St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-07
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OPELOUsAs, July 8th, 1878.

OPELoUsAs, July 8th 1878
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjomrnment
kins. f. Dubusson, F. Savoy, II. j. Guill"ry
and B. E. Clark.
The President being absent Mr.. Savoy was
called to the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
5000 feet of lumber be appropriated to rebuild
the Bayou Petit Jose Bridge under the super
vision of r. 5. Fontenot and c, Andrcpont
road OVerSeerS.
on motion of Mr.. Duhuisson Resolved. that
2nOl feet of EnIber be appropriated to repair
the Poiret Bridge. under the supervision Of
Jean Trrlc. road overSeer.
The tntinWinS appoint InentS Of road over
StcrS were made:
:. 4. Proctor, from Washington to Taylors
Ferry.
Awhile Rider, from Lastie Meats to Bayou
" F. An,les son, from Jouberts Bridge to
Catholic Church, Opeiotsas.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved. that
800 feet OF lumber be appropriated to repair the
bridge on the road from Washington to Taytor'S
Ferry. uuder The supervision OF s. r. Proctor,
road oyerseer.
On motion of Mr.. Guilry. Resolved that the
ordinance adopted June LIST, 1874, entitled ''Au
ordinance to assist and cooperate with the
minici pal authorities Of the town of OpeluuSas
in carrying out the provisions Of sections 1G OF
the charter of said town, etc, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Mr. Littell appeared and took the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins Resolved, that
the President of the Police jury shall designate
the roads and places on Wnlcn the cOnEicts
shall be worked.
ON motion OF Mr.. SuiZun. Resolved. that the
sum ~ fnur hundred dollars he and is hereby
appropriated to repair the bridges at A. Matlct's
and Antoine AlnaUd's, on the road from Grand
CuttAu to BalrY's Landing, and that V. Mayer,
Jr Plncilr Robin and Don Louis Taylor ht.
appointed as commissioners to sell the work to
lowest bidder and receive the work when com
pietc.
On motion of MI Savoy, Resolved, that $500
tect OF lnnber be appropriated to repair the
bridges on the public road from BOudreuu'S
Gully to I'rud hoinlhn Bril- e. under the super
vision of J. ID. Andrus, road 0vtrS"er.
on motion OF Mr. DuDu>Sou Resolved. that
50n0 feet OF lumber he appropriated to repair
| the bridges on the road from /, W. CasOns to
til" parish line, under the supervision Of l.. 5.
| Hazard, road OVelseer
! On motion of Mr.. GuiIlOry, Resolved, that
| the slun OF three hundred aud sixty dollars be
and is hereby appropriately to rebuild the
bridges over the coulee near Dr.. Debailons and
over the coulee near Vile Plate, and that A. Il.
| N!drlne, ArInille Laiicur and Z. A. SOleau be
| appointed as commissioners to sell the work to
| the lowest bidder and receive the same when
/ completed.
| On motion OF Air. Hawkins, Resolved, that
the sum Of twenty five dollars be and is hereby
| appropriated out OF any money i'll the Treasury
| not otherwise appropriated, to put a Merrlls
! Water Elevator and pnrifyer in the Jail well.
| 20 the Honorable the President and members
| OF the Police Jury OF parish Of st. Landry:
near the Northern boundary of the 18th mag
istiate ward, It's subdivded by your Hon. body.
would respectfully ask to be annexed to the said
ward, and for that purpose with respect suggest
that the following change be made in the SAID
| Northern line. 70 vat; TI;.r Instead Of running
! west at corner Of section u and 49, on basis
| meridian, township 8, south range l west, to
| continue north on the said basis meridian as
| far as northeast corner of said township 8south
| range west; thence west on the township line
| to Bayou NezPique; thence down the said
| Bayou as heretofore.
We suggest these changes for the following
reasons, lst That the present line (being a sec
| ton line) is not clearly known. I'd That by
following the line suggested it would lie known
by almost every resident Of the ward. cd That
| Ivy making the said change it would place all
the immediate neighborhOOd In the same ward
and also in the same polling place or precinct
OF election. Your petitioners have always
voted in the Pointe-auX-Loups precinct and by
the existing law (f the boundary of the ward
ia not chanSedj they will be compelled to go
and vote in an other place to their great an
nos ance, we respectfully call your attention to
the fact, that in making SAID change it will only
extend the 18th ward two miles further nortl,
| without any cost to the parish, and also with
ont injury to any person whomsoeverand to the
| great convenience OF your petitioners, fer that
| reason We do MOI see why this trivial request
should not be granted unto lis.
Hoping that you will endeavor your utmost
in e2npynE with our Tsh H " we rsn
On motion of Mr., Clark Resolved that the
prayer OF the above l'eIIrit,n he granted.
Voting aye: Mcssrs. Clark, Dubuisson, ~aizan,
| GulllUry. HaWklus, Guidry and Savoy.
| The Police Jury lis Il committee OF the whole
proceeded to examine the claims on file against
the parish, when the following claims Were
approved:
c { Duson Shpriffs fees in criminal cases SlG12 80
&C Duson jail fees OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2l45 90
| J . ChAchere clerks fees. Observation-Disclosures SO 50
! F Perrodin district attorney fees $50 90
6 WarteIle fees as PARISH constable..... 223 90
OpelOltsaS journal printing blanks.... Is 90
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