The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-12-07
POLICE JURY.
Lafayette. La, Dec. 2, 1909.


The Police Jury met this day in reg
ular session. The members present
we're: Alonzo Lacy, Cornelius Spell,
Edmond Martin, P. A. Duplex, A. j.
Breaux and Jean NJ. Broussard. The
members absent we're: P. r. Landry,
M. Billeaud, Jr.. and r. A. VOORHEES,.
In the absence of the president, the
secretary called the meeting to order,
whereupon, on motion duly seconded
and carried, Mr.. A. j. Breaux was
made chairman of the meeting.
The minutes Of the meeting held on
Nov. 4 were read and approved, after
making the following correction:
"In the accounts of the second ward
the name of Enas Spell instead of
Eras Spell should show, and in the
of Assessor Trahan same
should read, less $3.50 already ap-
proved
Mrs. H. d. Huff appeared to protest
against her assessment, claiming same
to be too high and above that for the
year 1908. Assessor Trahan explained
that the reason was Mrs. Huff had
built a residence on her property, and
naturally caused a small increase OF
her assessment. Mrs. Huff claimed
that she had sold the property, SUBJ
sequent, however, to the taking of the
assessment. The Police Jury having
no right under the law to change as
sessments, unless it is sitting as a
board of reviewers, no action was
taken.
Adjourned until 1870 p. m. for din
ner.
Afternoon Session.
The Board of Election Supervisors
submitted the following tabulated
statement of the returns of the cleo
ton for public schools held on Oct.
10, 1909, and the same al accepted
and ordered spread on these minutes:
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Lafayette.
Be it remembered, that we, the un-
dersigned members Of the Board of
Supervisors of Elections for the parish
Of Lafayette, Louisiana, did this day
repair to the court house of the said
parish for the purpose of compiling
the returns sent in by the commits
sioners and clerk Of election held in
said parish, and in the different wards
Of said parish, of an election held
therein on the 18th day of October,
A. d. 1909, as per ordinance Of the
Police Jury of the said parish. APP
proved Sept. Z, 1909, ordering a special
election to obtain the sense of the
property taxpayers and qualified elec-
tors Of the parish of Lafayette, Louis
lana, for or against a special public
school tax ~agreeably and in pursuance
Of said ordinance of said Police Jury,
and in pursuance Of the proclamation
Of the Board of Supervisors Of Elec-
lions, and then and there having ar
rived we proceeded in the presence
Of H. H. Hohorst, Albert Trahan and
J. A. Liable. witnesses known and
hereunto required. to compile said re-
turns, and we have a~scertained from
said compilation that the votes cast
in the different polling places Of said
parish for said election, the returns
are rs follows, to-wit:
First Ward-Vote for 20, valuation
valuation for SIG, 1915; vote against
AZ, valuation against $26. 002.50.
Second Ward-Vote for As. valua-
ton for $44,790; vote against Is. valu-
alton against $13.465.
Third Ward (court house precinct)
Vote for 6. valuation for $7,347; vote
against 2, valuation against $4,290.
Third Ward (Mouton Switch pre-
cinct)-vote for 4. valuation for 81
$50; vote against II, valuation against
$21 400.
Fourth Ward-Vote for so, valua-
ton for $44.3S5: vote against So. valu-
alton against $27.325.
Fifth Ward-vote for Sc, valuation
Tor $5S, 165; vote against 3, valuation
against 1886.
Sixth Ward (corporation)-vote for
%. valuation for $55.263; vote against
Is. valuation against $16,740
Sixth Ward (Simoneaux precinct)-
Vote for 8. valuation for $S.785: vote
against is, valuation against $16,530.
Seventh Ward-vote for 81, valua-
tion for S54,S14; vote against ., valua-
tion against $1.316.
Eighth Wafd-vote for 1S. valuation
for 81, 0S6: vote against ~, valuation
against $3s.s65.
And. having made proclamation Of
the shove results, We have closed the
present process Verbal, made in tripli-
cate. - required BY law. in the parish
o. Lafayette. state Of Louisiana. OF
this 1otA day 81 October. A. D. 1908.
Signed ID the presence Of the follow
nc m undersigned Witnesses: