The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-19
Preceding of III! Police .Jury.
OPELoUsAs. February Odd, !

OPELOUsAs, February 23d, 1875.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
| ment. Present: F. Savoy, President; r. H.
LitteIl, A. Guidry and H. j. Guillory.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
The petition of numerous citizens, asking the
Police Jury to purchase the COc0drie toll bridge,
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Guillory, Re-
solved, that whereas the Parish at the present
time is unable to comply with the prayer of the
petitioners, the same was laid on the table.
To the Hon. Police Jury, Parish st. Landry:
We the undersigned would respectfully petit
ton your Hon. body for permission to close the
road from the Dr.. Phillips place. to near the
corner of Maj. Wilson's plantation, and give us
the road leading directly from Maj. Wilson's to
Henry Phillips, and on to Mrs. Watson's, inter
secting the public road at the corner OF her plan
tation, we believe this road to be in as good or
der at present as the old road.
respectfully submitted,
Signed by 80 citizens.
On motion of Mr.. Littell, Resolved, thai tTfe
petitioners be allowed to make the changes
prayed for in this petition, provided the same
is done in accordance with Section 9, of the
A lengthy communication was received from
Aurel Armand, and on motion of Mr.. Littell the
same was indifferently laid on the table.
Mr.. Littell submitted the following amend
ments to the road ordinance, which were adopt
ed:
Section 10, last line the word sixty instead
of ten days.
Sec. II. That a road Overseer shall not be al
lowed any compensation for the number of days
the road hands are required to work, but they
shall be allowed the sum of one dollar and fifty
cents per day, for each days extra work, more
than the hands have performed, and no COM
pensatlOn shall be allowed for notifying the
hands.
Sec. 10, in line third the word ten instead of
thirty dollars.
The following changes and appointments was
made of road OyerSeerS:
N. G. Devilliers, from CoulOns bridge to Port
Barre.
A. C. Devilliers, from L. Meats to Alex
Meats.
H. Humble, from Alex Meats to Bayou Teche.
c. c. swayzee, from Calihahs bridge to Ope-
l0usas.
G. A. Frazee, Jr., from Calihans bridge to
Bayou BOurbeauX.
Ernest st. Amman, from Mrs. j. B. Roy's to
OpelOusas and Washington road.
Charles Richard, from Grand Coteau to Ope-
lOusas and Bellevue road.
D. Duplechin, from middle of Pot Cove woods
to John Reeds bridge.
7. c. Chachere, from Boudreaux's gully to
Prud'h0mme city.
Mr.. F. Savoy made the following appointment
of commissioners for sale of unbranded stock in
the 5th Ward: Gerasin M9che, and L. d. Verrett,
in place of c. Lavergne.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, February oath, 1875.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: F. Savoy, President; r. II.
Littell, A. Guidry and II. J. Guillory.
On motion of Mr.. Litten the following ordi-
nance was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
To assess and levy the amount of taxes to be
collected for the sevices and expenses of the
current year, and to make an appropriation
for that purpose:
Be it ordained, that the sum of thirty-six
thousand six-hundred and thirty dollars, be and
the same is hereby assessed aud levied as the
amount OF taxes to be collected for the services
of the current year, 1875, and that the said sum
be appropriated and apportioned as follows,