The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-15
POLICE JURY.
Lafayette, La, Nov. Z, 1912.
VOLUME xLv1II.

Lafayette, La, Nov. 7, 1912.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with the following
members present: Cornelius Spell,
John Wilmington, S. ]. Breaux, E. u.
Primeaux, Luke Leblanc and F. O..
Broussard.
Members absent, M. Billeaud, Jr.,
P. R. Landry, and Henri Gerac.
In the absence of the president the
secretary called the meeting to order,
whereupon Mr.. Spell was made presi-
dent pro tenn of the meeting.
The minutes of the meeting held
on October 3, were read and approx.
ed.
DR.. A. j. Burkett of Milton pre-
sented the following petition. which
was read:
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury of the
Parish of Lafayette and State Of
Louisiana:
We, the undersigned citizens and
sugar cane growers of the aforesaid
parish and State, and Of the vicinity
of Milton, La, do hereby respectfully
petition your Hon. body to accept and
open up for the uses and purposes Of
the travelling public as public road,
the following described roads, and as
described and traced out on the here
with attached diagram and map, to-
wit: Commencing and intersecting
the Youngsville and Maurice road
near Mitchell Breaux, running south
ward intersecting Grand North Ave-
nue., to where it intersects Lamar
Street. thence running westward to
where it intersects Burkett street.
thence running southwark, crossing
the Abbeville and Franklin railway.
intersecting the Milton and Youngs-
VILE road Immediately opposite X
Comeaux's store, and thence north
ward on said Burkett street to where
1t intersects Denais street at Lolan's
store, thence westward on said De-
nafs street to where it intersects the
Milton bayou road at Lolan's store.
Said and above described roads be-
ing partially accepted by former Po-
lice Jury of said Parish and State,
and the whole is already donated and
recorded on the public records in the
Clerks Office in Lafayette with the
exception of the right of way OF the
said Abbeville & Franklin Railway
and also a strip of land ten feet wide
owned by j. E. Bordeau, where there
has been a fence erected to obstruct
the passage Of the travelling public;
the balance Of said road, as aforesaid,
being already open and in daily use.
Signed: Kleber Baudoin, Sebas-
tien Denais. Joseph M. Hebert. Elv'r
Vincent. Mitchell (hi K mark) Breaux,
George Breaux, Edward (his mark)
Mhire, Oneal fhis < mark) Hebert
Dominique Broussard. Louis Toups,
Julin (his < mark Baker, Albert VIM
cent, ]. 8. Mhire. Andre (his mark
Victor. Joseph Demet, Leonard Mhire.
Joseph Bodoin, Adrien Theall. Elias
Theall, Bindoulp Edouard. Eris (his <
mark) Mhire, Placide Benoit. Joseph
Denais, Laurent Boudoin. A. J. Bur
kett, g. ]. Leblanc. Sebastien (his Z
mark Benois. Vic p. Martin. Alpine
CHS mark) Hebert Qua Broussard.
It was moved by Leblanc and sec
onded By Primeaux that committee
of freeholders be appointed and be
u1ven fun power to act in said matter
Pres. pro tenn Spell Leblanc. Pm
meaux and Breanx voting for.
Whittilton ana BEouasard voting
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