The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-21
Proceedings of t;ae Police BURY.
OpEL0UsAs, April Cd, 1877.

The Police ,Jury met pursuant to Adjournment
Present: r, II. Littell, President; A; Guldry
/ G. T. hawkins, II. J. Guillory and F. Savoy.
The minutes of the1Rast meeting were read
aud approved.
The petition of DR.. d. W. Foster, was read
asking to be authorized to turn the public road
/ Leading from Vile Plate to OpelOusas and Wash.
ingtoa, south on the line between him and John
j. OrttEO to the line between said Foster and
OneZima GUIllOry, thence east on that line to
its termians, thence north across said Fosters
land to hia northern boundary, thence east Oh
the last nafNed line to the line between him and
| Evariste Vidgine, and continue on last named
line until it fGkls into the old road used at pres,
eHt and hereafter to turn it at the north east
corner of OneZlSNe GuillOry's land to run east
across the land ~ said Foster to the line be-
tween hun and Iaersin Skinner, and continue
on that line to its sterminus, thence north on
the line between saiG Foster and T. j. FOntcnOt
until it falls into the Eld road again, whereupOn
motion of Mr.. GuillOr; Resolved, that the petit
ton lay over until next meeting of the Police
Jury.
STATE OF ! oUIsIANA,
Parish of st. Landry.
Be it known that on this the twenty-sixth
(26tl) day of March A.. D., one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven I97D, we the UNI
Olin Vidrine, Zenon Vidrine, DNvid Couryille,
ST., Joseph Fruger and Ursin Miller, Jr., of the
parish of st. Landry, a cOmmittee+Of the free
holders, appointed by the Police Jerry of said
parish, OH the fifth Of this month, t~O~assess the
damages done to the following lanA owners
whose land the public road from j. b. Ardoln
III Chata.gnier to Jessy 40ung's ferry, oa,Bayou
Nez-Pique, crosses viz: Paul Fruger, Acdoel
FouteuOt and Aug1Stin FTuger, have mes and
after consultation between ourselves and nNlch
debate with said land owners, have agreed fGAd
do hereby agree to assess the following daf*-
ages, VIZ: :,
damage for the f01owing reason, the distance
from the road to his south western corner post
being only one hundred and ninety-four yards,
we nave located and hereby locate said road on
his line, as follows, viz: The public road shall
~ nI11 lis rnlIf Ia 1TNhn an 1NnSf than liz uy
his western line the distance of one hundred
and ninety-four yards and there i~ntersect the
old road.
I'd. To Mr.. Acdoel F~ontenot we assess the
damages to fifty dollars.
Mr.. AcdUel having plowed ready for farming
the old road, Egre6ably to a resolution OF Salu
month OF February last, binds himself todeliyer
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. 10 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 Il good practicable road about
three arpents from the said old public road,
until the first of January next, 1873, at when
time he shall reopen the said old public road III
a good and practicable condition., at MS own
expense. Said damages as assessed, not 10 De
paid until he shall faithfully, comply, Yllth these
obligations, and present to the President OF the
Sooii;c@ Tnrv ~ certificate Of the Road Overseer
to that effect.
The said paul Fruger, Acdoel FontenOt and
Angustin Ffuger. hereby accept said damages
and said alteration in said road as aforemen-
toned.
thus done, passed and signed the same day,
month and year first written Oh the premises,
in witness whereof. we the said committee have
signed with said land owners in presence of NJ.
NJ. Don Louis Fonten0t, Oline Manuel, David
CourviIle, Jr., Valentine and Theophile S. FOn-
tenut competent witnesses.
Commissioners: Witnesses:
u 2 raileur Don Louis FOntenot
WIn . Ashford Ollbe Manuel
DIN Vidrine David Courville Jr
Xenon Viarine Valentin SaVOie
D~aEQpCourVilie Sr rs. Fontenot
Joseph Fruger
Upsin Miller Jr
Augustin Frugep
Acdoille Fontenot
PcTl Fruger
above report be received and adopted and the
committee discharged,
CHApAIGNIRR, March 18th, 1877.
This is to certify that the change made in the
public road from Chataisnier at J. B. Ardoin to
Bayou Petit Jose, by Mr.. Artellus Latieur. is
in practicable condition and received as the
public road by me. 7, S. F0NTENOT,
The petition of Rudolph Mayer was read,
when on motion of Mr.. awkins resolved that
he be 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 appr0-
-eniatnd August 18th, 1874 to L. Young, Road
OV9rseer, Ireland is hereby appropriated to re-
pair the bridges on the public road from j. B.
Arloins to Ba5ou PetfTQgs9-under the super
vision of T. s. Fontenot, ROAD Overseer; also
100 feet of lumber under the supervision of
Cle0phat AndFepOnG, Road OVerSeer from Bayou
Petit Jose to Opelousas and Vile Plate road.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved, that the
.oad from Littells' pasture to Deyilliers bridge,
be extended up the Bayou to and include N. G.
DeyilierS. and down the Bayou to and include
w. G. johnson, under tile supervision of the
same OverSeer.
The following changes and appointments of
Road Oyerseers was madeI
Simon B. Manuel, Jr., from Vile Plate to
EAnse Bordeaux.
j.. S. Lakewood vice Jules Chretien.
Jules Richard vice Adolph Sicily.
Thos. Quirk vice Capt, Stanford.
A1eck. Melancoh vice B. b. Daniels.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
800 feet of lumber be and is hereby appropriated
Washington dt0 KaFanaghs upper line, under
the supervision of Tllos. Quirk, Road Overseer.
On motion of Mr.. Guill0Ty, Resolved, that 500
feet of lumber be appropriated, TO be used under
the supervision of Jean Tourne, Road Overseer.
OPmotion 0f.Mr. Savoy, Resolved, that Hon
ore pusellier be and is hereby authorized to
change the pubic road running through his
land, and run the same on his line, in accordance
with section 3 Of the Road Ordinance.
The Police jury in committee of the whole
proceeded to examine claims unpaid and on lille
against the parish. ~whereupon motion of Mr..
savoy thesfollowing claims were allowed and
approved:
&C uson Jail fees $500 60
Perrodin md ogden attorney fees -.,,-.-. 50 90
e T Veazie justice peace ees.--..--. 81 90
Taylor " !" ---.---.. 40 25
vineari11 Tas+ranes constable fees 90 az I