St. Landry democrat., 1881-06-18
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OPELOUSAS, June 18th, II

! OPELOUsAS, June 18th, 1881.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Messrs. Albert Guidry. Pres
dent; d. Meche, T. A. Hicks, +. Dubulsson
Sam: Haas, L. Young, L. c. Chachere, T. f.
Clark and A. Pcrrodin
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
A petition signed by numerous residents OF
Plalsance prairie and vicinity praying that the
public road from Opelousas and Vile Plate
| ROAD to PRAIRIE Chatalgnier be changed, was
read, when OIL motion the petition was granted
| the road ordered changed as prayed for in
| accordance with section road ordinance and
under the supervision of the road oyerseer.
Petitions from various portions of the parish
| asking for appropriations for the building and
| repairing OF bridges, were read and laid over
the fund appropriated for that purpose having
| been exhausted by previous appropriations
| A petition from numerous residents of Faauc-
| talquc LII the nelghbOrhOOd of JOS. ROZat
and j. Bite. Manuels, praying that the public
road be changed SO It's to run on the lines of Jos
Rozat and j. Bite. Manuers land instead of
across them, WAS read, when on motion the
| petition was granted, and the road ovcrsecr
ordered to change said road in accordance with
| section of the road ordinance
REPORTS.
| The committee appointed to sell the contract
| to build the bridge near LOUIS Dcviilc's re-
ported that the contract was sold to j. b. Sin.
Sleton, according to law, that the work was
done according TO contract, and accepted by
them and recommend that the sum of fit y
dollars be paid to said Singleton being thc
| amount of the contract, when upon motion the
report was accepted and the committee dis
charged.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to repair the draw bridge over Bayou Crocodile
| reported that the contract was sold according
to law, to V. V. Guillory for the sum of three
hundred and fifty dollars, that the work was
done according to the contract and accented by
them and recommend that the sum of three
hundred and fifty dollars he paid to said Z Y
Guillory, when on motion the report was ac-
ceptcd and the committee discharged
The committee appointed the 18th of April to
sell the contract to build Garrigues' bridge
reported that the contract was sold according
to law, to VIM. S. Evans, for the sum of two
hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty cents
After the work was completed they examined
same and found that the contract for the
building OF said bridge had been violated by
the contractor Ill many particulars, sufficiently
to cause them to reject the entire work and
recommend that Mr.. Evans be not paid fo.
| same On motion the report was accepted the
| committee discharged and the matter referred
to the parish attorney.
The committee appointed April 18th last, to
sell the contract to build Polrets BRIDGE re-
ported that the contract was sold, according to
law, to T. L. Backshear for the sum of three
hundred dollars, that after the work was com
pleted they examined said work and found
that the contract had been violated in many
| particulars by the contractor, and therefore
rejected the entire work, and recommend that
Mr.. Blackshear be not paid for the work. On
| motion the report was accepted, the committee
| discharged, and the matter referred to the
parish attorney.
| cost and prachcabilty OF changing the public
road from Plauuenlne to Rayne Station and
| moving Hoffman's bridge, reported that the
| change is WIDELY unnecessary, and would
| entail useless expenses to the parish, and re-
! commend that no change be made, when on
motion the report was accepted and the COM
mttee discharged.
On motion, MesSrs. Adcln DuriO, Louis Roger
| and Paul Blanchard OF Arnaudville, the COM
| nttee appointed previously, for the purpose
of comforting with ii like committee from the
parish OF st. Martin, in regard to the repairing
! of the bridges over BayOlls Fusiler and Techc
| are hereby requested to confer with the com
! lnttee from ST. Martin to ascertain what steps
| the police jury of that parish has taken in the
matter and call their attention to the appro-
| priation made by this parish i'll January last
| for that purpose.
James Ray and DR.. d. l.. Todd as members of
| the parish board of health to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of Drs. Estorgc and Cooke.
! Drs. r. II. Littei V. BOagni and j. q. Camp
| bell still OIL the board
| The police ury appointed the following road
| overseers:
Louis Pitre, from junction of Vile Plate
and Bayou Bpuf road to Crocodile bridge,
instead of Theodule Vidrinc.
John Humble, from Washington toll bridge
| to Besg's lower line, instead of Thos Quirk
j. 3. Ridcau, from Vile Plate and OpclulIs;ls
road to Vile Plate and Washington road via
Roberts bridge, instead of Alex. Deyille Dr.
t. a. Cooke re-appointed, from Opelous;,s
| to Montgomerys upper line, instead OF j. j
| Barry.
| John Smith, from Daniel Boonc's to Paul
Stages store.
Leon Vidrine, from Vile Plate and Washing
| ton road to the Vile Plate and Opelousas road
| via A. Guidry's old place.
! Anatob Fusillier, from in. Pierre Lafenr's tc
Elouard Darieau's.
Messrs Clark, Haas and PerrOdin having
been appointed committee to examine The
claims on file against the parish, reported
| through their chairman, Mr.. Clark, that they
| had examined and found correct the following