The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-04-07
Of Errnanse Lejeune, widow Of Alfred Reed !,

OF Ermanse Lejeune, widow Of Alfred Reed. i.
relief. & VI
By J. z. Fontenot:
That the bridge on the Coulee, at John p..,,.
had been built by William Rufus Ashford. II. 1Hc Z
sum Of ninety-nine dollars and fifty cents. and 70
ceived. AVA
dollars. s'ea
OF Constant Cachere, to renew the license =, !.
tow bridge over Bayou Cane. ~
A certificate, under oath, that Leman Darho,.
was worthy of relief.
By Mr.. McCrory:
To build q bridge over Gordey's Bayou won,a
dollars. ']s
That the bridge over Bayou Bmuf, near Ia coss. v
ence with the Crocodile, had been repaired ,bv I s
II. Lyons for the sum Of fifty dollars, and recsisss
BY Mr.. Teale: le37s .7qai
That the two bridges over the Bayoos Can. 3.
Marselle had been built by Etienne Fusiiers for ~
sum of two hundred and one dollars, and receiver
| A certificate, under oath, that Charles Jeansc.,.
was q worthy object for relief. ~ f'3 s.
That the bridge over the Coulee Blanc had -.
built by James Myers for the sum of two hnnSses
and fifty dollars, and received. N
On motion Of Mr.. Sahdoz, the Jury proceeded !.
appoint q Parish Attorney, and nominated Nj. -
Martel. '"f' - N5 ff8S
On motion of MI. Hartman, si'Hb 1871
RESOLVED, unanimously, That the ballot be II.
pensed with, and that Bartheleme A. Martel IL w. ~
Is appointed Parish Attorney. ae,sw3S =
On motion Of Mr.. Sandoz, III 49, 4
Resoiued, That a Committee of three memh.ra.
appointed, the lanty of which will be to attend. 1..s
i%nstsnter) on the two printers established IN o.
%lousas, and ascertain by sealed proposals for III
many dollars they will be willing to do the P. ~
Printing, as heretofore done, for the ensuing vs.,T4
and return the proposals, which are to be ouenexs s ~
the printing to be given to the lowest bidder.
The President appointed Messrs. Hartman, q. ~
tenot and Thompson as the COMMITTEE. o
Resoived, That the report of the bridge over p..
aueinine Se adopted, and a Warrant issued for II.
contractors. e4| ~ saB sr 9G a.
Rcsolred, That that tract of land. Of eighteen !,
penis front by forty deep, granted on the 18th ~ M
eember, 1895, by the Spanish Government to o Ms
Michel Ritter, by the Baron de Carondelet, Goyernos
and Intendcnte General Of Louisiana, with the conSis
ton that said Ritter should keep mp a bridgeorcr ss
ing over the swamp known as Idtter's Crossing. III
same being now known as Riders Bridge, be. and m
same is hereby, for and in behalf of the Parish Of N
Landry, released from all servitudss originally In.
posed upon it, and that those who are now nrsn,;a
tors, as well as those who may hereafter become mn
prictors, of said land shall be bound TO work on nv
public roads in the District in which the land ovros
by them is situated, or that may lie assigned to ther
by the Police jury. ~ ,"a5a Mf sG@ |-s
On motion of Mr.. Hartman, .sl asJA
Resolvcd, That the report Of the bridge on Bopn
Bayou be adopted, and that o " warrant be issued K
conformity thereto.
Mr.. Hartman presented the report Of the Comm.
%sioners appointed to cause to be repaired the puMs
road in the 1st r. D., N. +. Division, the consider
ton whereof Was postponed. 80 !
On motion Of Mr.. Deyilliers. 9H Al +
Resoiced. That the report Of the bridge over ii,
Coulec at widow MicheAlN ycr's be adopted, and !
warrant issue in conformity thereto.
Resolved, That Trtville Dupltchin be placed upos
the list Of palirers for the present year for the salpd
forty dollars, to tie paid for his use to Michel Emonet
On motion Of Mr.. McCrory, the Jury had o recsu;
and having re-assembled,
Mr.. Teale in the Chair, te1t's
On motion Of Mr.. CAN'T, <
Resolcei, That the Parish Printer shall received r
his services. for the present year, ending the fss
Monday OF March, 1855, the sum Of two hundred AMI
fifty dollars, payable quarterly, on the usual warrah,
out Of any money in the Treasury.
Messrs. Can't, Hartman, Detillier, Huffpower, Ill 3
F%ontenot, S. Fontenot, hcCrory, jackson, Thompx.
and Wright voted 1 in the alirmative-l0 yeas.
And Messrs. saudoz, Carte and Thibodaux yota
in the negatives nays. lst
The Jury, on motion Of Mr.. CAN'T, proceeded N
ballot for a Printer. M "-as ..aI. -il3s 8.&S
Messrs. Dcyillier and Thompson were appoibsA
Tsllers. On counting the votes, it appeared thas NJ
Editors of the Patriot had received eight votes, wi
the Editors Of the Courier had received one vote. 81
Whereupon, the Editors of The Opelousas n
triot " were duly elected and appointed Parish Pin
ers for The year ending March ], 1885, NY n
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