The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-14
MHSCELLANEOUs.
Police Jury Proceedings.
OPELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
August 18th. 1872.

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August 18th, 1872.
The Police Jury metpursuant to adjournment.
Present: J. NJ. Thompson, President; John Roy,
7. c. Chachere and 7, S. FontenOt.
The minutes OF the last m~eetingwereread ana
approved.
1872, to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
repairing the bridge over Bayou Plaquemine,
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 i'll a good, substantial
and wOrkmanike manner, and had been re-
ceived by them; whereupOn motion OF Mr.. Cla-
cher6, resolved, that the Clerk be authorized to
issue warrants to MIR. j. NJ. Pf1ngle for the sum
of one hundred and fifty dollars.
The president informed the Police jury, that
he had received official notification from Col. D.
T. Boyd, Superintendent of the Louisiana State
University, that there was two vacancies in the
list of beneficiary cadets from the Parish Of st.
Landry; whereupOn the applications of Thomas
G.. Lyons and Jules Robin were read, asking to
be appointed to fill said vacancies.
ON motion of MI. FOntcnOt, resolved, that T.
G. Lyons and Jules Robin be appointed blythe
Police Jury to fill the two vacancies in the
Louisiana State University.
The commissioners appointed July 18th, 1872,
to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
building a bridge across Bayou Cane, near the
junction of Bayou Cane and Mallet, reported
| that the contract had been awarded to T. c.
Chachere for the sum of seven hundred and
forty-fOur dollars, and that the work had been
| completed by him in a good, substantial and
| ~workImanlike manner, whereupOn motion of Mr..
FontenOt. resolved, that the report be received
and the Clerk be instructed to issue warrants to
r. G. Chacher6, for the sum of seven hundred
and forty-four dollars.
The commissioners appointed July 18th, 1872,
to sell to the owe bidder the contract for
| building a bridge over Bayou Petite Prairie, on
the State Road from Bayou BRuf to the Atcha-
falaya 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 a good, subtantial and
| wOrkmanlike manner, and received by them
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the report be received and the Clerk instructed
| to issue warrants to A. S. FOOte, for the sum of
three hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed November 7th,
| 1871, to have the bridge over Bayou Big NeZ
Piuu6 refi0Ored, reported the contract mad been
awarded to C6ran SOileau, for the sum Of fifty
nine dollars and seve1nty-tive cents. and that the
work had been completed andreceiyedby them;
whereupOn motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved,
that the Clerk be instructed to issue warrantSt to
C6ran Soinnier for the sum OF hfty-nlne dollars
and seVenty-ffve cents.
The commissioners appointed July nth, 1872,
to sell to the lowest bidder the contract for re-
building the bridges over Bayou Joe Moral and
| Bayou Cane, reported that the contract had been
| awarded to J. 2. FontenOt and A. 2. Vidrinc,
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 Of
Mr.. Fontenot, resolved, that the report be
received and the Clerk instructed to issue war-
rants to MesSrS. FOntenOt ana NldTIne, for the
SUN of six hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed May nth, 1872,
to sell the contract to the lowest bidder, to have
the canal that drains Kings Swamp deepened
and widened, reported that the contract had
been awarded to Pat Duttey, for the sum Of four
hundred dollars, and that the work had been
completed by him rs 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 sum of four hundred dollars.
On motion of Mr. Roy, resolved, that as the
| commissioners appointed June 18th, 1871, to lay
out and locate a public road from Barry's Land
ing to the Catholic Church at O%pelOusas, have
failed to make a report. that the following per-
said road, to-wit: II. B. Taylor, G. F. Gordon,
Louis Prud'hOmme, J. JOubert, Alexis ezat, A.
| Lamourandier and John Miller.
Messrs. Chachere and FontenOt, committee on
claims, after a careful examination reported
favorable on the following claims, and the Clerk
was instructed to issue warrants for the same:
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