The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-08-25
proceedings of the Police bury.


Tho Police Jury net pursuant to adjournment.
Present X. H.. Litteil, President; - 7uidry'
O. 4. Hawkins. Ii. j. Guiliury i. savoy u. +.
saizan Il. DubuissOn and b. l.. Clark.
the minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
and oath OF office as IL melnbefof The Police j ufy
for the parish of st. Landry and TOOK his seat.
The President appointed Messrs. A. Guidry,
Il. Dubuisson and -. Z. SaiZan II committee 10
examine the vouchers i'll the hands OF the Parish
Treasurer, tor the monies paid by nm, where
upon MI. Dubuls5on reported that they hau
examined and counted, the vouchers presented
~ them by the Parish Treasurer. amounting
10 tS64O9 T2l six thousand four hundred ana Hlhe
dollars ana seyenty-two cents, winch amount
correspondent with the entries on his DOCKS,
and he moved that the vouchers be t'tllcellcu
aud that The Treasurer have a credit Tor maj
amount on his books carried.
ON motion Of Mr.. DubuissUn, Resolved, that
the Road Oyerseer from EoOus place To wash
iugtou be aud is hereby instructed TO "Ork
the public road running into Washington III
MOundyiile street, as the same Is Ill very bau
condition.
ON motion Of Mr.. Haas, Resolved that octave
FOnten0t, Jean b. d.. l.. tOntenot ana Assn
Vidrine are hereby appointed a committee 10
examine and report the probable cost OF re-
building MarcellIus bridge, over Bayou fetlt
Passe and report the seine at the next meeting
III the Police jury.
ON motion of MIR. DubuissOn, Resolved, that
John 5. uaw, l.. ). Hazard and l.. MORROW DC
APPOINTED a committee to examine ana report
The ~prDblbIc cost Of repairing the bridges on
fhc road from Bayou beuf to Eig Cane village,
,tHu report the same at tie HAL hioct1hS !"
ON motion oI MFR. Guidry, Resolved, that the
sum oil one hundred dollars or 50 much thereof
ia mas be necessary, be and Is hereby appro-
uriated, payable out OF any monies III Tile Irett5-
ury, not otherwise appropriated TO nave TWO
more rooms made Ill the upper part OF the
Courthouse, one of the rooms 10 ne al the DIS.
Dosal of the Gown Council, and the said Council
10 DAY one half OF the expenses OF making said
rooms, the work 10 be done under the super
vision vi X. ii. LitIell, President OF the Ponce
Jury and James Ray, President OF the boafu
Of Police Of Opelonsaa.
We the undersigned q IN chosen ny
lie Police jury of the parish OF ST Landry,
10 lay out d public road between the town "
Vile Plate and OpeIOUlsaS anu Washington,
rcspecttuily submit the following to your lion
urtDle Body as our report.
We recommend that the road start IRON Il
poiut on the present public road between the
irnds OF JONI F. SHAW and Dr. ID. ": Foster,
thence running south between the lands OF sttId
Foster and Joseph j. OrtegO. till 1t strikes tile
aud Of Onezime Z. Gulli0ry, thence running
cast between the lands OF salt Gulll0ry anu
Foster, continuing on Il straight Iilic east
thrung1 the land Uf said Foster and between
the Itnd OF Foster and DoTsin Skinner, thence
between the lands OF Olin j. l.. FOnteLot AMI
Theodore j. FOntenOt and Elulle A. Solieau,
thence between the lands OF Damon DeNliie
and Aicide 4. SOiteau, anu between the lalldS
III Jean Deyillt Jr,, and Andre Il. Eldrlne,
ttvnee on Il straight line through tue lalds OI
4tr. l.. Dehallion, until 1t lntelcepts the lands
ti id@Alll fiuFllls. LIT OEJClUuStlS 1uaA "iii
thea ran south between the lands OF said Bas-
I'm Vidrine and DebaIllOn and y. Miller ANA
-ltu DcbailIOn, until IL reaches the soutil-Wes-
Tern corner OF the iand OF sad Miller, thence
1firning due east running between the lands
II said Miller ana Debaillon ana between the
lands OF Ulysse Latieur and OZelle Fontenot
ana Dr. DtballiOn until 1t mtefceptS The present
lt!fic road near lie residence of III. OeDallioli'
The Washington road starting from the point
where the Opelousas road runs south, ana VIII
continue between the lands oil sud Baskll
yIdrlue ana i, DebuIilOn, east until 1t strikes
The tauas OF Leyandre Vidrine, thence running
due north between the lands oil sa1d Leyahuft
Vtdrtle. Jesse Maibrew and DR.. DeBaillUn until
it reaches the lantts VI omar Latour, tlleliet
running east between the lands vi SAID Littoul
and Jesse Matbrew and between the lands OF
Irs. Don u. l.. Fontenot ami D0reeiio Jean u
l.. EOnten0t, JallYler F0ntellot aud dean Plefft
EonH NOT until 1t iliteIcepts Iile present pnlhit
road near the Fesfdence or said Jean Pierre
FOutelOt.
j. b. Latiellr, Finite !, I4dheuf'
p = / he,ie,n, ~ Edmond Deville.
