The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
OpELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
7pSI, 4orn
Jury Proceedings.

August 10th, 1879.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: J. nj. Thompson, President; John Roy,
T.. c. .Chachere and T; s, Fontenof.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved. O..
1872, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
repairing the bridge over Bayou P~laquemine,
near KeOugh's store, reported that the contract
had been awarded to J. NJ. Pringle, for the sum
Of one hundred and fifty dollars, and that the
work had been completed in a-good, substantial
and workmanlike manner, and mad been re
ceived by them; w~hereupon motion OF Mr.. Cha
chere, resolved, that the Clerk be authorized to
issne warrants to Mr.. J. NJ. Prfngle for the sum
of one hundred and ffty. dollars,
The president informed the Police jury, that
he had received official notification from Col. II.
2 BOvd, Superintendent of the Louisiana State
University, that there was two vacancies IN the
list of beneficiary cadets from the Par1sn OF 81.
Landry; whereup0n the applications OF Thomas
q. LYONS and Jules Robin were read, asking to
be appointed to fill said vacancies.
on motion of Mr. FOntenot, resolved, that I.
G.. Lyons and Jules Robin be appointed by the
Police Jury to fill the two vacancies In the
Louisiana State University.
The commissioners appointed July l4th, 1872,
tn sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
building a bridge across Bayou Cane, near the
junction of Bayou Cane and MaIet, reported
that the contract had been awarded to I. =;
Cbar1ler6 for the sum of seven hundred and
fprfy-four dollars, and that the work had been
completed by him in a good. substantial and
workmanlike manner; |hereupon m9u d on mt;
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and the Clerk be instructed to issIle warrants TO
r G. Clachere, for the sum of seven hundred
and forty-four dollars.
tn sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
building d bridge over Bayou Petite Prairie, on
the State Road from Bayou Boeuf to the Afcha,
faIaya, River, reported that the contract had
been awarded to A. s. Foote, for the sum OF
three hundred dollars, and that work had been
completed by him in o good, subtantial and
wTorimanlike manner, and received by them /;
whereupon motion OF Mr.. Roy, resolved, That
the report be received aud the Clerk Instructed
to issue warrants to A. !. EoOte, Tor the sum OF
three hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed November 18th,
1871, to have the bridge over Bayou Big Nez
ays arded to C6Fan SoileaH. for the sum OF fifty
nine dollars and se~venty-ive cents, and that the
work had been completed and receiyedby them
Uyhereupon motion of, Mr.. Claehere, resolved,
that the Clerk be instructed to Issue warfantst to
C6ran SoinnieF for the sum of fiftypine dollars
and seyenty-ave cents,
THE commissioners appointed July nth, 1872,
tn sell to the lowest bidder the contract for re-
building the bridges Over Bayou Joe Moral ana
Bayou Cane, reported that the contract had been
awarded to j, z. FOntenot and A. u. Vldr1ne,
for the sum of six hundred dollars, and that the
work had been completed by them in a good,
substantial and wOrRmanlfke manner, ana nave
heen received by them; wheFeupon motion of
Nh Fontenot. resolved, that the report he
received and the Clerk instructed to issue war
rants to Messrs. Fontenot and Vldrlne, Tor the
gum of six hundred dollars.
sup" Tbo commissioners appointed May nth, 1872.
tn sell the contract to the lowest bidder, to have
the canal that drains Kings Swamp deepened
and widened, reported that the contracs nad
heen awarded to Pat Dufey, for the sum OF four
hnndred dollars, and that the work had been
completed by him as per contract, and received
by them; whereupon motion OF MI; Roy; re-
solved. that the report he received and the Clerk
INSTRUCTED to issue warrants to Pat Duffey, for
the ann of four hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that as the
commissioners appointed June 18th, 1871, to hay
ont and locate a public road from Barry's Land
Ing to the Catholic Church at Opelousas, have
sons be now appointed in their stead to lay out
said road, to-wlt: II, Is. Taylor, c. P. Gordon,
Louis Prnd'ao1nme, J. Joabert, Alexis Neat, A..
Iamourandier and John Miller.
Wessrs, Chacher6 and Fontenot, committee on
claims. after q careful examination reported
favorable on the following claims, and the Clerk
was instructed TO issue warrants for the same: