The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-07-30
.saroceeatugs of the F&'lice Jury
OpELousAs, July 18th, 1s7W

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The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present. Jas. M. Thompson, fTesl-
dent. john Roy, j. L. Morris. and >. u. ber-
nard .
read and approved.
Ien motion, of Mr.. Bernard, Resolved, that
,hs suyn of one Thousand dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated for the purchase
of air thousand seven hundred copies of Col.
Il Denneft's map and descriptive circular Of
the Attakapas and st. Landry Parishes. and
the President of the Police jury is hereby au-
thorized to havSthe same distributed in the
NEST advantageous manner for circulation.
Messrs.B s, Gay, G. B. Spence and James
Hicks. commissioners appointed to have the
bridge rebuilt across Bayou Beuf near B. 5.
Gays, reported that they had sold the same to
the lowest bidder, and that it had been awar-
ded to Mr.. Il. N. McCrory for the sum of sew
en- hundred dollars, and that the work had
been completed in a good and workmanlike
manner, and been received by them, where
upon motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that
the report be received and the commissioner
discharged; and the clerk be instructed to issue
warrants to Mr.. T. N. McCrory for the sum
of seven hundred dollars. o
On motion of Mr.. Roy, Resolved that the
clerk be hereby instructed to issue warrant
NO 10 TO MI II. haullu, duO HasioAec No~'
1858 and 1896 to Jacob Isaacs.
On motion of Mr.. Bernard, Resolved, that
the sum Of two hundred dollars be appropria.
ted to have two bridges built over Wikof ano
Trahan Gully, on the road from Opelousas ~
Po~uppevilIe, and that three commission "
appointed to sell said work to the log.sa o'oo
der, and receive the same when eon'gie ~
The President appointed Messr:. d. Der,
nard, Onez. Trahan and Yaferlen flchaio
commissioners. A..
The petition Of ~numa,,ous eitizens OF tne
second ward was ress, a aa1ansrat - 1n;th c 1;Ls
ha5x ~ eorapaissioners appointed by the Po-
Ice .Tnrg of the Parish of Lafayette, to have
49, hr;dve rebuilt across the Carrancro, on
Az mail route from Grand Ooteau to Vermil-
i~ionville, the said bridge on the dividing lire
between the Parishes Of ct Landry ard La
fsyetts, and about one:third of said bridge be-
ing In the Parish of st. Landry; whereupon
motion Of MIR. Roy, Resolved, that Messrs
Chas. Peck, c.. P. Smith and Louis Guilbeau
Ne appointed as commissioners to act on the
part Of the Parish Of st. Landry, to sell
the said bridge to the Gwest bidder, and
receive the same when completed, and that
this parish pay one third Of the cost Of build
Messrs. w. w. Foard, G.. ". Morgan and
wm. Offatt. commissioners appointed ia have
. canal cut from the Toulouse swamp to Bay
on Coprtableau, reported that the contract
had been awarded to Geo. o. Eluis for the
sum of four hundred and fifty dollars, and that
he had completed the work according to con.
tract, and that ii had been received by them
whereupon motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved,
that the report be received and the commits
pioners discharged, and that the clerk be in.
,structed to issue warrants to Geo. O.. Elm fol
xt.-... ,rfo,,~ b,.pdraH and hffv dollars
The petition OF numerous citizens of Bayou
Teche, asking for an appropriation TO build a
bridge at Point DIES Vabus, was read where
upon the President appointed Messrs. John
Roy, Andre Wyble and Simon Wyble a com.
mittee to make an estimate Of the cost Of
building a bridge at Sgd place, and report al
'she next meeting of the Police Jury.
The President appointed Messers. Roy and
Morris q committee on claims, when after 9
careful examination, on motion of Mr.. Roy
the. following claims were approved, and the
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