The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-07-07
Proceedings of the Police JHry.
OPELoUsAs, June 11th, 1877

O~PELOUsAs, June 18th, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
!. Present: K. Fl. Littell, PreSidentE A. Guidry,
6. Il. Hawkins, H. J. Guiilory and F. Savoy.
Messrs. B.. E. Clark, d. z. SaiZan and f;
Dubuisson, presented their commissions and
Uaths of Office as Police Jurors, for the parish
of St. Landry, and took their seats. ,
The minutes of the last meeting were read
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved that J.
+. Smith, Road Overseer be and is hereby au-
thorized to employ a mechanic to frame the
On motion of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that
Angellas Prud'honme be and is hereby author
lied to change the public road running through
his land, and run the same on the line between
his land and Pauline GuillOry's land, and that
the same be completed by the LIST August, and
in accordance with section 0 of the road ordi-
The following changes and appointments of
Road Overseers was made
J. E. Vidrine vice Vim. Tate.
WIN. Tate, from Bayou BGuf road to Coco
drie Bridge.
W. E. Gay. from Burleigh's Bridge to Stages
upper line.
i. Sanderfer, from Catholic Church to the
parish line, east bank Bayou BHuf.
/. A. Carmouche, from Casons lower line TO
I. D. Cook, from Kavanagh's upper line to
the Catholic Church.
Jules Meyers, from Coul0ns Bridge to C0nlee
Rouge.
committee appointed to sell the Mallet Bridge,
he authorized to accept good white oak or
''6pn motion Of Mr.. Dubuisson, Resolved, that
the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to
pay out of any monies in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum Of one hun
dred and twenty-one 20t00 dollars, the expense
for maintaining Louis Rousseau in the Parish
Prison of New Orleans from December LIST,
1876, to May 30th, 1877.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
the sum Of one hundred and fifty dollars be and
is hereby appropriated out OF the Internal I'M
Dr0vement Fund of the current year, to pay
Fl. Ebert, for rebuilding the bridge over Bayou
BOuge, at Big Cane.
The committee appointed February 5th, 1877,
to sell the contract for building the bridge over
Bayou Mallet, near the German i! settlement,
reported that the contract had been awarded
to SifrOy Roy, for the sum Of one hundred and
fifty dollars, and that lie had completed the
work in d substantial and wOrkmanlikem manner,
and had been received by them, when on motion
of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that the report be re-
ceived and the committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins Resolved, that T..
w. Sylvester, H. l.. McHenry and E. A, Car
1nouche be appointed Il committee to make an
estimate of the probable cost Of rebuilding the
bridge over Bayou Petit Prairie, on the State
road, and report the same to the jury at the
next meeting.
On motion of MIR. Clark, Resolved, that the
Tax Collector be and is hereby authorized to
correct the assessments of j. b. Clark, Louis
Mayer and John J. Smith.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved that 800
feet Of lumber appropriated to repair the Bayou
NJ. Robert, Road Overseer.
On motion of Mr.. Guillory, Resolved, that
the President OF the Police jury be andi is hereby
authorized to contract with J. O.. Chachere, in
the sum of one hundred dollars, for the removal
OF the house on the Courthouse Square, and
mnnuiling the contract Of Louis Desmarais, for
the lease OF the lot OH which the house stands,
the same to be removed within thirty days.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved, that
hereafter the offices Of the Clerk, Treasurer and
Auditor of the Police Jury, shall b8kept open
during the second week OF each month, and be it
further Resolved. that the Treasurer shall pay
only on the check of the President of the Police
T,,-.rr nntNV,fn4.rfTnaI Nv thu fjnTly and nftnp fhn
same has been duly audited. 3
On motion o9.Mr. Clark, Resolved, that here
after the Sheriff shall not be entitled to charge
more than SO cents per diem for the maintaining
of a prisoner in the Parish Jail.
OFFICE PARISH TREASURY,
St. Landry, La, June 18th, 1877. 5
STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID INTO THE PARISH
TREASURY o THE MONTH OF MAY AND
JUNE 1877.
May 7th, 1s77-Received from A, Garrigues,
Tax Collector, viz:
For parish taxes of 1875 .----.---.S Q 81
" " licenses of 1877.--..-..... 10
Total SIP 81
Less his com. as col. 10 per cts. Il %
Net amount. s 1O1 So
NoTE.-The above was received
asfolloWs, In currency$ 80 Is ~
juror warrants.--..--. Al 40
SOL So
June 5th-Received from A. Garrigues, Tax
Collector, viz:
For parish llcenes OF 1875 --,--s II 80
"IpaPop--. 1895 +A
Less his commission as collector .
10 per cent --...........--s-. 374 SO ar
Net amount. s3371 81
Net total $3473 40
NOTES.-The above was receiv-
ed as follows. In eurren-
EY &llTH At