The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1854-03-25
No. Is.

tached to the Police Jury ward known as the
twelfth ward provided that said fifteenth ward
Shall still continue to be called the fifteenth School
District.
Onmotion of Mr.. Teale- Resolved that sun
not exceeding thirty dollars be. and is annronr;staa
out othe taxes of 1853, not otherwise appropriated
to reiioor the bridge over Nezpqu6, on the road
from Hayes Island to Bayou Chicot.- Messrs
Jean Roniot, Levy Campbell and Francois Deras-
sler were appointed commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. Teale- Resolved. that com.
m'Ssloners be appointed to examine the situation
of Bordelons Bridge over Cane, and renort :"
Messrs. OnezIme Fontenot, Hilaire Guillory and
flInan fonfenot were appointed commissioners
"n motion of Mr.. Wright Resolved that a
warrant Issue to Joseph Garry for the sum of one
nuns huhnred ana eighty-two dollars, for building
Resolved that commissioners be anno;n+ad to
examine into the situation of Nicholas Yeast d.
mandng the aid of this Parish John Wr;ght
James Myers and Celestin Berot, were appoinfed'
| On motion of Mr.. Thibodeau-Resolved. that the
| to'loWlng named treeholders, to wit: Nathaniel
Smith. Alexis Charles Gudry Robert Smith, lean
Bite. Thibodeau, Olivier Gudrv and Leon Th;ho'
deau as chairman, be End appointed iurv to
change part of the public road from Grand Cotean
to Mermento.
MIR. f. Andrus. from the commissioners appoint-
ed to examine the condition of the Court House
and to report the best means to remedy and ston
the cracking of the walls of said buding-report
ed that, the opinion of the committee it is me-
cessary to run two iron bars, the one on or at the
upper floor and the other at the top of the windows
and moreover, one at each end and one at the
midden
On motion of Mr. Barry-the Jury had recess
and having re-assembed.
On motion of Mr.. E. Andrus-Resolved that the
report of the commissioners on the Court House
be adopted and that commissioners be appointed To
carry the same into effect by causing to be inserted
i L.,c g
inch diameter.-That Messrs. Jesse HAYES, Heze.
kiah Hayes and Joseph Munsield be commission
ers, to cause the same TO be done, present the ac
count of the cost thereof-whereupon warrant or
warrants shall issue for the amount certified to be
true. payable out of any unappropriated money in
the Treasury, out of the taxes of 1853
On motion of Mr.. Devillier-Resolved that the
rule be dispensed with and that the widow of Le-
zine Blaize be placed on the list of paupers at the
rate OF sixteen dollars per year, until the 2Sth Fe.
bruary 1854, and that Joseph Marcante be appoint.
ed to receive and disburse the same
On motion of Mr.. Barry-Resoved, that a COM
nittee ofseven members be appointed to redistrict
he Parish into nine Police Jury wards-And on
notion of MIR. Morgan, that said committee shall
nemoriaize the Genl. Assembly to repeal the "art
approved 18th April, 1854" entitled IAN act to
eorganize the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Ian.
iry," (aets 90 and 93( whereupon Messrs. E. An
lrus, J. Z. Fontenot ]. c. Barry, F. c. DeviIlier.
7. F. Andrus, E. CAN'T and J. N. Hudson, were
appointed as said committee
Mr.. Barry, from the committee on Finance re.
ported the claims against the Parish, had been
arefully examined, that the following had been
ound correct and are recommended to be paid
o. wit:
)f sundry persons for bringing in election returns
Ith November, 1858, $l56 so
Jlysse Gaberel, fees as magistrate in cri.
mnal cases tried before him, 70 90
ohm Wright, witness claim of Drozin
Broussard, (transfered) 40
Ichlle Ardvin. timber furnished for a
bridge over Bayou Cane, 10 90
!: B. CorciI, repairing bridge on Bayou
Cane, 400
[arrison Rogers, posting up election mo-
tees in 1853, 6215
ierre Goslin, gaows and coffnfof negro
Jack, in addition to $40 formerly allow.
ed, 90 m
nezime Matte, fees as constable, 10 90