St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-19
Proceedings OF saac Board OF Police of
the Town of OpciousaS.

THURSDAY, April etL. 1879.
Tho. Board met pursuant to Il call OF the
President.
Present: DR.. James Ray, President; Mcsars
c. Mayo, l.. donate, p. j. lcfehvrc, W. &. Bell.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
aid approved.
The following communication from the Police
Jury Of the parish OF St. Landry was read:
TO the President and Members OF the Board OF
Police OF the town OF Optloua:ls, las.:
Gantlemen-1 have the honor to call your
attention to u resolution of the Police Jury
parish OF ST. Landry. passed al its last meeting i
the oath Of February last appointing Mes3Ia
f. T. Lewia. Hiram Burr and c. G. Duson, IL
committee to confer with q like committee of
ascertain the practibity and cost Of upcnin.
new road beginning at or near the eastern
end of the lane between the BoaEn and Burr
places leading to tile town Of Onel0!l5;Is via
the Mcgnley property. and report to the Police
Jury at its next meeting the 14th April, 1879.
Very respectfully.
P.I LEFEEvRE, Clerk.
Opciousas, La, 7th April, 1873.
On motion OF Mr.. Mayo. Resolved, that a
committee Of three composed Of til" President
of the Board and MeSsrs. J. ]. Beauchamp and
+. +. NeaZe is appointed to confer with the
above committee arpolnted by the Police Jury
ahd report to the Board of Police at its ] ext
meeting
The following communication from Opelollsas
Fire Company No. l. was read:
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the Town
Council OF the town Of Optlousaa. La:
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Opelonsas FIRE CO. No. J, for the purpose Of
examining the engine OF said company, hey
leave to report, that said engine is entirely
useless to the company. and can be of 40 as
sistance in case OF fire and should he disposed
Of, and would ask the authorization OF the
Board to sell the same as soon practic able.
We would further ask that 4 committee COM
posed OF citizens Of the town of OpclOusaa, be
appointed by your Hon. body to act in con-
junction with lis in tile disposal Of said engine
and to procure one which could b" used by our
company. And we would respectfully call
upon all the property owners Of OpelouSas, to
assist lis in this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
o. VOORHEES,
i. PERRODIN.
JULIEN CLATDE
On motion of Mr.. Mayo, Resolved, that a
committee OF tive citizens composed OF Messrs.
Jules Perrodin, Joseph Bloch, Julius Meyers.
Ludger Birotte and j. W. Jackson, he appointed
to act in conjunction with the committee ap-
painted by Ope ousas Fire Company No /. to
dispose OF the old ntfs engine, ips tl!b purpose
of purchasing new engine, as specified in the
above communication.
On motion of Mr., Bell. Resolved. that the
sum of two hundred dollars. DO and is hereby
appropriated as paupcr fund for the ensuing
year, beginning on the 1St OF May, 1879.
The President appointed Messrs. Bell, Mayo
end I.efebvre a committee on claims, where
upon the sH!d committee reported favurably
upon the following claims, viz,
DR.. Jas. Ray medical services rendered to
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On motion the Board adjourned to meet on
Wednesday the 10th inst.
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: o. VOORHEES,, Clerk.
WEDNESDAY. April 10th, 1879.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Dr. James Ray, President; {. Mayo,
?. J. Lefehyre, F. Donate and G. N. Ealer.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The bids for the official printing. all other
printing and job work of the town OF Opclousas
were submitted, when upon opening said bids
it WAS found that tile st. Landry Democrat
was the lowest biG!er for both the official print
and job work.
On motion of Mr.. Lcfebvre, Resolved. that
the st. Landry Democrat be declared the Off
ciai paper Of the town Of Opclousas.
On motion, Resolved, that the account Of
Geo. Pulford, Coroner. for the sun, of $500, for
viewing the body OF male child, is hereby
approved.
The President appointed McSsrs. Ealcr, Mayo
and Donate committee to examine the ac-
counts of the Treasurer Of the town Of OpclOu-
sas, and the said committee reported that they
had examined the following account CT the
Trea sIlrer and found the same correct, where
upon the said warrants were ordered to be
cancelled and llln Clerk of the Board ordered to
receipt to the Treasurer of the Board for said
cancelled warrants: