The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
Proceedings of the Police Jnry.
OpELOrsAs. juno I1tll. fS7

OPELOUsAs, June 11th, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present; r: H. Littell President; A; Gutdry'
Messrs. 3. E. Clark, D. z. Saizan and E.
| DubuisSou, presented their commissions and
oaths Of Office as Police Jurors, for the parish
OF st. Landry, and took their seats
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr. Guidry, Resolved that j.
p. Smith Road OVcrSeer be and is hereby all-
tn0nzed to employ mechanic to frame the
= ! an!lihan Bridge.
III a >, motion OF Mr.. Savoy, Resolved. that
AngeilaS PTnd hOmme be aud 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 Gnillory's land. ana that
the same be completed by the 1st August, and
i'll accordance with section of the road ordi-
nance.
The following changes and appointments of
Read OvCrSG9rS was made:
!. Is. Vidrne vice VIM. Tate.
VIM. Tate, from Bayou BGuf road to Coco
drie Bridge.
". E. Gay from Burieigh's Bridge to Stages
upper line.
u. sanderfer from Catholic Church to the
parish line, east bank Bayou BGuf. "
E. A. Carmouche, from Casons lower line to
NiggcrfOot.
r D: Cook. from Kavanaghs upper line to
the Catholic Church.
Jules Meyers, from COulOns Bridge to C0ulee
Rouge +
On motion of Mr.. Savoy Resolved, that the
committee appointed TO sell the Mallct Bridge,
cypress for the bridge.
On 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 of one hun
dred and twenty one 20I00 dollars, the expense
for maintaining Louis Rousseau in the Parish
Prison OF New Orleans from December 1st,
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
NV Fund lnft
Fl. Eilert for rebuilding the bridge over Bayou
BOugG, at Big Cane.
The committee appointed February 5th, 1877,
to sell the contract for building the bridge over
Bayou Maet, near the German settlement,
reported that the contract had been awarded
to Sifroy Roy, for the sum of one hundred and
nifty dollars, and that he had completed the
work in Il substantial and wOrkmanlilie manner
and had been received by them, when on motion
of Mr.: Savoy, Resolved, that the report be re-
celycd and the committee discharged
On motion Of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that f.
W. Sylvester, H.. L. McHenry and E. A. Car
mouche be appointed a 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 Mr.. Clark, Resolved, that the
Tax Collector be and is hereby authorized to
correct the assessments of j. 3. Clark, Louis
Mayer and John J. Smith.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved that 300
feet OF lumber appropriated to repair the Bayou
Petit Passe Bridge, under the supervision of
NJ Robert Road OVerseer.
On motion of Mr. GuillOry, Resolved, that
the President of the Police jury be and is hereya
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
annuling the contract of Louis Desmarais. for
the lease of the lot on which the house stands
the sameto 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 be kept 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
Jury, countersigned by the Clerk, and after the
same has been duly audited.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, Resolved, that here
after the Sheriff shall not be entitled to charge
more than 50 cents per diem for the maintaining
OF prisoner in the Parish Jail.
OFFICE PARISH TREASURY,
st. Landry, La, June 11th 1877. :
STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID INTO THE PARISH
TREASURY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY --AAss
JUNE, 1877. -~-~
May 7th, 1877-Received from n Garrigues,