The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-12-16

ment. Present JAS. M. Thompson, Presi.
dent, John Roy, 7. G. Chachere and 7. S.
Fontenot.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock A.. NJ.
December 18th, 1871
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Jas. NJ. Thompson, Presi-
dent, John Roy, j. L. Morris, T. c. Cha
chere and T. S. Fontenot.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
On motion of MIR. Morris, resolved, that
the hands subject to road duty from Faulk-
ner's Ferry, on Bayou Rouge, to the mouth
of Bayou Current on the Atchara4ava
River, be assigned to w. G. Gordon, road
overseer and be>it further resolved, that in
compliance with section 1856, Revised Sta
tntes, that all the hands subject to road
duty under the jurisdiction of II. B. Hart
man and W. G. Gordon, road overscers,
he required to work six days, in addition
to the twelve days required for road work.
on the leyees of the Atchafalaya River, in
order to make the repairs needed on same.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the
terminus of the public road from Taylor's
Ferry along the Bayou Waxia he at John
Boards instead of Sylvester's.
Mr.. Morris in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson, resolved.
that the resolution adopted at the last meet
ing Of the Police Jury, including the road
from Sackett levee to Sackett landing on the
Courtableau, in the road from Taylor's
Ferry to E. W. Sylvester's be rescinded :;
and be it further resolved, that the hands
on the plantation of Bloch & Dupre be as
Signed to work the road from the front of
Bloch & Dupre, on the Bayou Waxia, to the
Sackett landing on Bayou Courtableau.
Mr.. Thompson in the chair.
The commissioners appointed April 9Th,
1868, to superinted the building of a toll
bridge over Bayou Courtableau, at Wash
ington, reported the same had been CON-
pleted and received by them, whereupon
motion of Mr.. Morris, that the report be
received and the commissioners discharged,
and be it further resolved, that no person
or persons shall be allowed to keep a public
ferry within five miles of said bridge on the
Bayou Courtableau. except the1errv at the
mouth of Bayou Waxia, known as Taylor's
Ferry, under penalties by Sec. 10, of Act
1875, of the Legislature of 1867.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, resolved, that
the sum of twenty-five dollars be appro-
priated for the relief of Widow Catherine
Wallace.
The commissioners appointed November
9th, 1871, to appraise and estimate the value
of lumber. used by E. W. Sylvester and z.
Rideau, reported, that the lumber used by
E. w. Sylvester was worth twenty dollars,
and it had been used by him for making
bridges necessary for public travel; and that
the lumber used by Mr.. Rideau, was for his
own benefit, and was worth fifty dollars,
and they had collected that amount from
him, whereupon motion of Mr.. Chachere.
resolved, that at the suggestion of said
committee, that the fifty dollars paid by z.
Rideau, be appropriated to build a bridge
over Cow Bayou, on the public road from
Bayou Bouf to the Atchafalaya, and that the
same be turned over to E. w. Sylvester,
road oversecr, to have said work done, with
the assistance of the road hands.
The commissioners appointed November
7th, 1871, to have Callahan bridge repaired,
reported that the same had been completed,
whercupon motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved,
that the clerk be instructed to issue a war
rant to G.. A. Frazee, Jr., road overseer, of
one hundred dollars for said work.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, resolved, that
the following report be received and
adopted:
To the Hon. President and Members of the
Police Jury, Parish st. Landry.
The undersigned commissioners have the
honor to report, that they have surveyed,
marked with mile posts, etc, a road from the
west end of Taylor's lane to T. P. Pitre's, ST..
The road selected runs as follows: From the
west end of Taylor's lane follows the Plaque
mine road to +. D~Gjean's, thence between F.
Dejean's and Francois jeans, and thence be-
tween Pierre Pitre's and F. Dejean's, thence
between Pierre Comeau and d. Durio, and
thence in a straight line to Adam Reed, thence
between A. Lafeur and f. Landry, and
thence between E. Landry and V. D. Ledoux,
and then to follow the old road in the edge of
the woods. this side of Prairie Ronde. Accom-
panying this repor4, please find the map of
survey giving more fully the route selected
by your commissioners
Respectfully submitted.
+. DEJEAN,
AURELLIEN JEANsoNNE,
PIERRE CoMEAU,
ALPHOEsE REED, q.
ALEXANDRA DEvILLE.
The petition of numerous citizens of
Grand C6teau and Bayou Teche, was read,
asking that the road from Frozard's bridge
to the main public road at Grand Coteau
Coulee, be changed as follows: That in
stead of running in the pond, that it be
placed on the bank of Bayou Bourbeux,
from Frozard's bridge to the land of Cor
mier, ard thence to the road at Grand
Coteau Coulee, whereupon motion of Mr..
Roy, the potion was granted. 2
The petition of numerous citizens of
Plaquemine Brulee was read, asking to have
the public road in front of Mrs. Brooks and
others changed, SO as to run from Mrs.
Brooks place between the lands Of Brooks,
Carriere, Elkins, Bourgeois and ChiIds to
Hornsby's and to meet the public road on
the other side of Hornsby's place, where
upon motion Of Mr.. Chachere, the petition
was granted.
The commissioners appointed November
9th, 1871, to sell to the lowest bidder the
contract for repairing the bridge over Coulee
Plaquemine, near +. Jeans, reported that
the appropriation was inadequate, where
upon motion of Mr.. Fontenot, resolved, that
twenty-five dollars in addition to the pre-
vious appropriation be granted, and that M.
G. May be added as commissioner. !
On motion of Mfr. Fontenet, resolved, that
at a meeting of the Police Jury of the Parish
ofSt. Landry, to be held on the 3rd Mon