The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-22
TUESDAY, Jan. 14th, 1873.

TUESDAY, Jan. 14th, 1878.
Tie Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, j. M. Thompson, President; John Roy,
7. s. FOntenot and Z, {. Chaehere.
On motion of Mr.. Boy. resolved, that the claim
Of VIM. Lightley for painting and repairing the
Court House cOrnice and cutters be approved,
and the Clerk instructed to issue warrants to
him Orthesum of two hundred and fifty dollars.
II of the Road Ordinance, adopted August 21st,
1871, be amended so as to allow Road Overseers
two dollars per day.
The Police Jury then proceeded to appoint the
following Road OveIseers for the ensuing year
From Opelousas to Garrigues' Bridge, W. T.
Brewer. Garrigues' Bridge to Vile Plate, Emile
Reed. Vile Plate to ChiGOt village, Sum Haas.
Sam Haas store, Natehitoches road to parish
line, Louis Deville. Sam Haas store to parish
line on Elm Bayou, via Bayou Taur and E. z.
Griffin's, E. H, Traylor. Foreman's store to par
ish line, Holmesville road, Bingham Cushman.
Chicot to NeZpique bridge, J. B Henry. ChicOt
and Vile Plate road to lower end of Pine Prai-
rie, .Marius Landreneaux: Vile Platte, and
Washington road to Bayou B9uf, Octave daire.
Vile Plate to Paul Stages store, Alex. Lavergne.
Vile Plate to MarcelinB Bridge, Damon Deville.
Marcelin's Bridge o--Henry JOubert.
Dossman, Vile Plate to Grand Prairie Mann
moth, John Pierre LandreneauX. From the
edge of the woods In Prairie Mammoth via BOr-
delon's bridge to Ernest Debaillon's, Hilaire
Manuel. Vile Plate and Opel0usas road to
Washington, VIM. Evans. Reeds bridge to
COaJIn0J8 JHTrY, ETdlklln RDea, POG cove 10
Reeds bridge, Louis Fuselier. Pot Cove to Fee
1ix Dejean's, NJ. G.. Wilkins. Opelousas to Par
r0tt place, Joseph Eddy. Herbert's shop to
Boudreaux's gully, Lucien JOubert. B0udreaux's
gully toPrud'ho1me City, Gilbert Prud'homme.
Prud'hOmme's bridge to Bayou Cane and Mallet
bridge, near the German settlement, Elliott
Bridgeman. West end of Taylor's lane to I. p.
Pitre's, Alph0nse Reed. Hofinan's bridge TO
Merment0 river, A. Licicome. Bruner's place
to Long Point, Stephen Clements. Long Point
to TFahan's Crossing, Savina Cart. Prud'hoIn-
me city via Hyp. Andrep0nt's to intersect with
the road to TraIIan's crossing, Hyp. AndFepont.
. Opelousas to Bayou Bourbeux bridge, -
Richardson. Sam Childs' to Point NOir and
thence toLongP Point, Francois Ledoux iP. Grand
Coteau to, Bayou Bourbeux bridge, sylvester
F1add. Gilbert Dayids to Sam Thomas, Mar
tin Carr0n. Grand C0teauto MeNulty's, Joseph
Bnrleigh;;r Grand Goteau to BarEy's Landing,
bridge, EyeVise Robin. Bayou BOurbeux to
Catholic Church at P~laquemine, Jules BoHtte.
Junction to- Auzenne's bridge, west OF Bayou
Teehe, Alexandra Dejean. Opelotsas to Au-
zenne's bridge, J. u. Roy. Coulen'R bridge to
Auzennes bridge, east of Bayou Techc, Yafegy
Duplechain. Port Barry to - Pierre
Mouille. Lastie Meats to Port Barry. Hender.
son Humble. Widow Jos. Carriere's to Arnaud-
vile, Placide Robin. Eugene Richards to EathO.
lie Church Of Plaquemine, VIM. ClaVier. PoFf
Chevis' upper line to Taylor's ferry. Jesse Bihm,
Tayler's ferry to Boards, John Martin BayOu
BRnf to Mrs. Rntledge's lower line, G. W. SyE
EesSer;a pam sners6e We et1t Prairie Bayou
Bayou, H.B. Hartman. Dr.. Clovis to parish
line from Mrs. III. NJ. Gordonss to Faulknerss
ferry, Sgd Robins. Gason's to Mrs. Rutledge's
lower line e.. Carmouehe. Buffers to paFisl
line, Geo. d. freshman. Bayou Bout to parish
line via Big Cane, John Pickett. Washington
to Catholic Church, 8. D.. Roberts, Catholi6
Church to- G0din's plantation, A. w. Lttell
McCroryis bridge to Burleigh's bridge, u. III
Cole. Mccoy bridge to parish line Louis
Stage.
On motion the Police, Jury adjourned unit
Monday, january Goth, 1878.
J. u. THOMPSON, President.
Attest: @. MAYO, Clerk.