The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-21

The Police Jury met pu~rsuantto adjournment.
Present: j. M. Thompson, President; John Roy,
e. q. Cf1acher6 and r. 8. F~Onten0t.
on motion OF Mr.. Clacher6, resolved, that the
sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars be
appropriated for the purpose of repairing John
hesd,s d 5Paass oT David aa Geary inee' and snd FRANK sndE
Reed, be appointed an commissioners to sell said
work to the lowest bidder and receive the same
when completed.
on motion az Bfr. Roy, resolved, that the par
igh license be RENTED to Oneil Savant, he being
in INDECENT circumstances, and that the sum of
twenty-five dollars be appropriated for the relief
The commissioners appointed July 10th, 1879,
submitted the following report:
TO the Honorable Presideut and Members of the
Police Jury OF the Parish of st. Landry, La:
Your Committee Of freeholdera appointed July
10th, 1872, to lay out a public road, interEectfng
south with the 0pel0usas aud Alexandria road,
e ssS e. n ness E5ahS sbs Via Ssasn' Plate m el an5 W saadsaaee,
read, at or near Francois BoDne's, In Cataro, beg
leave tn report, that dua diligence was madeto
insure fne presence ~ "a , y, 8. Nay N. + issg, Road
OF said road, but he being absent, we proceeded
to lay out said road without his assistance
(which we regretl ana have agreed upon the
Starting from the opelousas and Alexadria
road, said road shall pass between the land of ID.
H ProaseE, Hs1a and Batistes JoubeFt thence
thence through Emile POiret's land thence on the
line between Francois Boone and G. ID. Fonte-
not, TNeuGa JOINING The mH1n WIG EIdIH ku0
Washington public road your committee has
made the following agreements, Nh. Bafiate
Jonbert is perfectly willing that the road should
pasa In whole upon his land without cDlnpelassl-
ton by the parish, MesRra. Wartslte and G. ID.
Rurk have consented that said road should mass
unOn their land, Mr.. Emile Polret has also con
sented that said road should pass upon his land,
and MessTs, c. L. Fontenot and Francois Boone.
have also given their consent to your com.
mittee that the road should pass AS above re-
n9tSea WaL1osl sQlnpsasassen A fh yoilr com
Ed. Ritre, rs Il suitable man to be appointed
oyerseer OF said road by your honorable body.
ana also recommend taat AZ persons subject TO
and the Aie1andria, from GarIigue's Gully.
westward TO Bayou Grand Louis, at the bridge
Known as Dr; Dehaillol's BEidge, be assigned to
said road in good order, as II viii leave enough
hands on The 0pel0usas and Alexandria road To
maintain said part OF said road in perfect good
Your committee beg leave to report further.
shat in thG view OF avoiding delay, they have
bsila Y nrfdee over Bayoa Durai' ss seFa ~ MI NJ
road. and oHnd TINT 1T will require Ii bridge one
hundred and sixty feet long, and recommend
That an appropriation OF nine hundred and fifty
dollars be made for the puxposeo of building said
bridge, and further, that ynur honorable body
should aIpo1At q euEnuaitaae CT three eonmis.
el0ners To let the contract To the lowest bidder
and receive the work when completed,
Respectfully submitted.
III DURIO,
14AtWlE0N H. EA1BEs
EDMOND Il. DUPRE.
JOSEPH YIDRINE,
0CTAvE RICHARD,
EEpRTENH s EONTENaT.
On naetloa Of Mir. F0lltelaGts resolved. thatfhe
sum nf eight hundred dollars be appropriated
for the pNrpaseef building q bridge over Bayou
Dural, b TINT E.. j. DassrnaI, ID. i. LafeuI
and Erarisla J0ubert, be appointed as. commits.
si0ners 70 sell the SAME to tm lowest bidder. and
raeeiye the work when completed and 10 II
further resolved. that ai the Rnaas hands from
Bataiiles GMsl8Y. ON tue north side Df the One
paantatt0u To Bayou Dural+ thence t0 GarI1g1esk
Gully be assigned to Tans. Bacon Road Over
seer. and test the new road interesting from
ton mi VILE Platte road be- assigned 10 Thna
Eaenm& R0M6 District also 1lRE that portion ID
&Ne M0na from Bayou Petit Joss to- Js q. All
60lnses he aasignadf0 Axelllen ManUel; also, the