The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-19
Police bury Proceedings.
OPELOUSAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,

purchase the Toll Bridge over Bayou CarrOn,
near Washington, whereupOn motion OF Mr..
ThrOdulr FOntcnut, resolved that T. S. FOmtCnut,
S. d. Ashc, NJ. G.. May, J. 2. Smith and Fl. DuTiO
be appointed a to see the StOckhOld-
ers and ascertain what the bridge can he bought
for, and what is the present condition Of the
bridge.
TO the Honorable members of the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Landry:
We, the undersigned, citizens of Vile Plate,
and vicinity, with respect, represent that. owing
to the Joining of the Enclosures between said
town of Vile Plate and Panse Cavalier, or Bel
lAir's Cove, communication between those places
lllS become difficult. The mean distance, prior
to said distractions, from Vile Platct0a bridge
crossing Bayou Grand Louis, near EvariSte Il.
FUntcnOt'S old residence, was about four miles.
1t has, on account of said barriers, been inCrcaS-
ed over double, cutting off in Il great measure y
large portion of the inhabitants of sad Cove,
from the facilities of trade, and increasing the
difficulties of those citizens having their black
Hmithing and other necessary and Indispensable
mechanical aid, enhancing, at the same time,
greatly their medical fee. All of which adds
greatly to the disadvantage and dctrimCnt of
your petitioners.
The premises considered, your petitioners
would pray that your Honorable body take into
consideration, at your earliest meeting, the sub
icct herein presented, and grant that a public
road he laid out beginning at the bridge above
mentioned, to run i'll as direct Il course as the
interests of the community may require, so as to
intercept the Opcl0usas and, Washington road,
at or near the bridge crossing MamuCl's gullcy.
II. Tate, Jean DcYillc, fills,
Francois BOSNIAN, Arthur Tate,
O.. Durdeau, A. Dardeau,
Joseph SOusine, Etlenne COuleau.
On motion of Mr.. T. 8. Fontcnot, resolved,
that the prayer Of the above petition he granted,
and that Louis Young, Emile Reed, o. L. FOntc-
not, A. B. FOntedOt, Louis Chapman, i. y. Sol
leau and ]. i. FOntPnOt, be appointed rs com
IniSSiOneTS to lay out said road i'll accordance
with section }, Of the road ordinance.
To the Honorable the President and member OF
the Police Jury:
The undersigned appointed a committee. hy
resolution of your Honorable body, on the 4th Of
March, to examine the Parish Jail, and make Il
report whether the same can he repaired, or
whether it is necessary to build Il new one, and
the probable cost thereof, respectfully submit
that, having carefully inspected the condition Of
the present Parish Jail, they are unanimously
of opinion, that it is i'll such q state of dilapida-
ton and decay, rs to render it inrXpcdicnt to
attempt to repair the same, and accordingly re
commend to your Honorable body to have the
present Jail building torn down., and the mate
rails thereof sold, after the usual advertisement
to the last and highest bidder for cash, AMI that
Il new and suitable building he erected in its
stead. IN the opinion of the committee, a build
ing forty feet by fnrty-ive, two stories high, fit
ted on the upper floor with eight iron cells, seven
feet by seven feet, and the lower floor divided
into three cells and Two rooms, would suffice to
meet the requirements of the parish.
The committee are Of opinion that such n build
ing could be erected at Il cost not exceeding
sixteen thousand dollars, i'll United States cur
rency, and have selected W. S. Evans. a member
of the committee, to submit IA plan and sp~ecitica-
tions of such building within thirty days from
date.
f.. o. Hayes, VIM. C1lrley,
G. W. Hudspcth, W. 5. Evans,
=. J.. Cole, Martin CarrOn.
On motion of MI. ChacherG, resolved, that the
above report be received, and that plans and
specifications be invited for said work, for thirty
days, and that the plan adopted by the Police
Jury shall receive the amount appropriated.
Apctition signed by B. W. Reed, +. P. Carson.
G. b. Gay and others, was read, asking for Il
change in the public road. and it meeting with
so much opposition was, on motion of Mr.. T. 5.
FontenOt, land on the table.
A petition was read asking tGhave another
road laid out through the lands of Prescott and
Moore, on the public road from Washington to
Vile Plate, wherenpon motion of Mr.. Theodule
FOntenOt, resolved, that if the parties i'll interest
shall purchase the right of way through the
lands of Prescott and Moore, the same will be
accepted by the Police jury as a public road,
provided, that nothing i'll this resolution shall
be construed into closing the present publicrOad.
On motion OF Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
sum OF fifty dollars be appropriated and paid to
Pat Duffy, for extra work done OH the canal that
drains Kings swamp.
