St. Landry democrat., 1878-12-28
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Preeeedingn Of the Police Jury.



!. The Police yuy met p,,taaansto 10 adjopriiment
Present.: n. iii. Lir,eil. President ;.fs. tGufdry
q. r Hawkins. T.. tU.ibuisson,sS. Haas, II. J
Glffilory r: savoy b. T. Clark.
The minutes Of esssss meeting were read
Or, mptton OF M. Gniilnry, Resolved that
+ B. Iandreneau be aud is hereby authorized
to change the road running through his land
Oh the line o. the same, In accordalce with
section Of the road ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. H;is.s Resolved, that kicide
Sol eau, Andre z Vidrine and .Adolph Andrrls
be appointed a committee to examine and re-
port the probable cost OF building the bridges
over the gully near NJ Lahay 3 and the gully in
the Damon Deville lane, on therpad from Ope-
lousas to Vile Plate
wher, as the Parish Board of Health recon-
mended the raising Of all quarantine ON the 18th
of the present month, that their recommends
ton be adopted and that the President OF the
Police Jury be authorized to carry the same
into effect.
ON motion of Mr. Gullory, Resolved, that
the su L OF thirty five dollars be and is' hereby
appropriated to Mrs. FrOZin FOntenot, 10 reirI-
blrse her for expenses incurred in nursing and
burying Francois Vesina All INDECENT.
To the onorahle. the Police Jury of St Landry:
We the undersigned, II Joint commission, ap-
po nted hy the parishes OF st. Landry and
Lafayette, to examine aud report on the new
bridge recently built over the Carancro Bayou,
met ON the site OH the 3tst ulI., and beg leave
to make the following report:
After careful Examination OF the bridge,
we found it 400 feet long and above any high
water mark. The timber large and OF the best
cypress, according to contract made with the
builder. and constructed IN substantial aud
wDrkmanlike manner.
In view OF the great labor and heavy expense
to the contractor and the faithful performance
1t was undertaken, which leaves little margin
for fair remuneration, the undersigned com
missioners would respectfully recommend to
your Hon. body the allowance of the entire
ADnrODfi3GOu hundred
dollars $500 originally appropriated for said
bridge and i'll making this recommendation,
We state that the amount Will be small, being
only 81 4oin excess to each parish over the
amount Of sale.
Respectfully submitted.
kfssss ka; 4 eaia4y' &'i'rse' St. Landry.
Ernss, r.; g fs9nssar' P9'isr' Lafayette.
On motion Of Mr.. Haas, Resolved that the
report Of the above co um. sioners be received
and adopted, except rs to the recommendation,
and that the clerk be instructed to ISSUE a cheek
for the amount bid by the contractor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry. )
To the Police Jury of the parrish Of St Landry ::
We the undersigned commissioners, having
Of your Hon. body. for the purpose OF letting
out to tho Last and lowest bidder the contract
for repairing or rebuilding the bridge over
Bayou Rouge at the villade OF Big Game In ih..
a aforesaid parish, w.uid respectfully represent
that said contract. i'll accorTidn'H with the pro-
visions of said ordinance, was awar.:ed to Mil
ton K. Fisher for the price and sun of two
hundred dollars That the said Fisher has
complied with the terms of his contract and
has this day delivered the bridge fn Ils esnn-
piettd iii q substantial and wUrktnaniike man
uer, that he is HOW entitled to .ceivn his i,aS
tor the satne and We hereby rrcummunh ult.'
your Hon. body the payment OF his efaim OF
two hundred dnl!ars.
". e. freshman,
T. III Y ~ yAnnr
On motian of Nj. bubulss,,r. Resolvtt. that
the above report be received and adopted.
70 fhe honorable tho President and members
Of the Police Jury:
baillon's and u i'Eidse over the Fo,,lee near
Vile Plate, and to receive the same after their
eoull5etinIi. After advertising the sac nf the
huiidlng thereof for ten days. VIZ pr'ce-'l'.d the
sale thereof to the lowest bidder: when / iey
were adJudicated to Dstmen Deville ter the
sum of three hundred and hfty-nne dollars
The said bridges being completed, and after
Thorough examination, we pronounce them
built In a workmanliks and substantial manner,
paid to said DeviIle, in accordance with thu.
adjudication above: ,. ....
In tne.s whereof we the said commissioners
vernl'er A. b. 1878. E. 4. spilrsAt.
Andre z. Vi&Fime,
.........,..,.. Emile t.afirttr.
On motion Of Mr.. Guillory. Resolved, that
the ah,ive report he received and adopted.
On motion vt Mr.. Duhui sson. Resolved. that
the sum OF five dollars each be and is hereby
appropriated TO- the following i1rstigenfs for
their relief: D. Boutin, J., B. Kinney, valmon
Chiass0n, Lfse Desmarais. Marceliile' Msu,lei
Eysay Lasage. Caroline Deshotel, Clotide Des-
hotel. Peter Foote, Avis Loeast, Edmond MI
gent, Marianne, Louisa jacques, Mrs Elizabeth
Ge1itlemer-Your committee appointed by
you to have Kings bridge. on the road from
Opelo11sas ID Barry's Landing rebuilt, would
respectfully report that the same has been
done and the following is the cost of the same:
Hilaire Bordeldn mud sills. s.......... 2 so
Hauling to v. Chachere 2310 feet lumber. II SO
Hauling to Win. c. johnson. .s2s feet .' 15
Awarded to Carriere for building same so 90
; Total $l5A 80
Respectfully submitted,
- Jos. Bloch,