The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1862-09-20
orrsc1 PROCEEDINGS

of the Board of Police Of the toscn Of Opetoasas
SATURDAY, July 1882.
The Board met--present: F. 4. King, President;
W R. Neeinlay, John Mccormick, j. j. Beau
chamn. Omer Poiget and E. D. Estiiette.
Absent: E. c. Dupre.
Mr. Estiette plesented petition OF I vea u A9y,
nravins that a street be opened, commencing at
s,n,a no;nt near the lands owned by Evariste Hol-
lier and others, East of tho town, and running to
Union street, which petition was referred to the fol-
lowing committee to wit: W. r. Meginley, Omer
Poiret AID E. d. Estiiette.
On motion of Mr. Mcginey,
R.sozgea That d resolution Of the Board Of Po.
lice of the ~tDWn OF opeiousas, passed September
IL 1860, ard recognizing the citizens Police as an
additional town Patrol with full authority to carry
into execution the existing Petrol Laws be and the
same is hereby repealed.
On motion it was ordered that the following &C.
counts be paid on the usual warrant, to wit.
Bloch Firnberg & Co., for Nails, 6 90
John Cochran, for work On the streets, l6o 20
On motion,
Resolved, That warrant be Issued in favor OF
E. D. Estilette, for the sum Of ninety-two dollars
aud fifty cents for printing town notes, payable out
Of the fund accruing from the sale OF said town
notes.
On motion of Mr. Meginley,
Resoloea, That the Clerk and President o. this
Board and town Treasurer, be paid the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars each, for signing town
notes issued by said Board to this date, and keeping
the money received for said notes deposite; said
sums to be paid out of the fund accrung frcm the
sale Of said town notes.
Oa motion, the Board adjourned.
MONDAY, August 4. 1852
Ata special meeting of the Board Of Police Of
the town of Opelousas held this day-Pressnt: F.
A. King, President John Mccormick w. r. Ne
giney 0mer Poiret, e. D. Estette aid J. J. Beau
| champ.
! Absent: r C. Dnpl6.
On motion of Mr.. Estilette, an Ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance to carry into effect Act of the
Legislature Of the State of Louisiana, entitled can
Act relative TO Patrols" approved January %,
| 1862, was unanimously adopted.
The committee appointed to examine into the
expedieHcy and necessity OF opening street rum
ming East from Union street near the property
owned by Yves D'Avy and others to the woods, on
! the East side Of the Corporations reported that
inarinucha there street laid out in the
LEGALITY above mentioned. the opening of the said
desired street could only be Affected by large ex
penduse; and recommended that said street be not
| opened. Nheteupon, said report was adopted. -
| The committee appointed to examine and receive
| the bridge built by contract Wy W. X. Meginiey on
| the stream ilhe East side Of the town of opclou
sas on Landry street, reported that they had ex
| amiaed saii bridge and were satisfied that it was
built according to contract; wherenpon it was Or.
| defed that warrants be issued i'll favor of said "
K. MeginIey to the amount of one hundred dollars,
being tie amount of his said contrsct.
! On motion, il was ordered that the following
claims be paid Oh the usual warrant, to wit:
! Jol&n Cochran, for work streets, Sl29 10
Theodose Chacher&, for bridge lumber, II 4a
! u Andre w abe, for blocks for the market
house, 10 90
F A. Kirg, for paper for printing notes, 10 SO
On motion of Mr. Bpauchamp,