The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-18
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
OPELoUsAs. December 18th. !

O~PELOUSAS, December 18th, 1874.
The Police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present john Roy, President: IT. Durit
T: S. FontcnOt, The0dule Fontcnot and T.. {
Chachere.
The minutes Of the last meeting were rcar
and approved.
the public roads i'll the parish, of the nulnbe
and condition of the bridges. of the number o
persons subject to road duty, etc, which, OF
approved, and ordered to be fled the f0llovint
IS a rccapltulatiOn of the same:
No. OF miles of public roads i'll the parish. "a
No. of road hands. 40
No. of public bridges ~
Total No. of feet of public bridges ....... 1901
No. of private ridges. IA
Total No. of feet Of private bridges ...-..- 3.48.
Ille Parish Auditor submitted the fOllOWina
report .
ORELOUsAS, la, December 18th, 1874.
To the President and members of the Polio,
jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
conference.-the following statement is a true
and correct transcript as taken from my books
of the amount of Police Jury and Clerks war
rants, audited and cancelled, and amount OF
same outstanding to date:
Total amount Of Police jury and Clerks
warrants audited to Dec, 18th, 1874. SOP 6S
Total amount OF same cancelled to
Dec. TIN, sc, 702 A.
Total amount of Police Jury and Clerks
warrants outstanding .S13.5S %
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES o. CHACHERE,
Parish Auditor.
The following report of the Parish Treasurer.
making an exhibit up to December LIST, 1874. was
received as follows, tO-wit:
Amount of Parish Taxes and Licenses
collected during the month of No
Ecmbcr, 1874, $5,2S5 50
Ptld out as per vouchers. LOST Is
Cash in Parish Treasury from
NOVclnbcr'S collections -. a.. 228 GA
CASH i'll Parish Treasury from
previous collections. ....... 1880 81
Paid out during November
as per OTGherS 3,807 80 $4,N22 50
Cash in Parish Treasury De-
CemDcr LIST, 1874 ...-.. 81. 251 53
I, Louis Desnarais. Assistant. Parish Treasu-
rer for the parish of st, Landry do hereby Ger
tlfy that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARAIS,
Assistant Treasurer.
sworn TO ana subscribed before me this It'll of
December, 1874. Z. p. NEAXIE, J. p.
The following members of the Police Jury re-
ported the amounts received by them for the
sale Of unbranded stock and other purposes:
MI. John Roy reported having received for
T0ft Barry 25 90
MaXla 5 90
Farlkncr'S Ferry 10 90
Also the note OF Fl. Eddy and J. Eddy. for the
sum of one hundred and ninety dollars, for the
balance due on the Port Barry Ferry; also the
llOlt u IL. L lIlUItl, IOI one hundred uDlI1rS. for
balance due on four town lots.
MI. L. 5. F0ntenot, reported having received
for the sale Of unbranded stock in the 4th ward.
fOrty-eiGht dollars.
Mr.. TheOdnle FOntcnot, reported having re-
cCiyed for the sale Of unbranded stock in the 3d
ward, twenty-five dollars.
Mr.. Roy on the part of the committee appoint
ed at the last meeting of the Jury to sell the
contract for making shutters for the Jail win
dOws, reported that the contract had been
awarded TO W. r. Meginley for the sum of S35 50
his hni1 +hn 1nuvnSt lid
MI. T. FOntenOt, resolved that the above amount
be paid out of the Jail Fund
Messrs. r. H. Iittell. Albert Guidry, VIM. Tate.
II. J. GuillOry and F. Savoy appeared and pre-
the following certificate. together with
their oath of office:
OFFICE BORAD OF RETURNING OFFICERS.
New Orleans, December 4th, 1874. s
We, the undersigned Returning Officers for
the state OF Louisiana, pursuant to authority
vested in us by act No. 90, approved November
goth, A. d., 1872, do hereby declare that at an
held OF the second day of November,
a. D., 1874, i'll the parish of st. Landry, the fol
Police Jurors for said parish, viz:
First Qst Ward-R. II. Littell.
Second end Ward-A. Guidry.
Third (3rdD Ward-Wm. Tate.
Fourth attn Ward-H. J. Guillory.
Fifth (5th) Ward-Francois Savoy.
J. MADISON WELLS,
THOS. {. ANDERSON.
LOUIS NJ. KENNER,
q. CASANAVE,
OSCAR ARROYO.
On motion of Mr.. T. c. Chacherc, resolved that
This Police jury now turn over to the Police
Jury elect, as above, the books and archives of
The parish of st. Landry that have been in our
possession.
On motion of Mr.. T. s. FOntenot. resolved.
hat the President of this Jury be hereby an
horizcd to turn over to the President of the
Jury elect, and take his receipt for the same.
he notes now held by him as President of the
Police Jury.
On motion, the Police jury adjourned sine die.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: C. MAYO, Clerk.