The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-05
Proceedings of the Police bury.
OPELoUsAs, April I'd, 1877.

q, Il. Hawkins ii. j. GiltlOgy anu r savoy.
The minutes of the last meeting were rea'
and approved.
The petition of DR.. d. W. Foster, was read
asking to be authorized TO turn the public roa'
leading from Vile Plate to OpeiOusas and Wash
ington, south on the line between him and JOIN
]. OrtegO to the line between said Foster an'
Onezinle Gulllory, thence east on that line Il
its terminus, thence north across said Foster
land to his northern boundary, thence east OF
the last named line to the line between him ant
Evariste VidriAe, and continue on last namet
line until it falls into the old road used at pres
cnt; and hereafter to turn it at the north cas-
corner of Onezime GuillOry's land to run cas-
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 OF
the line between said Foster and 7. j. FontenO'
until it falls into the old road again, whereupol
motion Of Mr.. Guillory, Resolved, that the peti
ton lay over until next meeting OF the Police
Jury.
STATE OF ] oUIsIANA,
Parish of st. Landry. s
81 it known that on this the twenty-siXtl
(26th) day of March A.. D., one thousand eight
dersigned Dorsin p. Lafeur, William R. Ashford
Olin Vidrine, ZenOn Vidrinc, David CourVille,
ST., Joseph Fruger and Ursin Miller, Jr.. of the
parish of st. Landry, a committee or the tree;
parish, on the fifth of this month, to assess the
damages done to the following land owners
whose land the public road from j. b. Ardoin
in Chataignier to Jessy YolIng3 ferry, on Bayou
Nez-Pique, crosses viz: Paul Fruger, AcdOel
FOntenOt and Augustin Fruger, have met and
after consultation between ourselves ana much
debate with said land owners, have agreed and
do hereby agree to assess the following dam
ages, viz:
damage for the following reason, the distance
from the road to his south western corner post
being only one hundred and ninety-fOur yards,
we have located aud hereby locate said road on
his line. as follows, viz: The public road shall
strike his south western corner post, then follow
his western line the distance Of one hundred
and ninety-folr yards and there i%ntersect the
old road.
I'd. To Mr.. Acdoel FOntenot we assess the
damages to fifty dollars.
Mr.. AcdoeI having plowed ready for farming
the old road, agreeably to Il resolution of said
Police Jury, passed at its regular meeting in the
month OF February last, binds himself to deliver
without delay the old road in good travelling
condition, said damage as assessed to be paid
when he shall file with the President of the
Police Jury a certificate of the Road Overseer
to that effect.
Sd. To Mr.. Augustin Fruger, we assess the
damages to fifty dollars also. The said Angus
tin Fruger having closed the old public road as
per aforesaid resolution, binds himself to deliver
without delay q good practicable road about
three arpents from the said old public road,
until the first of January next, 1878. at which
time he shall reopen the said old public road III
u GOOD and practicable condition, at his own
expense. Said damages as assessed, not to be
paid until lie shall faithfully comply with these
obligations, and present to the President of the
Police Jury a certificate OF the Road Overseer
The said Paul Fruger, Aedoel FOntenot and
Augustin FrugeT, hereby accept said damages
and said alteration III said road as afOremen-
TONED.
Thus done, passed and signed the same day,
month and year first written on the premises,
in witness whereof, we the said committee have
signed with said land owners IN presence OF NJ.
NJ. Don Louis F0Dtenot, Oline Manuel, David
Courville, Jr., Valentine and Theophile s. Fon-
tcnOt competent witnesses,
commissioners witnesses
d P Lafeur Don Louis FOptepqt
Vim E Ashford Ollbe Manuel
David CourviIle ST. rs. Fontenot
Joseph FrIlger
Ursin Miller Jr
Augustin Kruger
AcdOille Fonten0t
Paul Fruger
on motion Of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that the
above report be received and adopted aud the
committee discharged.
CHATAIGNIER, March 10th, 1877.
This is 10 certify that the change made i'll the
Bayoa Petit Jose, by Mr.. Artellus Lafieur, is
in practicable condition and received as. the
public road by me. 7. s. FoNTENoT,
The petition of Rudolph Mayer was read,
when on motion of Mr. Hawkins resolved that
he he granted an extension of six months on
said notes, provided he pay all interest to date.
On motion of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that 1850
feet of lumber, in addition to the lumber appro-
l,riatea August 18th, 1876, to L. Young, Road
Oyerseer, be and is hereby appropriated to re-
3IIE E$lG ia I-tb va Lll1 LhbLl A1tttA AVN -. ~ /
Ardoins to Bayou Petit 1ST-Draaa,aI41~a-aonv I
vision of Z. s. Fonten0t, Road Overseer; aGsd I
feet OF lumber under the sl8Lsrvision of
Clenphat Andrep0nt, Road Overseer from Bayou
Petit jose to 0pel0usaE and VillesPlate road.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved, that the
Dad from Littalls' pasture to Deyilliers bridge,
he extended up the Bayou to and include N. G.
and down the Bayou to and include
W. G. Johnson, under the supervision of the
same Oyerseer.
The following changes and appointments OF
Road 0verseers was Igade:
simon b. Manuel, JR, from Vile Plate to
B0urbeauX.
r.. s. Lakewood vice Jules Chretien.
Jules Richard vice Adolph Sicily.
Th0s. Quirk vice Capt. Stanford.
Aleek. Melaneon vice b. B. Daniels.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
500 feet of lumber be and is hereby appropriated
30 repair the bridges on the public road from
Washington TO Kavanaghs upper line, under J
he supervision of Thos. Quirk, Road Overseer. ,
On motion of Mr.. Guill0ry, Resolved, that 500
of lumber be appropriated, TO be used under
he supervision of Jean ToHrne, Road Overseer.
On motion Of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that Hon
re FItsellier be and is hereby authorized to =
.llaige the pub ie road running through his
and, and run the sameen lis line, in accordance Z
With section of the Road Ordinance, =
The Police Jury III committee OF the whole !
to examine claims unpaid and on file I
,gilinst the parish, Whereup0n motion of Mr.. !,
Iavoy the following claims were allowed and :
,pproved: I