The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-08-21
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

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Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OPELOUsAs, August Sd, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt. Present John Roy, Presidents; H. DuriO,
TheOdule FOntenOt and t. c. Chachere.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
To the honorable President and members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
We, the undersigned committee appointed by
you on the 9Th OF July, to locate the public road
from Bayou BOurbeux bridge to Bernard's store,
met on Friday, the 18th, and proceeded to lay
out said road agreeable to the annexed report
which we respectfully submit for your adoption
or rejection.
Leave the Plaquemine and Grand Coteau road
near III. Bailey's house, following the woods to
Chretien's Point, leaving ChrGtien's house to the
left, and thence on a direct line to J. P. Smiths
land, and thence on the line between J. p Smith
and William Fall, thence between Joseph Ven
able and Leger, and thence between Venable
and Leon BriscOe, and thence through public
land to W. c.. JOhnsOn's land, and thence on the
line between Johnson and z. ThibodeauX, and
thence on the line between Johnson and Charles
Smith, and thence between Smith and Jesse
FergUsOn'S land, thence down said Smiths line
to the corner of his fence, and thence following
the old surveyed road through Joseph Venable's
| old place, cutting off about three acres of land
that is i'll cultivation at this time by Joseph
BOudreaux, it being public land and on the old
surveyed road, we still hold it as the public road,
and thence cutting the corner of Robert Spears
land, and thence on a strait line to or near the
corner of Richard H~ightOwer's fence, and thence
on a strate line to Bayou Marie BOular, near
Sarville BOudreauX's, and thence by Oscar Ar
cenaux's, and thence to MOuton's gully at the
point where the bridge 1umberis, and thence fol
lowing the old surveyed road to Bernard Store,
no damage assessed on said road.
Respectfully submitted,
Jones P. Smith,
James W.. Boring,
Joseph Venable,
z. ThibodeauX,
Joseph Robin,
Jules Chr6tien.
On motion of Mr.. Chacher6, resolved, that the
above report be received and adopted, and the
| committee discharged, and that the Overseers
on said road are hereby instructed to work the
road as laid out i'll said report.
Mr.. 7. FOntenOt in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Roy, resolved, that the sum
of one hundred and seventy-tive dollars, or so
much thereof Els may be necessary, be and is
hereby appropriated, payable out of the Intern
al Improvement Fund OF the current year, to
rebuild Frozard's bridge, under the supervision
of NJ. g. May, E. NJ. Willard and Joseph Frozard.
Mr.. Roy resumed the chair.
In pursuance of a resolution of this Jury,
passed at the last meeting, Fl. Hayes submitted
a plat of survey of the land acquired by the par
ish by transfer from LamOurandier and wife in
1905, whereupon motion of Mr.. Chacher6, re
solved, that the following ordinance be adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
! Relative to the disposition of the lots of ground
belonging to the parish, and situated within
the corporate limits of the town of OpelOusas.
SeCTlOn l. be IL OTUtl0eo by UH6 romeo jury
of the parish of st. Landry, That the President
of this Jury is hereby authorized and instructed
to sell the lots and squares of ground belonging
to the parish, and situated within the corporate
limits of the town of Opelousas, to the highest
bidder, at the Courthouse door, after thirty days
advertisement in the official journal.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
said lands shall be sold on the Sd of October,
1874, by lots, in accordance with a plan of sur
vey made by Ii. Hayes and filed with the ar
chives of this Jury, and ON the following terms
| and conditions fn-wif. ono half nf the OI}pphaGn
price cash on the day of sale, and the balance in
twelve months from date, with eight per cent
per annum interest from day of sale until pay
ment, purchasers to give their notes for deferred
| payment in accordance with the terms of sale,
| and payable to the President of the Police Jury.
| See. 8. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
sum of fifty dollars be fixed as a minimizing price
for the whole lots, and twenty-five dollars as a
minimum price for the fractional lots, and that
the costs of notarial act of sale to be borne by
WAxIA, August 1st, 1874.
To the honorable President and members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
The Undersigned commissioners appointed by
| your honorable body to give out the contract for
the repairs upon the levee across the Bayou
| the contract to Mr.. T. KeOugh, and that they
have received the work as having been executed
according to the terms of the contract.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. Taylor,
Wm..O futt.
, On motion of Mr.. T. Fontenot, resolved, that
| Ele ABOVE report D6 received ana aQQDC6G, and
the committee discharged.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, Aug, list, 1874.
To the Hon. President and members of the Po-
lice Jury, Parish of ST. Landry:
We, the undersigned, citizens of the aforesaid
parish, do hereby beg of your honorable body
for an appropriation of 1900 feet of lumber and
100 pounds Of spikes to repair the bridge on
Bayou Mallet, on the road from Keough's store
to Gilbert Davids.
Signed by thirty citizens.
On motion of Mr.. Chacher6, resolved, that the
| Oro unr of the 0hOyp nntjtiNn ha pranfad ond
that the bridge be repaired under the supervis.
ion of Onez. Ledoux, road overseer.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY, August 4th, 1874.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present John Roy, President; T. S. Fonfenot
T. {. Chachere, The0dule Fontenot and Homer
DuriO.
The following report of the Parish Treasurer,
making an exhibit up to August 1st, 1874, was
received as follows, to-wit:
Amount of Parish Taxes and Licenses
collected from July LIST, 1874, to July
LIST to August 1st, 1874............. S2,17O 81
Collected in jurors warrants $573 80
Paid out as per vouchers. 434 16 LOOT OF
Cash in Parish Treasury from
July's collections ......- 1852 81
Cash in Parish Treasury July
list, 1s74.....-...H..-.. $2,343 80
Paid out during July, as per
vouchers .......-.. z87s SO 81, 68s s.
Total cash in Parish Treasu-
ry, August ISL, 1874 --.--... $2,S29 81
I, Louis Desmarais, Assistant Parish Treasu
rer for the parish of st, Landry, do hereby Ger
tify that the above statement is true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARATS.
Assistant Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th O.
August, 1874. S. +. WALKER, J. P.
On mot ion of Mr.. T.. s. FOntenot, Resolved
that Joseph Landreneau Jrr, be appointed road
overseer of public road from where it intersect
the Willie Plate and Pine Prairie road in uppe
Prairie MamOuth to the parish line, at the head
of Beaver Creek, and that one keg of spikes arr
hereby appropriated to repair the bridge OF
bayou NiZ Pique, on said road, he it further re
solved that Samuel F. Green be appointed roaC
overseer in place of A. r. Hawkins, deceased.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, Resolved tina
the twenty-five dollars appropriated March 12ti
1874 to J. B. Dupleehin for right of way, ant
resinded July 9Th 1874, be and the said amour
is hereby ordered to be used in the purchase O
spikes for the public roads.
The Polio Jury in cOmmitte of the whole pro
| ceeded to examine claims unpaid and on fill
against the Parish, whereupon motion of NJ
Fl. Durio, the following claims were allowe(
and approved:
E o Hayes, attendance on COurt..,. S1S5 @
E o Hayes, sherifFs fees in Grim. cases. 80 5
Lewis Hayes, jail fees and guard.-..-,. $50 j
EW Lyons, Jail guard sc 0
F MunZesheimer, sundries for jail. Is 9
E p Veazie, justice peace fees-.-...... 127
NJ CarrOn, -.-....--.- % 5
walker .--... u 9
s r Walker, ...... 65 8
Roy. 6 6
] Il Millspaugh, :.:..: IS Q
A SOnnier, .... 90 2
T N McClendon, lumber for public road 70
Mt Pleasant Mills, 25
! Y stelley, 81
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