St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-12-17
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
OPELoUsAs, December 18th, 1881.

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Messrs. Albert Guidry Presl-
dent; u. Meche, T. A. Hicks, +. Dubuisson,
Sam. Haas, L. Young, T. G. Chachere, A. Per
robin, and b. E. Clark.
The reading OF the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
a petition signed by more than three hun
dred residents OF Washington and neighbor-
hood protesting against the extension of the
privilege OF the toll bridge on Bayou Courta-
ton OF Mr.. DubuiSSOn it was resolved that the
proposition OF Mr.. Ebert CAN'T, owner and
proprietor OF said toll bridge to sell the same
to the parish for the sum OF 81 800 one thousand
five hundred dollars to be paid out OF the ap-
preparation for internal improvements for the
year 1882, be accepted. Further resolved the
said toll bridge to remain as 1t is. and Ill the
prIation is made.
The town council and citizens Of the town of
Washington through their Mayor MI. }. Plonsky
obligate themselves to pay the keeper OF said
bridge when it becomes the property OF the
parish and remains Jree bridge.
A petition signed by numerous residents OF
Big Cane and Petlt Prairie praying that pub
lie road be laid OF from Bayou Petit Prairie to
Garland station Oh the Morgan +. r. was read
when ON motion Of MIR. Hicks, Resolved, that
Messrs. Charles Mixer, William Fort, ID. ID.
Hudspeth, I. W. Hill and A. }. CaImOuche be
and are hereby appointed IL committee, to re-
port to the police jury at its next regular meet
ing, the best route to be selected to establish a
public road from Garland station on the Nor
gan railroad to the Bayou Petite Prairie.
A petition signed by numerous residents OF
Prairie eros Cheyremi praying that lat pug ml
COllet and Emile Hauguel via the lands OF Wild.
Cyprien Lalonde, Etienhe Charles, Dorsln Cal
las and Henry Thompson to the end OF the 40
arpents, thence across via AnatOle LalOnde to
to the line OF Wild. HypOllte Mallet, was read,
when on motion Of MIR. Meche, Resolved, that
Messrs Louis LalOnde, Andre Mallet, Adolphe
ROBIN and Zepherin Carriere be and are hereby
appointed committee to lay out said road Ill
accordance with section road ordinance.
The clerk Of the District Court presented the
Reports OF the Grand Jury which were read
and ordered filed.
The committee appointed to lay out a public
road from the new bridge at Carancro Bayou to
Chretien's Point at VIM. Fall, reported that
they laid out said Road, when on motion the
report was accepted, the committee discharged
aud the road declared a public road, and Mr.
OXIDE Guidry appointed road overseer thereon
Messrs Vim. Curley, Geo. o, Elm and j. W.
Ewes be and are hereby appointed a committee
to ascertain the quantity OF lumber aud cost
Bayou Carron and report at the next meeting
of the police jury. On motion Of Mr.. Haas Re
solved that the sum Of $500 Seventy -hve
dollars be allowed out OF tines collected dur
ing the December term of Court to purchase
books for the completion OF the Courthouse
library.
Mr.. Euzebe Bourque was appointed road
overseer on the road from MI. w. Brooks to
Felix Dejean and Oh the road leading to the
new bridge on Bayou Plaquemine.
On motion OF Mr.. Chachere Resolved, that
at q meeting OF the police jury OF the parish Of
st. Landry to be held on the sd Monday OF
January, 1882, being the 10th day OF that month,
the amount OF taxes to be levied and assessed
in the said parish for the services Of the year
1882 shall then be fixed and determined.
Resolved that the following is the estimate
exhibiting the various items OF expenditures
necessary for the services OF the year 1882 and
that the said estimate be published at least
thirty $50 days before the amount OF the tax
shall be fixed and determined as the law re-