The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-10-30
A petition was read from numerous

citizens OF bayou AecIe, IfafrIcS Lau
rent and Basse, asking that that par
o fhe old road should be opened com
meeneing from Judge Porteris plantatio,
to. the brick building Of Lastie Meats
formerly belonging to Judge King
w~hereupon motion Of Mr. Roy, Resolved
that it is hereby ordered, that the sale
road be r 'epened 90 soon as it can b.
done, without injury to any crop tina
may be growing thereon.
On motion Of MFR. Chaeliere 4 Re
solved, that the sum .eftwe hundred ans
fifty dollars be appropriated to have thu
two bridg es repaired and rebuilt, ON the
public road near Felix Dejean's, and tina
G. Steel, VIM. Dejean and Onezimt
Meehe, be appointed as commissioners
to sell said work to the lowest bidder
and receive the same when completed
On motion of Mr.. Tate Resolved, thai
the sum Of two hundred dollars be ap.
propriated to build a bridge over Bay.
gu Chicot, on the public road to Holmes.
vile, and that DIR. c. d. Tatman, O. G,
Griffith and B. Cushman be appointed
as commissioners to sell said work to
the lowest bidder and receive the same
when completed.
On motion of Nj. Roy Resolved, that
the parish taxes of Jean Pierre Guidroz
be RENTED, he being a cripple and in
INDECENT circumstances.
On motion the Jury took a recess, un-
til p o'clock, when they reassembled.
On motion of Mr.. Tate: Resolved,
that the sum of fifty dollars each be
appropriated for the relief of the wild
dows Hypolite Bersat and Cyrile Sol
leau, and that the clerk is hereby in.
structed to issue warrants to them for
the amount.
On motion of Mr.. Morris Resolved,
that the sum of ten dollars be appropri-
ated to have the ceiling of the Office of
Parish Judge repaired.
On motion of Mr.. Tate: Resolved,
that the parish licenses on cotton gins,
sugar mills and saw mills be recinded,
and the Collector is hereby instructed
to remit to all those, the amount they
have paid as such, in the same funds
they paid it in.
On motion of Mr.. Cottrell Resolved,
that the sum of two hundred and ten
dollars be paid to Il. G. Chachere, for
building a bridge over Bayou Mallett
near Sugar Town.
The report of the commissioners ap-
April Goth, 1869, to have a
built over bayou Plaquemine
near S. D, Moore's was read, and on
Of Mr.. Chachere: Resolved,
that q warrant be issued to VIM. Curley,
Tor the sam of two hundred and fifty
dollars for building said bridge, and
commissioners discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Morris: Resolved,
hat W. W. Ford, John Fahey and G.
W. Morgan, be appointed as commits
'loners to examine the bridge at the
mouth of bayou Carron, and report to
he Police Jury at the next meeting the
probable o Of rebuilding the same;
'lso, that John S. Edwards, J. j. But
er and E. Gallagher, be appointed as
commissioners to examine and estimate
he cost of building a bridge at Mound
lille. across Bayou Cocodrie and bay
VI Beuf, and report to the Police Jury
t the next meeting. AT
On motion of Nj. .Cottrell Resolved,
hat hereafter the Police Jury will not
ntertain any petition for an a%ppropri-
ton to build a bridge that will exceed
thousand dollars, but will grant
for toll bridges whenever they
re necessary. Messrs Morris, Tate,
Elacllere and Cottrell voting for, and
lr. Roy against the resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Roy Resolved,
lat the sheriff be authorised to employ
yards, not to exceed four in number, ,
henever he deems it necessary, for the t
urpose of guarding the Jail. ,
The President appointed Messrs. VIM. !
ottrell and Chachere a committee on
aims, when after a careful examination :
l motion of DIR. Chachere, the clerk
instructed to issue warrants for the {
approved claims: s..s. . ..l t
Justices fees-D G sittig SOL 121; +
p C Hill Se6 30; Mentor Andrus .
IL 90; F Sensat $40 6s5.
Constabtes' fees-Vaiery Roy 500 40; il
ejean Sebastien $40 OF; A Sonnier
a. co.. ....t.. a
Deputy Sheriff. fees-k Richard ST.. . .
9 so; W FL Mayo s65 so; Jno Nc
SIG 70.
Special Constables' fees-R Richard :
). So SO; Theodore Deralcourt So so;
lies Richard So so; Ben Guiiry 49, s
!; A Gardiner 81 SO.
Witnesses fest Chachere $54 so
Francois Sc 20; c Mayo SIG 80; \
snry Manuel SO; J P Smith s3 20; a;
lvid Roy IS 90 !; Isaac Bellard So 90; .,
R Ashford s11 90. y,
claims-Ozeme Fontenot re. y,
irs on Flat town road $25" 90; UfF ~
lumber for public road $50; +;
L Hebrard, drawing Jury SIS; Jno II
y, road overseer $40; s Haas. road
erseer $12; DrRW Thoms, medi T
services and post norton examina-
n on U Bowels $25; DR. Ray, exam m
'tion of P E Leblanc $40; Isaac F -,
tell, building bridge $50; Opelousas i,
urnal, printing $40 so; Opelousas :,
urier, printing $40, SO; T G Chache- .
lumbef for public roads GIL IS; N W.
,kins. hauling lumber SIS; Hypolte =
ung, wolf scalp 80; Andre Miller fills
rolf scalps S.; Uriah Green, 2 wolf 81
lips 81; D Soyeaux, chairs for court -.
Ise $2l J. NJ Thompson, sherifs'
!, $5s; r. Raui:p; jai!! fees s34s; E.
Mayo, depty. sherifs's fees $l35. bv
IN motion the Police Jury adjourned It,
il the fourth Monday in November. -,
JAS. NJ. THOMPSON, Pres. "a
Attest {, G. MAYO Clerk. an