The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-10
Mr.. Thompson presented the following
from ThCs, Mullet,

of yonr Hon. body an approximate estimate
of said work.
Cost of paper for~eperate
township maps, GO in No. 1890
Cost of paper upon which to
make the connected map 2o,OO
Working materials, such as
India ink, c~olors, &c. 10, 90
Fees 10 be paid U. S. Land
Office for township copies 425,OO
Expenses in New Orleans to
obtain correct copies, so days. $4,000
Passage to and from the city
of New Orleans $500
Eight months time will be required to
complete ths entire work, the value of
WHICH I consider the Police Jury compe.
The mater then stands thus, liz:
Items Of expense as above 1000
Fight months services, to be estimated.
In concluding this report, | would state
that the River parishes, much smaller
thar St. Landry, paid the then Surveyor
General $4,000 in gold for the simple
tnwoship maps, and were enabled to REIN
burse the Treasury the first year, from the
increased q mount of taxes collected through
the information thus obtained. The work
is one of essential Importance to this parish
and will greatly simplify and facilitate the
assessment Of property, and secuR a much
larger revenue for the public service.
Respectfully your obi svt.
THOS. MULLEr.
On motion Of Mr.. Cotrell:
Resolced, That Thos. Mullet be. and ia,
hereby employed to make a map Of the par
ish Of St. Landry in accordance with his
twenty-five hundred dollars be and is here
by appropriated for the said purpose; that
sid Mullet be and is hereby authorized to
draw at once ona,is own warrant frorA this
appropriation for the sum Of seven hundrea
dollars to be used for the payment Of nee
essarv expenses of said work as set forth
in his estimate; and that the remaining
ore thousand eight hundred, allowed said
Mullet for his services, shall be paid in in
stallments from time to time, provided !;
that no part of SAID sum shall be paid un.
til the Police Jury shall be satisfied that
the work is progressing.
Mr., Roy presented a report from NJ. Elm
monet, F. Robin and L. Guilbeau, commits
~sioners appointed to examinethe bridge on
the public road at the plantation Of Andre
N. Robin deceased; said report setting
forth that the former appropriation was
insufficient, and praying for a further ap
preparation.
On motion of Mr.. Roy
Resozred, That the sum of five hundred
dollars including former appropriation OF
and is hereby appropriated for the purpose
of repairing bridge, and that the same com
missioners shall act under former lnstruc
tons. -.
Mr.. Roy presented a petition from citl
zens of Grand Coteau and Prairie Lauran'
PRAYING to have recognized as a publ
road, the road leading from Coulon Devil
ier's bridge to Grand Coteau.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, the prayer va
granted. and Messrs. R. Deshotel, s'mo'
Wvble and R j. Smith, appointed comm's
sioners t, lay off the same and 5spost 7
this body at its next regular meeting.
Mr.. Roy presented also the report
Jas. Furgason and Others, commissions
to change the road from Conrad Speyrer'
to Grand Coteau Coulee &c.
On motion the report is accepted an
the road aa laid off by 7. Daniel, surveyo
is declared the public road.
On motion the f. flowing 'laims wer
approved, and the Clerk ordered to lssu
warrants for the same, viz:
W. E. f kins, Justice Fees i4'o
D. C. Sittig . ~
l.. Stage ,o'o y
J. Y. Rooy, Special Constable 1872
Valery Roy, Constable lt'oo
4. Sonier 1!'oo
A. Sonier 80
A. Fontenot ls'a
W. H. Mayo, Depty; Sheriff '2 ~ .
E.S. Mayo ~
Z. 8. Mayo, Jailor's Fees to 2l>t. 11o,5
John Cooke, Guarding Conv'cts 81
J. Werrel o.
T. s. Richard 49,. o'oO
C. Mayo, Lumber for bridge ds:2 :
T. Chachere a.'o
Indian man John, Wolf Scalp 20 o
Adrien Fontenot ~
E. Labeuf ~
Str. Cieona, Fri. on Stove 80
" Blackfod, Transporting prison.
ers and guard oa'o
Simon Bourgeois, Witness Fees o'O
Joe Reed, Burying Panpers w.
J. C. Griffin, Road Overseer 6'o
John Wyble, Road Overseer and
lumber for Meats bridge ~
A. z. Vidrine, Road Overscer e'o
G. w. Hudspeth, Dist. Atty: fo,o
r. G. Chachere, Hospital pots for -
Jail a. ~ y
v. Daniel, Surveying Road 2o'o
Or. v. Boagni, Consultation on }. C. =
Troker ou,u
~. g. Hill 800
~ I.s Raw Tx. Of p. Cortes 100
" Ghachsrs Hauling Lumber so
On motion, the Jury adjornea until IN
3rd. Monday Of July.
THAD. MAYO, Clerk pro. tenn
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