DAMON DEflLLE,
Road Oyersccr.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved, that The
,hnyt fep0rt he received and adopted, eXccp1
~ ID In. Washington rOna, which Is To RENAL
II. it is at present located, ana tilat 19ue teet %
lumber he appropriated TO oniid the necessary
bridges on TIie Washington ROAD, near -Anait
TidriIle, under the supervision OF the k"at
IN IaOtion Of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, tha
six Thousand 1e{I OF IAlllDti IE hltI ~ HWY
atIflraprfafttl To rebuild the bridge over Crane
emily. on the hubble road from Naxla TO sack
,tL larbor. under Ilie supervision of II. DUNBAR
Road DyerseeP, and that AZ be authorized u
,.mplu4S d mechanic To ffa4ffh saaIA bridge.
To the Hon. President uHU~~aelioeFs % LIT
Police Jury:
j have completed the Caiiillan Bridge, ant
would respectfully make the following report
Ne iaaYe used 1925 feet OF lumber III s.ld bflagt
sln,l fattf Kegs of spikes, contracted with Nj
White 10 frame and saperlnteld The bulidllg u
fi.t bridge for tlle sum OF one hundred dollars
I'm. bridge is now completed III II good ant
WorklnaiIike manner, aud Is wv hundred ant
sixtf.four feet long, ant al the cost 1t hat
5,t4.if 10 the parish ID for the humber, spikes an
Il mechanic TO frGinu the sAisle.
JONES T. SMITH,
Road OTerseer.
ttn molten Of Mr.. GuidPy. Resolved, that tht
al,ovtt ,4Iport be received ind adopted.
On motion BIZ Mr.. saizai, Resolved, That thf
ann If TWENTY-FIVE dollars each be appropriated
t~mttfbh. out OF the inftigeiit fullH ~ tne tut
aqft gear 10 widow leila Dullon and ltobef1
Dclitfael.t. rs,..,,+,, So
40 lie Ion. President aud members u zones
We The undersigned committee appointed {,
lay OF the public road froln Buriaigti6 BfliRs
0II tic west side Of bayou Bout to Hudspetli'
Bridge. do report that VIC commenced az bllf
]lrinlsts fridge aud followed the old rOaft dOWl
II, ". u. Bosagnts fence, taking q s~IraiGhleotrss
1lfran.ft his field, eli a tnrnrow, from thence IL
ri -TV#Fl@iTI iIlE DuIA III tliG DhIAON& EAttSL uDfA
n, tttt appep corner Of Fl IL Rays place. strlh
ING file bayou and following IL to tie lowe
solqIeE Of j. Huekalyis planIat1on; tlefl takllls
the lane between tlie Hnckapy ala aldfs pian ,e
ringitan point, thence doWn the Bayon 20 =
III IdWaIdts house through j. 3. Edwards lan'
10 tic Old road on the Bayou 10 Hndspeth1
Respectfully submitted,
Johns Edwards, mos reeves
IL &. las. JIM. Edwards
Josiah Haekeby.
Tn faction OF Afr. Dublisson, Resolved, tina,
line above report be feeelyed ana adopted AM
tiit rofiIinitt1e discharged.
TIL committee appointed jan. 9li, ls4l, =
Code Mallet, reported Illst the congSaet liat
been stWaialedt 10 SEsS9s. Roy, for me sum 9
Two huntised deilarssa ld that he hiltt completed
the ,Werk according tdNsapntract, ana lilsy nat
received the same, wherGupon motion OF MI
s.!,nf. Resolved, that tie report be reeeiYet
aud file committee discharged.
g,i3a committee appointed May It'll, 1877, II
al fhe t~antraet for building Il bridge Owe
Bsyts5t oolsIte. reported that Eie Contract hat
Itei4 awarded to Damon Deyiile fof the sum q
ane hundred aud forty dollars. ana titat le nat
,t,inltletell fiie work according 70 contract, AT
they had received the sailie, wherenpon motIoI
OF Mr. giHlliary, Resolved, fhat the report pt
received and the committee discharged,
The committee appointed May Iths 1877, &
s,,lig tle contract for building u bridge osSl
Prud'lelailist Lake, reported that the %contraei
had been saYartlea TO j. u. Andrlls for the sun
al one incurred faad ninety dollars, and that It
had eDnlRtSfefi the work according to contract
wherenlaaf iletion OF Mf, savoy Resolved, tina
The repserf ie received and the eommittee dis
charged.
The COMMITTEE appointed Mag 18th, 1877, Il
seIl fhe contract for building q bridge ovel
Cpliiee Iuurgilie. reported thai the contraci
had hfsll awarded 70 Adolph Iaylor for tn
ann of tli4e hundred dollars. and that he laG
cOn,pletp4l the work according 10 contract
whnrenlsan motion Of Mr.. savoy, Resolved
that The Export be received and the COMMITTEES
diaelap1ef.
,4as. "a Aaehere, Clerk OF Court. addressed
communicable TO the Police Jury, calling theI
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