conducting negro balls at the park:
that Mr.. Shows thought the Council
had acted hastily in its action, and
would request of the Council to recon
slider It's action.
After discussion it was moved, sec
Onded and carried that license be is
sued to Mr.. Shows to conduct negro
balls at the Base Ball Park as hereto
fore: the same to be issued on pay
ment to the tax collector of ten dol
lars.
Un the chairman of the street COM
mittee reporting that he had consulted
with Mr.. J. j. MOuton as to widening
Vermilion street from Lamar TO the
railroad and that the cost of the land
from Mr.. Mouton would be approx
mately $500.
1t was moved. seconded and car
ried that Vermilion Street from La
mar Street to the railroad be left as
it is for the present.
The question of a sewerage system
having been taken up
1t was moved by DR.. Ducrocq,
seconded by j. M. Cunningham, that
the City Council of Lafayette arrange
with some competent sewerage en-
gineer, acceptable to the City Coun-
Gil and the West CONSTRUCTION Com
pany, whose proposition they were at
| present considering to make a pre-
liminary survey of the City of Lafa-
yette and outline feasible and prac-
tical plan for sanitary sewerage
service in this City for the present
and future requirements on which to
| base an intelligent estimate of cost:
| the same engineer to be paid for his
expense. of said preliminary survey
by the Gay of Lafayette in case only
that the West Construction Com
oany's proposition s rOt acceptable
30 the City Council Oi the City 81
Lafayette that tno same comm ttLGe,
viz, Catfery, Ducrocq and Mont
gomery to whom the matter of inyes-
tigating the erection Of a sewerage
system in this City had baeu referred,
be authorized to confer with some
competent engineer. to make what
preliminary arrangements with him as
may be necessary, but his appoint
ment to be made by the City Council.
and to report at the regular meeting
of the City Council to be held on Mon
day, November l, 1909. and that the
whole matter be referred to the CITY
attorney to ascertain the legal phase
of this question.
The above motion was carried by
the following vote: Yeas-Cunning-
ham, Doucet, Ducrocq and MOntgOm.
cry. Nays-Caffery and BrOussard
To the Convention of Forestry to
be held in New Orleans on November
1st and End. the mayor appointed the
Council, city secretary, City attorney
and Editor Patin of The Gazette anC
himself.
In the matter of widening Jefferson
street Mr.. Caffery moved that the
committee appointed be granted until
the next regular meeting. Motion
failed through want of second.
Moved by Montgomery and second
ed, that the street in question be lef
for the present as it is, and that those
|
tracted for the laying of cement walks
on their property be instructed to pro-
ceed, and carried by the following
vote: Yeas-Montgomery. Ducrocq
Cunningham, Broussard and DOucet
: Nays: Caffery.
The Secretary reported having
issued the following warrants sine
the regular meeting of the Council o
Sept. 6, 1909:
J. S. Martin, September sal
| dry...... - 4oo "
George Domengeaux, Sept
salary ..... .......... Co "
Edwin Campbell, Sept. salary 80 0
Don Greig, Sept. salary. 80 0
In. J. Hebert, Sept. salary. 100
Geo. Montgomery, Sept. salary - 0
Abe Hirsch, Sept. salary. 20 0
Dan Debaillon, Sept. salary 29 l
. Isaac Dugas, monthly payment 3 0
F. E. Voorhies, Sept. salary Us 0
J. E. Ard, Sept. salary ...... IS 0
! Ed. Bertrand, Sept. salary IS 0
|, Claude Broussard, Sept. sally c45 Q
Frank Ard, Sept. salary. :. 20 Q
Adelma Martin, monthly pay
ment. lou U
fuel oil. il................. 27s
J.. S. Martin, salary for Aug. 100 0
Geo. Domengeaux, sally Aug 50 9
Abe Hirsh, Aug. salary ..... 20 {
Edwin Campbell, salary Aug. S5 9
Don Greig, salary Aug. 80 9
N. T. Hebert. salary Aug. 100 c
Geo. Montgomery, salary Aug %
/. Dan Debaillon, salary Aug 20 l
T. A. McFadden, costs aud
hill in ca Sc of Z. a. Sa-n.E