The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-06-05

Gerand Fontenot. fon fees as Constable 8 ~ s0t
RAYMOND DeshoteI fees as Constable y ~
Jno.5Swearinrin. III les as Constable. 10 500
Flonrnoy Hebert, repairing bridge !, I
Peace pss 80 y ~ .ss... is 90
Hause s0'n'pas ~ .spa n. 49,. $500
I Flournoy Hebert, for fees as w1itnsss.ss. w
Polite johnson, fol- fees aa witness i "
4 s'esoda Geisaa ~ sApsnsss; j. A'sss..I Il %
Marcel Richard, for making ballot boxes y w
SolomonFW ". Andrus, for putting iron col \
aaron q negr0.., !. s...s =. s,Et y ...s Z W
I. Lutz, for repairing bridge over Bayou 4
EEhOctaw, i .ssss ss ~. .Aa. sss i. sy. .es 10 w
Il. H Jackson for repairing bridge at z
Jackson's mill. ~ s... sis. a.s ! zous "
On motion sof Mr.. Thompson,
Hsslued, That the report of the Committee on
claims, be and IL hereby adopted, and thatswatrants
DO issued inssav0r Of those persons whose claims
have been approved and that the claims reteiTcdt 10
the Jury for its decision, be postponed until the
next regular meeting
s.Op melton. the Jury adjourned to to-mor-
rows AZ l0so'clock "a. NJ.
THussDAY, May 20, 1853.
The Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
AL the members present
On motion f Mr. Thompson,
Resdpsd, That did report aof stie Commissioners
appointed is cause Riders brfdgestb Be repaired, be
adopted, and that d warrant be issued in favor of
yillensuve Bordelon, for the sum Of ffty;four
dollars.
Rssolred, Thatthe sam of fifty dollars be md is
herebylapprppriated ID addition to the SUM hereto
fore appropriated, to cause a ditch Or drain to be
made from the priyy Of tie Parish prison to Bayou
lesson.
Resoiyssd, That The sum # FIVE hundred dollars
be paid ID Jonathan Harris, on the usual term,
hetfg the second instalfnert due On bis contract, for
building the Clerk and Recorders Office.
On motion Of Nj. Elkins,
Resolred, That d warrant be issued in favor Of
Eloi1ssvoie, for the SUM Of twenty-four. dollars, for
~repaifing Pfadi holnme's bridge.
OH motion of MI. Thompson,
Resolyed, That all Commissioners hereafter an.
pointed BY the Police Jury, and whose duty it shall
be to report to the said Jury, shall make such re-
ports under oath the ices Of Magistrates for adj
administering the same, to be paid by the person In
whose favor such reports may be made.
On motion Of Mr.. Huffpower,
Resoired. That James jenkins, Aurelien Arce-
maud and Antoine Cart. be appointed Commissioners
to examine the situation and resources of Louis
FSenaie, and report under oath.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson,
Resolred. That the pension Of the widow Of
Lesndre Fig.uant, be and is hereby reduced to the
sam q twenty-five dollars q year.
On molten Of sMr. Huftpower.
Reso'ued, That Enock Hayes Solomon W. Andrus
and, Joseph Hartman, he. appointed Commissioners to
sell the lumber OF the old bridge known as Hayes
BRIDGE the said lumber to be sold for Cash.
Mr.. Elkins in the chair.
On motion If All, Can't,
Was passed !" An Ordinance concerning roads and
leyees on the River Atehafalaya.''
Resofued. That the sum Of three hundred dollars
be and is hereby appropriated, for the purpose Of
causing Traders and piles ~ be driven In the Bayou
Courtableall, to prevent the bridge thereon, from
being damaged by steamboats, and that Il. H.
Martin, A. Il. Hawkins and Ebert Can't, be ap-
pointed Commissioners to cause sud woik to be
done.
Mr.. CAN'T presented q petition for the relief
Of Thomas McCfory, for losses by him sus-
Timed 10 the construction of the Draw-bridge
across Bayou BGuf, ut Mpundville.
Mr.. Devilliers moved to report the said pc
tition, which motion was lost. f8
Mr.. Elkins moved to postpone the action
thereon, until the next meeting Of the Jury,
which motion was carried.
On. motion of Mr.. Devi liers, the Jury ad.
%iourned to the next regular meeting,
y gesg&f S@ EBERT CAN'T, President.
Jos. D.. RICHARD. Clerk. s&
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