The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-04-03
Proceedings oGs.sc Police 5u'y.
TurrsDAI. March 18th. 1862.

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The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. Present: j. G. Brooks President,
Z. CAN'T, }. Roy. 0. Tate, and " Cottrell.
Minutes oflast meeting read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Roy Resolved: That
\. Sylvester be granted a free license as a
second class pcddlcr, on account of his age
and infirnitics.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T Resolved: That
J. l.. Morris, L. G.. Sloane. and S. p, 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 %prudhomme 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 Fiqne, from Hog Island to
Bnrton's Sloe; on Niz Pique, from Vile
Plat" to Pine Prairie; on Doggy Bayou from
Pine Prairie to the Caicasieu river; on Bea-
vcr Creek, en- the sare road, and the clerk
rf,thr Police jury be instructed to issue
warrants for said amount.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T; Resolved: Tina.
the plan exhibited by the committee for a
toll bridge at Washington, be accepted,
and that the said committee be authorised
to sell, superintend 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 A%rnaudviile, 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 Cocoirie was read, ask
ing for the establishing of toll bridge across
the bayou Cocodrie, whe"upon, 1t is resolv-
ed: That c. D. TatEan, Sam Haas, Jno. G..
Griffith, F. Courtney, Isaac Hudson, and
L. 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
bull: 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 provired, 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:
ror u iootllan'. D Gus.
For a horse and rider, 10 cts.
For two wheeled vehicle drawn by
enc animal. ............ Is cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
one animal. ............ 90 Cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
two animals % cts.
For a four wheeled vehicle drawn by
more than 3 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
tcaLl OU Gus.
For all stock per head ........... 2 cts.
On motion Of Mr.. Tate; resolved: That
A. 0. Prudhomme, P. A. Audrepont, Thos.
Belfour, Jos. Fidrine, Napoleon A%udrepont,
and Y. Valade, be appointed as commission
ers to have a public road surveyed in prai-
RTE Plaisance, running from the public road
from Opelousas to Flat Town, to the woods
or bayou Grand Louis, between the lands
of J. NJ. Thompson and J. E. Terrell, E. L.
Dupre, 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
BGuff, and that E. Gallagher be appointed
to have the work done.
On 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 as apportioners
of the hands subject to road duty, and that
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 The Police Jury adjourned un-
Monday, the 10Th of April.
j. G. BROOKS, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.