The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-06-11
POLICE JURY.
Lafayette, La, June 6, 1912.

Adldy cIIc, Ad, JULIO y, lO1L.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with the following
members present: NJ Billeaud, Jr.,
president, Alonzo Lacy, P. R. Ian
dry, J. M. BrOussard, S. J. Breaux, r.
A. VOORHEES,, Edmond Martin and P.
A. Duplex.
Members absent: Cornelius Spell.
The minutes of the meeting held
on May 4th, and the minutes of the
Police Jury, sitting as a Board of Re-
viewers of Assessment for 1912, on
June 3rd and 4th, were read and ap-
proved
Mr.. F. v. Mouton appeared before
the Jury and requested a refund Of
the 1911 taxes paid by the Lafayette
Parish Fair Association. He explain
ed that the fair was a quasi public in
stitution operated for the develop
ment of our agricultural resources
and it was not intended to make any
money for the promoters of the or
ganization.
Moved and seconded that the Sec
retary issue warrant to the Lafayette
Parish Fair Association for the sum
of $6O2, said warrant being for the
the refund of the Parish tax collected
from the above institution for the
year 1911. Carried.
The committee composed OF Messrs.
Landry and Breaux who were appoint
ed to investigate a certain drain on
Gabriel Poche's farm were given fur
ther time to report and it was sug-
gested and agreed that the Jury visit
this place in a body, during the
month.
Moved and seconded that Police
Juror Breaux be and is hereby au-
thorized to accept road, for the par
ish, in the sixth ward from the fol-
lowing property-holders: Frank Le-
Blanc, Pierre Leblanc, Clerville Le-
Blanc, Johnni Greune, Irayne Brous-
sard, Onezime Leblanc, Device Le-
Blanc, J. B. Comeaux, Louis Richard,
Azelie Babineaux, William Macque,
Nidia Macque, Joseph Savoie, Frank
Savoie, Michel Prejean, Camille Pre-
jean, Valerien Prejean and Alexandra
Bernard; said road to be forty feet
wide. Carried.
The following petition was read
and Secretary Crouchet was instruct
ed to notify the railroad company
and to have the same attended to as
soon as possible. So ordered.
Lafayette, La, May oath, 1912.
To the Hon. President and Members
of the Police Jury of Lafayette
Parish:
We, the undersigned residents and
tax payers of the 3rd ward of this
parish beg leave to submit for your
consideration this statement of facts
and conditions of impeded drainage
at a certain point of the Alexandria
branch of the Morgan's La. & Texas
railroad, located on the property of
Mrs. Louis Turpin in the third (3rd)
ward. The declivity or incline at that
particular place is from east to west
and for large area of land some
hundreds of acres on the east side
vert thirty-two inches in diameter, in
sufficient to carry off the water read
lily from the heavy rains, in conse-
quence whereof work on the east side
is retarded and growing crops injur-
ed.
Wherefore, we respectfully pray
that your Hon. body take proper and
necessary steps in the premises,
Respectfully submitted,
Henri Gerac, Auguste (his mark)
Dominique, John o. Mouton, Aurelien
(his mark) Gathe, Mrs. A. Gladu,
Mrs. W. B. Lindsay, Maurice Mouton,
Mrs. William Neveu, per w. A. Mont
gomery, Divide Thibeaux, Jules o. Du-
gas. CASTOR Dugas, Alex Babin, w. E.
Walker, Mrs. Joe E. Moore, McFaddin
Bros, E. Dugas, E. Michel, Mrs. Louis
cher mark Turpin, Joseph M. Do
mingue, Chas. Grevemberg, Francois
(his mark Castillo, Antoine (his X
mark CASTLE, Edwin (his mark
CASTLE, j. r. Verret, VIM. Jenkins,
Adolph Dugas, Albert Patin, Mrs B.
Falk, ]. E. Mouton, R. A. Voorhies,
Morice Dominique.
The Jury adjourned until p. m
for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Application for License.
To the Honorable President and Men,
berS of the Police Jury: