The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-03-27
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
THURSDAY, March 18th, 1869.

The Police Jury met pursuant W auJouiL'
ment. Present: j. G. Brooks President,
Z. CAN'T, j. Roy, O. Tate, and W Cottrell.
Minutes oflast meeting read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Roy Resolved: That
A. Sylvester be granted a free license as a
second class peddler, on account of his age
and infirmities.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T Resolved: That
J. l.. Morris, l.. G. Sloane, and S. 7, Ward
be appointed as commissioners to examine
the bridge across bayou Rouge at Big Cane
and report the probable cost of repairing
the same at the next regular meeting of
the Police jury.
The report Of the committee to survey
the road from Prudhommc City to Opelou-
sas was read and adopted,
On motion of Mr.. Tate; Resolved: That
the sum of 5000. be appropriated to pay
Jos. Fender for building the following
bridges: On Niz piq'r,' from Hog Island to
Buttons Sloe; ON Niz Pique, from Vile
Plat. to Pine Prairie; on Doggy Bayou from
Pine Prairie 10 he Calcasieu river; on Bca-
yer Creek, on the same road. and the clerk
RI the Police jury be instructed to issue
warrants for said amount
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T; Resolved: That
the plan exhibited by the committee for a
toll bridge at Washington, be accepted,
and that the said committee be authorised
to sell, s]uperintend and receive the bridge
when completed.
On motion of Mr.. Roy; Resolved: That
the sum of $3.50. be appropriated to repair
the bridge at Arnaudville, and that Fran
co.'s Robin, Michel Emonet. and Lucius
Guilbeau, be appointed commissioners to
sell said work to the lowest bidder.
The petition of the citizens of Bayou
Chicot and Bayou Cocodrie was read, ask
ing for the establishing ofa toll bridge across
the bayou Cocodrie, wherupon, 1t is resolv-
cd: That C. D. Tatman, Sam Haas, Jno. Z.
Griffith, F. Courtney, Isaac Hudson, and
I. L. Scott, be appointed a committee for
the purpose of procuring and presenting to
the Police Jury at its next session, plans
and specifications of a toll bridge, to be
built across bayou Cocodrie, on the public
road leading from Bayou Chicot to Holmes
vile, at the place where Furgusson's bridge
formerly stood; and that said committee be
authorised to advertise the said bridge in
the official journal, for sale at auction
to the highest bidder for the term of ten
years at the following rates of toll, and
upon the following conditions:
The purchaser to build a substantial
bridge upon the plan adopted bv the Police
Jury, said plan to be exhibited by the
committee until the day of sale. 1t is
further provided, that for the faithful per-
Torrance of the conditions of his contract,
he shall give his bond with security to be
approved by the Police jury and for such
sum as the Jury may determine. 1t is
further provined, that the said bridge is to
be completed in a period to be fixed by the
Jury. 1t is further provided, that no pub
lie bridge or ferry shall be established over
the said bayou Cocodrie within three miles
of said toll bridge. 1t is further provided,
that the purchaser shall have the right to
charge the following rates of toll:
For a foOtman, D cts.
For a horse and rider, .......... 10 cts.
For a two wheeled vehicle drawn by
one animal. .............. 10 cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
one animal. ~ cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
two animals. % cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
more than and less than g.. 80 cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
six animals. ............ IS cts.
For a pair of timber wheels with a
team oO cts.
For all stock per head. : cts.
On motion of Mr.. Tate; resolved: That
A. 0. Prudhomme, P. A. Audrepont, Thos.
Belfour, Jos. Vidrine, Napoleon A%udrepont,
and Y. Valade, be appointed as commission
ers to have q public road surveyed in prai-
RE Plaisance, running from the public road
from Opclousas to Flat Town, to the woods
on bayou Grand Louis, between the lands
of J. NJ. Thompson and j. E. Terrell, E. L.
| Dupr6, and F. Dupre, and assess the dam
ages of said road, and report the same at
the next meeting of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T resolved: That
$3.50. be appropriated to have a bridge
built across bayou Hickman on the bayou
Beuff, and that E. Gallagher be appointed
to have the work done.
Gu motion of Mr.. CAN'T; resolved: That
the justice of the peace in each ward, shall
be authorised to select two free holders,
who with himself will act "a apportioners
of the hands subject to road duty, and that
they shall apportion the hands in their
respective wards, and give a list of the
same to the road Overseers, and that the
apportioners, for the performance of the
said duty, shall be exempt from working
on the public road.
On motion ihe Police Jury adjourned un-
til Monday, the 10th of April.
J. G. BROOKS, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.