The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05

to ascertain the will of all petitioners
and counter petitioners in regard to
said walks. Lost. Yeas: MOuton, Mar
tin: nays: Hopkins, Trahan, Krauss.
Mr.. Hopkins moved to adopt all petit
tions for cement walks having a ma
jority of abutting owners praying for
same. Carried. In speaking for his
motion Mr.. Hopkins declared cement
walks a most essential improvement,
if not an actual necessity citing in
dividual examples along the proposed
receive not only enhanced value for
property, but be benefited every day
of their lives in going to and from
their busines and homes. The cost
could not be argued as provision is
made for easy payments, and while
there might be slight burdens i'm
posed in certain cases, there was not
single instance where confiscation
would result.
The following cement walks were
ordered:
Commencing at Johnson street and
continuing to the cement walk at the
intersection of Garfield with Lincoln
avenue
Beginning at lot 224 Mills addition,
on west side of Jefferson street to lot
232 of said addition, thence to Buch-
anan street.
Commencing on southwest side of
Congress street at its intersection
with Adams Taylor street, continuing
on north side of Congress up to it's i'll
tersection with Lafayette street, then
continuing to the northwest corner of
lot 1874, Mills addition, then o n the
south side of Congress up to st. John
street, then on the west side of Wash
ington street to Vermilion
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins the street
contractor, Mr.. Arceneaux, was in
structed to remove at once the plank
old High school building on account of
its dangerous condition. The Street
Committee was also instructed to re-
move all plank walks that appear in
any way dangerous and allow no re-
pairs whatsoever on walks found in a
dangerous condition.
By motion of DR.. Trahan the report
of the Water and Light Committee
| made at a special meeting
containing recommendations for
changes was received and ap
proved and the changes. au
thorized in said report be made as
soon as practicable. Mr.. Mouton
voted nay on the ground that the pro
posed changes would place the town
in debt The report might be filed
but he saw no propriety in adopting OF
approving it just now when the Coun
Gil had no means to carry out so ex
tensive and radical improvements
Supt Muller, in answer to a question
by DR.. Trahan, stated that the elec
trio plant was now overloaded and i
any more connections were made SCI
ious results might result to the ma
chinery. It was ordered that n,
more connections be made under tn,
circumstances.
+ The Street Committee and DR..
A. Martin wereappointed to see that
regulations Of the fire limit ordinance
he complied with in the matter of al
addition being built by Jean Brun OF
Pierce street.
Messrs. p. ( X'auss and DR.. Martjl
were appointed to arrange with Reg
istrar Mouton for an alphabetical lis
of voters for the town election.
| The Council adopted set Of reso
lutions calling the attention of tn
Police Jury to the unsafe condition o
the public records in the city hall an,
urging immediate action inbuilding
new court house or to secure a repos
itory for the archives of the parisl
and town. The Council expressed it
desire for a return of the hall afte
the expiration Of the year endin,
March 1, prox, the term for which tn
building was granted free. Unles
the Jury takes some prompt measure
the Council will demand 500 month
ly rental after said date.
i Drs. A. R. Trahan and G. A. Martil
. we're appointed committee wit
Mayor Mouton as chairman to presen
the mater to the Jury and impress tn
importance of immediate action o
the part of the parish authorities.
Propositions for numbering tn
streets and houses Of the town wer
! received as follows: Mouton Engil
! eering Co. agreed to number houses q
so cents each and make no charge fc
street signs; M. M. Mills offered t
. number houses at Is cents each, 2
, cents for each street sign and add
tional charge for extra or half nun
bers. The contract was awarded
tho Mr.ntou En1jnaorfn1 Co