The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-04-03

| Charles, La, on Monday, the I'd day o.
| March, 1880 Present VIM. M. Perkins
President; d. d. Andrus, Abner Cole, j. j
| w. Miller, VIM. Holland and Simeon Vincent
Absent Isaac Nichols aud 0. 8. Lyons.
| On motion, the minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
| On motion, this body adjourned until to
morrow at o'clock a. m.
TUESDAY, March 90, 1880.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: VIM. M. Perkins, President
d. d. Andrus, Abner Cole, VIM. Holland,
Simeon Vincent, J. j. W.. Miller and Isaac
Nichols. Absent O. s. Lyons.
The petition of Thomas Kleinpeter, and
other residents Of the 4th Ward, asking for a
change In the public road leading from Rose
Bluff to Big Woods, was received and, on mo-
ton, the following resolution was unanim-
ously adopted:
Be 1t resolved, by the Police Jury of the
parish of Calcasieu, that the public road lead
ing from Rose Bluff to Big Woods, be changed
as to that portion between Bayou Dinde gully
and Edward Dorons residence, so as to have
said road cross the La Western Railroad
track, at the switch Of said railroad, instead
of the present crossing, and Messrs Alcee
Picar and Thomas Henning, road oyerseers,
are hereby instructed to have said change
made Immediately.
On motion, be IL ordained, that the report
tember session, 1879 to lay out the public
road from Nix's ferry to Kayoshe's coulee, be
aud the same is hereby adopted, and that said
road, as laid out, leaving Nix's ferry and run
uning an easterly direction, passing the resi-
dence of Isam Washington, leaving that to
the right and his rice field to the left, from
thence southeast direction to the crossing
of the railroad, and from thence, same direc-
tion, to the crossing at Kayoshe's coulee at
the bridge, be and the same is hereby de-
clared the public road; and be II further Or
dained, that the Railroad Company is hereby
requested to make proper crossing for said
road
On notion be it ordained, that the petition
Of Augustus Lyons, VIM Rowe, and Others,
asking that the public road leading from Me-
lanaon's feLry to the Lake Charles corporation
line, be laid out on the nearest and most
practicable route, be and the same is hereby
granted; and be it further ordained, that the
following named persons, viz s. ii. Clement,
Dorsilie Hebert, w. t. Whatley, Augustus
Lyons, Allen Gilley, IL. d. Nix and Joseph
Carr, are hereby appointed as commissioners to
lay out said road and report to the Police Jury.
On motion, be it ordained, that Edward
Fletcher be and he is hereby appointed road
ovcrseer from the parish line near Patrick
Fleteher's to the Bell Grade Road, for two
years.
On motion, be it ordained, that Calvin Has
tie, Asa Hickman, Ephram Hickman and
Franklin Keel, be and are hereby transferred
and apportioned as road hands TO work on the
road leading from M. G. Frazer II Bros store
to the Vernon parish line.
The petition of George Gilly, asking char
Ter for a public ferry across Calcaseu river,
at the crossing of the newly laid road from
Lake Charles to Sugar Town, at his residence,
with exclusive privilege OF three miles up and
three miles down said river, was received,
and, on motion, said petition was laid over
subject to call
On motion, be IL ordained, that for the pur
pose of erecting an engine house for the Lake
Charles Fire Co., No, |, that lease for pc
riod of fifteen years be granted said Company
of a space of ground on the public square,
beginning at The southeast corner of said
square, with front Of forty feet on Ryan
street, and running west thirty feet, between
parallel lines;- the terms OF said lease being
for The consideration of one dollar per an
mum, payable in advance, the said Fire Go. to
signify their acceptance Of said lease, at the
next meeting of the Police Jury
On motion, this body adjourned until To-
morrow at o O'Clock a, m.
WEDNESDAY, March a. 1880.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, as on yesterday
The following claims We're presented, and,
upon motion, the accounts were approved, viz
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