The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-31

TUESDAY, August ZJll. 4Nt-' |
The Police jury met piUSufmttO adjournment.
Present: j. NJ. Thompson, Presidents; John lt"E'
Il. G. ChachcrG and 7. ). FOntCnOt.
On motion of Mr.. Chacher4. resolved, that the
sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars Dc
appropriated for the purpose of repairing JQhn
Reeds Bridge over Bayou Cane, ana llnt
Joseph Chenier, David COlTville and Frank
Reed, be appointed as commissioners 20 sell SAID
work to the lowest bidder and receive the slime
when completed.
on motion Of Mr.. Roy. resolved, that the par
| iSh license be RENTED to Oneil SaHant, lie i'clnS
in INDECENT circumstances, and that the sum on
twenty-five dollars be appr0prittedtoftlc RELIEF
of L. Dupuy. ,
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members or the
Police Jury of the Parish OF st. Landry La;
Your committee of frechOlders appointed July
18th, 1872, to lay ont a public road, intersectllS
south with the OpclOusaS and Alexandria road.
at or near Francois Jean, in Prairie Plalsancc'
and north with the Vile Plate and washington
road. at or near Francois BOOne'S, mCatarO, neg
leave to report, that due diligence was mate to
insure the presence of NJ. G.. May, Esq, Road
Inspector, on the day appointed for the locI,1"d
= of said road, but he being absent, we proceeded
to Law out said road without his assistance
(Which we regret) anu have agreed upon 'h'
Starring from the Opel0usas and AlcXadria
road, said road shall pass between me la1ll OF H.
> H. ProSscr, Esly and BatiSte J0uOert; lnenGe
5 between the land of Varieties aud &. h. Burk,
thence through Emile POiret'S land thence on the
line between FRANCOIS Boone anu {. 1. fohtc,
not, thence joining the main Nllc Plalc anu
Washington public road, your committee mas
!, made the following agreements. Mr.. Batiate
. JOubrrt is perfectly willing that the rOad should
E pass in whole upon his land without cotnPShs5
I zion nv the parish, MeSSrS. Wartclle ana Il. i.
Rurk have consented that said road should pass
+ uDon their land, Mr.. Emile Polrct has aus" con
scented that said road should pass upon his laIld'
y and Messrs. {. l.. Fontcnot and Francois Boone
! have also given their consent TO your com
mittce that the road should pass as looNo re-
nOrted without compensation. Also, your com
? Initfre hey leave to recommend the name OF MI,
+, ID. Pitre, as a suitable man to be appointed
Overseer Of said road by your honorable nody
, and also recommend that all persons subject to
road duty on the north side OF the opel0nShs
u and the Alexandria,, from Garr1guCS G9lly,
n westward to Bayou G GT11p i h9nls' G at Inc u n[aI{ e
him for the purpose of opening and maintaining
IL said road in good order, as It VIII leave enough
/. hands on the OpclOusas and Alexandra road &c
maintain said part of said road i'll perfect g0OC
order.
sr that in the view of avoiding delay, they nave
= | examined and selected Il very suitable site Il
build a bridge over Bayou DulIal, across saIt
le road, and found that it will require IA bridge on
or hundred and sixty feet long, and recOmlnent
=, that an appropriation of nine hundred and tittN
" dollars be made for the purpose OF building salt
u bridge, and further, that your honoraolc no!!
10 should apDOint a committee Of three commits
siopers to let the contract to the lowest biddc
and receive the work when completed.
&c Respectfully submitted,
H. DTRIO,
. NAPOLEON l.. PTTRE,
EDMONp L. DEPRE,
JOSEPH NIDRTNE,
OCTAVE RICHARD,
A. CYPRIEN 7. FONTE&OT.
ON motion of MI. FOntenot, resolved, that III
sum of eight hundred dollars he appropriate
IN for the purpose OF building a bridge over BayO
ed Dural, and that F. j. DoSSman. u. L. Lahen
lr and Eyariste JOnbert, he appointed ;s cOlnlnlE
- siOuers to sell the same to the lowest bidder, an
receive the work when completed; and he
u further resolved. that all the roads hands frOi
,a Bataille's Gully, on the north side OF the OPP
= lousas and Vile Plate road, to Baptiste Rtdcau
A. plantation to Bayou Dmal, thence to Garrigue
VS. Gully, be assigned to ThOs. Bacon, Road Owe
,,t seer, and that the new road interScctlng 1rOl
.. the Opelousas and Vile Plate to the Washing
lis ton and Vile Platte road be assigned to Tho
Bacon's Road District also, that that portion {
all the road from Bayou Petit Jose to }. Il. A
dOin's, he assigned to AZellicn Manuel; also, III
road through the woods OH Bayou Cane 10 Be
dcllOn's Bridge.
O. motion Of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the SUI
of two hundred and fifty dollars be appropriate
to have Devilliers Bridge repaired, and tia
, Valery Dupltchin, Y. c. Devillier and Engen
Mt. Riquet. be appointed "a commissioners TO sc
", said work to the lowest bidder and receive tn
same when completed.
nd The commissioners appointed May l3tl
1872, to sell the contract for building a brid2
tn, over Bayou COcOdric near ZenOn Grt1tin's, II
Or ported that the appropriation was inadequate
ne, whereupOn motion Of Mr.. F0ntenot, RESOLVED
lct that the sum Of two hundred dollars in additt0
IN to the previous appropriation be made for sal
ne work.
re- sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars L
appropriated to reimburse D. {. Sittig, for COS
to paid by him in defending the case of Lite
IN Bros. VS.. D. {. Sittig, Tax Collector.
va To the Presidents and Members of the Police Jur
II of the Parish of st. Landry:
1te The undersigned petitioners, residents of Vii
The Plate and of Prairie MamOuth, respectfully !
ST. present, that the public road leading from Vii
lns Plate through Prairie ManOuth, across BayC
to Neg Piuu6, thence to the Pine Woods In Il
ncighbOrhOod of Beaver Greek Springs, could
T. made shorter and easier kept i'll condition !
the changing that part of it between Joachim Ii
thc drcneau's plantation in little Mam0uth and Vii
IN Plate. thus: Tnsteado of followingt the Chico TO;
,72, up to Doisit's Bridge, go round several fields al
for then to Joachim L~andrGneaus, the cOntel
the plated road would run in q straight directit
from Joachim Landreneaus on the line OF dir
q sion between the lands of Mrs. 4ICien Vidrl
md and Of Jean Bite OrtegO, and OH the line
apn division between the lands of Felix MORON III
/ Denis Phil. /. FOnteuot, connecting with Il
Chicot road at Prather's old place,
we'd Considering that the public would he benefit
! to by changing said part OF the public road
red described, your petitioners pray thatsaid chan
he granted and that a committee be appoint
$40. for the purpose of laying the new road, and
for in duty bound, etc,
on On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that t
above petition be granted, provided the nec'
had sary bridges can be built by the Road Diverse
/ of with the road hands and the Road Overseer
hereby authorized to lay out said change i'll t
and road.
am On motion of Mr.. FOnten0t, resolved, that
hat petitions for appropriations for bridges will
entertained until January, 1873.
i Of On motion, the Police Jury adjourned I'M
Monday, October nth, 1872.
It'll. j. Nj. THOMPSON, President
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.