The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31
Police .Usary Proceedings.
OPELOUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
August 18th, 1872.

August 18th, 1872.
The Police Jury metpursuant TO- adj0urnment.
Present: ]. NJ. Thompson, President; John Roy,
T. c. Chacher6 and T. s. Fontenot.
The minutes of the last meeting werercad and
approved. o.1
1872, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract Tor
repairing the bridge over Bayou Plaquelnlne,
near Keough's store, reported thar the contract
had been awarded TO ]. NJ. Prlngle, Tor the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars, ana that the
work had beer completed i'll a good, substantial
and workInanlike manner, and had been re-
ceiyed by them; whereupon motion OF Mr. Cha-
chere, resolved, that the Clerk be authorized TO
issue warrants to Mr.. J. NJ. Prlngle for the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars.
The president informed the Police Jury, that
he had received official notification from Col. D..
+, BOYD, Superintendent of the Louisiana state
University, that there was two vacancies III tne
list of beneficiary cadets from the Parlsn OF 81.
Landry; whercupOn the applications OF Thomas
G. LYONS and Jules Robin were read, ASKING 10
be appointed to fill said vacancies.
On motion of Mr.. FOntenot, resolved, that !.
G.. Lyons and Jules Robin he appointed by the
Police Jury to I'LL the TWO vacancies Ill Tue
| Louisiana State University.
The commissioners appointed July nth, 1872
| to sell to the lowest bidder the contract 1pr
| building q bridge across Bayou Cane, near the
I junction OF Bayou Cane and MaIlet, reported
| that the contract had been awarded to I. G;
| ChaeheT6 for the sum or seven Illnqfeu ana
farfy-fOur dollars, and that the work had been
~cnnlnIeted by him in q good, substantial and
workmaHlike manner, Whereup4n molten OF Nr;
Fontenot, resolved, that the report be received
| and fle Clerk be instructed to issue warrants to
In. &. Chaehere, for the sum OF seven hundred
and foFfy-four dollars.
The Commissioners appointed July 18TH 1872,
| tn sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
hniidinr q bridge over Bayou Petite Prairie, ON
the State Road from Bayou BBuf 10 the AfClla-
| falaya River, reported that the contract had
been awarded to A, s. Foote, for the sun OF
three hundred dollars, and that work had been
completed by him in a good, snbtantlal and
workmanlike manner, and received by tnem
whereupon motion OF Mr.. Roy. resolved tnat
thc rpnort be received and the Clerk Instructed
TO issue warrants to a, 8. FO0te, for the sum Oh
three hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed November It'll,
1871. TO have the bridge over Bayou Big Neg
PiuIe refoored, reported the eqntFaet had been
awar1edf 10 C6ran Soileau, for the sum of fifty
nine dollars and seyenty-ave cents, and that thu
work had been completed andreceiFedby them
Whareupon motion of Mr.. Chaeller6, resolved
that the Clerk 10 instructed to issue warfantsfe
C6ran soinnier for the sum OF hfty-nne dollars
The commissioners appointed July nth, 1872
to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for re
building the blldgss 9x tSat 9 4i,s oo,, 3oe M ba1 b sa,
awarded to j. z. FontenOt and A. q. Vidrine
for the sum of six hundred dollars, and that TIN
work had been completed 10y them IN q Sooa
been received by them Whereup0n motion o
Mr.. Fontenot,t resolved, that the pen0rt ni
received and the Clerk instructed to issue war
rants to Messrs. Fontenot and yidrine, for til,
II sum of six hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed May nth, 1872
TO sell the contract to the lowest bidder, to hay
the canal that drains Kings Swamp deepenet
} and widened. reported that the contract hai
been awarded to Pat Dn1fey, for the sum OF fou
hundred dollars, and that the work had beel
, completed by him as per contract, and receives
by them; Whereup0n motion Of MI. Roy, ft
solved, that the reportbereceived and the Clerl
instructed to ISSUE warrants to Pat Duffey, 70
: the sum of four hundred dollars.
i On motion of Mr. R0F. resolved, that rs tn
4 commissioners appointed june 13tlas 1871, 10 Ia,
out and locate d public road from Barryss Land
! ing to the Catholic Church at Qpelpusas, hay
failed to make O report, that the following pei
1 sons be now appointed intlAetr stead to lay on
said road, fOWit. H. d. Tayleg, @. {. Gordon
Louis Pfad homile, ]. JOlbeIf, AlexlsNezat, ]
d Liall9afandier and John Miller.
Messrs. Ghacher6 ami FQiteEtBT, Committee
claims, after a careful examination rep0rfe
q favorable on thefnllnwlng claims, and the Ger
q was instructed to isstle warrants for the Same
/ E. o. Hayes, sherif7s fees In erin. cases Sl3s (
J.. t. Hayes. Jail fees 500
j. L. Hayes Jail glaTd..4*....--... ~
g F. f. Hayes, ..--..--.- 20 [
( ]. 4, Massicat, JAN fees, Parish Of Or
g j. !. Knox,. Justice Of the Peare ICES Is
G. LEG. Goodrich, !" %
n. 4. Hayes, 10
YIN. Elkins, 10 [
r. l.. Hebrard. z s
= John 4. Shaw, 4
: J. Boy, Constable es liz
!. tu. konteRQts rs,,.t..s,ttt.... Il