The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-12-27
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pEenMREn SESSION. 1879.

The Police Jury OF The parish OF Caicaeieu
met at the Court House, in the town of Lake
Charles La, on Monday the 18th day Of De,
cember, A. D., 1879. Present; VIM. M, Per-
kins, President; Abner Cole, Simeon Vincent,
Wm, Holland, j. j. w. Miller, Isaac Nichols,
/ On motion, the minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion, be It ordained, That the follow
ing named persons be and they are hereby
appointed road overseers in their respective
localities, for two years from date
Aladdin Vincent, from the Quick Sand Gully
to the Pine Ridge --Clemile Landry, from the
Pine Ridge to the intersection of the road to
| Vincent's Settlement--Elias Myers, from
Beckwith's Creek, at Saydon's, to the marked
tree Pens-Joseph Carr, from Melancon's ferry
to the north corporation line-A. j. Kingrey,
from Hortman's ferry to the six mile post, on
| the Nibblett's Bluff road.
On motion, be it ordained that Chenille
Landry be and he is hereby authorized to
change the public road now running on the
south side, SO as to run on the north side, of
| his place.
On motion, be it ordained, that Nathaniel
| Vincent be and he is hereby authorized to
change the public road running through his
lands, two hundred yards north from where
said road is now running.
On motion, be II ordained, that A. j. Eldor
be and he is hereby appointed road overseer,
for two years from date, on the road leading.
from Sand Gully to A. j. Perkins ferry, on
West Fork, and that oil the hands, subject to
road duty, living north of the public road
running through Bagdad and south Of Sand
Gully, are hereby apportioned as road hands
to work on said road.
On motion, be it ordained, that Jacob Welsh
be and he is hereby appointed road overseer
on the road leading from Sand Gully to Rtch-
les ferry, vice Sumpter Mimms, removed.
On motion, be IL ordained, that Charles
Handrechy be allowed charter for public
ferry across the Cacasieu river; opposite Bay
ou Guy, for period OF three years, from Jan
uary lat, 1880; provided, that good ferry fiat
and other boats are kept, and that the road
for one-haf mile on the west side and one
quarter of q mile on the east side of said river
be kept at his own expense, with the follow |
ing rates of charges for crossing, to-wit For
horse and rider, 80 cts, one-horse vehicle, |
81; two-horse vehicle, 81 25; four-horse ye- |
hicle, S1.5O, for the first three months, after |
which time the Police Jury reserves the right |
to reduce said charges, IL they deem proper
On motion, be 1t ordained, that all the hands
subject to road duty, from John Clark's to
the Cade Marsh, be and they are hereby APP
portioned as road hands to work the military
road from the Cade Marsh to Prater's store,
and that John Pinder be and he Is hereby APP
pointed road overseer on said road for two
years, and that all the hands south of the
Cade Marsh be and they are hereby appor-
toned as road hands to work the military
road TO the old Turner ferry on Sabine, and
that j. H. Hayes be and he Is hereby appoint
ed road oyerseer, from the military road to
Bushy Creek, for two years.
On motion; be 1t ordained, that the report
OF the commissioners, appointed at September
Session, 1879 TO lay out public road leading
from the crossing of the military road on Bear
Head to Meadows Mil be received, and the
said road, as laid out, is hereby granted and
declared public road, and that all the hands
subject to road duty, from q. w. Perkins, to
Isaiah Ashworth's, be and they are hereby APP
poitioned rs road hands TO work said road,
and that Napoleon Ashwolth be and he ID ]
hereby appointed road oyerseer on said road ]
Tor two years,
On motion, be it ordained, that the report !
1f Arsene SalIier, from 4th ward be received
md adopted, showing that the amount re-
eeived by him for the sale of unbranded stock
vas disbnrsed and paid out for wolf scalps In
'aid ward.
On motion, be 1t ordained, that George Da-
1s, jeff Davis, John Whitton, Dan Whit 4
on, and james Whitton be added and APP Y
)ortioned rs road hands TO work on the road t
rom the bridge on Bear Head, near Levy &
to Slaydon's mill d
On motion, be it ordained, that for each g
agle scalp, one dollar be paid to the slayer, c
nut Of the funds arising from the sale of un- Il
randed stock in each ward. u
On motion, this body adjourned until to-
morrow at 8 o'clock A. M.
TUESDAY, December 10, 1870.