The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-06-26

TUESDAY, June I'd, 1874.

4 DuriO. &SA&- ~
? On motion of Mr.. Chaeher6, resolved. that the
tax collector be authorized to correct an incor
rect assessment made in the assessment of 10
seph Calmy in 1879.
On motion OF Mr.. t. 8. Fontenot, resolved
that Olin Gulllory, Dorsin Ortego and Aurelien
Landreneau be appointed a committee to select
a site and report the bill of lumber necessary to
build a bridge over the eoul6e. near ). LanCre
neau, ST., in prairie MamOth, and report at the
next meeting of this Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot, resolved,
that whereas a counter petition has been pre-
sented this day for the rebuilding of the Sackett
leyeesbe 1t therefore resolved, that the amount
appropriated to repair the levee may be used to
build a bridge, provided the same does not OK
ceed the amount appropriated.
To the President and members of the Police jul
ry, in and for the parish of st. Landry:
Your petitioners, with respect, represent to
your honorable body that the late high water
has so injured the Toulouse levee that, in their
opinion, it will require at least four hundred
dollars ($4O0) to repair it. That amount will
build it above high-water mark, and will not re-
quire any further appropriation for. some ten or
twenty years; that hada bridgestoOd where the
levee did, it would have been all swept away;
that a levee can be guaranteed to tand any high
water, if properly built, your honorable body
appointing commissioners to superintend the
work. Respectfully yours,
46ds. f ns Go6Re, T Th a; ThayblS %,n,r
G. 7. Hawkins, John Fahey,
A. r. Hawkins. VIM. J, Offutt,
Pat Kehoe, Wm. Offutt,
- ~ Nv SoSlbGSGtfe ~ - rv
The committee, Messrs.f A. T. Fisher, Col w.
Offutt and c. G. COmeau, appointed yesterday
for the purpose of examining and making an eS-
innate OF the probable cost Of repairing the Tou-
louise leyee, reported verbally through Messrs.
Fisher and COmeau. The above committee agree
ing as to the amount of earth necessarytO repair
the levee; and Mr.. Comeau reported that he had
consulted with MI. J. Fitch, a mechanic, who
had made for him the plan of a. culvert, which
could be built, material and lumber included,
for one hundred and forty-twO dollars and a half,
which nI0D n nvhi11fnl r. fhn Dn1sn1 T-,-
whereupon motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot,
resolved, that the sum of two hundred and fifty
dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
be and the same is hereby appropriated, pay
able out OF the Internal Improvement Fund of
the current year, when collected, for the pur-
pose Of repairing the Toulouse levec, under the
supervision. OF Col. Wm. Otfltt, A. 4. Fisher and
DR.. j. A. Taylor.
1t is understood that the said levee is a part of
the public road, and that all persons liable to
committee in the aforesaid work. MessTs. The
dule FontenOt, I. c. Chaohere and H, DuriO,
voting aye. Mr.. 7. S. FOutenot being in favor
of the cnlvert voting nay.
i DR.. T. Chachere presented the following GER
,~tificate:
OFFICE UPSTATE AND PARISH TAX COLLECTOR
Parish of st. Landry,
OpelOusas, La, June I'd, 1874.
This is to certify that Dr.. T. Chachere and NJ.
CarrOn were the purchasers of certain tracts of
land, sold in 1870, by D. G. 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 TINT the said
assessment had been taken eroneOusly, the said
lands lying in the parish of Lafayette.
Tho parish of st. Landry collected the follow
ing amount OF taxes through said sale, to-wit:
Parish tax OF 1855. S14 sS
Parish tax of 2 81
Parish tax of A %
Total amount paid s21 IT
Deputy Tax Collector, st. Landry,
bop. On motion of MI. Chachere, resolved. that the
sum Of S21 At be and the same is hereby appro-
,prOpriated, payable out of the contingent fund,
to DR.. Chachere to reimburse him
In compliance with d resolution passed May
9Th; 1874, referring the petition of J. Bertinot
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. 7. Sicily and Juste Bertinot,
fills, to ~intersect the old road at the mouth of the
lane between the lands of the above named par
ties, whereupon motion of Mr.. Durio, resolved,
that the above report he received and adopted,
and the OTerseer of said road is hereby instruct
ed to work the road as changed.
