St. Landry democrat., 1878-12-14
Proceedings Of ttae Police Jury.
OPELOUSAS, November 1lth, 1878.

The Police Jury met pursuant 10 ad adjournment.
Present.: K H. lit'ell, President A. Guidry
q. T. Hawkins +. DubuiSson, ,. Haas. I'll. j.
GuillOry r. savoy B. K. Clark.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On luution of Mr. Guillury Resolved, thar
J. B. Lanireneau be and is hereby authorized
to change the road running through his land
| Oh the liue o. the same, in accordance with
section of the road ordinance.
On motion Of Mr.. Haas, Resolved. that AlciGr
Sol eau, Andre u. V1drine and Adolph Andlls
be appointed committee to examine and re-
port the probable cost of building the bridges
over the gully near N. Lahay's and the gully in
the Damon Deyiile lane on the road from Ope-
lousas to Vile Plate
On motion of Mr.: Savoy, Resolved, that
wher, rs the Parish Board Of Health recon-
mended the raising Of all quarantine on the l5th
of the present month, that their recommended
ton be adopted. and that the President of the
Police Jury be authorized to carry the same
into effect.
On motion of Mr.. Guillory, Resolved, that
| the su of thirfy-five dollars be aud is hereby
appropriated to Mrs FrOZin Fonteuot TO reni-
burse her for expenses incurred in nursing and
burying Francois Vesina. an INDECENT
To the honorable. the Police Jury of st. Landry
pointed by the parishes of st. Landry and
Lafayette, to examine and report on the new
bridge recently built over the Carancro Bayou,
met ON the site on the 3lst ult and beg leave
to make the following report:
After careful examination of the bridge.
we found 1t 420 feet long and above any high
water marx. Inc TIMBER large and OF the best
cypress. according to contract made with the
builder and constructed IN Il substantial and
workmanlike manner.
In view OF the great labor and heavy expense
to the contractor and the faithful performance
of the work, as well as the small price at which
1t was undertaken, which leaves little margin
for a fair remuneration, the undersigned COM
mlssiOners would respectfully recommend to
your Hon. body the allowance Of the entire
appropriation of the sum Of eight hundred
dollars $4,000 originally appropriated for said
en.1E Ta0A s7sT1tly n fiHr
We state that the amount will be small. being
only 50 40 in excess to each parish over the
amount OF sale.
Respectfully submitted,
Ed NJ. Millard,l
Albert Guidry. st. Landry.
Luclen Darby, }
Ernest Fl s b5"nssar' P"tier Lafayette.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved, that the
report Of the above coInml 'sioners he received
and adopted. except as to the recommendation
and that the clerk be 'nstructei Il to issue chec,
for the a1noun' bid by the contractor.
STATE OF LoUIsIAN,,
Parish OF st. Landry.
To the Police Jury OF the parish Of st. Landry :
We the undersigned commissioners. having
hecn appointed A> such ny recent ordinance
"i your Hon. b"iy. for the purpose OF letting
out ~ the last and lowest bidder. the contract
for repairing or rebuilding ths bridge over
Bayou Rouge at the vl!ade OF Big Cane in ht
nresaid PARISH, w"utd respectfully represent
that said contract: in accordance with the pro-
visions Of sail ordinance. was awarded to Mil
ton K. Fisher for the price and sum of two
hundred dollars That the saii Fisher has
complied with the terms of his contract and
has this day delivered the bridge to lls com
pleted III substantial and work.n;inlike nun
ner. that he is now entitled to + -ceive his pay
for the same and We hereby recommend unit"
your Hon body the payment OF his claim y!
two hundred dollars.
I: I: & asrEnW' asnSnz' Commissioners.
On motion of Mr. Duhulsson, Resolved that
the above report be received and adopted.
To tn. II .norahlr the President and members
of the Police Jury:
balloons and a bridge over the fOulee near
Vile Plate. ami to receive the same after their
completion After advertising the SAFE of the
building thereof for ten days. W proceeded the
sale thereof to the lowest bidder. when they
were adiudicated to Damon Devilie for the
sum OF three hundred and ffty-nine dolla Is
ts35e)
The said bridges being completed, and after
thorough examination, we pronounce them
built III workrnaHlike and substantial manner,
and prny that the sum above mentioned be
paid to said Devie, in accordance with the
adjudication above.
In ", tne-s whereof we the said commissioners
hereunto sign our names this 11th day of No
vemher A. d. 1873. f. A. Soiltau.
Andre z. Vidrine,
Emile i.afieur.
On motion Of Mr.. Guillory Resolved, that
the above report he received and adopted
On motion of Mr.: Dubuisso Resolved. that
appropriated to the following indigents for
their relief: D. Boutin, J. B. Kinney, Valmon
Chiass0n, Lise Desmarais, Marceline Manuel,
Lysay Lasage, Caroline Deshotel, Clotide Des-
hotel, Peter Foote, Avis Lncast, Edmond Nu-
gent, Marianne. Louisa Jacques, Mrs. Elizabeth
Gentlemen-Your committee appointed by
you to have Kings bridge, OH tile road from
respectfully report that the same has been
done and the following is the cost Of the same:
Mount pleasant mills 3135 feet lumber. SIS 80
Hilaire Bordel0n mnd sills ls,. 2 so
Hauling to v. Chachere 23lO feet lumber II 80
Hauling to VIM. c. johnson 825 feet % . 6 ls
Awarded to Carriere for building same SO 90
Respectfully submitted,
Jos. Bloch
r. Carrere.
Opelousas, Nov. l1th, 1873.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved. that
the above report be received and adopted.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of ST. Landry.