St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-06-19
Proceedings Of the Police .Hury

OpELoUsAs, La, June 14tll, 1880.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: McssrS Albert Guidry, PRESIDENT
AugIste Pelrodin, j: Meclie, E. ". Sylvester,
+. DubuiSSon, l.. Young, Sam. Haas, Z. C.
Chachere and 3. E. Clark
The reading OF the minutes of the last meeting
was dispensed with.
PETITIONS:
A petition signed by numerous residents on
| the road from Spring Gully to the Calcasieu
line, praying that said road be changed, was
read, when upon motion of Mr. Haas, it was
| resolved that the road oyerseer on said road be
instructed to make the necessary changes, III
accordance with section of the road ordinance.
a petition signed by numerous residents of
Big Cane, asking that the public road from Mr..
Eilerts place to Petite Prairie Bayou be changed,
was resolved, that the road oversecr be and
is hereby instructed to make the change as
prayed for and in accordance with section .
of the road ordinance.
petition sigued by numerous residents of
Canny Creek and vicinity to lave public road
laid, to commence at John Barnes on the Cal
casien lire, crossing Canny Creek at j. l.. Per
robins and ending at the upper bridge on Nez-
piuue, was read, when on motion of Mr. Haas,
Messrs J. L. Perrodin. John Barnes. W. Me
MILAN, NJ. d. Goodwin, Louis Perkins, Narcisse
Belair and jeff: Cryer, be and are hereby APP
pointed Il committee to lay out said road ac-
cording to law. and report on same when
completed.
A petition signed by numerous residents of
Vile Plate Prairie and Chataignier, asking
that new public road he laid out to commence
at the dividing line OF onide H. Fontenot and
TheOdule Soileau, and ending at the Cliataigner
and Washington road at Cyprien j. FOntcnot's
land, was read, when on motion of Mr.. Young,
the following property holders, Messls. John f.
Shaw, Onile Fontenot, jules Ludeau H. Frank,
z. Z. Young Simon Durio and Paul c. Lafieur,
were appointed committee to lay out said
road as prayed for, and i'll accordance with law,
and report OH same when completed.
A petition signed by numerous residents of
Little Prairie Mamouth, asking that a public
road be laid, to commence at Macena Lahaye in
Little Mamouth and to end at Vile Plate, was
read, when Oh motion of Mr.. Young, Mcssrs.
J. B. OrteSO ST., j. b. Ortego, Jr., Macena
Lahaye, Felix Morcin, Oiin Vidrine, Thomas
mittee to lay out said pubic road according to
law, and report on same when completed
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
The committees appointed to sell the contract
to build the following bridges, report, that the
contracts were sold according to law and the
work accepted by them, and recommed the I
payment OF same, viz: to Joseph Fort, building
vile and ChicOt road, S75 90. Collins and Riber,
building bridge over Sabine Bayou, 500 90.
Daniel Brewer, building over Bayou Crocodile,
and payable ont OF funds OF 1879, $50 90, when
on motion 1T was Resolved that the reports be
accepted, the money ordered. paid, and the
committee discharged.
Bids for the official printing of the parish
were opened AND read
The bid OF the ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT is $3.50 90
for - months; the bid of the OpelOusas Courier
is 1915 90 for II months.
whereas the bid of the DEMOCRAT being the
lower, thaI the same be ana is hereby accepted,
and that the ST.; LANDRY DEMoCRAI be and is
hereby declared the official organ of the parish
from and after this date.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved, that tho
President OF Police Jury. he authorized to adj
Eeftse for (l0) ten days for the Job printing for
the parish, said job printing tn he ;,iilldicated
to the lowest responsible bidder, the Police
Jury reserving the right to reject any and all
bids; said bids to be addressed to the President
of the Police Jury, i'll sealed envelopes, marked,
" Bids for the job printing"
On motion of Mr.. Perrodn, Resolved, that the |
sum OF s35 oobe appropriated to purchase a book
case for the use of the Court.
On motion OF Mr.. Mache, Resolved, that the
room i'll the Courthouse formerly occupied by
the parish judge, be and the same is hereby
given the parish assessor.
On motion of Mr.. Perrodin, Resolved, that
the room formerly occupied by the magistrates |
of this ward be and is hereby given to Messrs. |
Bernard Martin and W. F. Anderson, to be
used by them as an office for their magistrates
court, during the goodwill of the Police Jury, |
and on the following conditions, to-wit: they |
are to keep the hall and stairs clean, to put a |
suitable lock on the upper hall door, which they |
are to close every night after business hours, |
and furnish a key of said lock to each of the
OCCUPANTS OF Offices OH said hall, and one to the
sheriff
INDIGENTs.
On motion the following persons were ordered |
placed on the INDECENT list to share equally |
with the others: Augustine, colored; Sam. Pie, /
colored Mrs. Josette Landreneau; Mrs. Lau-
lette Veillon.
The Police Jury proceeded to make the fol- |
lowing appointments of road overseers:
PhilOgen Duplechin, from AuZenne Bridge to |
w. G. JOhnsons place.
FrOisin T. FOntenot, from Frank Reed in |
Mam0uth to JOS Laudreneau 16me.
Charles Deyillier, from Coulons Bridge to |
Bayou BOllrbeux,
j. w. Bryant, from Louis Devilie to Jackson's
road near Crocodile.
Evariste Fontenot, from Singlet0n's old place |
in Pine Prairie to Beaver Creek near FL. F.
Meyers mil.
Elmus Campbell. from Pine Prairie to Beaver
Creek via BOggy Bayou near Richel springs
Delhorde, from Faustin Hollier's place to
Washington Toll bridge i'll the place of A.
Lastrapes.
Valcourt FOntenot, from Vile Plate and I
MamOuth road to the ward line.
The Police Jury proceeded to make the fol-
lowing appointments OF commissioners for the
sale of unbranded stock:
1st Police Jury Ward-Alcide Richard. Ernest /
Roy and Gabrielle Wartelle
I'd Police Jury Ward-Piewe d. Richard,
Garland Peek, Alexandria Miller and David
Macle.
81 Police Jury Wafd-A. L. Lenorandier, W.
j. Hargroder and TheOdose Marks.
4tl Poilee Jury Warft-Mansell Richard, J.. NJ.
Martin and Jules Godeau.
], 5th Poice jury Ward-Robert Tate, Alfred
stagg, Louis F0ntenot, Ernest Morrow, Jos, L.
Fentenot and E, @, Hayes,