St. Landry democrat., 1878-06-08
Proceedings Of the Board of Police of
the Town of Gpelousas.
TUESDAY, April 23d, 1875

TUESDAY, April 23d, 1873.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Present: DR.. James Ray. President; C. n. Ealer,
Wm G. Bell, P. j. LcfebVre, Emile Donate and
c. Mayo.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
The Street Commissioners reported through
their chairman that Mr.. Jos. Bloch agreed to
give the right of way for a street through his
land, provided the corporation would put up a
fence on each side of the street; When upon
motion or Mr. Ealer Resolved, that the report
be received and the proposition accepted, and
| that the sum of one hundl ed and thrty-two
dollars be appropriated to have the said fence
built.
On motion of Mr.. Mayo, Resolved, that the
Board of Police of OpelOusas, hereby tender to
any Railroad Company, the right of way to
enter this town, any street west OF Court
street or east of Union street.
On motion OF Mr.. Lefebvre, Resolved, that
the ordinance fixing the price OF beet i'll the
Market, be and is hereby suspended from this
date until June LIST. 1878
The bids for publishing the minutes and Or
dlnances of the Board of Police, were sub
mitted, and upon opening the said bids they
were found to be the same, each paper offering
to do the printing for nothing, when NJ. Ealer
offered the following motion, Resolved, that
both papers be permitted to publish the min
uteS and ordinances of this Board.
Mr.. Mayo offered the following amendment
to the above motion:
To strike out all of the above after the word
" tina" and insert ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT be
declared the official paper.
Voting Aye: Mayo, Donate.
Voting Nay Eaier, LefebVre, Bell.
The vote was then called on the original
motion
Voting Aye: Ealer.
Voting. Nay: Mayo, Lefebvre, Bell and Donate.
On motion of Mr.. Mayo, Resolved that the
OFFICIAL paper be selected by ballot.
Ihe President appointed Messrs Ealer and
Lefebvre tellers.
When the following vote was announced:
ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT Northumberland votes
vote
Whereupon the ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT was
declared elected as the official paper
The President appointed Messrs. Lefebvre,
Donate and Mayo a committee on claims, who
reported favorably on the following claims
D Dr. f. H. Lttel professional services -s7 50
G. B. Andrus, 2 spades ..-.3 so
The petition of the merchants and citizens of
Opelousas was read asking for the appoint
ment nf night Waterman, when on motion of
Mr. Ealer, Resolved, that a committee of three
be appointed, to examine and report at the
next meeting OF the Board upon the above petit
ton. - ~
The President appointed on said committee,
Messrs. Eaer, Mayo and Donate.
On motion of Mr.. Lefebvre, Resolved, that
the latter portion of article 18th of the Revenue
Ordinance, adopted November Goth, 1877, to-
VIII; " 1t was further ordained that a special
tax of two mills be levied for School House pur-
poses, to be collected with the regular tax" be
and the same is hereby recinded.
On motion OF Mr.. Bell, Resolved that the
sum of two hundred dollars be and is hareby
appropriated out Of the current Gax as a pauper
fund.
0a motion the Board adjourned.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: o. VOORHEES,, Clerk.