The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-10-19
POLICE JURY
HOLDS MEETING
Foreman Grand Jury Makes Recon-.
nendations as to Juvenile Pris-
oners and Road Corner Hedges.
PETITION BY CITIZENS OF SEC.
OND WARD SUBMITTED.
Delinquent Road Taxes-To Try Gal
vanized Iron Culvert-De!egates
Appointed Bills Approved.
Lafayette, La, Oct. IA, 1909.

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lice Jury met this day with the fol
lowing members present: Alonzc
Lacy, Edmond Martin, Cornelius
Spell, ]. NJ. Broussard, r. A. Voor
hies and S. J. Breaux. The members
absent We're: NJ. Billeaud, Jr, P. R
Landry and P. A.Dupleix.
The secretary called the meeting
to order, whereupon on motion duly
seconded and carried Mr. s. ]. Breauy
was appointed chairman of the meet
ing.
The minutes Of the meetings held
September 2nd and 7th were read and
approved.
By request of Mr.. Lacy, Mr. Paul
MOrvant, resident of the First
Ward, was heard. Mr.. MOrvant
stated that he wished to ask that the
Police Jury give him permission to
give two or three public balls with
out having to pay the license re-
quired by ordinance of the Police
Jury; that he is totally blind and
had to depend on the charity of his
friends for the necessities of life;
that the profits from two or three
balls would help him a great deal
Moved by Mr. Voorhies, seconded
by Mr.. Lacy, that Mr.. Paul Morvant
be and is hereby permitted to give
rot more than four puolicoalls vi h
ont license before January 1st,
1910; provided, that he fully comply
with all the other requirements of
the ordinance of the Police Jury reg
ulating public balls. Carried.
Adjourned until 1870 p. m. for
dinner.
Afternoon session.. r. Landry
present, R. A VOORHEES, absent
F. V. Mouton, foreman of the grand
jury, appeared to make the following
recommendations: That the Police
jury arrange, say two rooms, for
juvenile prisoners in the parish Jail;
that the said Juvenile prisoners be
kept from mingling with other pris-
oners; that the Police Jury have all
hedges at the sharp corners of the
public roads cut to avoid accidents
with automobiles or otherwise. In
concluding Mr.. Mouton thanked the
Police Jury, in behalf of the Parish
Fair management, for the interest it
had taken in the fair and for it's ap-
probation of it.
Considering that the recent storm
caused considerable damage to the
warehouse building of the Scott
Farmers Union Warehouse Company,
Limited, the Police Jury hereby au-
thorizes Assessor Trahan, if consist
ent with law, to reduce the assess
rlent of said company on the said
warehouse building one-half.
Assessor Trahan called tie Jury's
to its resolution under date
of June 3, 1909, relative to making
an abstract of land titles to conform
with township and range map Of the
United States. Stating further that
the state auditor was pressing him
for a definite answer as to whether
or not the Police Jury would have
this work attended to-
Referred to Attorney C. H. Mouton
for investigation and report at the
next regular meeting.
Moved by Mr.. Martin, seconded by
Mr.. Lacy, that the registrar of voters
be paid IS per book for compiling the
list of the registered voters Of the
parish by wards and in alphabetical
order. Provided it is not contrary
to law. /
Yeas: Martin, Lacy, Spell.
Nays: None.
Moved and seconded that the ac-