On motion of MI. Chachere, resolved, that W.
G. Knox, j. BaTOusSe, Joseph LatiOlais, j. L.
Daigle, VIM. ClaTi6, Fl0rian Noel and NJ. G. May
be appointed II committee to examine the road
through the land of W X. HOTnsby, and report
whether he is entitled to any damages or not,
and what the amount of said damages are, if any
On motion OF Mr.. DtriO, resolved, that Th0S.
Fl. Lewis, c. Mayo and NJ. G. May be appointed
a committee to request the Town Council of
OpelOusas, to open the ditch running east and
west near the southern limits of the corporation
so az to prevent the flow OF waterfront the streets
of the town over the public road leading south.
The resignation of J. BOrdelOn lis road Oyerseer
was accepted, and T. S. Richard appointed i'll
his place.
Chas. BOSNIAN was appointed read ovcrscer
from Bayou TaIre to the HOlmesyille road. ON
Bayou Crocodile, without compensation, also,
NJ. T. Kavanagh road overser from Washington
to his place on Bayou Bnlt.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
TUESDAY, April 8th, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present John Roy, President; H. Durio, 7. s..
FontenOt, Theodule FOntenOt and T. c. Chachere
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that all
appropriations for the benefit of INDECENT per-
SONS shall be dispensed through the members of
the Police Jury i'll whose ward said INDECENT per-
sons reside.
Twenty-Five dollars each was appropriated for
the relief Of the following INDECENT persons:
Lisa DuhOn, Widow Mcfarland, Petit Doucet.
FRANCOIS Wilma, Widow Louis Valin and Po1t-
pOnnc Breaux.
Mr.. T.. s. Fontenot in the chair,
On motion or Mr.: Roy, resolved, that NJ. G..
May,D +. SaiZan, Theogene Richard, P, MOuilI6
IL. Humble and Alexis st: Cyr be appointed a
committee to see how much will be subscribed
to rebuild the bridges over Bayou Tcclle and
Marie Croquant, on the public road from One
lousas to Barry's Landing. and report the same
at the next meeting Of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that tho PESO
luton adopted August Goth, 1872, relative 10 re-
pairing Dcyilliers' bridge be rescinded, and that
Jean Castillo. d. Godet, J. NJ. Carriere,. Joseph
Ray0n and NJ. G. May, be appointed q committee
to make a report Of the probable cost of repair
ing said bridge.
On motion of Mr.. T. s. Fontenot. resolved that
any hand, or hands, liable to road duty. and
summoned to work any public road t0IIching
their premises. or in their nGighhOrhO0d, and re-
fusing to comply, claiming to belong to some
other road, shall be compelled to comply with
the summons, unless the Overseer of the road flo
which they claim to belong shall appear at the
trial and claim tho coi3 hurI,
the satisfaction of the magistrate. that the srIm-
mons was improperly issued. Provided. that il,
no case shall any hand be required to exceed
tnetWelVe Gays now established by law as the
time annually due by each hand to work on the
public roads of the parish,
The following persons were aDDOinted ma com
missiQners to sell unbranded cattle for thu, year
1873:
LIST Ward-Lncien DuprG, Durel Duprt, NJ. R.
Hayes, ". BOutte. a.N''
ID Ward-Joseph Rivette, D. ?. Richard.
81 wards. B.. Harmon, J.. S. Mckee, LOlfs
Bthm, 7. Vilrine, j. r. Sawyer, II. r. Hartman,
d.. ID. Lafieur. TS
4th Ward-yalcourt Latleur, ]. B. Ardoin, J.
z: Eontenot, J'P, Landrencau, E. Clark, Jr.; H.
9Th Warl-N. NJ. Childs, onez. Ledo1x. Fl
AHdfepont, J. Langley, F. A. Daigle, ]. M. Mil
stead, X. &. sittig, Jas. Mircs, T. F. Richard, C.
On motion of Mr.. Chaclere, resolved, that tho
time for selling unbranded cattle be fixed from
the lst OF June to the lst of October, and thai
the days OF sale be every Saturday, from 10 A. NJ,
TO p. M, and that commissioners shall have but
one pen in their ward for the sale of unbranded
cattle; and that n calf shallnot be sold for n less
sum than four dollars, and a colt for n less sun
than four dollars and that commissioners shall
receive the same fees as heretofore, and they art
hereby required to make their returns of STOCK
ward by the 18th of October. ,ssrF @1@T|
Messfs' Chaehere and FOntenot were appoint
cd 9 committee on claims, after Il careful exam
nation, reported fayorahIy on the following
Chains, and on motion tho clark vrn fna4r1Tn4nf