The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-01

morrow at 10 O'Clock, A. M
TUESDAY, Jan. 14th, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuantt to adjournment.
Present, J. M. Thompson, President; John Roy,
rs. FOntenOt and I. G. tChaeheFe.
On4moti0h Of MI. Roy, 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 forthe sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.
On motion of Mr.. FontenOt, resolved that Sec.
II of the Road Ordinance, adopted August Dist,
1871, be amended so as to allow Road Overseers
two dollars per day.
The Police Jury then proceeded to appoint the
following Road Oversecrs for the ensuing year:
From 0pelousas to G%arrignes, Bridge Y. P&
Brewer. Garrigues' Bridgeto Vile Plate, Emile
Reed. Vile Plate to Chieot village, Sam Haas.
Sam Haas store, NatchitOehes road to parish
line, Louis Deville. Sam Haas store to parish
line ON Elm Bayou, via Bayou Taur and Z. q.
Grifin's, E. Fl. Traylor. Eoreman's store to par
islf line, HO1mesville road, Bingham Cushmtf1f.
Chicot to Nezpique bridge, ]. B. Henry. Chicot
and Vile Plate road to lower end of Pine, Prai-
rie, MaFius Landreneaux. Vile Platte and
Washington road to Bayou Beuf, Octave daires
willie Plate to Paul Stages store, Alex. Lavergne.
Vile Platet0 Marcelin'S Bridge, Damon DeviHe.
Marce1in's Bridge to --Henry Joubert.
Wife Platte to Prairie Faquetaiaue, Francois j.
Dossmap, Vile Plate to Grand Prairie Mana
moth, John Pierre LandreneaHx. From the
edge ofthe woods i'll Prairie Mammoth via Bor-
dc1on's bridge to Ernest BehaillOn's, Hilaire
BOutte. j. B. ArdOin's to Y. Valades, Henry
Manuel. Vile Plate and Opelousas road to
washington, Vim. Evans. Reeds bridge to
ChaumOts ferry, Franklin Reed. PoGGoYe to
Reeds bridge, Louis Fuselier. Pot Covegto Fee
tx Deems, II: Gs wilkins. op5eI6usas to Par
rott place, Joseph Eddy. Herbert's shop to
Boudreaux's gully, LueienJ oubert. Boudreaux's
gully To- rudshom7ne City, Gilbert Prud'hOlnnne.
PTHd'hDmme's bridge to Bayou Cane and Mallet
bridge, near the German settlement, Elliott
Bridgeman. West end Of TayloP's lane to f. P.
Pitre's, A~lpilonse Reed. Hoflnan's bridge to
MerfnentO river, A. Licicome. Burners place
to Long Point, Stephen Clements. Long Point
to Trahan's crossing. saVina Cart, Prad' hom-
me city via Hyp. Andrepent's to. ~interseet with
the road to TTahan's crossing, Hyp. Andrepont.
Opelousas to Bayou BOlrbeux bridge, --
Richardson. Sam Childs' to Point NOir and
thence TO Long Point, francois LedouxJr: Grand
Fadd. Gilbert Dayid's to Sam Thomas, Mar,
tin Carron. Grand Coteau to MeNultyis, Joseph
Burleigh. Grand CoteaH to Barry's Landing,
Homer Wable. Grand COteau to Auzenne's
bridge, Eveyise Robin. Bayou BQurbeux to
Gatn0lfc Church at Plaquemine, jules Boutte,
Junction to Auzenne's bridge. west OF Bayou
Teche, Alexandra Deiean. Opelousas to An.
zenne's bridge, ]. u. Roy. Coul0n's bridge te
Anzenne's bridge, east of Bayou Teche, Valery
Duplechain. Port Barry to -L- PIERS
son Humble. Widow Jos. CarTierets to Armand
willie, plaoide Robin, Eugene Richards to CathO
lie Church at Plaquemiile, Wm. Glayier Port
Cheyis, upper line to Tay1or'sfe ferry. Jesse Bihm
Taylor's ferry to Boards, John Martin. Bayot
Buuf to Mrs. Rutledge's lower line, G. W, syl
Arnaud Ramon. DR.. CLOVIS to Petit Prairie
Bayou, III. B. Hartman. Dr.. CLOVIS to pariisl
line from mrs: NJ. N. Gordon's to FaulkneFi
ferry, sgd Robins. Cas0n's to Mrs. Rutledgei
lower line, Z. A.. Carmouche. Buffers to parIsl
line, Geo. NJ. freshman. Bayou BHuf to narisl
line via Big Cane, John Pickett. Washington
to- Catholic Church, s. D. Roberts. Catholi
Church to Godin's plantation, A, ", LtfeIl
MGEr6FyB brfdge 50 BuffefgEs bridge, il
Cole. McsFerys bridge to parish line Loui
Stage.
On AaotioA the Police Jury adjourned unit
Monday, January 10Th, 1878. =.
uI. M IHOMPsON President