The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-22
Police .Tazs-Y FrOceesziMgs.
Parish of St. Landry.
OpELoUsAs. April 10th, 1871,

J. L. Morris, john Roy, T. S. Fontenot and
T. C. Chachere.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that
the Sheriff be entitled to an additional guard
for the Jail.
On motion of Mr.. F~ontenot, Resolved, thas
the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated tor
the relief of Onil Savant.
On melton of Mr. Chachere. Resolved, that
the parish lie. nse is hereby RENTED TO all per-
sons in INDECENT circumstances, for 1871,
whose licenses were RENTED in 1870.
The commissioners appointed January 18th,
1871, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract
for raising the dyke that was built across the
mouth Of Bayou Rouge, two feet, and
strengthening the levee that connects with
the dyk Ike. and was not completed on the up
per side of the mouth of Bayou Rouge, re-
ported that the contract for doing said work
had been awarded to DR.. II B. Hartman. for
the price allowed by the State Levee Board.
for such work, and that the work had been
completed in a good. substantial and work
manIike manner, and they find that the dyke
measures three thousand Ave hundred and
sixteen cubic yards, and the levee measures
three thousand six hundred and thirty-seven
cubic yards whereupon motion of Mr.. Cha
chere, Resolved, that the report of the COM
missioners be received, and the clerk be in
structed to issue warrants to DR.. H.. B. Hart
man ct the rate of 621 cents per cubic yard
for the dyke work, and so cents per cubic
yard for the levee work. that being the price
paid by the State Levee Board.
The petition of numerous citizens of the
Fourth Ward, asking for an appropriation to
Nave q bridge built over Bayou Manuel, was
read and, on motion of Mr.. Fontenot, it was
resolved that the sum of two hundred dollars
be appropriated for the said work, and that
Eloi Fidrine, Andre Deshotels and T. Doss-
man be appointed commissioners to sell the
work to the lowest bidder, and receive the
work when completed.
The petition of numerous citizens of the
Third and Fourth Wards was read, asking for
an appropriation to have the bridges over Mar
cellius CoulGe and Bayou Petite Passe repair
ed and rebuilt; wbereupon motion of Mr..
Morris, Resolved, that Paul Stage, L. c.
Quirk, Augustin Guillory, J. B. A. Fontenot
and Valcour Guillory be appointed a commit
tee to examine the said work and report, at
the next meeting Of the jury, the probable
cost of repairing and rebuilding said bridges
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, Resolved. that
the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dol
loiS Dt opPitpl1dINu " nave u DTlUgb DullG
over Couite Coarville, and that M. Carron,
Andre Miller and Pierre Savoie be appointed
as commissioners to sell said work to the low
est bidder, and receive the same when COM
pleted.
The report of the commissioners appointed
Feb, Goth, 1871, to cause the deepening and
widening OF the canal that drains the Tou-
louise swamp, reported that the work had been
completed at a cost of over five hundred dol
lars; whereupon motion of Mr.. Morris, Re
solved, that the clerk be instructed to issue a
warrant for the sum of five hunired dollars
to 6. w. Morgan for said work, and that the
commissioners be discharged.
The commissioners appointed Jan. 18th,
1871, to have additional shelving and pigeon
holes made in the Clerks Office, reported that
they had let the contract for the same to Louis
Waiter for the sum of one hundred and fifty
dollars. and that the work had been completed
by him and received by them; whereupon
motion of Mr., Roy, Resolved, that the report
be received, and that the clerk be instructed
to issue a warrant to L. Waiter for the sum of
one bundled and fifty dollars.
The commissioners appointed March goth,
1871, to report the probable cost of building
a bridge over Bayou Marie Croquant. reported
they had made an estimate of the same,
was submitted; whereupon motion of
Roy, Resolved. that the sum of three
dollars be appropriated to have said
work done, and that the same commissioners
be appointed to sell the same to the lowest
bidder, and receive the same when completed. |
The report of S. F. Ward and J.. s. Hav-
ard, commissioners appointed to sell the con-
.tractof building a levee and bridge across |
Swords Bayou, reported that the contract had
been awarded to J.. T. Swords for the sum of
four hundred dollars, and that the work had
been completed in a substantial and work
manner whereupon motion of Mr..
Morris. Resolved, that the report be received,
and the clerk instructed to issue warrants to
J. I. Swords for the sum of four hundred
On motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that
The sum of one hundred dollars be appropri- |
ated to have the draw of the bridge over
Bayou Beuf, at Mrs. Burleigh's plantation,
repaired, and that l.. F. Littell, Philip Stage
and J. r. Sawyer be appointed a committee |
to have said work done
The petition of j. u. Payne was read, set
forth that his capital invested in trade
had been enormously assessed at fifteen thou
sand dollars, when it was but five thousand
motion of Mr.. Fontenot, Resolved,
hat the sum of two hundred and ten dollars |
be RENTED to j. q. Payne, and the clerk be
to issue a warrant for the said
mount. Be it further resolved, that the sum
IF thirty-two dollars and thirty-four cents be
to Adrien Guilbeau, he having paid
hat amount of Parish tax on property situated !
n the corporation of Grand Coteau.
On motion, the Jury took a recess until 3
o'clock P. NJ, after which they re-assembled.
The following persons were appointed com.
nissioners to sell unbranded stock for the
rear 1871:
LIST Ward-Lpcien Dupre. Durel Dupre, D. |
P. Gopor.D l.. Richard and V. Bouttt
I'd Wards. B. Hartman, John Andrus.
Raymond DeshoteIs, Oliver Humble, l..
P. Stage, Theodule Vidrire and H.
B. Hartman.
Sd Ward-A. Mallet and D. P. Richard.
4th Ward-Valcourt Lafeur, J. B, Aldoin, |
Emile Tate, AureIien Landreneau, L. j..
Campbell and Hilaire Boutte.
9Th Ward-William CIavie, Constant Cha.
G. David, H Andrepont, Jos. Langley.
9th Ward-J. NJ. MiIsted, r. C. Sittig and
James Mires, Jr.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere. Resolved, that
time tor selling unbranded cattle be fixed
rom the LIST of June to the first of October,
md that the days of sale be every Saturday,
rom 10 O'Clock A. M. to 4 o'clock p. NJ, and
hat commissioners shall have but one pen in
heir ward for the sale of unbranded cattle
md that a calf shall not be sold for a less sum
han four dollars, and a colt for a less sum
han four dollars; and that commissioners
hall receive the same fees as heretofore, and
hey are hereby required to make their returns
# stock sold to the member Of the Police Jury
their ward by the 18th of October.
The President appointed Messrs. Chachere
md Morris a committee on claims, when. after
careful examination. on motion of Mr.. Nor
is, the clerk was instructed to issue warrants
or the following claims:
J O HAYES, attd'ce. on P'sh- Conrt 4 80 On