The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-05-29

May 4th 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn,
ment, Present, John Roy, President; 7. s. FOn-
tenot, II. Durio, Theodule FOntenot, and T. c.
Chachere.
The minutes of the last meetings were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. TheOdule Fontenot, tho fol,
lowing ordinance was adopted, viz:
AN ORDINANCE
| To authorize the reconstruction of the levee or
dam at the mouth of Bayou Sacket, and to APP
prOpriate for said construction two hundred
dollars out of the Internal Improvements 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 rain-storms and
| freshetS, and whereas the said dam or levee 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 sun of two
hundred dollars, or so much thereof az 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 recOnstructing the aforesaid dam or
leyee, and that. A. r. Hawkins, Esq, the road
o~verseer 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 leyec. as soon as
practicable, the cost of said work not to exceed
the appropriation herein made.
It is understood that the said dam or levee is
n 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 q k effect from and after its passage.
Mr.. Z. s. FOntenOt in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, the following resOlu-
ton was adopted, viz:
RESOLUTION
To appoint a committee to examine the levee on
or near the southern line of Darby's land, on
A1o p1r1 funn1 nyrn N.ru nND - T-n. ~
teau.
Whereas, There is a levee on ornear the south
ern line of the land of Lucfen 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
a 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.
1t is therefore resolved by the Police Jury of
the parish of st. Landry, that a committee of
three citizensbe appointed to examine said levee
and road and the surrounding lands, with the
view of ascertaining whether the said levee
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
mittee report at the next regular meeting of the
Police Jury, and accompanying their report
with such O plan or diagram as to render their
report sufficiently Ineligible for the action of
the Police Jury.
Tn President appointed as the committee re-
ferred to in the foregoing resolution the follow
ing named persons, tO-wit: Jos. Richard, John
I. Gardiner and John c. 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 q conspicuous
place in the Police Jury room for the exclusive
use of said Jury and its officers.
MI. T. s. FontenOt in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that one hun
bred and seventy-flve dollars, or so much there
of as may he necessary, Ito be paid out of the
Internal Improvement FUND.- be and is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of paying for the
lumber and cost of hauling the same, to be used
in the construction OF BourbeuK Bridge, which
bridge is to be built under the supervision of
Joseph Richard, road overseer, and NJ. g. May,
Road Inspector.
MI. Roy resumed the chair.
On motion of Mr.. 7. s. FontenOt, resolved,
that the resolution of 9Th October, 1873, appro,
priating - dollars to the Prud'homme Lake
bridge, be and the same is hereby rescinded,
and the said appropriation of one hundred and
seventy-iye dollars be appropriated to the re-
building of the Prud'hOmme bridge, with an ad-
ditional appropriation one hundred dollars, Ito
be paid out of the Internal Improvement FUND.-,
said bridge to be built under the supervision of
Mr.. T. C.. Chachere.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until TO-
morrow at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
~. TUESDAY, May 5th 1874,
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present, John Roy, President T. s, Fon-
tenot, n. Durio, Theodule Fontenot, and T. G.
Chaehere.
IN motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the following or.
dinance was adopted, viz:
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to the reports of the committee an
pointed TO lay out a road from Bayou Petit
Joseph to Vile Plate and Opelousas, to adopt
the road reported by the majority and to pro-
vide for q change in said road as soon as pos
'sible.
Whereas, The committee appointed by the
Police Jury to lay out a public road from Frilot's
bridge via Bayou Petit Joseph, to the VILE Plate
and OpelOusas road, have made two reports, the
majority report signed by HenrL Manuel, Louis
Young, Emile Manuel and D. p. Lafeur. and the
minority report signed by Edmond Z. Dupre
and Durel Dupre.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of st. Landry that the majority report be and Is
mended, adopted as a public road.
Sec. q. Be it further ordained, That q new
road be laid out to start from a point on the
aforesaid road at or near the corner of d. Dupr6's
field. running on q division line between Ed
mond L. Dupre and Durel Dupre, thence to in
terseet the aforesaid road, reported by the ma
jority, at Charles Belfour's land; that the per-
sons owing duty on the aforesaid road be COM
PEELED to work on the proposed new road, and
that said new ROAD when completed win be
htlutbCA LS ~ puDtlI IUI1 IfUIH U0e AI0rnIAtH
starting point, and the existing road abolished
from that point northeast.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That the fifty
dollars awarded by the committee to Durel Du-
pre- for right of way be disallowed, as ii is the
intention of the Police Jury TO adopt the new
road rs soon as possible according to Section 0
of Road law, ordained August q, 1871.
Soc. 4. Be it further ordained, That Mr.. TT.
Dnrio Is hereby appointed special Inspector to
aid and supervise In the construction of said new
road. , ~
On motion of Mr.. Durio the following or,in-
ance was adopted, viz:
eg AN ORDINANCE
locate and fix the public road from Opelou.
sas to Vile Plate at q point two or three miles
from Opelousas, Between the lands of Halphin,
Prnd'homme and Mrs. J. q. Roy,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of st. Lam
dry, that the road from Opel0usas to Vile Plate
and which now runs through the land of Michel
Ha1phin, about two or three miles from Opelon-
ssas be changed or located at that point as fol.
lows, t0-wit:
To run nom the point where 1t strikes said
Halph1ns southern line in a westerly direction
between the lands of said Halphin and Alphonse
Pr1d' Omfn thence between the land of said
Halphin and Mrs. ], Bite. Roy. thence to inter-
the old road, and that said road as located
and fixed in this ordinance be adopted as the
public road.
Petition of widow Martindale was received
and read, and, on motion of Mr.. T. s. Fontenot.
was ordered TO be filed there being no fI1nds At
for her relief.
The memorial Of Francois Jeansonne and 9th
ers, praying for D public road from Chatafgnfer
TO the parish line on the Nez Pfdu6 at Jesse
Young's fairy, was read and, on motion of Mr..
g. Chaehere, resolved, that the President ap-
point q Jutfy of seven freeholders to lay out and
survey said road according to Section q of the
Road Ordinance, ordained August 81, 1871.
The President appointed on said committed
the following named personst to-wit: DOrsin p.
Lafleur, Qlin VIdrine, David Conrville, Jos. B.
Fr1lge, Ursin Miller, Jr., W. r. Ashford, Zenon
fills.
The petition signed by Mr.. Joseph Fl. Andrus
and others asking that a free license he granted
to 2. O. Trahan. 70 keen q orncarr- asnina -