The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-11-18
Police ..Jass.y Proceedings.
Parish of st. Landry.
OPELousAs, November 18th, is

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The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn,
ment. Present: J.. NJ. Thompson. Pres.
ident, j. L. Morris, John Roy, L. c.. Cha
chere and T.. S. Fontenot.
The commissioners appointed Aug. IA, 1871,
to select a site and make an estimate of the
probable cost of building a bridge over Bayou
Cocodrie, on the public road from Bayou
Bnuf to Vile Plate, submitted their report ,
whereupon motion of Mr.. Roy: Resolved,
that the sum of five hundred dollars be appro-
priated to have said bridge built, and that the
same commissioner be authorized to sell the
contract of building the same to the lowest
bidder and receive the same when completed.
The petition ofnumerous citizens ofPlaque-
mine Brulee was read. asking for an appro-
p"riation to have the bridge known as Hoff-
mans bridge repaired, whereupon motion of
Mr.. Chachere, Resolved, that Gabriel Lyons,
Egbert Lyons and D. B. Hayes be appointed
a committee to make an estimate ofthe proba-
BILE cost of said work and report the same to
the, Police Jury.
The commissioners appointed January 10,
1871, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract
for rebuilding the bridge over Bayou Waxia,
OIL the public road from Bayou Bnuf to Big
Cane, reported they had sold the same to
Henry Eilert for the sum of five hundred dol
lars, that being the lowest bid; and that he
lad completed the work in q good, substantial
and workmanlike manner, and it had been re-
ceived by them, whereupon motion of Mr..
Morris, Resolved, that the report be received,
and the clerk instructed to issue warrants to
II. Ebert for the sum Of five hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, Resolved, that
the sum of seventy-ive. dollars be appropriated
to have the bridge re-loored on the Bayou
Big Nezpique, and that Joseph Landreneau,
Jr, Polca Fontenot and J. B. Soileau be ap-
pointed commissioners to sell said work to the
lowest bidder, and receive the same when
completed.
The commissioners appointed August 14th,
1871, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract
for rebuilding the bridge over Bayou Grand
Louis, reported that they had sold the same
TO Jos. z. Fcntenot, for the sum of three hun
dred dollars, that being the lowest bid and
that he had completed the work in a good,
substantial and workmanlIke manner and it
had been received by them, whereupon mo-
ton of Mr.. Roy, Resolved, that the report be
received and the clerk instructed to issue war
rants to Jos. z. Fontenot for the sum of three
hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, Resolved, that the
sum of one hundred dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary. be appropriated to have
the Callahan bridge repaired, and that the
road inspector and road overseer of said road
be instructed to have said work done immedi-
ately.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that
the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated to pay
o. S. Smith for building a bridge over Bayou
Sabine.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, Resolved, that
the sum of twenty-five dollars each be appro-
priated for the relief of the following named
persons, they being indigents and cripples:
Clark, Lisa Duhon and Robert Ofutt.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, Resolved, that the
road running from Capt. Barstow's upper line
by the Sackett levee to the Sackett landing
on Bayou Courtableau, be declared a public
road. and that Henderson Humble be appoin-
ted overseer of said road, aud the hands sub
ject to road duty on the plantations of Bloch
u Dupre and Capt. Barstow be assigned to
said road.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, Resolved, that
hereafter no purchases made for the parish
prison shall be paid for by the parish, unless
said purchases shall nave Leen ordered by the
Police Jury, provided, that in cases of imme-
diate necessity, the President of the Police
Jury shall have authority to authorize such
purchases.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, Resolved, that the
Sheriff be authorized to employ an additional
guard for the Jail.
Messrs. Morris, Fontenot and Chachere
were appointed a committee ON claims, who
after a careful examination, reported favora-
bly, on the following accounts, and the clerk
instructed to issue warrants for the same:
E. O. Hayes sheriff-s fees in criminal