The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-26
Proceedings Of tle Police .Eury.
CPELOUsAs, May 9TH, 1877

tfLLDJSAS, May ttn, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuantto to adjournment
| PRESENT: K. II. LirfeIl, President; l. GGidry.
Il. J. GuiH0ry, +. .5aFUy and &. I. HawlliLs.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved
On motion Of Mr. ~Hawkins. Resolved, that
the Resolution relative t. lie collection of taxes
adopted Feb. &tl, 1876, he and is hereby res
Is indcd. and that the Parish Tax Collector he
and Is here Instructed 10 collect all dues to the
parish III unite1 States Currency, such claims
as are made receivable for parish dues by the
state laws.
The committee appointed Jan. 10th, 1877, to
examine and report the probable cost Of repair
ing Auzennes BYdEa. reported that the said
bridge was i'll 6tlapidated aud dangerous CON
ditl0n, and that it w0nld have to be built anew,
whereupOn motion of Mr.. (iuidry. Resolved
that the sum of one Thousand dollars or So
much thereof as may be necessary, be and is
hereby appropriated out of the Internal I'M
prOvement Fund of the current year, to have
the said bridge rebuilt, and tlE3t Joseph Camy,
Benz. Dejean, D. +. Saizan. Louis Taylor and
Arthur Simon be appointed a committee to
sell tile contract to the lowe st bidder and re-
ceiVe tic wOr,G when complete; also that the
sum of Une hundred and fifty dollars be aDprO-
priated to build bridge over COulee Rouge
and that Jos. I. Quibedeau, A. l.. DurO and
Jules Quibedeau be appointed a committee to
sell the contract to the lowest bidder aud re-
ceiye the work when complete.
On motion of Mr.. GuilOry, Resolved that
j. p. FontenOt and Mdrius Robert Road Over
Seers, be and are hereby authorized to procure
the necessary lumber TO repair the bridge over
Uu fctit HdSSt, ana report Tut same to the
Police Jury also that the sum of two hundred
and twenty-five dollars be appropriated to build
a bridge over Bayou des Canine, and that Arthur
Tate, Ivrel Guillory and Arsin Vidrine he ap-
pointed acGmnittee toSc the contract tn the low
est pidd\.S and receive the work when complete
Oh moton OF M. Savoy. Resolved that 25On
feet of lumber be and is hereby appropriated
to repair the bridges on the public road under
the supervision Of ID. Couryilie, Jr., Road
Overseer
On motion of Mr.. Guidry. Resolved. that the
President of the Police Jury be authorized to
employ some person to take charge of the upper
portion Of the Courthouse.
on motion OF Mr.. Hawkins Resolved, that
OZeme fOmtenot, Road OveTseer be authorized
TO enniQY a mechanic 10 assist him in building
bridge over Bayou CaiOn, near A. GuiIlo, VS.
On motion OF Mr. Guidry. Resolved, that tine
SherlH lit autnor1zrd to discharge from custody
any person confined in the Parish Iau, for re- |
fuSing to work on the public roads, provided |
they pay the fine and all costs Of court.
On motion OF Mr.. savoy Resolved that the |
Ter: ss.;0use tHii eHii ,:I placed under the direct
charge O the Sheriff, and that all persons are |
mereI.y prohibited from ringing the same unlrss
authorized by him except III case OF IN alarm |
If fire; any person ringing the same IN Y!0latinn !
hereof shall he subject &c tir,.- % ;,;,, less tnan
i've G1iiars nor more than twenty-five d ,!lars |
.: imprisonment III the Parish jail Tor not lesss |
lhah one day OF more tsan ten days, suit to b. |
hrnaGht iaiure ANY magistrate. T..
On motion OF Mr., Guilory, Resolved that the |
taflsh treasurer be and is hereby Instructed |
to purchase twenty ke-s of spikes, aud pay |
NOT otherwise appropriated. .-
On motion ot Mr. savoy Resolved. that the !
sam OF Two hugdred dollars. so much tuerenf |
as may be Necessary, be and is hereby apprD- |
pftated To buIld a bridge over Prud hOrlmt |
Lake, ana that :. q. ChacIitrr, Charles Der0sicr !
Sr. ana Alex. faytor he appointed committee |
To sell the contract to the lowest bidde" ant. |
receive the Work When complete
The following pFrs ,ils We're appointed con-
nIssiOners tor sale Of unbranded stock:
1st Wafd-LeoBce L,tteti, r. 2, Dejean, G.. |
aud nd ltIttp Ilttl
ID Nari-Afeca Mitfr, Jos. FfOzard, +. D.
r ckarit and Michel Castille,
Sd Ward--Aleck. Tate, RObt Tate, Z. Morrow,
I. a. Hicks, E9ies Godeau, ThOs. A. Dunbar
s. B. HaiIyiHh, Louis EOntenot, Oz9m6 FOiI-
ten0t and Joseph Dejean.
ath Waf-AdIicn tGntanOt, j. B. Tate, Josier
II. Fonten0t and Eli Clark.
5th Ward WINS lavie, RI. Andrepont Homer
Daigle, J. d. Bernard, David Roy, Phio-enr
Rieharl, RObt sloan, Andre MGche, OIezfpe
Ledoux, Wm MrFaeiand, Cesar Frug6 aud /
Mfrle Prud homalb,
a pftltina signed by numerous citizens of
Vile Plate alld vicinity WAS read, asking that
a COMMITTEES be appointed to lay out and desig-
nate public road rom John T. Ortego's Iand
to land Of Basquin Vidrine and To f1fersennf I
TO t1peionsas and Washington road, Wliercupttr
motion OF Mr.. CUTLERY, htsoiYed. that ]. 3.
LatIsIf, UAiie LatiGul, Emiie SOflean Alcidr |
eoiiea'l. Edmond Deyille August b. FoDtenot |
OneZilnL B. Fontenot and Damon DeyiiIe. he !
ana aFt, hereby appointed 9 committee to lay
put fllu laeate W sald road IN accordance with
f4 the Hou, President aud MembeFs - tho
fonte Jury OF tue Parish Hf - .,drV. -
1otitAei1f,..-- me subscribers, residents of
bayoa BHuf. respectfully represent to your
Hon, body. that there is no public road on the
west side Oh said Bayou, and that they have no
means or travel fruin Rurleigh's Bridge to Hud-
sphetns. They therefore petition you to grant
them public road ON the west side OF the
Bayou, between the above mentioned points,
aud that yOu appoint j. Nj. Edwards. Overscer
Of Of the Road, and Josiah Huekaby. y. e; Ray,
Ih0s heayes, i. s. EdwaIds and J. II. Edwards
directOEs to lay off said road The work done
without expense to the parish.
Respectfully, Signed by Is citizens.