The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-17
Proceedings Of she Police Jury.
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oPELoUsAs, July 9Th, 1s74s
The Police Jury met pursuant. to adjourn
ment. Present John Roy, President, 7, s.,
Fontenot, II Durio. Theodule Fontenot and
T. C. Chachere.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved, 81 (
Thos. H. Lewis, Esq, having appeared and
applied to be reinstated as Parish Attorney, un-
der the authority of the case Of Claiborne VS..
LANCE, lately decided by the Supreme Court,
and the Hon. John Z. King having also appear
ed before this body, and signified his relinqufsh-
ment of fllessaid office, under the said ruling of
the Supreme Court, it was, on motion of Mr.. T.
Fontenot, r~esolvedthat the resolution adopted
March 10TH 1874, recognizing Judge John Z.
King to be the Parish Attorney, under a COM
mission from the Governor of the State, in pur-
suance of Act No. -, approved March 1874,
be and the same is hereby repealed, and that
Ihos. II. W be and is hereby reinstated in
the said Office.
Mr.. T. C. Chaehere, to whom was referred the
change in the public road from David Courville's
to Onczlme Fuseliers', reported that the follow
ing change would be beneficial: to start from
the southeast corner of L. RoZat, .tR., ina straight
line to the southeast corner of Theodat Fonte-
not's land, thence between Theodat FOntenot
and j. B. j. Manuels line, thence betweenJ j. B.
]. Manuel and J. b.. Dupl6chin's line, thence In
a direct line to i%nterseet the old road where it
strikes the Charles L4acasse tract; provided that
J. B. Dupleehin, f0r whose benefit the change is
made, be required to put the part so changed in
good order, in accordance with sec. 0 of the
road ordinance, and that the sum of TWENTY-FIVE
dollars allowed him as damages for crossing his
land, March 18th, 1874, be and is hereby repeated.
On motion of Mr.. T. s. Fontenot, the above re-
port was received and adopted. lzs3 r 4
A petition from f0rty-nife citizens of Bellevue
prairie, was read, praying the Police Jury to
except Bellevue prairie from the restrictions of
the resolution passed December Sd. 1878, in ref
ercnce to hogs running ut large was, ON motion
of Mr.. T. Fontenot, laid over for future consid+
Grafton. Mr.. Durio voting nay.
On motion of Mr.. DuriO, resolved, that H.
Hayes, surveyor. be employedt to investigate and
report to this Jury, at its next meeting, the
quantity OF land acquired by the parish, by
transfer from Ia~ln0randier and wife in 1905. and
remaining unSold.
To the honorable President and members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of ST. Landry;
We, the undersigned, appointed by your hon.
0rablc body, June LIST, 1874; to form q committee
to report upon the amount of lumber NECESSARY
to build a bridge over Bayou Cane, at John
Reeds crossing, and submit O plan for the same
beg leave to ren0rtsa as follows: Tfatewe metat
said Bayou on the 18th day of June, 1874, and
measured the length for said bridge, which. in
our opinion, should be one hundred and forty
feet long, item spans Of fourteen feet each).
Hereto annexed please find bill of the same,
amounting to eight Thousand four hundred feet.
We also recommend that said lumber should be
of cypress! 5#t s "" 2@" e+>@ .'t "f'
The premises considered, your committee re-
commend further, that your honorable body
should take the necessary steps to have said
bridge blilt.as soon as possible, it being on a
very important road, and much needed by the
whole travelling public from Opelousas to Cal
a-a4a Joseph Clenier,
William Young, y b
G. II. Moore. .4+.nsr
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
sum of three hundred and fifty dollars be APP
propriated for the rebuilding of John Reeds
bridge, under the supervision of the above com
mittee, PLAYABLE out of the Internal improve
ment fund, OF the current year. when collected.
The said bridge to be bNllf OF cypress lumber
TO the Hon the president and members of the
Police Jury OF st. Landry: ssfrifs 'ssstsh
We thp undnrsirnad pesidunfs Of .pniy4aE at,Hx
Loups, would respectfully ask your honorable
body 803Iavezthat parton the public road from
Samuel CARTS TO Tra1an's CROSSINGS changed 80
Samuel Carts field In fsdireet line to .POfHtet
aux-L0ups Springs, passing between ThebphiIe
Hebeft and Jos. Miller. thence from the Springs
in a direct line to the old road, about d quarter
of a mile from the crossing, your petitioners res
peetfully suggest this ehangef for the following
reasons: fs5#15a Ett &r & i#st4 @{z5#ll.T
List. Because thepresent road seriously injuries
one of your petitioners land, as will be seen by
plat on the reverse "a -E
I'd. Because it il a better locality for the road
there being no low places as in the present road.
