The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
Police JRry Proceedings.
0pELousAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
Ampugt 18th. 1872,

PARISH OF 81. LANpRY,}
August 18th, 1872.
.rrha Police Jury metpurauant to adjournment.
Present: IN. ompson Presiaeh1; john oy'
ME y, nainItes of the last meetipgwereread and
approved. nnc;n+oa Nfarnb 18Th.
1870 To sell to the lowest bidder the contraction
renairing the bridge over Bayou Plaquenlne,
near Keough's store, reported that the contract
had been awarded to ]: ID. Prlngle, Iof me sun -
IF a,,e hundred and fifty dollars, and that. the
work had been completed in a good. su9stantlal
and workInanlike manner, ana mao Deel TT
ceiFed by them wherenpon m9Ion q III. y -
chere, resolved, that the Clerk be authorl1ed 10
fssIe warrants to Mr.. j. n. Prlngte Tor the5sh1h
Of one hundred and fifty dollars: a.,
The president informed the Police Jury; yhst
he had received official notification from COL u
u R0yd. superintendent OF the LOUISIANA stale
University, that there was tWo Vaeanciesth tne
list of beneficiary cadets from the Patlsh OF 81.
landry: whereupon the applications OF Thomas
n YvSns and Jules Robin were read, skiing TO
be appointed to fill said vacancies,
on motion of Mr.. Fontenot, resolved, ina I.
a. LYONS and Jules Robin be appointed Dy lne
prliee Jury to fill the two vacancies In the
louisiana State University.
The commissioners appointed July ftbh, IStz,
tn sell to the lowest bidder the contract Tor
building a bridge across Bayou Cane. near the
inncfion of Bayou Cane and Mallet, reported
that the contract had been awarded 20 II. Z;
Shacher6 for the sum of seven hundred ana
fnrfy.four dollars, and that the work had been
Completed by him in a good, substantial ana
orkmanI manner, whereupon moaon OF Mf:
Fonfeuot, resolved, that the report be received
and fine Clerk be instructed to issue warrants to
r. G. ChaehePe, for the sum OF seven hundfed
and forty-four dollars. ,oro
The commissioners appointed July 18th, 1872,
tn sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
building a bridge over Bayou Petite Prairie, on
the state Road from Bayou Boeuf to the Ateha-
faJavaT River. reDorted that the contract nad
heeIS awarded to A. s. FoOte, for the sum OF
three hundred dollars, and that work had been
completed by him in a good, subfantlal ana
w~ork1nanlike manner an bee PecelT resoI ny rn That
the report be received and the Clerk Instructed
to isslie warrants to A.S s. FOote, for the sum OF
three hundred dollars.
1871, to have the bridge over Bayou Big Nez
Piau6 rehoored, reported the contract had been
awarded to Ceran soileau, Tor the sum OF MY
min dollars and seventy-ive cents, and that the
work had been completed and by them;
Yyhereupon motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved,
that the Clerk be instructed to issue Warrantsto
Ceran S0innier for the sum or nfty-nlne dollars
and seventy-hve cents.
The commissioners appointed July 17Un, 1917,
to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for re-
huildne the bridges over Bayou Joe Moral and
Raven Cane, reportedthat the contract had been
awarded to J.. r.. Fontenot and A. u. Vidr1ne,
for the sum OF six hundred dollars; and that the
work had been completed by them in a good,
Substantial and Workmanlike manner, and have
been received by them whereupon motion or
Mfr. Fontenot, resolved, that the report De
received and the Clerk Instructed to issue war
rants to Messps. FontenOt and Vldrine, for the
sum of six hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed May nth, 1872,
to eelI the contract to the lowest bidder, to have
the canal that drains Kings Swamp deepened
and yidened, reported that the contract had
heen awarded to Pat Duffey, for the sum of four
hundred dollars, and that the work had been
completed by hin as per contract, and received
by them; whereupon motion OF Mr.. Roy, re-
solved, that the report be received and the Clerk
Instructed to issue warrants to Pat Duffey, for
the sfln1 of four hundred dollars.
on motion of Mr.. Roy. resolved, that as the
commissioners appointed June 18th, 1871, to lay
ont and locate q public road from Barry's Land
ing TO the Catholic Church at Opelousas, have
seng Be now appointed in their stead to lay out
aid road, to-wft: II. r. Taylor, G. P. Gordon,
Louis Prud'homme, J. Jonbert, Alexis ezat, A.
Tnnnourntdier and John Miller.
Wessrs. Cilachere and FOntenot, committee on
claims, after q careful examination reported
favorable on the following claims, and the Clerk
rag instructed to issue warrants for the same: