The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-15
Proceedings of sIac Police bury.
OPELousAs, May 4th 1874

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ment, Present, John Roy, President; T. 8. Fon,
tenet, Fl. Durio. Theodnle Fontenot, and 7. C.
Chachere.
The minutes OF the last meetings were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Theodule Fontenot, the fol
lowing ordinance was adopted, viz:
AN ORDINANCE
! To authorize the reconstruction of the levee OF
dam at the mouth of Bayou Sacket, and to up,
prOpriate for said construction two hundred
dollars out of the Internal Improvement Fund,
when collected.
Whereas, The dam or levee at the mouth OF
! Bayou Sacket, on the Waxia road, has been
| washed away, or partly washed away, in conse'
quence Of the recent heavy transforms and
freshets, and whereas the said dam or leyee is
necessary for public travel and convenience
and requires a special appropriation.
1t is therefore ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish of st. Landry, that the sum of two
hundred dollars, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, be and is hereby appropriated, pay
able out of the Internal Improvement Fund of
the current year, when collected, for the pur.
pose of rec0nstructing the aforesaid dam or
levee, and that A. r. Hawkins, ESQ, the road
| overs6Gr of said Waxia road, by and with the
assistance of the superintendent of Public
Roads, be and he is hereby authorized and en-
| powered to reconstruct or cause to be recon
structed the aforesaid dam or levee, as soon as
practicable, the cost of said work not to exceed
the appropriation herein made.
1t is understood that the said dam or leyee ia
q part of the public road, and that all persons
liable to road duty on said road, may be used
by the said road oVerseer and Inspector to aid
in the aforesaid work.
Be it further ordained that this ordinance
shall take effect from and after it's passage.
Mr.. T. 8. FontenOt in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, the following resOlu-
ton was adopted, viz:
RESOLUTION
To appoint a committee to examine the levce on
or near the southern line of Darby's land, on
the road from Bayou BourbeuX to Grand Co.
teau.
Whereas, There is a levee on ornear the south
ern line of the land of Lucien Darby, on the left
side of the public road leading from Bayou
BOurbeux to Grand Coteau, and whereas It is
reported to the Police Jury, by the road over
seer of said road, that said levee prevents the
flow of water from the public road and obstructs
8 natural drain to the injury of the travelling
public, and whereas said road Overseer asks for
authority to cut through said levee in order to
drain the SAID road.
It is therefore resolved by tho Police Jury of
the parish of st. Landry, that q committee Of
three citizens be appointed to examine said leyee
and road and the surrounding lands, with the
view of ascertaining whether the said leyee
does Obstruct a natural drain, in which direction
the water naturally flows, and what ought to
be done by the parish consistently with the
rights of all parties concerned; that said com
mfttee report at the next regular meeting of the
Police Jury, and accompanying their report
with such q plan or diagram as to render their
report sufficiently Ineligible for the action of
the Police Jury.
The President appointed as the committee re-
ferred to in the foregoing resolution the follow
ing named persons. to-wit: Jos. Richard, John
l. Gardiner and John G. Barry.
Mr.. Roy resumed the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Chachere, the following res
OlutiOn was adopted:
Resolved, That the clerk of the Police jury
be and he is hereby required to keep a file of the
official journal of the parish, arranged accord
ing to the date of the papers, and beginning
with the first number of January, 1874, and that
said file be Kept suspended in a conspicuous
place in the Police Jury room for the exclusive
use of said Jury and its officers.
Mr.. T. s. Fontenot in the chair.
On motion OF Mr.: Roy, resolved, that one hun
of as may be necessary, ito be paid out of the
Internal Improvement FUND.- be and ia hereby
appropriated for the purpose of paying for the
in the construction of Bourheux Bridge, which
bridge is to be built under the supervision of
Joseph Richard, road overseer, and NJ. G.. MAY,
Inspector. .-- ......
