The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-12
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
orELousAs. june 1at. 1sf4a

ment. Present john Roy, President, T. S
Fontenot, q. Durio, Theodule Fontenot an
The minutes of the last meeting were rea.
and approved. 81 (,
To the honorable President and members OF tn
Police Jury Of the Parish of st. Landry.
We the undersigned citizens appointed b,
your Honorable body, May 5th 1874, to form
committee to locate, trace and lay out a road
that ls, that part OF the Washington road, from
parish line on Nez Piaue 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 agree,
upon the following as the most proper place t.
locate the portion OF said read, for which thi
committee was appointed, to-wit: beginning q
the little bridge near Jean Bite. Ardoin on Thu
present Washington road, and on the North linz
of the Spanish claim of P6lagie FontenOt, fol
lowing said line up to the North East corner o
the claim, OF Jacques F%ontenOt, thence follow
ing said North line of said claim of Jacques
fOntenOt about four aFpentS that is, to a. nAsr
corner, known belonging to Dorsin p. Lafeur
thence from said post corner, running in a direc1
line on Mr.. Jean Bite. AEdOin's land and passing
along a marsh which lies on said land of sale
Jean Bite. ArdOin leaving only said marsh and
q very small portion of land belonging to said
Jean Bite. Ardoin, South of said course: ana
running up directly to Mr.. jean Bite. Saucier's
land, from thence turning directly north and
running on the line between said Jean Bite,
sancier, and Jean Bite. Ardoin. and running SC
up to a corner post between d. Z. Lafleur, and
said Jean Bite. Saucier, from thence running
west on thedine between said Lafieur and said
Sauelef, and running so up to Mr.. T. 8. Fonte-
nots land, thence running across On said FOnte-
nOt's land, and i'll front of his residence, there
being already II good road there and accepted
by said committee to hesthe public road. thence
from said residence of said Mr.. FontenOt, follow
ing the said road already there up to Mr.. Olin
Vidrine's land, from thence running on the line
between said Vidrine and said 7. S. FOntenot,
and running so up to said north line of JACQUES
FontenOt's claim, thence following said north
line of said Jacques FOntenot's claim up to Gar
rlgues Flau1acques' claim, thence following also
the north line of Garrigues Flauiacques' claim
up to the public road leading from Flat Town TO
the Catholic church and intersecting the One
lousas and Calcasieu road in Anse Bourbeuse,
from thence following said road up to the line
and corner of the land of Joseph Auguste Fon-
tenot and DR.. Theo. ChaeherG, from thence run
ming directly on. the line between, said Joseph
Aug. FOntenot ind DR.. TleO. Chacher6, thence
on the lines between Louis Fuselier ST., Pierre
Louis Fuselier, Francois ArdOin Sr., Mrs. P.
Stage, etc., and running up so to the post corner
between j. 7. Laheur and FRANCOIS Ardoin Sr.,
from thence running on and between the lines
of said J. z. Laflelr and T. ArdOin ST., directly
up to Mr.. Arville ]. FontenOtsland, from thence
running on the lines between said Arville J.
FontenOt, Leandre Manuel, Parfait Lafieur and
j. 7. Latleur 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 LafleHr, from thence running on the line he
tween said Mrs. Dorsino Lafieur and railroad
land and SO up to the post corner between said
Mrs. Dorsino Lafleur and Gerard Rozat, thence
IFttIH SdJl pDSG Etlu1t1IlS u1EGIIlF OIL f1lifOan land
up to David Courville's land, that is to say on
the southeast corner 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 COurville, from thence fol
lowing the said OpelOusas and Calcasieu road
up to the west side and line of the land OF Jean
Bite. Duptechain, from thence leaving said Ope-
lotlsas and Caicasieu road and running south
west and passing on railroad land up to the
south line OF Reubin r. Sacket's claim, and run
ming on and across the southwest corner of said
nVaSrl AID II u 4Ior 40 $500 -
Aedoille o.. FOI1tenots land, thence across sAu-
gustin Frug6's land up to a corner post between
the landi0f Joseph FFuge and Gerard Miller,
thence from said corner post running on the
lines and between the lands of Gerard Miller,
Joseph Marcantel Jr, and Joseph Fruge, run
ming up SO to acornef post of said Joseph FrttgH
and Joseph MarcanteHe.Jr thence from said
corner post lnning on the line and between the
line of the land of Joseph Marcantelle Sr.s and
Florian C. FOntenOt, from thence running on
railroad land, always southwest course, and
running so up to the northwest corner of &C.
rard Miller's land, from thence across Ursin
Miller Jr's land and near d creek south of. his
residence, and running so up to Francois John
sons land, and running across his land, thence
across 0niIe Frt1ge's land, thence across q claim
called Auguste p. Fruge's claim. thence across
Gerard Fruge's land, and entering into Bayou
Cane woods on his land and near his residence,
thence running in the said woods on the land of
said Gerard Fruge, Joseph Fruge and Auglstin
Fruge's land, arriving across Bayou Cane by a
road and crossing over saidSBayon Cane which
already lies there on said premises due west
from Gerard Fruge's residence, thence from
said Bayou Cane on the westside, running west
course, and running across Ursin Miller Sr's
land, thence across VIM. AshfOrd'S land and
near his residence, thence still running west on
public land, thence across a small portion, say~I
the west corner, of Zenon Vidrine Jr.,s 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 Tigre woods, from thence |
running west on public land, or land unknown,
and intersectine' the Opel0usas and Calcasieu
road, nearer the Nez Pique woods than POinte |
aux Tigre, the lay out from Pointe aux Tigre to
i~nterseet the 0peiousas and Calcasieu road is to
follow q portion OF a path called Jose Langley'S
road, thence leaving said path and running di
rectly so to intersect the said O~pelousas and
CaIcasieu road, thence following said Opelousas |
and Calcasieu road up to Jesse Young's ferry on
the parish line across bayou Nez PiQne.MsMsz~
Respectfully submitted,
.gaS P.Lafteur.
W. r. Ashford,
Oliu Vidrine. |
Zenon Vidrine,
David COuryille,
Joseph Frug6,
UrSin Miller. Jr,
On motion, the above report was received and
On motion of Mr. Chacher6, resolved. that
AedOiIe q. Fontenot be appointed as road over
seer from j. b. Duplechin's to Jesse Young's
ferry. .%af5E5Hl
ON motion of Mr., Chaeher6, resolved. that
Joseph Chenier, CT. Moore and William Young
be appointed a committee to submit q plan and
a bill of the lumber necessary to rebaild
Reeds bridge over bayou Cane, and rep0rts the
same at the next meeting of this Jury.
The petition of citizens of prairie Laurent,
isking for relief for widow n. Lagrange, also
of citizens of Plaquemine Brulee, ask
for relief for a eolored deranged woman, liv-
with Mr.. Il. A. AndrIls, was read and, on
notion of Mr.. Durio, were ordered to be filed,
IS there is no funds in the Parish Treasury to
he credit of the fund for the maintainance of
ndigentS.