The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-12-19

OF the people now as it was when laid out.
That 1t is constantly and daily used, and Is as
4 thOrOuEhfarC as any i'll the parish.
That there are many people settling III said
of tile parish, and many more would
there go, and develop the resources OF the cOun-
try, it good roads were there kept up. That
there are but few small bridges to build to make
said road practicable. That the lumber to build
the same is accessible TO the road and will cost
little or nothing.
Signed by thirty citizens.
OnmotiOn Of Mr.. Theodule FOnten0t, resolved,
that Jos. l.. FontenOt, Sr., Adolphe 8lvant, A.
L. Lavergno, Mark LazarrO, NalCOur GuiIlOry,
pointed Il committee to locate SAID road in aC-
cordance with Sec. 3 of road ordinance.
the President and Members of the Police Jul
~, Parish Of st. Landry:
We the undersigned citizens, appointed by
Your honorable body, November Sd, 1873, to form
a committee to locate the southern part Of the
Vile Plate and Faquetalque public road, beg
leave to submit the following report, viz: That
we met on the 27th of said month, and after Ia
king the oath prescribed by law, have agreed
upon the following as being the most proper
place to locate said part Of said road, to-Wit:
Beginning from the bridge on bayou Marion, to
run i'll Il sOUtherly direction and pass between
the lands OF Mr.. Louis Bite. Guillory and Mrs.
Levy Rider, and cross that same land about sew
en- arpents, thence MI. Henry AucOin and Mr..
Joseph Fuselier, cross Il little corner of Mrs. 81
troy GuiuOry and thence on the same land near
the line, seven arpentS west, thence between
Mr.. Olin Vidrine and Mr.. Joseph Bite. saucier
and interseCt the same public road ut the Point
ChataguiUr.
Respectfully submitted.
Francois J. DoSsmann,
DIN Eidrine,
Louis Bite. GuillOry,
Joseph P. Saucier,
Joseph l.. 4. FOntcnOt.
On motion of Mr.. T. S. Fontenot, resolved,
that the above report be received and adopted,
and the committee discharged.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY, December 10th. 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: John Roy, President, T. G.
Chachere, Theodulc Fonten0t, H. Durio and T.
s. FOntenOt.
On motion of Mr.. T. =. Fontenot, resolved,
that A. Fl. DPRhOtels, F.. Sidrine, 4. FOntcnOt,
O; II. Fontenot and J. ]. BOSNIAN be appoint
ed a committee to ascertain the natural drain
Of that part OF the Vile Plate and FaQuetaiuue
road between ElOi Yidrine and Caesar L.a1enr.
On motion of H. DuriO, resolved, that the
public road from the west end of Taylor's lane
to F. I. Pitre's be changed so as to run between
the lands Of f. Landry and v. and V. 0. Lee
dOux, they making the necessary change in ac-
COrdance with section 8 of the road ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. T. S. FOntenot, resolved
that the Washington and Chataignier road be
so changed. that instead Of running across the
land Of E. P. F0ntGnOt, that the said road run
between the lands of f. p. FOntenot and Q.
Devillle, they making the necessary change In
accordance with section . of the road ordinance.
The Police Jury then proceeded to appoint
road 0verseers for the ensuing year.
W. P. Brewer, from Opelousas to Garrigues's
bridge; from said road to Washington and Ope-
l0uSas road,
Emile Reed, from Garrigues' Bridge to Vile
Plate and Washington road.
Emile Reed, from Vile Plate to Lutz's tan
yard.
Samuel Haas, from Lutz's lanyard to Samuel
William Hall, from Sam. Haas store to parish
line on Elm Bayou via Bayou Taur.
Charles DOssman, from mouth Bayou Taur
to ChlcOt and HUNTSVILLE road.
William Bell, from Foreman's store to parish
line on HUNTSVILLE road.
Louis neVille, from Sam. Haas store to par
ish line NaChitOches road.
Eli c.. Clark, ,ir., from Sam. Haas store to
Eez Pique bridge at the lower end Pine Prairie.
Henderson Humble, from l.. Meats store to
Bayou Teche bridge and from Littell's pas
ture to COulOp's Bridge.
D: T; Leblanc, from B&rry's Landing to Ba-
you GiramOn,
4; r. Lamorandier, from Barry's Landing
Don Louis Taylor, from Widow Joseph Car,
rier's to Arnaudville.
Forester Richard from Arnaudville to Au,
Zennes's Bridge.
William Hargroder, from Junction to Eva,
riste Robins.
Valery Dnplechin, from Coulon's Bridge to
L'ldger Lastrapes, from Opelousas to Au-
ZennGs' Bridge.
Homer Wyhle, from Grand Coteau TO Coulon':
Bridge.
Sylvester Fladd, from Grand Coteau to b.
YOU Bourbeux Bridge, 1890 ~
Emile Reed, Vile Plate Bride
on Bayou Petit JoSe"H 90 10 Tue 0F'"se
Yuunert, from Catholic Church, Ope
ioasas, 70 the bridge on Bayou Marie Croquant
Alex. Taylor, from Prud'homme's Bridge t.
Point aux Pin Bridge.
Edward Moreau, from Michel Bihm's to Pc,
cove,
WILLIAM Young. from Pot Cove to Reed
Bridge.
George T. Moore, from Reeds Bridge to Clau
meau'S Ferry.
\. L. Bertrand, from west end Taylor's Ian,
to f. F. Pitre's.
Zeno Huber, from Point aux Pin Bridge t,
the bridge on Bayou Cane, and from this roaC
to Mallet Bridge.
Leon Hebert, from Bayou Cane Bridge to Hum
phrey's Ferry.
savinia Cart, from Long Point to Trahan'
Ferry.
Leon Hebert, from Trahan's Ferry to Hum
phrey's Ferry.
Thelisfor Amy, from Prud'homme City L
Jean Car Point.
Hypolite Andrepont, from Jean Car Point t
Point aux Loup road, and from Mallct Bridge t
where it intersects the above road.
Samuel Thomas.
John W. Young, from n. NJ. Childs to Poin
NOire.
q. Bopdreap, from Eugene Richards to Cath
olIc Church on Plaquemines.
Theodore Ghachere, from Opel0usas to SoutI
end Parrott Place. and from Herbert's shop +
west end TaylOr's lane.
Lucien JOubert. from west end Taylor's lane t
BOudreauN Gully.
Olin Guillory, from Vile Plate and Chico
road TO Nez Pique Bridge lower end Pine Pra
RE.
John Pierre Landreneau, from Vile Plate t
Grand Prairie Mammouth.
Evariste Boutte, from Ernest DebaillOn's's t
Prairie Mammoth.
T1e0phlle, s, Fonteuot, from J. E. Ardoins t
y. Yalades.
Alex. Derillc, from Vile Plate an | Opelousa
road to Washington.
Henry Joubert, from MarceIin's Bridge t
school house near Boone's.
, Emile Reed, from Marcelin's Bridge to Viii
Plate.
FRANCOIS ]. D0sslnan, from Willie Plate to Pc
| Cove and Reeds Bridge Road via Catholi
! Church.
III. Hicks, from Vile Plate 10 Paul stagg'
} store. ''
William Tate, from Vile Plate and Washine
: ton road to Bayou Bnuf.
Jules Thibodeaux, from Grand Coteau to Al
; zennes' Bridge. $685..
t j. Richard, from parish line Iafayettcroa
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