NJ, G.. 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 a committee of in
terested citizens of that place, and submitted
the following report of the committee to him,
when, on motion of Mr.. Chacher6, the report
was adopted.
Plaquemine Brul6e, Parish of st. Landry,
May 25th. 1874.
To Capt. 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 Bruee, and Judge it it be
necessary to change said bridge from its present
LOCALITY, ana 10 give the dimensions and quanti-
ty OF wood necessary to build a new one, we
have unanimously come to the conclusion to let
the said bridge remain where it now stands.
j. Bar0usse, Chairman.
WIN. q. Knox, Antoine Fontenot,
Y. d. Breaux, Theodule Daigle,
Joseph Latiolais, Theogene Daigle.
The Police Jury, in committee of the whole,
proceeded to examine claims unpaid and on file
against the parish, whereupon motion of Mr..
Durio, the following claims were allowed and
approved:
Hayes, jail fees and guard. $17s 20
J II M~ffllspas1gh, jail fees washington. IS q 10
J F Knox, justice peace ees-.----. 80 81
e P Veazie, ........ SO 45
GDelahoussaye, Z" 20 II
Guidry, eonstable's fees....... rs 20
Y Roy ..... 90 60
T Woods, H" 6 60
B Bloomfield & Co., blank books and
stationery Ito 95
Opelousas Journal, extra p~I1nting.---.. 81 so
] z McClendon, lum. for pub. road, 1873 1T 10
J Frozard, Is rs
T Daigle, " $50" II 90
J Lalanne, .... 45. 02
Mt PleasantM Mills go. so so
v III L a. vi ~ DECIb IVhOU tlll1u 1ulIUeT
for public road, 10 90
T G Fontenot, AK broke on road, 1873: 90
Petetin & P~ollingue, spikes furnished. 90 rs
w Bell, road O%verseer, 1873--...-.. "a 90
b Cushman, s. -......- 4 90
P sayoie, witness fees....... AS
VIM ne Bundlidk - q ID ~ , SO
+ LebHuf, 50
J M Roberts, ST., i" " 81
j Ignent, 8 so
A Backward, 3 SO
Nose Green, u 4" e -.k..!-.p l 90
John simms, witness fees transferred IL 90
B A Guidry, O.. IL 90
The following report of the Parish treasurer,
making an exhibit up to u list, 1874, was re-
ceived as follows, tO-wit:
Parish taxes collected from May LIST.
1874, to Jnne 1st, 1874 ...-... SI,86I G5
Collected in jurors warrants 1852 Is
Paid out as per Vouchers. 372 % $ s25 os
CASH in Parish Treasury from
Mays collections .... S g39 81
Cash in Parish Treasury May
Paid out during May, as per
vouchers -.....s...-. III Go 7sl,2Os "A
Total cash in Parish Treasu-
~, June LIST, 1874... S2,148 Oh
/, Louis Desmarais, Assistant Parish Treasu.
rer for tle parish of st, Landry, do hereby GER
tify that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DEsMARAIs.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this I'd of
1874. E. p. VEAZIE, ]. p,
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: C. MAYO, Clerk.
List Of Letters
Remaining i'm the Post office at opelousas,
June, LIST, 1874, and If not taken out before
the list Of July, 1874, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington, I. C.
Adam, William Jenner, Jean
Breau, Armand Lege, Eugene
Brnles, D Lastrapes, Napoleon
Baly, Josh Medieis, John
Cox, Mrs Neville, Miss Louisiana
CalTiere, Joseph Petit, Jean Nicolas
Na4noyr IA panrnn q IN ~