Signed by ffteen c~itizehs.s
On motion Of Mr.. .Chacheres resolved, that the
prayer of the above petition be granted.
To the President and members of the Police Jul
~, in and for the parish of Sc. LapdPy: "t*'i
We. the undersigned citizens, residing on, the
Atehafalaya river, west bank, between hayoIs
Current and Harvey, would respectfully petition
y JUL AbltVI ~ bpE w HthIB hS llC EAS i
of putting the twelve d8yssWOrlyF On fheaFbal
that is now required of us, on the Levee instead,
for thefressOn thats#ferea the breaking of the
leyees, caused by overflow, renders both road
and lands unfit for use, on3the other hand, ii the
levees are kept up they would result to our ben
eft. Ill ease your Honors should grant the
above, We the undersigned, would suggeststaat
y0u send some competent person or persons 10
lay OFF said leveesebetWeen bayou Current and
bayou Harvey, 50 that we can build the same,
Furthermore, that You win appoint the present
road commissioner ar overseeF, to superintend
the building OF said leYees. 81 ssa5I4 ggff
Awaiting IA favorable decision to nh the. above
your petitioners will ever pray. f I
Signed by twenty citizens.
On motion of Mr. heeduleF ontenot, resolYedi
that the prayer of the above petition be granted.
On melton of Mr.. DHfio. resolved that the care
of theisidewalkS, bitches and bridges around
the Courthouse square be placed under the
charge of the Board OF Police of the Town. of |
0pel0asaSfandtRat saidsB0ard aaEeaau6hUFafy
to make said bitches, sidewalks and bridges, and
preserve. the same, under the same Regulations
now established by said Board for the town
on . motion Of III. chacherei resolved. Ktaat
whereas E. ]. Montgomery was the holder Of
Parish Warrant No. 4127, for s2O6 80, and that
said warrant has been lost, and been advertised
as such, and the same has never been taken in
hereby authorized to issue a duplicate of said
warrant No. 41271
tomorrow at 10 o'clock Am.
TUESDAY, July 7th, 1874
The Police Jury met pursuant to Adjournment.
Present John Roy, President rs. Fantenot,
z. {, Chaehere, Theodule Forntenot and Homer
Durio.
T6fhe Hon. President ana members of the Pa-
y lice Jury, Parish of ST. Landry
The undersigned having been appointed 5hy
yGilr Honorable body to supervise the rebuild
ing Of the Prud'loin1ne bridge, would Respect
frtlly submit tile following report, to1Eit:
5,675 feet Timber ats cts ..... $1T0 25
Cash paid for hauling to .. Roy. % 10
Cash paid for work 10 b. McCoy..- 100 90
s5qS az
By amount of appropriation .... S275 %
Respectfully submitted,
On motion of Mr.. Theodule F~ontenot, resolved
that the above report be received and adopted.
To the honorable President and members of the
Police Jury of the -Parisha0fSt. Landry:
t, the undersigned, having been appointed,
Oetober6thy 1878, to kuperTiset the construction
of Bordelon's bridge oyer bayou des Cannes,
beg leave to submit the following report: After
said appointment, / found that a bill of the lum-
bef0f said bridge had been made and sent to
McDayitt d. Dossmans saw IniHs stheEaunHher
ave. and one thousand and tWenty-six feet
hauled on the place, all of which had been done
by orders from the superintendent of public
body. The bill OF lumber amounted TO 1853 feet,
and had been contracted for at thirty dollars a
thousand at the Mil.
The appropriation leing small EendsaEened
to hare the hauling done by the road hands I'm
allowing avery liberal credit of work an the
road for every thousand feet delivered on the
place. In company with Mr.. H Routte. {tlie
who had t6aliTst,s but our offers, although very
IifbaY4I Hfsflfd iltgEiIidIcc the hauling of N SOLITARY