The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-03
resent john Roy, RrdsideRtg 4..sG fontenot

4. ". CudcH6fcy 4u6UuuI6 tOuEe0Ob anu 6Olnt
a Durio. sK.Er9 was a ,
III On motion Of Mr.. Chacher6, resolved, that til
tax collector be authorized to correct an inco
rect assessment made in the assessment of j.
fhseph Camy in 1878.
On motion of Mr.. r. S. Fontenot. resolved
that Olin Gui1lory, Dorsin Ortego and Aurelie
t,Landreneau be appointed a committee to seleo
n site and report the bill of lumber necessary t
build a bridge over the coulee near j. Landr'
neau, ST., in prairie MamOth, and report at tn
next meeting of this jury.
On motion of Mr.. TheOdule FOntenOt, resolved
that whereas a counter petition has been pre-
sented this day for the rebuilding of the Sacket
levee, be. 1t therefore resolved, that the 9moun
appropriated t~otrepair the leVee1hay he used 7
build i bridge, provided the same does not e1
ceed the amount appropriated.
To the President and members of the Police il
ry, in and for the parish of st. Landry:
Your petitioners, with respect, represent t
your honorable body thatsthe late high waite
has so injured the Toulouse levee that, in thei
opinion, it will require at least four hundre,
dollars $500 to repair it. That amount vii
build it above high-water mark, and will not II
quire any further appropriation for some ten o
twentygyears; thathada bridge stood where tn
levee did, it would have been all swept away
that a leVee can be guaranteed tostand any higl
water, il properly built, your honorable bod,
appointing commissioners to superintcnd tn
work. Respectfully yours,
a: T. Fisher, af,, J. A. Taylor,
Th0s. A. Cooke, ThOs. A. Dunbar,
G. T. Hawkins, John Fahey.
T. at + Kf aawkinS' VIM VIM df 3futt'
i Z. W. Sylvester.
TIL committees MessrA A. T. Fishers Col. "
i Ofutt and C.. C. COmeau appointed YESTERDAY
for the purpose of examining and making an eS
tilnate of the probable cost of repairing the Tou
louise leyee, reported verbally through Messrs
Fisher and COmeaH. The above agree
ing as to the amount Of earth necessary to rcpail
the leVee; and Mr.. Comeau reported that he haC
BcOnsulted with Mr.. J. Fitch, q mechanic, who
had made for him the plan of a ~culvert, which
could be built material and lumber included
for one hundred and fOrty-two dollars and a half
which plan he exhibited to the Police Jury
/ whereupon motion of Mr.. TheOdule Fonten0t
resolved, that the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars, or 80 much thereof as may be necessary
be and the same is hereby appropriated, pay
able out OF the Internal Improvement Fund OF
the current year, when collected, for the DUR
pose OF repairing the Toulouse levee, under the
supervision of Col. VIM. Offutt, A. T. Fisher and
Dr.. J. A.. Taylor. T " I u . = 4
1t is understood that the said levee is a part OF
the public road, and that all persons liable to
road duty, on said road, may be used by the said
committee IN the aforesaid work. Messrs. The,
dule Fonten0t, I. 9. Chachere and H. Durio,
voting aye. Mr.. 7. s. FOntenot being in favor
of the culyert voting nay.
DR.. I. Chachere presented the following GER
tif1cate:
OFFICE OF STATE PARISH TAX C~OLLECToR.1
I Parish of st. Landry, !
OpelOuSas, La, June Cd 1874. y
This is to certify that DR.. r. ChacherG and NJ.
| CarrOn were the purchasers of certain tracts of
land, sold in 1870, by D. Z. Sittig, in his capacity
as tax collector for the parish of st. Landry, said
land had been assessed in the name of Jonas
| Veil and D. Carrie, and was sold for taxes of
1858. 1t was discovered afterwards that the said
assessment had been taken eroneorsly, the said
lands lying in the parish of Lafayette.
The parish of st, Landry collected the follow
ing amount of taxes through said sale, tO-wit:
Parish tax of 1868 81 AZ
Parish tax of 1871 81
Parish tax of 1877. 4 %
Total amount paid .......... 81 At
LOUIS DEsMARAIs,
Deputy Tax Collector, st. Landry.
On motion OF Mr.. Chacher6, resolved, that the
sum of $2l At be and the same is hereby appro-
prOpriated, payable out of the contingent find,
to DR.. Chaehere to reimburse him..
In compliance with a resolution passed Nav
5th, 1874, referring the petition of j. BertinOt
and Others to John Roy, President OF the Police
Jury, he submitted the following report with a
diagram of the change in that part Of the road
asked for, to-wit: From Marks bridge to follow
along the woods to the line, and thence between
the lands of Mrs. I, Sicily and Juste Bertinot.
fills, to i%ntersect the old road at the mouth of the
lane between the lands of the above named par
ties, WhereupOn motion of Mr.. DuriO, resolved,
that the above report be received and adopted,
and the oyerseer of said road is hereby instruct
ed to work the road as changed
NJ. u. May, superintendent of Public Roads,
to whom was referred the petition of numerous
citizens OF Church Point, asking to change the
locality of the bridge at that point, reported that
he had referred the matter to a committee of in
terested citizens of that place, and submitted
the following report of the committee to him,
WnCus Ou IuOIUu VI nal. CudSneFB, the report
was adopted ttHf
PlaQuemine Brul6e, Parish of St. Landry, I
May 25th, 1874.
To Capt. NJ. G. May, Superintendent Public
Roads for Parish of st. Landry:
Sir-In compliance to the order issued by YOU
to us, to examine the bridge near the Catholic
church on Plaquemine Brulee, and iudgeit it be
necessary to change said bridge from its present
locality, and to give the dimensions and quaint
ty of wood necessary to build % new one, we
have unanimously come to the conclusion to let
the said bridge,remain' where it now stands.
J. Bar0usse, Chairman.
VIM. G. Knox, Antoine Fontenot,
". d. Breaux, TheOdule Daigle,
Joseph L~atiolais, Theogene Daigle.
The Police Jury, i'll committee of tile whole,
proceeded to examine claims unpaid and on file
against the parish, ~Whereup0n motion of Mr..
Duri0, the following claims were allowed and
apprOYeds
Lewis Hayes, Jail fees and guard. SITS 20
e w Lyons, Jail guard So 90
j III M~lIlspalgh. Jail fees Washington. 16 40
j T Knox, justice peace fees---....-. 80 81
h + Veazle, IS as
GDelah0ussaye, ..-- 90 10
B A Guidry, eonstable's fees...... lis 20
V ROy. " 90 40