Mr.. Roy resumed the chair. .--
On motion OF Mr., I. 8. F0ntenOt, resolved,
that the resolution of 9Th October, 1873, appro-
priating - dollars to the P~rud'homme Lake
bridge, be and the same is hereby rescinded,
and the said appropriation of one hundred and
seventy1ive dollars be appropriated to the re-
building of the Prud'hOmme bridge, with an adj
appropriation one hundred dollars. ITO
be paid out of the Internal improvement Fund.-.
said bridge to be built under the supervision OF
Mr.. 7. c. Chachere.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. a.
TUESDAY, May 9Th 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
Present, John Roy, President T. s.. FOn-
tenots II. Dnr1o, Theodule Fontenot, and T. c.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the following or
ainance was adopted, viz:
AN ORDINANCE
to the reports of the committee an
pointed to lay ont a road from Bayou Petit |
Joseph to Vile Plate and Opelousas, to adopt |
the road reported by the majority and to pro-
vide for a change in said road as soon as pos |
sible.
whereas, The committee appoipted nv rho
Police Jury to lay out q public road from Friiot's
bridge via Bayou Petit Joseph, to the Vile Plate |
Opelousas road, have made two reports, the
9aDnt E report I, signed sa11a nyg Henri Manuel, Louis
md Durel Dupre.
Section |. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of st. Landry that the majority report be and ia |
hereby. adopted, and the road therein RECON- |
nended, adopted as a public road.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That a new |
DAD De laid out to start from q point on the |
road at or near the corner of b. Dnnr6,s |
ield, running on a division line between Ed |
nond L. Dupre and Duref Dupre, thence to in
.ersect the aforesaid road, reported by the ma
IONS oWfng duty on the aforesaid road be com
Delled to work on the proposed new road. and
nat said new road when completed will be
adopted as q public road from the aforesaid
starting point, and the existing road ahnliahed
rom that point northeast.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That the fftv
t0llars awarded by the committee to Durel Dn-
lre, for right Of way be disallOwed. as ii is the |
OF the Police Jury to adopt the new
Dad as soon as possible according to Section Q
II Road law, ordained August q, 1871,
Sec. 4. Be 1T further ordained, That Mr.. n
otirio is hereby appointed special Inspector to
i'd a~ndsnneryise in the construction of said new
cad.
On motion of Mr.. Durio the following ordin,
lnce was adopted, viz:
II AN ORDINANCE
70 locate and fix the public road from Onelou.
sas to vile Plate at q point two or three miles |
from OpelOusas, between theiands OF Halnhin
Prad'homme and Mrs. ]. B. Roy,
Be it ordained by the Police .Inrv of az Tan.
Try, that the road from Opelousas to vile Plate
nd which now runs through the land of Michel
daiphin, about two or three miles from Onelon.
as be changed or located at that point as fol-
To run from the point where it strikes said
taiphin's southern line In a westerly d~irecfion
the lands of said Halphin and Alphonse
,rldhomme, thence between the land Of said
and Mrs. j. Bite. Roy. thence to inter
ect the old road, and that said road as located
nxed IN this ordinance be adopted as the
Petition Of widow Martindale was received
read. ana, on motion Of Mr.. T. 8. .Fontenot,
as ordered to be filed there being no funds at
resent for her relief.
The memorial of Francois Jeansonne and 9TH
praying for a public road from Chataignier
0 the parish line on the Nez PiquA ut Jesse
Young's ferry, was read and, on motion of Nj.
C. Chachere, resolved, that the President an
Noint a jury OF seven freeholders to lay out and
ufvey said road according to Section 8 OF the
toad Ordinance, ordained August n, 1871.
President appointed on said committee
he following named persons, tO-wit: DOrsin F.
.afieurs Olin Yidrine, David Courville, JOS. J..
'idrtne, fills.
The petition signed by MI. Joseph n. Anarus
others asking that q free license be granted
0 T. Q. Trahan, 10 keep a grocery during the