The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-09-16
Police Fury Proceedings.
Parish Of Mt. Landry.
OPELOUSAS. September id, Is

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L. G.. Chachere.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that
Achille Duprf, Z. r. BIackshrar, Homer
Durio. J. b. Roy, Jos. Jarmin, Fanstin Hol-
lier and S. B. Harmon. be appointed a Jury Of
freeholders. to lay out and locate the public
road from the Catholic Church, at Opelousas,
to the south end Of Achille Duprt's lane, on
the road TO Vile Plate, in accordance with
Sec. 3 of the Road Ordinance, and make
their report at the next meeting of the Police
Jury.
On motion of Mr.. ChacherG, resolved, that
DR.. D. L. Todd, On6zime Meche, Lucien
Joubert, Houston Young, Chas. Derosier, j.
b. Young and J. b. Mccoy, be appointed a
Jury of freeholdcrs, to locate and lay out a
public road from the west end of DR.. Taylor's
lane to Prldhomme City. in accordance with
Sec. 3 of the Road Ordinance, and make their
report at the next meeting of the Police jury.
On motion Of Mr.. Morris, resolved, that the
resolution adopted February Goth, 1871, rcfa-
tive to running a public road OF the left dcs-
cpnding bank of Bayou Rouge to Big Cane
Village, be and is hereby rescinded.
Two petitions of citizens of Bayou Rnuf
was read, one asking for an appropriation to
remove the bridge known as McCrory's
Bridge, and the other asking for an appro-
~priation to have the same repaired, where it
now st2nds, when on motion of Mr.. Eonte-
not, resolved, that the sum Of one hundred
and fifty dollars be appropriated to have the
said bridge repaired at the present site, and
that AdoIph Stage, f. c. MiIburn aud Lastie
Fruge, ST., be appointed commissioner to sell
said work to the lowest bidder, and receive
the SAME when completed.
Thp clerk rrDOrtei to the Police ,JurV. that
he had received tie report of the commissions
ers appointed on the part of the Parish of St.
Landry receiving the bridges over Bayou's
T6che and Fusellier also. the report of the
commissioner receiving the Waxia Bridge,
stating that Mcssrs. Durio and Dubeau, had
been required to build the said bridge one
bench longer than contracted for, and they
Asked that he be paid enc hundred dollars for
said extra work, whereupon motion of Mr..
Morris, resolved, that the clerk be instructed
to issue a warrant to Boyer and Dubcau for
one hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed August l4th,
1871. to make an estimate of the probable cost
of rebuilding the bridge on Bayou East PA
quemine. reported their estimate, whereupon
motion of Mr.. Chacherf, resolved, that the
sum of six hundred dollars be appropriated to
have said bridge rebuilt, and that the same
commissioners be authO lied to sell the con-
tract to the lowest bidder, and receive the
work when completed.
The commissioners appointed August l4th,
1871, to make an estimate of the probable
cost of rebuilding the four bridges on the
public road from Bayou Bout to BIG Cane,
reported their estimate, whereupon motion of
Mr.. Morris, resolved, that the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars each be appropriated
to have sail bridges rebuilt, and that the
same commissioners be authorized to sell the
contract to the lowest bidder, and receive the
work when completed.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the
sum of fifty dollars be appropriated to pay
Messrs. Hudspeth and Lewis, for revising and
compiling the Ordinances relative to Public
Roads and Enclosures and Fences.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, resolved, that the
claim of c.. c. Dusson, Deputy Sheriff, for
expenses paid in pursuing criminal, is hereby
approved for the sum Of forty dollars and
twenty-five cents.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the
parish treasurer is hereby authorized to pur-
chase, for the use Of the parish, twelve road
scrapers.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, resolved, that
the appointments of all road Overseers pre-
vious to this meeting is hereby rescinded, and
that the overseers appointed this day, shall
serve tor twelve months.
On motion of Mr.. Chachert, resolved, that
the following list of road oversecrs this day
appointed be published.
