The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-26
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

O~PELoUsAs, jun LIST. 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present John Roy, President, r. s
Eontenot, II. Durio, Theodule Fontenot ant
7. G. Chachere.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
To the honorable President and members of thu
Police Jury Of the Parish of st. Landry. z
We the undersigned citizens appointed by
your Honorable body, May 5th 1874, to form q
committee to locate, trace and lay out a road
that is. that part of the Washington road, from
Jean Baptist Ardoin at Chataignier, to the
parish line on Nez Pique at jesse YOung's ferry
beg leave to make the following report viz
That we met on the 25th instant, and after tax
ing the oath prescribed by law. have agreed
upon the following as tile most proper place tC
locate tie portion of said road. for which ~this
committee was appointed, to-wit: beginning al
the little bridge near Jean Bite. ArdOin on the
present Washington road, and on the North line
of the Spanish claim of Pelagie F%ontenot, FOL.
lowing said line up to the North East corner oi
the claim, of Jacques FontenOt, thence fellow.
ing said North line of said claim of jacques
FOntenGt about four arpents that is, to a past
corner, known belonging to D0rsin P. Lafeur,
thence from said post corner, running in q direct
line on Mr.. jean Bite. Ardoin's land and passing
along a marsh which lies on said land of said
Jean Bite. Ardoin leaving only said marsh and
a very small portion of land belonging to said
jean. Bite. Ardoin, South of said course; and
running up Directly to Mr.. Jean Bite. Saucier's,
land, from thence turning directly north and
running on the line between said Jean Bite,
SaucIer, and jean Bite. Ardoin, and running so
up to q corner post between d. T. Laheur, and
said Jean Bite. Saucier, from thence running
west on the line between said Lafieur and said
Saucief, and running so up to Mr.. r. S. FOnte-
nots land, thence running across on said Fonte-
nOts land, and in front of his residence, there
being already a good road there and accented
by said committee to be the public road, thence
from said residence of said Mr.. Fontenot, follow
ing the said road already there up to Mr.. DIN
Vidrine's land, from thence running on the line
between said Vidrine and said 4. S. Fontenot,
and running so up to said north line of Jacques
Eontenots claim, thence following said north
line OF said Jacques Fontenot's claim up to Gar
rigues Flaujacques' claim, thence following also
the north linelof Garrigues ,Flaujacques' claim
up to the public road leading from Flat Town to
the Catholic church and inteTsecting thetOpe-
lOusas and Calcasieu road in Anse BOurbeuse,
from thence following said road up to the line
and corner of the land of joseph Augusta Fon-
tenOt and DIR. TheO. Chachere, from thence rum
ming directly on the line between said joseph
Aug. Fontenot and DR.. Theo. Chachere, thence
on the lines between Louis FTselier ST., Pierre
Louis Fuselier, Francois Ardoin sr., Mrs. \
Stagg, etc, and running up so to the post corner
between j. p. Eafieur and Francois Ardoin ST.,
from thence running on and between the lines
of said j. p. Lat1eur and F.. Ardoin ST., directly
uptO Mr.. Arville j. Fonfenot's land, from thence
running on the lines between said AryiIIe T..
Fontenot, Leandre Manuel, Parfait Lafieur and
J. 7. Lafleur and running UP so to Mrs. DOrsino
Lafieur's land, from thence running on the line
and between said Mrs, DOrsino Lafieur and Par
fait Lafeur, from thence running on the line be-
bhCSh cuiA# LIS LCtIlGu ItlIA GuI1INiH0
land and so up to the post corner between said
Mrs. DOrsinO Lafeur and Gerard ROzat, thence
from said post running directly on railroad land
up to David C0urville's~ land, that is to saw on
the southeast cusrner post Of his land, which is
and intersects exactly the Opelousas and Calca-
sieu road at said southeast corner post of the
land of said David Coufvilie, from thence fol-
lowing the said Opelousas and Calcasieu road
up to the west side and line of the land of Jean
Bite. Dupl6chain, from thence leaving said Ope-
lOusas and Caleasieu road and running south
vast ami h1EQINp I'M rl11pnuh land an fa thu
south line of Reubin T.. Sacket's claim, m run.
ming on and across the southwest corner of said
claim of r. T. Sacket, thence running across
Acdoille z. FOntenot's1 land, thence across Au-
gustin Frlge's land up to a corner postbetween
the land OF Joseph Frug6 and Gerard Miller,
thence from said corner post running on the
lines ana between the lands of Gerard Miller,
Joseph Mareantel Jr., and Joseph Fruge, run.
ming up so to q corner post of said Joseph Fringe
and Joseph Marcantefle Jr., theme from said
corner post running on the line and between the
line of the land of Joseph Mareantelle ST., and
Florlan O. FOntenOt, from thence running on
railroad land, always southwest course, and
running so up. to the northwest corner Of &C.
Fard Miller's land, from thence across Ursin
Miller Jrs land and near Il creek south of his
residence, and running so up to Francois John
sons land. and running across his land, thence
across Onile Ffuge'S land, thence across a claim
called Auguste z. Fruge's claim, thence across
Gerard Fruge's land, and entering into Bayou
woods on his land and near his residence,
thence running in the said woods on the land of
said Gerard Frug6, Joseph Fruge and Augustin
FFuge' land, arriving across Bayou Cane by q
road and crossing over said Bayou Cane which
already lies there on said premises due west
from Gerard Frug6's residence. thence from
said Bayou Cane on the west side, running west
course, and running across Ursin Miller .Sfss
land, thence across VIM. Ashford's land and
near his residence, thence still running west on
public land. thence across o small portion, say
the west corner, of Zenon Vidrine Jr., thence
across the north corner of the land of Hypolite
Vidrine, thence publicland, thence across julien
Doguez's land. thence across Edouard Vidrine's
land, and running south of his residence and
through Pointe aux Tfgrc woods, from thence
running west on public land. or land unknown,
and intersecting the Opelousas and CaIcasieu
road, nearer the Nez Piqu6 woods than Pointe
aux Tigre, the lay out from Pointe aux TfgPe to
the Opelousas and Calcasieu road is to
follow a portion Of a path called jose Langley,s,I
road, thence leaving said path and running di
rectly SO to i~ntersect the said Opelousas ana
road, thence following said Opelousas
and Calcasieu road up to Jesse Young's ferry on
the parish line across bayou Nez Pique.
Respectfully submitted,