The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-05

TUESDAY, August 20th, 1879.
The Police Jury met pursuantto adjournment.
Present: j. NJ. Thompson, President; John Roy,
7. G. Chaehcr6 and G. S. F%ontenot.
On motion of Mr.. Chacher6, resolved, that the
sum OF one hundred and twenty-five dollars be
appropriated for the purpose of repairing John
Reeds Bridge over Bayou Cane, and that
Joseph Caenier, David GOuryille and Frank
Reed, be appointed as commissioners to sell said
work to the lowest bidder and receive the same
when completed.
ish license be RENTED to OneilS avant, he being
in INDECENT circumstances, and that the sum Of
Twenty-Five dollars be appropriated for the relief
OF E. DNpHy.
The commissioner appointed July 18th. 1870.
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Police Jury of the Parish OF ST. Landry, La:
your eominItfee Of freenolders appointed July
south with the Opelousas and Alexandria road.
at or near Francois Jean, in Prairie PIaisanee,
and north with the Vllie Plate and Washington
road, ut or near Francois B00ne's. in Catar0, beg
leave to report, that due diligence was made to
Insure the presence of d. G., May, Esq. Road
Inspector, on the day appointed for the location
OF said road, but he being absent, we proceeded
TO lay out said road without his assistance
(which we regrctl and have agreed upon the
following, viz
read, said road shall pass betweentheland OF ID.
III. PrOsSeF, ESD, and Batlste JOubert, thence
between the land OF Varieties and G. B. Burk,
tBCAGG ALOAS3 &duAAAO \ WIZ . AUS1ASbEASEIE Oh blG
line between Francois Boone and C. ID. F0nte-
not. thence joining the main Vile Plate and
Washington public road. yOnr committee has
made the following Mr.. Batisfe
Jeubert ID perfectly willing that the road should
pass in whole HpOn his land without eouanenea-
ton by the parish, Messrs. Wartelle and q. III.
BurR have consented that said read should pags
upon their land, Mr.. Emile POlret has also con-
sentad that said road should pass upon his land,
and Messrs. G. Il. FGnten0t and Francois Boone,
have also given their consent to your COM
mittee tllat the road should pass al above re-
ported without compensation. Also, your COM
mittee beg leave to recommend the name of M.
F. d. PitTe, as 0 suitable man to be anlsofnted
0Seraeer OF said rOaS1 by your honorable bOdy.
and also recommend that all persons subject fo
road duty on the north side Of the OpeioTisas
and the Alexandria. from Garriguets Gully,
westward to Bayou Grand Louis, at the bridge
known as DR.. Dehaillonss Bridge. he assigned I'd
him for tire purpose OF opening and maintaining
said road il good order, asit VIII leave enough
hands on the 0pelonsas and Alexandria road to
maintain said part Of said road in perfect good
Yoar committee beg leave to report further,
chat in the view OF avoiding delay, they have
examined and selected o very suitable site %
build q bridge over bayou Dural, across said
road, and found that it VIII require q bridge one
hnadred and sixty feet long, and recommend
that IN appropriation nine hundred and fifty
dollars bic made for tins purpose Of building said
bridge, and further. that yuur honorable body
Riunera I'D lot The contract to the lowest bidder
and receive the work when eompleted.
Respectfully submitted,
H. DURTo.
NAPOLEoN T. PFrRE,
EDMOND z. DUPRR,
JOsEPH VtDRraE,
OGEAYE RICHARD.
GTRRfEN g. FONTEgoT.
On motion Of Mr. F0nbBn0t. resolved fhatthp
guna 0f eight hundred dOliars ba appTUprfated
for the purpose of building b bridge over Bavop
Burai, Ind fAa6 II. q. D0ssnaAn, %. r. IAaaaiY
and Evarisi JogIet8, be appointed as oon1IDis.
ei0aera to sell the sanle to the lowest bidder. and
TEcetve the work when completed; and he n
further resolved TINT Ill the roads hands from
lonsas and vile Plate road, to Baptiate Rideau,c
plantation TO Bayou Dural. thence 10 Garr3gue,s
GutlY, be assigned til Th0S4 Bacon, Road Oyer.
seer, ald that@fhe new road tn1erEeGting from
ton and Vile Platte read he assigned to Th0S
BaeOnss Road District also, that that portion Os
the read fFDzn Bayou Petit Joss to b. 3. Ar.