CA. Frazee Jr., from Opelousas to Bayou
Bourbeux, Bellevue = Road; JAS. Burleigh,
from McNulty plantation to Bayou Carancro,
via Grand Coteau; Jos. u. Roy, f,om Opelou-
sas to Auzenne's Bridge! Deodat Sicily, from
A~uzenne's Bridge to Arnaudville; Jos. D. Co
nav frop, 7 oStio NG1at1c to Rarryfe orJ;,o.
Aurel Armand. from Wild. Jos. Carriere's to
Arnaudville; T C. Devilliers, from Barry's
Landing to Grand Coteau via Wild. C. Devil
Tiers Bridge; Theodore Marks, from Auzenne's
Bridge to Grand Coteau; Eraste Roy, from
Opelousas to Garrigues Bridge, and from J..
B.. Roy's to Washington Road, Emile Reed,
from Garrigues Bridge to Vile Platte; Zelien
Vidrine, from Vile Platte to Chicot; Louis
Deville, from Chicot to Cocodrie. Natchitocnes
Road; r. N. Newell, from Jackson Road to
Cocodrie and along East Bank of Elm Bayou
to Avoyelles line; Cyrus Tatman, from Chicot
to Avoyelles line on the Holmesville Road;
Valcour Lafeur, from J. B.. Ardoin's to Y.
Valade's; Jos. Eddy, from Opelousas to Parrot
place and from Herbert's Shop to end of Tay-
lor's lane; D. Durio, from west end of Taylor's
lane to +. Z. Pitre's Sr.: Azellien Manuel. from
F. 2. Pitre's to Prairie Mamoth: Homer Bour-
geois, from Taylor's lane to S. Boudreaux's
Gully; Gilbert Prud'homme, from Boudreaux's
Gully to Prud'homme City; G. T. Moore, from
Reeds Bridge to Chaumots Ferry; Christian
Smith, from Pot Cove to Reeds Bridge; Fran
co.'s Jonbert, from Pot Cove to Felix Deieans;
Eugene Richard, from Parrot place to Hyp.
Guidxys, G.. w, Foreman, from flyps Guidrys
to Hoffmans Bridge; Milton Laughlin, from
Hoffmans Bridge to Mermento River; Stephen
Clement, from Burners place to Long Point;
Gedeon Sonnier, from Long Point to Trahans
crossing; S. D.. Ashe, from Wild. IF. Richards
to Coul6e Croche; Aurelien Landreneau, from
Vile Platte to lower end of Pine Prairie: 10
seph Roy, from Prud'homme City to Hyp.
Andrepont; Pierre Reed, from Vile Platte and
Washington Road to Bayou Beuf; Damon
Deville. from Vile Platte to Marcellins Bridge;
W. P. Brewer, from Marcellins Bridge to
Washington; d. FL. Qui,k. from P. Stages
store to Vile Platte; R.. S. Wilkins, from
Washington to Catholic Church. East Bank
of Bayou Beuf; Lastie FrugG Jr, from Catho-
lie Church to Godin's plantation; Robert Sa-
want, from Kings plantation to McCrory's
Bridge, West Bank of Bayou Beuf; Phillip
Stage. from McCrory's Bridge to J. S. Ed
wards; E. w. Sylvester, from Bayou Beuf to
Mrs. Rutledge's lower line, on Bayou Petit
Prairie; E. A. Carmouche, from Mrs. Rutledge
to Big Cane N@hge; A, S. Foote, from mouth
of Bayou Niger Foot to Faufkncr's Ferry;
T. C. Butler, from Bayou Beuf to Avoyelles
via Big Cane village; 0. S. Smith, from Fogle-
mans to Bayou Petit Prairie road: G.. w.
Morgan, from Washington to Barry's Landing;
E. c. Preston. from Taylors Ferry to Z. W.
Sylvesters; Charles Dossman. from Vile Platte
to Prairie Faquetaiquc; J.P. Landreneau, from
Vile Platte TO Grand Prairie Mamoth; H. B.
Hartman, from mouth of Bayou Petit Prairie
to DR.. Glow S plantation; w. c. Gordon, from