The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-11-21

Inc fOhce jury met pOrsuanttO adjournment.
Present: John Roy, President Theodule Fon-
| tCnot, Homer DuriO.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 O'Clock A. M.
.,s TUESDAY, Nov. 4th, 1873.
| The Police. Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
tTesG1t; John Roy, President; Theodule Fontc-
not, Fl. Durio. 5'
The minutes OF the lastmeeting were read and
| approved. q
| On motion of Mr.. Il. Durio, resolved, that the
! Sheriff be and is hereby allowed to employ IN
additional guard for the jail during the session
| of court. -
! Mr.. Durio in the chair
! On motion of Mr. Roy, resolved, that the
| Grand Coteau road be changed so as to run be-
| tween the lines Of DR.. MillaFd and Vim. Burleigh
Mr.. Roy in the chair
! OnmOtion of Mr. DuriO. resolved, that F. J.
| DOSsman, Olin Vidrine, L. B. GullOry, J. B. L.
FontenOt, j: B. Saucier, F. L. Fuselier and P. L.
! Fuseher be appointed committee to lay ont q
| public road from Louis B. Quilory's TO Gar
! rlgues' Point, in accordance with Sec 8, Road
Ordinance.
! On motion Of Mr.. Thcodule Fontenot, resolved
| that U. C. Lavergne. Alex. D. Richard Edmond
| Guidry, V. Boutt6, Hyp. Guidry, Jos BOurque
and Thos. B. Daley, be appointed committee
| to lay out public road from bayou Bourbeux
! bridge to the Catholic church on Plaquemine, in
accordance with Sec. OF the Road Ordinance.
| The petition Of the road Overseer and numcT-
| ous citizens of Point aux LOups was read, ask
| ing to have the road changed from its present
{ pOSiIlOu, 10 pttHS al tue cuRC OF lue WOODS next
| to bayou Cane, by Samuel Carte Held on u
straight line and intersecting with the Pruu-
| hOmnc City road and Point NOir road at Point
aux Lnup bridge, thence on a straight limo To
Long Point, there will be no expense to the par
| ish and no objection by any Of the -citlzons
| Whereupon motion of Mr. DuriO, resolved, that
| the petition he granted ana tho road so worked
| by the road Overseer.
| On motion Of Mr.. Dnrio, resolved, that the
| Parish Auditor ie hereby instructed to audit
Court Tarrants Nos. and 108, and Court war
| THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
Parish of ct. Landry. s
| To the Hon. Board OF Police:
| We the undersigned citizens of the above
| named parish do ask you to grant a change OF
! the road running from Spring Creek to Ope
| lousaB. We want to change this road where 1t
| crosses Cocodrie at Mr.. John Z. Carols and Let
it cross at Mr. Peareee, as there is no bridge
across Cocodrie at Mr.. J. E. Carols, but there
| is good bridge across 1t at Mr. Pearce's and
| all the branches and bayous have good
| bridges across them, and 1t will shorten the
distance one mile, il no more, and ts equally az
handy to any traveller and also to the eitizenf
| thereof
Signed by thirty-fve citizens.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
| the Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
| We the undersigned petitioners and taxpay-
ers would respectfully ask of your honor0ble
| body to hnFe that part OF the Bayou Buet and
vile Plate road between the Bout and Croco
1ile changed back to the old road leaving the
| Beuf between Louis Stage and Robert Tate
| 1t is impossible to put the road where 1t now iE
| in good condition, or raise it above high va
| ter The proposed change Is on much higher
and better ground, and can be made paSsably
good road. 'Ts already opened sixty feet wide
! and there will be no charge to the parish For
! further particulars We would refer you TO the
4 SUPERINTENDENT who has examined both roads
] Respectfully submitted, 90
-t Morgan Sylvester
| .-.. 49,. Louis Stagg,
Philip Stagg,
| ~ n Cnilfory
| On motion Of Mr.. Theodule FOnterot, re-
| solved that the above petition be granted, and
| the read oveFseer hereby instructed to work the
| road as charged.
| To the Honorable President and Members Of
| of the Police jury:
| We your committee, appointed to lay out
road from the bridge on Bayou Petit Joseph tC
| Vile Plate Bridge, will respectfully report as
| follows, to-wit Between the land OF Thomas
B. FOntenot and Theophile B. Fontenot, and
between Thomas B. FOntenot and Louis Young
| and thence between Louis Young and Francois
| Fontenot, and between F, B. FOntenot and "
| D. Young, and between W. D. Young and J
Landry, and between ". u Young and 0. B
ErFontenot through the land of o. B.. FontRnOt
| and Jean Bite Lafleur. and through J. Bite. La
heurs land, and between ]. Bite. Laheur and
Auguste B. FOnten0t, and between j.. BtG La
fienr and 2eRen B. Fontenot, and P. Q. Fonte
not and between J. Bite. Lafleur, and Emile Sol
leau, and between J. Bite. Laheur and W. p. Il
F. Gui1iaunin. ana netween n ;; Bte, LaneUl Tq
F. Rider; and between L. Ghapmane and W. 2
L. E. sGuilliaumin, and between. L. Chapmant
and A. Deville, and between L. Chapmane and
fJ. Fontenot and between j. Fontenot anc
IL. Jeannisse, and between J, Jeannisst
and Emile Reed, and between Emile
Reed and 0. p. Guillory. Your commit
tee also represent that twenty feet wide
would be enough on account of the bitches and
fences already made on the dne We do sol
elnnly swear, that We have laid out the road
directed to be laid out by tho Police Jury of the
/ Do fsh n Tar
advantage Of tho inhabitants, and with as little
prejudice to enclosures as may be, without ia
YOr or affection, malaee or hatred, ana tho bes
of our skill and ability, 80 help us GOD.
r. Louis V. Young,
| 8fifi s gr5 Thomas b. FontenOt.
tr..Ns ia .t-15 S. .Auguste B. FontenGt.
| ...sss,. .s a.-... ,.fss .OneZime b. Fontenot.
t.,. 81 Louis Chapmane.
TO the Honorable Members OF the Police Jury
| Of the Parish of st. Landry, State OF Lou
| The undesigned citizens respectfully reques
your honorable body to grant permission 20 th'
oyerseer to change the road between stem
maunss lanyard iand Eayant's Bridge on fh'
/ Sayon Crocodile in such manner as to avoid thu
hili known as the sfRed Hill" which can b!
easily and conveniently done without injury t
the land OF any one sy reaeying . R tne road IeS
The change asked ter will put the road On leEe
ground with no drains or gullies to cross ;sanE
as there has been private road at the piac1
whereit is proposed to place tho public roat
for the last thirty years. very little labor VII
be required to put 1t IN good order for the pun
1 lie. ..szsf IT,. .sg,.,,-,
sihle to make good road ct the Red Hilf il
rainy weather on aeeount OF the peculiar ma
/ ture Of the ground.
a. >S'''' 4O''' G. D. Tatman,
| ttf5a. ss.s.f= Eli Clark, Sr,
! .@ A.. Carpenter,
F. ". LutZ,
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