The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-09-14

tomorrow at 10 o'clock, Am.
TUESDAY, August goth, 1872.
The Police jury met pursaantto adjournment.
Present: i'm. ThOmps0n, President; John Roy,
T. G. Ghaeher6 and T. 8. FOntenOt.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, 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 Chenier. David Courvil1e and Frank
Reed, be appointed as commissioners to sell said
work to the lowest bidder and receive the same
when completed.
On motion Of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the par
ism LICENSE Dc Fenntted TO OneiI 5ByanI, nc icing
in INDECENT circumstances, and that the sum Of
twenty-five dollars be appropriation the relief
OF e. Dupuy.
The commissioners appointed July 10th, 1872,
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Police jury of the Parish of St. Landry, La:
Your committee of feeh0lders appointed July
10th, 1872, to lay out . public road, inteTsecting
south with the Opel0usas and Alexandria road,
at or near Ffaneuis jean, III Prairie Plaisanee,
and north with the Vile Plate and Washington
road, at or near FRANCOIS Boone's, in Cafaro, beg
leave to report, that due diligence was made to
insure the presence of nj. 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 regret and have agreed upon the
viz
Starting from the Opelousas and Alexadria
road, said road shall pass between the land of D.
n = OEEN4 . A4p4st GL1HA belcb OOu0EIt IllCIGG
between the land of Varieties and G.. b. Burk,
thence through Emile 0iret's land, thence on the
ine between FRANCOIS Boone and CT Fonte-
not, thenea joining the main Vile Plate and
Washington public road, your committee has
made the following agreements. Mr.. Batiste
Joubertis perfectly willing that the road should
pass In whole upon his land without compensa-
Hon by the parish, Messrs. Wartelle and e.. B.
RnFk have consented that said road sllould pass
upon their land, Mr.. Emile P0lret has also con-
scented thai said road should pass upon his land,
and MfauaFu a. t. Rnnfnrnf and E1rouaafa Rna14a
hare also gwen their consent to your COM
mittee that the road should pass as gbove re-
ported without compensation. Also, our COM
mittee beg leave to ree0InInend the name of Mr..
F. D. Pitre, as o suitable man to be appointed
OEerseep of said road by your honorable body,
and also recommend that oil persons subject to
road duty on the north sfde Of the OpeIousas
and the Alexandria, from Garrigue's Gully,
westward to Bayou Grand Louis, at the bridge
known as DR. Debaiilon's Bridge, he assigned to
him Tor the purpose deepening and maintaining
said road in good order, asst viii leave enough
hands on the 0pel0lsas and Alexandria rOad To
maintain said part OF said rOadi in perfect good
order.
Yol1r eomnittee beg leave 10 report further,
thai Id the view Of avoiding delay, they have
examined alld selected p very suitable site to
nn1la 3 nrlage over Bayou DuraI, across said
HUNDRED and sixty feet long, and recommend
that i'm appropriation of nine hundred and fifty
dollars pc made for the purpose Of building said
DT1age, and IllTIher, that your honorable body
should appoint b committee OF three commits
sloneTs 20 let the contract to the lowest bidder
and receive the work when completed.
Respectfully submitted,
lei. DERTo.
NAp0LE0E /. PTrRE,
EDMOND Il. DUPRE,
JOSEPH VIDRIgE,
OGEAY RICHARD,
GYFRIgN T. F~ONfENoT.
On motion of AIr. Eontenot, resolved. that the
sum Of eight hundred dollars be appropriated
for the purp0seAf building ii bridge over BAYOU
Dllral, and that \. j. D0ssnlan, ID. i. Lafiear
alla EyagIste JOubert, be appointed as commits.
sauleTB to sell the same to- the lowest bidder. and
receive the work when completed; and be III
further resolved, that nj tho roads hands from
Bafaillcsa Gully, on the north side Of the One
lU1asas and Vile Plate road, To Raptista Rideauss
plantation TO Bayou Duraf, thence to Gaprigae's
Gully, be assigned TO Thos. Bacon, Road Over
Heer, mo that tho new rOnl interesting from
the 0peIolsas and vile Plate to the Washing
Ton aud vile Platte road bH assigned to Thos.
Bae0lEH Road Districts also. thaS that portion III
the road rom Bayou Petit Jose to j. 81. Ar-
aotnas, he assigned to AzeIIlen Manuel; also. the