Successfully replaced application.js

app/views/layouts/default.blade.php

@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@
     </div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
 </div><!-- /.modal -->
 
-
-<?php //  echo javascript_include_tag(); ?>
+{{HTML::script('assets/javascript/jquery/jquery-2.1.1.min.js')}}
+{{HTML::script('assets/javascript/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.js')}}
+{{HTML::script('assets/javascript/metisMenu/jquery.metisMenu.min.js')}}
+{{HTML::script('assets/javascript/sb-admin/sb-admin-2.js')}}
 @yield('scripts')
 </body>
 </html>

public/assets/javascript/application.js

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// This is a manifest file that'll be compiled into application.js, which will include all the files
-// listed below.
-//
-// Any JavaScript/Coffee file within this directory, lib/assets/javascripts, vendor/assets/javascripts,
-// can be referenced here using a relative path.
-//
-// It's not advisable to add code directly here, but if you do, it'll appear in whatever order it 
-// gets included (e.g. say you have require_tree . then the code will appear after all the directories 
-// but before any files alphabetically greater than 'application.js' 
-//
-// The available directives right now are require, require_directory, and require_tree
-//
-//= require jquery
-//= require bootstrap/bootstrap.min
-//= require metisMenu/jquery.metisMenu.min
-//= require sb-admin/sb-admin-2