St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
Proceedings Of She Board Of Police OF
the Town Of OpesOusas.
TUESDAY, April Esd, 1875

TUESDAY, April 23d, 1878.
| The Board met pursuant 70 s'ilournntnt' I'
| Present: Dr. James Kay President; Z. n. t'atr,
| Vim. n. .Iell, +. j. Lctebvre, Emite Donate ana
| c. Mhyn. - , .
ing was dispensed with.
Ihr Street commissioners reported through
| their chairman that Mr. Jus. Bloch agreed 10
give lie right OF way fOQ a street ~ "uSl MS
land. provided the corporation ~ou!u pu. ,n "p
fence on each side OF thu. street; WHEN upon
motion of Mr.. Eaer Resolved that the fep"fG
he received and the proposition arc'pteu. aun ..,
that the sum Of un. hu'dit ed ana tni1y-t"o
dollars be appropriated to have the said 1ehce
built.
On motion of Mr.. Mayo. Resolved, that the
Board of Police Of Olelousas, hereby tenuer 10
any Railroad Company, the right OF way 10
ent'r this town. Oh any street west OF Court
street or east uf Union street.
On motion of Mr. Lefebvre, Resolved. that
the ordinance fixing the pllce OF 'ee1 IL TIE
Market, he and is hereby suspended from tnls
date until June LIST, 1878.
The bids for publishing the minutes and Or
dnauces of the Board OF Police, were sub
united, and upon opening the said bids tney
We're found tU he he same, each paper oHcrln9
to o the printing for nothing, when NJ; Ealer
offered the Following motion, Resolved, that
DOT rapels he permitted to pnblsh the hiln-
utts and ordinances of this Board
Mr.. Mayo offered the following arnenuMehG
tn the abnve .'tiou:
TO strike out all of the above after the woru
- that and insert ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT DC
declared the official paper.
Voting Nay Estler, Lefebvre, Bell.
The vote was then called ON the original
motion.
Voting Aye: Ealer.
Voting Nay: M;sj ., I.efebvre. Bell and Donate.
On motion OF Mr.. Mayo. Resolved that the
''fiicial paper br selected Ivy ballot.
The President appointed Mcssrs. Ealer ana
:eTebvre ieers.
When the following vute was announced:
IT. LANDRY DEMOCRAT. Ar..---...-...---4 A votes
''pp onsas Courier. ...-.-..----.---.....---i vote
/
Whereupnn the ST. LANDRY DEMoCRAT was
itciar,d elcctrd as the uhrlal paper.
ti,t President arpnnt,ti Mrssrs IelchTre
i,cnttu and MHyn Il committee Un claims. who
:, ported favolably on the following clailns
!,r. X H. Litte.i. professional SERVICES .....$ so
II. James Ray, e. .--.. 20
B. A!,lr,,s 2 spades s-.................3 20
The petition Of the merchants and citizens W
:peiu,lsHs was Te asking tor the appoint
i,nt rf night wat,.tlln:.il, when Oh MOTION OF
,lr. Ealer, Resolved that Il committee al three
u stpD0:nted. to exalnliie and report at tne
.,rXt meeting Of the Buard upon the above l'ett-
an.
The President appointed on said comm ttee,
tssrs. Ealer. Mayo and Donate.
iii luo:uH of MI LtIebvrr. Resolved, that
hr latter y .rlin NJ art le ltth Of rue Revenue
s.rliliauct, ai0ptrl November 26th, 1877. To
Mt It WIS fu:th.r ordained tilat IL special
TX of rwu mills ht l-vI,-i fur Sc'i,"l H"nsr pur
l,sts. to he collected With the regular tax be
nd the same is hereby rtGindeu.
On u,uIlun OF Mr.. Oell, lses"ivr.t, tiiat ne
hin VI two hundred dollars he and Ia Ecrthy
vpruprl at.d out ut the current TAX al a paaptr
it,ili.
On motion the Board ;idj"nrn.d.
JAMES KAY, President
Attest: y. VOORHEES,, I Jerk.