The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-11-06
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OpE1orsAs. October 5th. 21st. 1874.


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OPELoUsAs, October 5th, 21st, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present John Roy, President; H. Durio
7. s. FOntenot, ThcOdule FOntenot.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved. .
that the Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance re
lative to Estray5,' be and the same is hereby
repealed.
On motion MI. Theodule FOntenot. resolved
that the tax cOllectOrb be and is hereby authorized
to correct the assessment of {. +. Lutz, so as tt
correspond with the assessment OF 1872.
To the Honorable Members and President Of the
Police jury Of the Parish of st. Landry.
We the undersigned commissioners appointed
by the Police Jury of st. Landry, TO contract for
and superintend the building the bridge at Fro
Yards over the Bayou BourbeauX, have the
honor most respectfully to represent.
That III accordance with our powers, we let
ont the contract for the whole amount appro-
priated by the Jury. One hundred and seventy
tsc dollars. TO Mr.. George French. who inme-
dlatcly engaged in the work. has lndustrlOusly
prosecuted IT to the end, and has surrendered lis
a most complete structure, inferior in workman
ship and stability TO none In the Parish. The
said bridge is thorough, we'll settled i'll position,
properly hraced and so substantial that it must
endure beyond the possibility of food or storm
to dislOdge it. We therefore accept 1t on be-
half OF the Parish.
We think it our duty further TO represent.
that Mr.. French, undertook the work under pro,
test of inadequate remuneration; hoping TO be
reimbursed TOT any lDS16S nE the parish. AlIu
that W. the commissioners knowing the actual
expense incurred by the undertaken. his fidelity
in execution, and the complete and security of
the work, deem it our duty az it is our pleasure
to recommend that the jury allow an extra re-
enumeration of seventy-ive dollars over his con
tract price az full and satisfactory compensation
Of all demands. Ed. NJ. Willard
Joseph Frozard,
commissioners.
Examined the said bridge and find that 1t
has been completed in the most substantial and
/ rUnrlyVnnrJI1-1 w ou1 phnaOftI1lEy 5ntr fhn
work in my opinion Is %faultless. g.
The cOntractingfOr the building Of said bridge,
and the purchase Of said lumber ! placed i'll the
hands of Mr.. Joseph FrOZard and DIR. Willard,
with the assurance given by the President of
the Police Jury, that all luln 'er purchased by
them for the completion Of said bridge would
he paid for by the parish, consequently know
personally nothing Of the cost Of ,umbcr.
NJ. G. May.
Mr.. Theodule Fontenot in the chair.
On motion OF Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the above
! export be received and adopted, and that the
sum of seventy-1ve dollars be appropriated
| payable Ont of the Internal Improvement Fund
to Mr.. G. French.
Il Mr.. Roy resumed the chair.
The petition of Lezina Godcau and Joseph
Fusellier for relief were read, and on motion
were ordered to be fled.
The resignation of s.. +. Green, road O%verseer,
on the Waxia raod. was read. and on motion of
Mr.. Theodule Fontenot, was accepted, and Mr..
Lewis Bihm was appointed i'll his place.
The report of the commissioners appointed
April 9th 1874, to examine and report upon the
probable costs of making a road through the
swamp from Bayou WaXia to Bayou BHuf, was
read, and on motion of Mr.. TheOdule FOntenOt,
was ordered to he filed for future action.
On motion of T. s. Fontenot the Presidentw was
authorized to appoint a committee of three to
Investigate and ascertain whether the purchaser
of the toll bridge across the Bayou Carron on
the road from OpGlOnsas to Washington, had
complied with his contract with the parish by
giving bond and security rs required by the or
dinancn adOnted 19th January 1869, relative to
said toll bridge.
The President appointed on said committee
Messrs. T. s. FOntcnnt. Homer DnriO and TheO-
tule FOntcnOt, the said committee after max
ing the necessary examination reported as fol-
lows:
To the President OF the Police Jury;
The undersigned have examined the records
of the Recorders Office and they find no bond on
record executed by BENJAMIN Woodwork the
contractor for the faithful performance of his
contract with the parrish, relative to the toll
bridge in question, and they annexed to their
report the following certificate of the Recorder.
