The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-05
TUESDAY. Juno ID, 1874.

your honorable body that the late high water
has so injured the Toulouse levee that, in theil
opinion, it will require at least four hundred
dollars $400) to repair it. That amount will
build it above high-water mark, and will not re
quire any further appropriation for some ten OF
twenty years; that hada bridge stood where the
levee did, it would have been all swept away
that a levee can be guaranteed tostand any high
water, ii properly built, your honorable body
appointing commissioners to superintend the
work. Respectfully yours,
A. 7. Fisher, J. 4. Taylor. r
Thos. A. Cooke, ThOs. 4. Dunbar,
G. T. Hawkins, John Fahey,
A. r. Hawkins, VIM. J. Ofutt,
Pat KehOe, VIM. Ofutt,
4. ". Sylvester.
The committee, Messrs. A. T. Fisher, Col. W.
OfItt and c. c.. Comeau, appointed yesterday
for the purpose of examining and making an eS-
innate of the probable cost OF repairing the Tou-
louise levee, reported verbally through Messrs.
Fisher and COmeau, whereupon motion of Mr..
Theodule FOnten0t, resolved, that the sum of
two hundred and fifty dollars, or so much there
of as may be necessary, be and the same is here
by appropriated, payable out of the Internal
Improvement Fund of the current year, when
collected, for the purpose OF repairing the Tou-
louise levee, under the supervision of Col. Vim.
Ofutt, A. 7. Fisher and DR.. J. A. Taylor.
1t is understood that the said leyee 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. #. S. FOnte-
not voting nay.
Dr.. T. Chachere presented the following Ger
| titiGate: .,
l AA4E ANIL hI6 An OADEt1Oks 4
E.-- r n-I Parish of st. Landry,
.5 OpelOuSas, La, June I'd, 1874.
This is to certify that DR.. I. Chacher6 and NJ.
Carron were the purchasers of certain tracts of
land, sold in 1870, by q. 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
1868. 1t was discovered afterwards that the said
assessment had been taken erOneOusly, the said
lands lying in the parish of Lafayette.
The parish of st. Landry collected the follow
I ing amount of tAyps thrn1ph said sale fn-uits
Parish tax of 1868 $14 SO
Parish tax of 1871 . 81
Parish tax OF 1872 4 %
=" Total amount paid s21 Il
LOUIS DEsMARAIs,
Deputy Tax Collector, st. Landry.
On motion OF Mr. Chachere, resolved, that the
SUM OF $2l At be and the same is hereby apprO-
prQpriated, payable out of the contingent fund,
to DIR. Chachere to reimburse him.
III 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. T. Sicily and JusteE Bertinot,
fills, to intersect the old road at the mouth OfEtle
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 oVerseer of said road is hereby instruct
ed to work the road rs changed.
M. q. 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 q committee of III
terested citizens of that place, and submitted
the following report Of the committee to him,
when, on motion of MI. Chacher6, the report
was adopted.
Piaquemine Brul6e, Parish of st. Landry, I
May 25th, 1874.
To apt. 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 BrulGe, and judgeit it he
necessary to change said bridge from it's present
locality. and to give the dimensions and quaint
" OF wood necessary to build O new one, we
have unanimously come to the conclusion to let
the said bridge remain where it now stands.
j. Barousse, Chairman.
VIM. G. Knox, Antoine Fontenot,
v. I. Breaux, Theodule Daigle,
JosephL atfolais, Theogene Daigle.
The Police jury, in committee of the whole,
proceeded toexamine claims unpaid and on, file
against the parish, whereupOn motion of Mr..
Durio, the following claims were allowed and
approved:
Lewis Hayes, jail fees and guard. SITS 20
= Lyons, jail So 90
j n MIIiSpaugn, jail ices washington. -16 40
J Knox, justice peace fees---.-. 80 81
VeaZle, ~ 5S IS
GDelahoussaye," .-.-.-.. 90 -
BAG u1dry, COnStable's fees. lis 20
' Roy s zE" --E.A6 81 s29 so
z Woods, ---. $50
B Bloomfield & Co, blank books and
ope16usas journal, extra printing 81 6 20
J F McClsndon, lqm' for pub, road, 1873 III IS
] Frozard, Z" is rs
T Daigle, -" o.. ." =" II 90
j nj Latanne, - IS OF
Mt Pleasant Mills" " Esz 50 go
VIM Taylor, wheel broke hauling lumber
for public road, 73.......... 10 90
TC Fontenot, AK broke on road, 1873 9 90
Petetin d Pollingue, spikes furnished. % rs
y ~ Bel, road oyerseers 878,-fs.s. 400
2 sayyoie,s witness fees...-.. 4B
Wnf Bundiek, -" ,t.,. Q 60
J : 4 he RsBetfts. r., eAoa .s:22 % 80
a BlaekWaTd, --.... 3 so
Nose Green "f6' "~... s. 90
2 John slmms, witness fees transferred u 90
BA GuloTy, IL 90
The following report of the Parish Treasurer.
making an exhibit up to June 1st, 1874, was re-
seeived as follows, to-wit: szH s~aaaaa-
To Parish taxes collected from May 1st
1874, to Jnne1 sts1S7A ... 81 1864 65
Collected in jurors warrants $552 Is
Paid out as per vouchers. 272 80 s 925 08
CASH in Parish Treasury FROM
May eOneetions... s 939 81
Cashin Parish Treasury May Z
Paid out during May, as per '-s0 "
vouchers . "A So s.s1, POS A
Total cash in Parish Treasu-
ry, June 1st, 1a7t.-.-.-.- s2,14s Oh
], Louis Desn1arais, Assistant Parish Treas1l-
rer for the parish OF st, Landry, dosherebg eer-
tffy that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARATE,
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this I'd of
une 1874. 3. p. VEAZIE, j. p.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday, July 9Th, 1874.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attests c. MAYO. Clerk
List OF Letters
Remaining in the Post Office at. Opelousas,
June, LIST, 1874, and if not taken ont before
the list of July. 1874, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington, &. {.
Adam; William Jenner, Jean #4
Brean. Armand 1sa L6ge, Eugene tfatt ls
7BFules, D LastEapes, Nap0leDnTf
BaIy, Josh n Medicis, John
Cox, Mrs Neville, Miss Louisiana
Garriere, Joseph Petit, Jean Nicolas
-Causey, CA ~ aPearce, ST