The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-16

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: r. IL. Littell, President; A. Guidry
G. T. Hawkins, H. ]. GuillOry and F. Savoy.
Messrs. B. E. Clark, d. P. Saizan and E
DubuissOn, 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
T. Smith, Road Overseer be and is hereby au
| thorized to employ mechanic to frame the
Callihan Bridge.
On motion of Mr. Savoy, Resolved, that
Angellas Prud'hOmme 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 GuilOry's land, and that
the same be completed by the 1st August, and
III accordance with section of the road ordi'
nance.
The following changes and appointments OF
Road OVerSeerS was made:
j. B. Vidrine vice VIM. Tate.
VIM. Tate, from Bayou Bnuf road to Coco
drie Bridge.
W. E. Gay. from Burleigh's Bridge to Stages
| upper line.
D. Sanderfer from Catholic Church to the
parish line, east bank Bayou BGuf.
E. A. CarmOuche, from CasOns lower line to
NiggerfOOt.
T. D. Cook. from Kavanaghs upper line to
the Catholic Church.
Jules Meyers, from Coulons Bridge to Coulee
Rouge
On motion of Mr.. Savoy Resolved, that the
committee appointed to sell the Mallet Bridge,
be authorized to accept good white oak or
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 sum of one hun.
dred and twenty y-one 20[00 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-EAaI
is hereby appropriated out of TIr6sha K(T. tiih i
prOveSSant Fund of the current year, to pay
FL. Eilert, 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 settlement
| reported that the contract had been awarded
to Sifroy Roy, for the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars, and that he had completed the
work in a substantial and wOrkmanlike manner
and had been received by them, when ON motion
OF Mr.; Savoy, Resolved, that the report be re-
celved and the committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that E.
W. Sylvester, II. J.. McHenry and E. A. Car
mOuche be appointed 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 Ishe
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 300
1eet OF lumber appropriated to repair the Bayou
"
NJ. Robert, Road Oyerseer.
On motion of Mr.. Guillory, Resolved, that
the President of the Police Jury be andi is hereby
authorized to contract with ]. O. Chachere, in
the sum of one hundred dollars, for the removal
of the house on the Courthouse Square, and
annulling the contract of Louis DesmaraisS for
the lease of the lot on which1the 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 be kept open
6npinp an1nn6 OUa nf mol 1nn$h nn1h hai
further Resolved, that the Treasurer shall pay
only on the check of the President of the Police
Jury, cOuntersigned by the Clerk, and after the
same has been duly audited
On motion of Mr.. Clark, Resolved, that here
after the Sheriff shall not be entitled to charge
more than so cents per diem for the maintaining
of prisoner in the Parish Jail.
OFFICE PARISH TREASURY, I
st. Landry, La, June 18th, 1877.
STATEMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID INTO THE PARISH
TREASURY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY AND
JUNE, 1877.
May 7th, 1s77-Reeeived from A. Garrigues
Tax Collector, viz:
For parish taxes of 1875 .,--,.-.,.$ PSI
" licenses OF 1S77.--........ ITO
1OGdl -SlIZ 81
Less his com. as col 10 per cts. II %
Net amount .-. 1O1 So
NoTE.-The above was received
us follows, In curreney$ 60 Is
juror warrants. ii 40
S101 50
June 5th-Recetved from A. Garrigues, Tax
Collector viz:
For parish licenes Of 1875 .--..--$ III SO
So 50 "1S76.- 2279 60
:" "1S77 1895 90
Total .$3746 SO
Less his commission as collector
10 per cent t.-...........,.,,. aF4 63
Net amount t...-............. S3S71 81
Net total. Observation-Disclosures $3473 Il
NOTE.-The above was receiv-
ed as follows. In curren-
cy -S25I6 At
Juror warrants 795 40