The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-14
Proceeding. of the Police Jury. .
OPELoUsAs, March 5th, 1877.

The Police Jury met pursuanttO adjournment
Present: r. H. Littell, President; A. Guldry,
II. j. GuillOry, f. Savoy and g. I. HaWklLs.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion of MI. Savoy, Resolved, that the
resolution passed at the last meeting OF the
Police Jury in reference to the public road
from D. COuryilles to where it Hterseets the
OpeIonsas and Calcasieu road in Prairie Ma
mouth, be ~rescinded, and that the same com
mittee appointed June LIST, 1874, to lay out and
locate said road, to-wit: ID. P. Latleur, w. r.
Ashford, O.. Vidrine, Zenon Vidrine,D D. COurville,
Joseph Fruge and Ursin Miller, jr., be and are
hereby authorized to assess the damages done
to the following land owners, whose land the
road crosses, VIZ: Paul Fruge, AcdOel FOntenOt
and Augustin FrIge.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that the
sum of twenty-five dollars each he and is here
by appropriated out of the INDECENT Fund of
the current year, for the following persons: J.
3. Kinney, ValmOnd ChiaSS0n, Widow OneZ.
Berzarre and Widow Felonise FOntenot.
On motion OF Mr.. Savoy, Resolved, that Phfle-
mon Miller be and is hereby authorized to
change the public road, running through his
land, and run the same on his northern line,
in accordance with section 9 OF the Road Or
dinatce.
To&ne President and members of the Police
0dury of the parish of st. Landry, Louisiana:
Your petitioner, Joseph Mainland of the par
ish of st. Landry, respectfully represent unto
your honorable body that the public road lead
ing from Vile Plate to Bayou Chicot cuS his
land in two, causing great Inconvenience, sub
jecting him to have two fields instead of one.
The premises considered, petitioner pFays that
he be authorized to change said road, locating
the same about one hundred and fifty yards
east of the actual road. Petitioner further
represents that the new road, if permission is
granted to locate the same, will not incom0date
the public as to the distance and will betpn a
much better ground.
Your petitioner would further ask that the
locating of the new road be made by himself
and the overseer of the public road.
JOS. MAUILLAND,
ARTHUR TATE.
Overseer of Public Road.
VILE PLATE, March Sd, 1877.
the Honorable President and members of
the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-T would ask your honorable body
to grant me the privilege Of changing the road
leading from Vile Plate to Bayou Bpuf, for
said road runs right a cross my land, causing a
good deal of expense to enclose it. Ito make the
said change. Respectfully submitted,
JAMES STEVENS.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that the
above petitions he published, and action on the
be deferred until the next meeting of the
Jury.
On motion of Mr. Guidry. Resolved, that 1000
feet of lumber be and is hereby appropriated to
the brio ges on the public road from the
west end of TaylOrs lane to Boudreaus gully,
the supervision of Homer Bourgeois,
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
1000 feet of lumber be and is hereby appropria-
ted to repair the bridges on the public road
llUIH i dy lOiS ISEEI W btdIuS upper ltIIts N1ltlSf
the supervision of Robert Dunbar, Road Over
seer. -
On motion of Mr.. Guillory, Resolved, that
1000 feet of lumber, in addition to the amount
appropriated to Aurelllen David and II. Nc
Caulley for the public road from f. Debaillons
to Point au Pin, be and is hereby appropriated
for said road, under the supervision of Hon0r6
Road Overseer.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
the committees appointed by the Police Jury
aud Town Council to have the fence built around
the Court House square, be and are hereby re-
luested to make an estimate of the probable
cost of having the said fence painted, and re-
port at the next meeting of the Jury.
The Police Jury made the following changes
and appointments of Road Overseers:
Theo. Rosat vice Parfait Lafieur.
Louis Sibille, from Coulons bridge to the cor
ler of Littell's pasture.
VIM. Mcbride, from Mrs. Giles Higginbotham
70 Church Point.
j. Vanoy, from Catholic Church on Bayou
Bmuf to Big Cane.
7. G. Butler, from Buffers to parish line, via
E. Mixer, from Foglemans to Casons lower
inc.
Dr.. Lester, from Casons lower line to Niger
Foot.
]. T. Ramare, from Henrys store to Faulkr
lers ferry,
W. G. Gordon, from parish line on Atchafa-
ava to Churchyille, and thence to Faulkners
:
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until {
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. =