The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-11-11

stantlal and TOrkmanithe manner, nnu the
sane had been received by them, where
upon motion of MIR. Morris, resolved, that
the report be received, and the clerk in
structed to issue warrants to 7. n. McCrory
for the sum of six hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved,
That NJ. G. May, E. A. Carmouche and Q.
Fl. Violet, be appointed commissioners to
appraise and estimate the value of old lum-
Der of the old bridge over Bayou Waxia, on
the Road from Bayou Beuf to the Atcha-
falaya, and demand payment for the same
lii the name of the parish, the said lumber
having been taken and appropriated by Z.
W. Sylvester and Zuron Rideau.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the
sum Of fifty dollars be appropriated to have
the bridge over Coulee Plaquemlne, near A.
Boudrean, lowered and made passable. and
that c. Steel, Ldandre Bourque and C. A.
Perrodin, be appointed commissioners to
have said work done, and receive the same
when completed.
On motion Of Mr.. Fontenot, resolved. that
F. Dejean, Pierre Pitre, f. Landry, Aurel-
lien Jvansonne, Alex. Deville, AlpIonse
Reed and Pierre Comeau be appointed a
jury Of freeholders TO lay out d public road
from the west end of Dr.. Taylor's lane to F.
P. Pitre. ST.. in accordance with Sec. 8 of
the Road Ordinance.
On motion Of Mr.. ChacherA, aesolved, that
Sec. 4 of the Ordinance relative to Public
Roads, adopted Angus, Dist, 1871, he
amended, so as to provide that, no roads
shall be considered public roads, except such
as have been laid out and adopted by the
Police Jury as public roads, previous to
August 2lst, 1871. Or since; resolved, fur
Their, that Sec. - Of said Ordinance he
amended as follows, to wit:-That any
person or persons, who shall eyade or seek
to e7ade the road duty by giving to the
onerseer, or his deputy, when called upon
to perform the same, a false name or age, as
their own, or who shall refuse to give their
name, shall pay a fine Of twenty-five dol
lars and costs, the fine to be recovered be-
fore the nearest Justice Of the Peace, upon
complaint Of any overseer to that effect.
And i'll default of payment OF the fine within
twcnty-four hours after judgment, the per-
son or persons, so il default, shall be i'm.
p~risoned thirty days in the Parish Prison.
to be enforced by indictment or information
before the District Court.
On motion Of Mr.. Roy, resolved. that the
sum OF seventy five dollars be- appropriated
to have the bridge over Cou!6e Fl%aquenine,
near FRANCOIS Jeans, repaired, and tl.at F
Dejean, c. Steel and Michel Bih,n, be al.
pointed commissioners to sell the contract
for said work to the lowest bidder, and re-
ceive the same when completed.
The commits sioners appointed September
4th, 1871, to sell the contract for repairing
the bridge over Bayou Boeuf, known as Nc
Crory Bridge, reported that the amount ap
propriated was inadequate, whereupon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Fontenot resolved, that one
hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to the
former appropriation is hereby made, and
the same commissioners be authorized te
sell the contract to the lowest bidder. anG
receive the same when completed.
The petition Of A. Bridges, C. A. Perrodir
and others, asking permission to remove ,
bridge over a gully about a hundred yards
was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, resolved, tina,
n. Van Vert be appointed in the place O
R. ". Heath, deceased, as commissions,
to sell to the lowest bidder the contract 70,
building a bridge over Bayou Petite Prairie
and that the commissioners be authorized te
select the most convenientsit for the build
ing of said bridge.
On motion. the Police Jury adjourned
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
j. NJ. THOMPSON, President
[Attest1
G.. MAYO. Clerk.