Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-04-24

line dividing their property that may be
required to make this route.
M H. OAUNIs.
ANDREW McCIILLUM,
OIEIME T. AYCOCK,
t... BENJAMIN F. CROSS,
J. c. NAVARRO.
JAMES J. HANNA.
The committee appointed 10 lay out the
road on Bayou Du Large took the oath re.
quired and subscribed to the Same before
John C. Potts, Esq, J. p, said oath is
ordered to be filed.
Mr.. John Berger gave notice to the
police jury that he had withdrawn the act
Of accusation brought against Mr.. +. II.
Darck, road inspector.
On motion Of Mr.. McCullum-
II ras Resolved, That the sum Of one
hundred dollars be and the same is hereby
appropriated out of the parish funds, not
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose Of
making the public road running from
James Robinson on the Chicahoula to the
Bayou Black between the Ardoyne plan.
tation of James Hanna and NJ. H. Daunis.
Be i further RESOLVED, That Messrs.
o. r. Aycock, Jean Charles Navarro,
James J. Hanna, M. H. Daunis and An.
drew McCullum, be appointed q com.
mittee to cause said road to be made, with
power to draw on the parish treasurer for
whatever amount it may cost, provided the
same does not exceed the sum Of one
thousand dollars. ' ar.H 81
Mr.. Potts presented . petition signed by
4 number of inhabitants Of this parish
praying the police jury to cause road to
be opened between the Bayous "PEau
Bleu," and Terrebonne.
On motion Of Mr.. Potts said petition
was referred to committee. "a
On motion of Mr.. Potts n faeai aa
II uas Resolucd, That committee Of
Eve persons be appointed to lay out poblic
road leading from the Bayou Terrebonne
to the Bayou Z" l'Eau Blot" " 1t the nearest
convenient point in the neighborhood Of
Batey and Thibodaux or Downing's plan.
tations-eaid road to be located with the
least injury to individual and to the great.
est benefit to the public; said committee
to report the probable cost for making
said road At the next meeting Of the police
Jury. ~ *5 less ''is'
The President appointed on said com.
mittee, the following persons, to-wit : A.
Lirette, ]. C. Potts, ]. Bite. Boudreau, P.
H. Darce and Washington Tanner.
The petition Of J. p. Viguerie praying
that the batture situated opposite the court
house and part Of the parish property be
granted him in usufruct to be used as a
lumber yard, was read. As2s iss 81 a9aa
Mr.. McCullum m owed that Mr..
Viguerie's request be granted. The yeas
and nays having been ordered, on Mr..
McC Cullum's motions it appear d that
Messrs. McC Cullum, Welsh and Therio,
voted in the affirmative, and that Messrs.
Potts, Tanner, Duplanty, Umber6eld, Du-
pre-, Lirette and Gueno voted in the
negative. Therefore the petition was re.
Iiected. osii 81 gsSsifa b g i1e eit ~
The petition Of W.. A. Shaffer recon.
mending the action and consideration Of
the police jury to the bad condition Of the
bridge, situated across Bayou Black, oP.
posite w. ]. Minors plantation, was read,
and said petition was referred to com.
mittee composed Of five persons. aaio
On motion it was Rcsolved, That com.
mittee Of Eve persons be appointed to confer
with w. ]. Minor to ascertain his views
respecting tho location of public bridge
on Bayou Black 1t the plantation Of said
Minor, and to report It the next session d
the police jury. la.is1ag5 - s-
Committee: /: J. C. Potts, F. Gagnk, G. F.
Connsly, ]. B Bond, Holden Wright.
On motion Of Mr.. Lirette-le' s@
The police jury proceeded to the elec'
ton Of parish tax collector for the yea'
1855 and 1856. rp
Mr.. Lirete proposed Mr.. Aubin Bcure
los candidate to that Office and, Mr.
Bourg having received the unanimou.
vote Of the police jury he was declared
duly elected tax collector for the parish o
Terrebonne for the year 1855 and 1855
i Mr.. Washington Tanner offered the re-
solution which follows "That owner'
Of cattle residing in the first and secons
wards Of this parish be prohibited fron
allowing their cattle to run loose upoI
tho public road from sun set till sun ris,
and that each and every one violating thi
regulation b fined ave dollars for ever,
o6sase." Tho vote having been take,
o. The above resolution, tho same was re
lliec4ed. ~ 4 So = - -
The annual report of p. r. Michel
! rad insnecAor in llh vafd. was read an