Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-07-03
@be fouisianian,
saturday,, July 3, 1850.
State Of LOuisia ma.
PARISH OF ST.. JAMES.
Police Jury.

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Be i. known that on this day, Goth Of June 1869,
the Police Jury of the Parish of St. James met at the
Court House Of the said Parish in conformity to ad-
journment.
Members present N. Underwood, n. 5. Landry,
So.t. Brand, Teoph. Brand, Clark Sheivin, A. Domio.
Absent: II. Oubre.-Vacancy in the first ward.
NJ. Underwood President in the chair.
On motion of N. s. Landry, the reading Of the
minutes OF the las, meeting was dispensed Of
The committee Of the Vachery road submitted then
the following report:
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. JAMES.
May 18th 1869.
the Parish OF St. James.
Your committee, appointed at your regular meeting
Of April 81 1869, for the purpose Of tracing and lay
ing out a road 20 as to effect a free and easy communi-
cation between the Vachery et,lement in this Parish,
and the Mississippi River. according to act No. n OF
the general Assembly, OF the State Of Louisiana, ap.
proved March the 9th 1869 accompanied by Mr.. P.
A.. Thibodeaux, a civil engeneer, we met, on The 27th
and 18th day of April last, in the vaehery settlement,
to trace and lay out The said Vachery road, according
to your instructions.
Your committee, examined in these two days the
Vachery Settlement and the heighbouIhood, and after
taking into consideration, first the interest Of the
PROJECTORS Of lands through which this road will pass,
and next the conveuiency Of the Inhabitants OF the
Vachery Settlement; your committee has chosen the
oaly place which would allow the making Of a good
road with the least damage to the Enclosures of land
owners the vast lands which lie between the two
bitches belonging to Widow Locoul and John Burn
side. Your committee recommend to take the road
from these two plantations by taking from The Mtssis-
sippi river back to the eighty arpents line, onl fifteen
feet wide on each side Of the linz, between the plan
tations of John Burnside and Widow Locoul, so as to
make a road of thirty feet wide. From the SO arpents
line 10 the Fachery Settlement it i ABSOLUTELY neces-
sary to pass the road eatieriy on lands belonging to
Widow Locoul "see the accompanying sketch on
which the lands claimed by Widow Locoul are marked
by a yellow border After due elaboration ycnr com
mittee concluded to lay out the road on The middle Of
tie ridge as it would make the best road ard never
was covered by waters of any crevice; We therefore
laid ont the road from the sis'y arpents correr he'wee"
the plantation Of John Burnside and widow Loconl,
to opposite the end of the lane of the Vachery Settle
"cHt, III dINAVst " of"hs" h"S
Of the road already laid out.
The bearing Of this portion will be, about S. $50 t..
eight arpen,s and a half, to the Intersection Of the line
between the lands of Widow Locool and the Mess
Falgoust at abou. opposite the end of the Vachery
Settlement lane.
From the intersection of this portion OF the road,
with the line between the lands of Widow Locoul and
Miss Fa'soust, your committee has laid ont whole OF
" ~ = Yf.-- It. ..,. 1,.I, u, tL;,u , ~rna
of thirty feet wide, south or all along the upper line
of said Falgous.'s lands, to the public road already
established on the line between section l4&23, 1924
of Township 10, south of Range II E of the South
Eastern Land District of Louisiana.
Your committee is OF opinion that thirty feet wide
is sufficient for this road as it passes in its whole
length on high lands; after due deliberation we have
estimated the lands on which this road passes at forty
dollars an arpent; we also commend the paying OF
Nj. P. A. Thibodeaux's account for making the
necessary reconnaissance and maps at our request.
We have the honor Of signing ourselves your mos,
obedient sevt.
Antoine Webre
Chairman.
A.. Hervilien Bourgeois, Sylvan;e Laiche, J. F.
Bourgeois, Alphonse schexnaidre, Henry Ryley.
On motion of Clark shelvin Jr, the report of the
committee was accepted and the members Of said
committee discharged.
On motion Of Ms. Landry, it is resolved that the
report be adopted with the exception Of that part
relatively to the valuation of the land.
On motion OF the same member it is resolved, that a
committee of three members of the Police Jury, to
confer with owners Of lands on which the VacheIy
read is projected to, viii determine the quantity Of
land and its value.
The Chair appointed, as members of that committee,
N, S. Landry, A. Domio, T, Brand.
On motion Of A. Domio, i, is resolved that a com.
mittee of-se+ea=he appointed by The chair. three from
among the members Of the Police Jury, and -four
planters OF the said Parish, for the purpose Of meeting
the people Of the Vachery settlement. and to determine
when and how the work of said road shall be done.
The chair appointed the following members of the
Police Jury as part Of the committee N. 8. Landry
Clark Shelsin. Sost. Braud, and among the planters:
Msrcilien bourgeois, Ant. Webre, Henry RyIy
Sylvanie Laiche.
NJ. N. 8. Landry was called to the chair as Pfesi
deas pro temp" ag s
MN. Underwood, President Of the committee o
building, reported the new Courthouse and jai
progressing.
On motion II NJ. N. Underwood, The Police Jur,
took recess Of ten ,ninutss.
After the e~spirisioa 4 ahssn minutes the Police
Jury wssi again callsd to order.
NJ. wood, president in the chair.
On motion Of N. N. s, L.adry5duly seconded, i
was resolved that, Whereas . large 1paottioa Of III.