OPELOUsAs, October, 5 1874.
hereby certify that their is no bond in this
office in the name of Benjamin Woodwork on
record. Jas. NJ. Thompson,
Recorder.
Respectfully, r. 6. Fontenot,
Chairman.
Whereupon it was resolved, upon motion Of
Mr.. 7. s. Fonten0t, that the said Benjamin
WOOdwOrth be required. without delay to eX-
ecutc and cause TO be registered in the ReCOr-
ders Office a bond. in the sum of twelve thous-
and dollars. for the faithful performance of his
contract with the parish, to be drawn in accOr-
dance with the provisions of the ordinances
adopted by the Jury on the subject matter Of
the said toll bridge, and under the supervision OF
the Parish Attorney.
On motion of 7. S. F0ntenOt, it was further
resolved, that in the event Of non compliance
by the said Woodwork with his said contract
in the matter of giving bond for the same. the
President of this Jury is authorized and in
structed to take such steps as may be proper to
protect the interests of the parish.
On motion of Mr.. I. S. FOntennt, The Parish
Constable Was instructed to deliver to Mr.. Benz.
WOOdwOrth a copy of the foregoing proceedings,
the Secretary to furnish a copy of the same for
that purpose.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
TUESDAY, October 9Th, 1874.
The Police jury met pursuant TO adjournment,
present John Roy, President, H. Duri0, T. s,
Fontnnnt and TheOdule FnntenOt.
J.J Thompson, Supervisor of Registration.
called on the Jury, and called their attention to
Section % of the Registration Act, whereupon
the President of the Police Jury appointed n
committee OftWO to ascertain whether the print
ing offices Of this Town could supply the Poll
Lists required by said Section. They repOrted
that the printing offices in this Parish coild not
print the said Lists, and they recommended that
the Supervisor of Registration of this parish i'm |
mediafelv notify the State Register, that it is
imD0ssihle to comply with said Section.
On motion of Mr.. Theodule FOntenot, resolved
that the amount. as fixed by resolution Of this
jury passed yesterday, or the hOnn to be given |
by B. Woodwork, he recOnsidered. and he be
required to give n bond for eight thousand dol |
lars. instead of twelve thousand dollars.
Messrs. TheOdule FontenOt and H. Durio,
voting. ave.
Mr. 7. s. FOntenot, voting, nav.
Mr.. 3. Woodwork appeared before the Jury,
and offered HIS securities on his. hOhd, Messrs.
John Fahey and Elhert CAN'T. stating at the
same that when the contract had been adi1di-
Gated to him, he had furnished a BOND to the
commissioner appointed by the Jury, and as
been mislaid or lost whereupon motion Of Mr..
FhntPnOt, resolved that the securities
offered by Mr.. Woodwork be accepted.
The blowing report of the Parish Treasurer.
making an exhibit up to October lat, 1874, was
received as follows, tO-wit:
Amount of Parish Taxes and Licenses
collected during the month Of Sep
temher. 1874 50. 792 46
Collected in jurors warrants $31a 90
Paid out as per vouchers. 558 40 5 sT6 40
Cash in Parish Treasury from
S~eptemherts collections -. 81, GIG O6
Cash in Parish Treasury Sep
emher5 th, 1874 ........... s., 796 IL
Paid out during September,
az per vouchers. 1922 80 s.. STA Al
Total cash in Parish Treasu-
~, October 5th, 1874 .-.... S4,4s9 81
I, Louis Desmarais. Assistant Parish Treasu-
'er for the parish of st, Landry, do hereby Ger
,ify that the above statement is true and cor
'ect. QUIZ DEsMARAIs.
Assistant Treasurer.
sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th of
October, 1874. 8. R. WALKER, J. P.
The Police Jury, in committee of the whole,
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