The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-14
Proceedings of she Police bury.

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The Police Jury met pursuant to Adjournment.
Present: r. H. Iittell, President: A. GuldTy,
G. T. Hawkins, III. J. Guillory and f. Savoy.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. gS
asking to be authorized to turn the public road
leading from Vile Plate to Opelousas and Wash
fngton south on the line between him and John
j. Oftego to the line between said roster ana
Onezime Guillory, theltIe east on that line to
its terminus, thence north across said Fosters
land to his northern boundary, thence east on
the last named line to the line between him and
Evariste Vidrine, and continue on last named
line until it falls into the old road used at pres
ent and hereafter to turn it at the north east
corner of Onezine Guillory's land to run east
across the land of said Foster to the line be-
tween him and Dorsin Skinner, and continue
on that line TO its terminus, thence north on
the line between said Foster and It. j. Fontenot
motion Of Mr.. Gullory, Resolved, that the peti-
tioH lay over until next meeting OF the -Pollce
Jury.
STATE OF oUIsIANA,
Be it known that on this the twenty-sixth
t26th1 day OF March A. D., one thousand eight
hundred and seventy lS77ls we the IN
dersigned Dorsin r Lateur, William H. Ashford
Olin Vidrine Zen0n Vidrine, David Coury1lle
SIR. Joseph Fruger and UrsiA Miller, Jf, OF the
parish of ST. Landry, committee OF the Ifee-
holders appointed py the poiifs Jury oL sa tha
damages done to the following lana owners
whose land the public road from j. b. Ardo1n
in Chataignier TO Jessy Toung's terry, on Bayou
Nez-Pfaue crosses viz: Paul Frnger, Aedoel
Fontelot and Augustin Fruger have met ana
after consultation between ourselves ana Intcn
debate with said land owners hase agreed ana
do hereby agree 10 assess the ioatoW4As uttih-
ages, viz:
LIST, To Mr.. Paul Fruger we do mot assess any
damage for the following reason, the distance
from the road to his south western corner posi-
being only one hundred and ninety-four yards,
we have located and hereby locate SAID road on
his line, as follows, viz: The puhlle road snall
strike his south western corner post then FOLLOW
his western line the distance OF one hundred
and nnety-feur yards and there lnterseet the
old raad. z-.sz A., .
damages to fifty dollars.
| the old road. agreeably TO a resolution OF sald
Police Jury. passed at its regular meeIlng III the
month Of February last pnds hsea 5 aea51ter ~
condition, said damage as assessed TO be pald
when he shall file with the President OF the
/ Police Jury certificate OF the Road oversee
| to that effect. .,o
al, To Mr. Augustin Fruger, we assess the
/ damages to fifty dollars also The said Angus
| Tin Fruger having closed the old public road as
rer aforesaid resolution, binds hIaself TO denver
| Twithonf DELAY d good practicable road about
| three arpents from the said Old public road,
1 until the first of January next, 1878, at which
time he shall reopen the SAID oad papdG road Id
/ q good and practicable eondiEGa, gf his own
i eynensa Said damages as asffss5a, not to be
paid until he shall faithfully comply. with these
obligations, and present TO tte fTeslaenI OF tne
i Police jury a eefLlsicaie OA lhe h0au osetetei
/ to that effect.
i The said Paul FrHgeE, Aedoel FOnIenot and
Augustin Frugep hereny ;aeesit4 4 sain saan,agss
| and said alteration i'll said foaa as af0Eemen
toned.
Thus done, passed and signed the same gay
4 month and year first written On the premises,
in witness whereof We tne sag - ~
/ NJ T1nr 4 aY7is Fanfenot. 0iine Manuel, UaYld