The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-17

.. EOllSHObp I'll 0Gb0UGF 1918, alU I0F WHICH you
appropriated the sum of four hundred dollars
with instructions to use sale labor Of sthesread
hands in the construction of the same, and for
e1amined said All 4 hIidees which nT 7 And fo he I5ss
feet in length, and entirely Of cypress, in the
best and most substantial and w0Fkmanlike
manner, and is, in my. opinion, as goodif not the
his vouchers for the expenses of said bridge, all
OF which accompany this report, and lind tho
amount to be S409 06. I also find a surplus of
lumber from the bill of 404 feet, 264 feet of which
has been used by the 0verseer of said road in
building a bridge On Pointe aux Pins gully, the
balance at his house subject to the order Of the
Superintendent of Public Roads 2
M. q. MAY, Sup. Pub. Roads. y
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, Resolved that the
above reports be received and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, Resolved that NJ.
&. May, road inspector, be authorized to con-
tract for the necessary lumber for, the rebuild
ing of Hoffma1s bridge and the repairing of
| Keough's bridge, and to contract with mechan-
les to supervise the work on said bridges, pro-
vided the work be done by the road hands.
On motion of Mr.. I. S. FOntenot, Resolved
that the sum of two hundred and sixty dollars,
or SO much thereof as maybe necessary, be ap-
pr0priated, payable out of the Internal Improve
ment fund of the current year, when collected,
for the lumber and rebuilding of the bridge over
Bayou Cane, near Joseph Landreneaux, under
the supervision of DIN Guillory, road Overseer,
the said bridge to be built of cypress lumber.
On motion of Mr., Chachere, Resolved that the
following commissioners be appointed to lay out
a public Road, in accordance with Sec, 8 of the
road ordinance, from W. c. McDowell's to Ber-
R RoSis' st o%isis 7 o ~ BSrlg & Ro Z. Tai s99dass' sT Rsyi6
| Venables and J. P. Smith.
The report Of ]. o. Chaehere, Parish Auditor,
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Durio, ordered
to bG.pub1ished with the minutes:
STATEMENT OF AME o. C%HACHERE, PARISH
AUDITOR.
Total amount of Police Jury and
Clerks warrants audited to Sd
July, 1874 1858. 297 IL
Total amount of Police Jury and
Clerks warrants cancelled to
the Sd July, 1S74............... $50, $3.50 95
Balance outstanding ........ $15,357 16
O~PELOUSAs, La, July Sd, 1874.
TIC the President and members of the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Landry:
conference.-the foregoing statement is a true
and correcttranscript as taken fr0gnmE books,
of the amount of Police jury and Clerks war,
rants audited and cancelled, and the amount of
JAMES O.. GHACHERE,
Parish Auditor.
The following report OF the Parish Treasurer,
making ali exhibit up to July 1st, 1874, was re-
ceivcd as follows, to-wit:
Amount of Parish Taxes and Licenses
. collected from June LIST, 1874, to July
Collected in jurors warrants 1858 10 SS1i''S"'71 10
Paid out as per vouchers. 1874 A S 962 81
Cash in Parish Treasury from
June's collections ...-... 81, OO9 81
Cash in Parish Treasury June
list, observation-disclosures $2,14S OF
Paid out during June, as per .ft ssa.
vouchers ..-...-..-..... S13 81 81 1884 o.
Total cash in Parish Treasu-
ry, July LIST, 1874 .-.- $2,343 80
I, Louis Desmarais, Assistant Parish Treasu-
rer for the parish of st, Landry, do hereby GER
tlfy that the above statements true and cor
rect. LOUIS DESMARAIS.
Assistant Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th of
July, 1874 L. p. VEAEIE, ]. P.
The Polio Jury in cOmmitte of the whole pro-
against the Parish, whereupon motion of Mr..
F%Ontenot, the following claims were allowed
and approved:
Lewis Hayes, iail fees and guard. 1928 90
EW Lyons, jail guard, 6S 90
w Al Robertson, clerks fees......-. 26 40
W C,Lewis and Taylor, floating 1865
feet lumber to Auzenne's bridge. 113 so
] NJ Lalanne, 1858 feet lumber for bay
III 61s 50
B A Martel, lum. and spikes for bridges 90 90
t 8 FontenOt, spikes 81 cash advanced. q 90
Mrs j A~ndrepOnt, hauling lum. pub. road 10 90
] Knox, Justice peace fees.--.--.-.. SO Al
+ Veazie, SO 80
G Delahoussaye," At So
A r Hawkins, ~" ..-. 700
B A Guidry, constable's fees....... a 90
V Roy, 49, 81 80
z Woods, ..-..- q IA
G Hawkins, .. so
L 8 Walker, ..-.. 40 90
Louis GumbeZ, witness feeS-...- 7 90
r j Marshall 10 f@El ...-... 80
7 Suffice, witness fees transferred - Is
B A Guidry, -. Is so
Is Walker, so
s H Sanders, . 8 so
p Robin, road o%vcfseeF, 1873. 81 90
Lessie Taylor, transportation, 1873 -.... IL 90