The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-10-23
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
-oprLorsAs. October 9Th. Dist. 1874

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T. 6. FOntenot, Theodule Fontenot.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. T. 3. Fontenot. resolved
that the Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance re-
lative to Estrays," be and the same IL hereby
repealed.
On motion Mr.. Theodule Fontcnot. resolved
that the tax collectOrbe and is hereby authorized
to correct the assessment OF c. F. Lutz, so az tC
correspond with the assessment of 1872.
To the Honorable Members and President of the
Police jury OF the Parish of 81. Landry.
We the undersigned commissioners appointed
by the Police Jury Of 81. Landry, to contract fol-
and superintend the building the bridge at Fro
Yards over the Bayou B0urbeauX. have the
honor most respectfully to represent.
That in accordance with our powers, We let
out the contract for the whole amount appro
priatGd by the jury. One hundred and seventy.
five dollars, TO Mr.. George French. who imInc.
diately engaged in the work, has industriously
prosecuted 1t TO the end, and has surrendered us
a most complete structure, inferior in workman.
ship and stability to none in the Parish. Tie
said bridge ts thorough. well settled In position,
properly hraced and 50 substantial that it must
cndnrc beyond the possibility of flood or storm
TO dIslodge it. We therefore accept it on be.
| half OF the Parish.
We think 1t our duty further to represent,
that Mr.. French, undertook the work under pro
test of inadequate remuneration; hoping to be
reimbursed for any lO90ss by the parish. And
that we rho commissioners knowing the actual
expense incurred by the undertaken, his fidelity
i'll execution. and the complete and security OF
the work. deem it our duty as it is our pleasure
to recommend that the Jury allow an extra re-
enumeration of sevcnty-fiye dollars over his con
tract price rs full and satisfactory compensation
of all demands. - Ed. NJ. Willard
Joseph FrOZard,
Commissioners.
Icxamined the said bridge and find that it
has been completed III the most substantial and
~WOrkInanlike manner, and checrfully say the
work in my opinion Is faultless.
The contracting for the building of said bridge,
and the purchase of said lumber l placed in the
hands Of MI. Joseph FrOZard and DR.. Willard,
with the assurance given by the President of
the Police Jury, that all lumner purchased by
them for the completion OF said bridge would
be paid for by the parish, consequently I know
personally nothing of the cost of lumber.
NJ. G. May.
Mr.. The0dule Fontenot in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the above
report be received and adopted, and that the
sum of seventy-tlve dollars be appropriated,
payable ont of the Internal Improvement Fund
to Mr.. G. French.
Mr.. Roy resumed the chair.
The petition of Lezina ,Godeau and Joseph
Fusellier for relief were read, and on motion
were ordered to be filed.
The resignation of 8. F. Green, road ovcrseer,
on the Waxia raod, was read, and on motion of
MI. The0dule FOntenot, was accepted. and MI.
Lewis Bihm was appointed in his place.
The report of the commissioners appointed
April 9th 1874, to examine and report upon tho
probable costs OF making a road through the
swamp from Bayou Waxia to Bayou Bnuf, was
read, and on motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot,
was ordered to be filed for future action.
On motion Of T.. 8. Fontenot the President 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 Opclorsas to Washington, had
complied with his contract with the parish by
giving bond and security as required by the or
dinance adopted 10th January 1865, relative to
said toll bridge.
The President appointed on said committee
Messrs. T. s. Fontenot. Homer Durio and The0-
nule FOntenOt, 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
contract with the parish, relative to the toll
bridge in question, and they annexed to their
report the following certificate of the Recorder.
OPELOUsAs, October. s 1874.
I hereby certify that their is no hOnd in this
office in the name OF Benjamin Woodwork on
record. Jas. NJ. Thompson,
Recorder.
Respectfully, IT, Fontenot,
Chairman.
Whereupon it was resolved, upon motion OF
Mr.. T. s.. FOntepOt, that the said BENJAMIN
Woodwork be required. without delay TO en-
ecute and cause to be registered in the RecOr-
dels Office a bond. in the sum of twelve thous-
and dollars, for the faithful performance of his
contract with the parish, to he drawn in accor-
dance with the provisions OF the ordinances
adopted by the jury OH the subject matter Of
the SAID toll bridge, ana under the supervision of
On motion of 7. S. Fontenot, it was further
resolved, that in the event of non compliance
by the said Woodworth 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.. T. s. FontcnOt. The Parish
Constable was instructed to deliver to Mr.. Benz.
WOOdworth n 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. DuriO, T. 8.
Fontenot and Theodule FOntenot.
J. ]. Thompson, Supervisor of Registration,
called on the Jury, and called their attention to
Section % of the Registration Act, whereupon
tho President of the Police Jury appointed a
committee of W 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 could not
print the said Lists. and they recommended that
the Supervisor OF Registration of this parish i'm
mediately notify the State Register, that it is
impossible to comply with said Section.
On motion of Mr.. Theodu1e FOntenot, resolved
that the amount. as fixed by resolution of this
Jury passed yesterday, of the bond to he given
required to give A bond for eight Thousand dol
lars. instead of twelve thousand dollars.
Messrs. Theodule Fontenot and H. Durio,
voting, ave.
Mr.. r. 8. Fontenot, voting, nay.
Mr.. r. Woodwork appeared before the Jury,
and offered as securities on his hOhd. Messrs.
John Fahey and Ebert CAN'T. stating at the
same thai when the contract had been adiudi-
Gated to him, he had furnished a bond to the
commissioners appointed by the Jury, and as
required by the ordinances, which must have
been mislaid or lost WhereupOn motion Of Mr..
Theodu1e Fontenot, resolved that the securities
offered by Mr.. Woodwork be accepted.
The following report of the Parish Treasurer.
making IN eXhibit-up to October 1st,a 1874. was
received as follows, to-Witi- ID
Amount of Parish Taxes and Licenses
collected during the month of Sep
Collected in jurors warrants $31s 90
Paid out as per VOucherS.... 55S 40 2 6T6 40
Cash in Parish Treasury from
september's collections :. 1895 o6
Cash in Parish Treasury Sep
TENDER 5th, 1s74.--.... s., 1876 II
Paid ont during September,
as per vouchers. ..---.... 1899 50 2,579 81
Total cash in Parish Treasu,
ry, October 5th, 1874 ...... $4,4s9 81
l, Louis BeSmarais, Assistant Parish Trcasu-
rer for the parish of st, Landry, do hereby GER
tiry that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARATS.
Assistant Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th Of
October, 1874. s. R. WALKER, J. p.
The Police Jury, IL committee OF the whole,
proceeded to examine claims unpaid and on file
against the parish, whereupon motion of Mr.
Theodule Fontenot, the following claims were
allowed and approved:
f Q Hayes, attendance on Parish Court s IS 90
Z . Hayes, summ0ning jnry-..-..... II 60
Il " Lyons, jail guard Sc 90
T. + Seazle, justice peace fces.-..-..... 80 40
S r Walker, ... So 90
q Baltic, " 81 00
V Lafleur, " At 6 O0
3 A Guidry, constableis fees. az 6n
] H Millspaugh, H q" ...... "a Is
W Lewis, ....... 80 80