The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
police Jmry Proceedings.
OpBLoUsAs. PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, I
Aupusf; 10th. 1879, (

August 18th, 1872.
Tho Police Jury metpursuant TO adjournment'
Present: J. NJ. Thompson. President; Jonn hoy,
T. G. Chachere and +; :: Eonte1ot. oo .na
The minutes OF the tast hieetAnS "ciefeao anu
approved. uonoh ,o,,,
1872, to sell to the lowest Oldoer tne contTacI IoF'
rpDairiug the bridge over Bayou Plaqlcnltne,
near KeOugl's store, reported that the contract
had been awarded to ]. N. Pringle, Tor the sum
of one hundred and fifty, dollars, ana tnaL the
work had been completed in a good, substantial
and workmanlike manner, and had been re-
ceiyed by them; whereupOn motion OF Mt. Cha~
chere, resolved, that the Clerk be autiorized to
issue warrants to Mr.. J. NJ. Pringle LOT the Suhl
of one hundred and fifty dollars,
The president informed the Police jury, that
he had received official notification from C9i. -.
3 ROvd. Superintendent of the Louisiana state
University, that there was two vacancies III INC
list of beneficiary cadets from the Parish or St
Landry: wnereupOn the applications OF Ino2naS
q lyons and Jules Robin were read, asking to
be APPOINTED to fill said vacancies.
On motion of Dir. FOntenot, resolved. that L.
G.. LYONS and Jules Robin be appointed by the
Police Jury to fill the two vacancies In the
Louisiana State University.
The commissioners appointed July 18th, 1872,
to sell to II. lowest bidder the contract tor
junction Of Bayou Cane and Matlct, reported
that tIe contract had been awarded to 7. c:
Chachere for the sum OF seven M allld had h ana
completed by him In a good, substantial and
wOrkmanlike manner, whereup0n motion OF MIR.
Fontenot. resolved, thai the report De received
and the Clerk be instructed 10 issue warrants TO
r, c. ChacherG, for the sum OF seven hundred
and forty-four dollars.
The commissioners appointed July 18th, 1872,
TO sell to the lowest bidder the contract for
building a bridge over Bayou Petite Prairie, on
the State Road from Bayou BGuf to the Atcha-
falaya River, reported that the contract had
heen awarded to A. s. Foote, for the sum OF
three hundred dollars, and that work had been
completed 10y him in "a good, subtantlal ana
wOrkmanlike manner, ana received ny tien
1I,nfinyE nf Mr. Roy TalntEpH- fhAf
the report be received and tho CLERK instructed
IN issue warrants to 4. S. Footc, for the sum OF
three hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed November 7th,
1871. to have the bridge over Bayou big Nez
piqu6 refloored, reported the contract had been
awarded to Ceran soileal, for the sum of nifty
nine dollars and seventy-five cents, and that the
work had been completed and receivedby them
whereupon motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved,
that the Clerk be instructed to issue Warfantsto
CeTan SOinnieT for the SLIM OF hfty-nine dollars
and s~eventy-five cents.
The commissioners appointed July 17til, 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. T.. FOntenot and A. u. Vldr1ne,
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.. F%ontenot,. resolved, that the report be
received and the Clerk Instructed to issue war
rants TO MesSra. Fonten0t and F1drlnc, for the
sum of six hundred dollars.
The commissioners appointed May 18th, 1872,
to sel1 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 Dutfey, for the sum Of four
hundred dollars, and that the work had been
completed by him as per contract, and received
by them; whereupon motion OF MIR, Roy, re-
solved, that the report be received and the Clerk
instructed to Issue warrants to Pat Dnifey, fol
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 Opelolsas, have
failed to make a report, that the following per,
said road, to-wlt: II. B.. Taylor, G. P. Gordon,
Louis Prud'homme, j. JonbeFt, Alexis ezat, A.
Lamourandier and John Miller.
Messrs. Chaehere and E0nten0t, committee on
claims, after a careful examination reported
favorable on the following claims, and the Clerb
was instructed to issue warrants for the same;
r n HAYES. sherif7s fees in erin. eases S13S OF