St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-31
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OpELOUSAS, July Sth, 1873

OPELOUsAs, July 8th 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuantto adjournment
| Present: A. Guidry, u. ?. SulZan, e. T. HaW
| klns, E. DubuiSson, f. Savoy, ii. j. GuillOry
| and 3. f. Clark
| The President being absent Mr.. Savoy was
| called to the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting We're read
and approved
On N ,tion of Mr. Guillory. Resolved that
! $500 feet of lumber be appropriated to rebuild
| the Bayou Petit Jose Bridge, under the super
vision OF It. 5. Fontenot and G. Andrepont
| road OVerSecrS.
On motion Of Mr.. DubuissOn, Resolved that
1000 feet of lumber be appropriated to repair
| the Poiret Bridge, under the supervision OF
| Jean TornC, road OVerSeer.
| The following appointments of road over,
| seers were made:
S. R. Proctor, from Washington to Taylors
| Ferry.
Arvllle Rider, from LAstie Meats to Bayou
| Ttche.
W. +. Anderson, from Jouberts Bridge to
| Catholic Church, OpclOusas.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, that
| 500 feet of lumber he appropriated to repair the
bridge on the road from Washington to Taylor's
Ferry, under the supervision of S. K. Proctor,
road overscer.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry. Resolved that the
ordinance adopted June 1st. 1874, entitled IAN
ordinance to assist and cooperate with tht.
municipal authorities of the town of Opclousas
| in carrying out the provisions of sections IS of
the charter of said town, etc. be and the same
Is hereby repealed.
Mr.. Littcll appeared and took the chair
On motion Of MI Hawkins, Resolved, that
the President of the Police Jury shall design
the roads and places on which the conyictS
shall be worked.
On motion of Mr.. SaiZan Resolved, that the
sum of four hundred dollars be and is hereby
appropriated to repair the bridges at A. Mallets
and Antoine Arnaud's, on the road from Grand
Coteau to Barrys Landing, and that V. MAYER
Jr.. Placide Robin and Don Louis TAYLOR ht.
appointed as commissioners to sell the work to
| lowest bidder and receive the work when com
plete.
On motion of Mr.. Savoy, Resolved that $500
feet OF lumber be appropriated to repair the
Gully to PrudhOmme Bridge. under the, sIlper-
vision of j. ID. AndruS, road overseer.
on motion of Mr. Dubuisson, Resolved, that
5000 feet of lumber he appropriated to repair
the bridges on the road from F. W. CasOus TO
the parish line, under the supervision OF L. s
HaVaru road oVerSeCr.
On motion of Mr.. Gliilory, Resolved, that
the sum OF three hundred AMI sixty dollars be
aud Is hereby appropriated to rebuild the
bridges over ihc c"nlct near Dr.. DehalloiS and
over the &C. lice near Vile Plate and thai A 4
N!dIIn", hIIH'ile Lailcur and +. 4. Soilcull be
appointed as commissioners to sell the WORK 10
til" lowest pi,.ter and receive the salnc when
uOmli@rtd.
Oh motion IF Mr. Hawkins Resolved. tl4t
the odlii OF twenty i've d,il;tlS be and is hc,rh,
prupI tHie't out Of any money in thu. Treasury
not "th-r"ist appropriated, to put N.rrilis
Mater EI''vIt"r ana rurifi er III the jail well.
10 the Honorable the President and nrrl Dr;,r
OF the Police Jury of parish OF st. Landry:
|rFllfltmrn We the uMdtrSi gneu residents
near tc Northern boundary Of the 18th MAJ
str.ttc ward aS SUhliviftd Nv yO,lr Hon body
Wolld respectfully ask to he annexed to the said
ward, iii.t Tor that purpose VITA RESPECT suggest
thar The following ch.l re he made i'll the sand
Northern llll". tn-WIt: That instead Of running
west at corner OF section Il and Is. on basis
mtrlui;tE, township 8. south I'll gG west, to
continue north on the said basis meridian as
far as northeast corner OF said township SSUttth
ian5C l west; thence ,,rst on the township En;
10 Bayou Nrl-Piql4c; thence down the said
Bitl uu rs heretofore.
We suggest these changes iGr the following
REASONS LIST. That the present line (heiug a see
tion Iit) Is not clearly known. ID That bA
1"IHW!nE the line suggested it would be known
by almost every resident nj The ward. Sd That
i'E Ittknr the said change it WOUljl place al
fht immediate I!cighbOrhOud In tile same ward
ANA also III the saline polling place or precinct
bt election. folr petitioners have ALWAYS
E"trd Ill the pointc-anX-L olns precinct and bv
the existing law If the boundary or the ward
IL not changed they will be compelled to 90
and vote i'll all other place to their great an
n"yAnce, we respectfully call Your attention to
the fact, that i'll making SAID change it will ONLY
extend the 18TH ward two miles further NORTH
without any cost to the parish. and also with
out injury to any person WholusOtver and to the
great convenience OF your petitioners for that
reason we DO not SEE why this trivial request
should not be granted unto us.
Hoping that you will endeayOr your utmost
III complying with our wishes, we remain
very Respectfully: Signed by 10 citizens
On motion of Mr.. Clark, Resolved. that the
prayer or the above petition be granted
Voting aye: MesSrs Clark, Dubulsson, Saizan
GiIlllory, Hawkins, Guidry and Savoy.
Inc Police Jury as a committee of the whole
proceeded to examine the claims on file against
tile parish, when the following claims were