St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-02-05
rha po,,re ,Trrv tbc,, proceeded to eiec

| The Police Jury then proceeded TO elect by
oS,-,to so nst,i 81 their las. rleetiag
I On tho first ltallcs " Hotner J. Daei- having
/; received Il majority Of t.!e Police Jury was
! .silf declared elected tna1 -Is..ctsof Ior tue
m. committee ai,-,o!n1.,, November lss. 10
| lay road from Pr:tllOHine City 10 the .dallct
! roi,S as pe,itionrt, in-, when Oh motion OF Mr.
| Ciiarherc tile report Was accepted the fpao
declared, public Goa.! and the committee
| discharged.
/ inn n1sae,l al the eniuc- III tine Police JurE
/ In DECEMBER last computing Tho -alaries Of
! mar;str;tes ami coEsah!es Tor The Ecar ISL rs
the number OF votes E'oe'! at the last presttHn-
/ nal .tes.,iun i,e ana the same il hereby re-
sc1,,led and It 'eae further resolved that the
salaries OF said magistrates and cons;ables he
fer he year 1881 the aaiEc IS tilet we're lei i'S
year fSso
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
On marion of afr. Haas Resolved. that Messrs.
On,ovc FontcnGt. Damn Dttllie, Lt'n.lfe
vid,iDa Ernest RriGuac. Louis Iafienr and j.
! n. D. L. Fnntcnot ,'c and are lerrh: appointed
| a committee 10 ascertain the hest location lor
:, bridge over Ea,un Petit l'sssn. ana the cost
nj Juidinr said bridge. and report at the next
meeting ~ The Police Jury
On motion Of NJ. Clark Resolved. th''t Mtssts.
Y r. Lyons G. McanCon, OAeihe Iraiian, JOHN
Slaughter 4. V. Johnson, Agerain Arc-nean
and Z. L. Harmon be and are hereby appointed
d committee 70 lay out public road beginning
-; A. V. JOhusnn's place to TIE Drin2e over cas-.
'I,Innuruina near Il. K. Lyons place. thence 10
intercept the ROAD leading ID Hoifinans bridge
and report at the next meeting " the Police
Jury. r,, .,.
! Measrs. Cleouh:s An1repont, lean Touree and
Alexandra Devillc. IT.. be and are hefehS ap-
pointed 4 committee to ascertain the cost 10
repair POirei'9 bridge. ANA report at the next
meeting OF the Police jury.
! On motion OF Mr. Dubuisson. Resolved. that
sIessrs. E.onis stagx, Hypolte c. fontehot anu
Edmond Ssv:lnt. be and arc hereby appointed
. cn;hr;,ittee 30 ascertain the cost of repairing
Crocodile bridge the Vile Plate read, In
Guiding the purchase OF a crank ior saio esi"se
and report at the next meeting.
On motion nf~Mr. Dublissnn. Resolved. that
| Measr4 J ohm Posey. F. Plonsky Paul I.astrapes.
Willis Prescott and Ger;,nd Carrierc he ant arc
hereby appointed q committee to ascertain
the :,nsr OF repairing the Washington bridge
over BAYOU CarT0,l. and TO confer with the
town ronncii Of Washington ana ascertain
from that honorable body ii they conveniently
can and to what extent, assist the Police jury
In maintaining said washington bridge
Vicinity known rs the to, bridge, ana report at
the next mce:inE OF NE poiien snrs: eta.
Mnssrs syirois Roy, ZcnoH Huber, Emile
1eje',ne and iIypolite Andrernnt, Sr he and
nrc hereby appointed q committee to ascertain
The cost TO repair the bridge over Bayou Ma!iet
q: the German Settlement ami report ut the
next meeting of the Police jury
On motion og Mr.. Prrr"tiI,. Resolved. that
y To-. a
e. c Dnsou, he and arc hereby appointed
committee 10 ascertain the cost 70 make tho
necessary repairs To the parish prison, includ-
ing the placing OF iron cages il, the ccl!s in Or
der TO make said prison safe and Mt the same
time comfortable for the incarceration Of prison
ers, and report at the next mc;,'hg OF the
Police Jury.
on motion of sir. Perrodin. Resolved. that
Messrs. CleOpha Andpepnnt. .Jcan fTGuI're and
| Paul Dupre be and are hereby appointed q
committee to ascertain tiit, cost to repair CARR
n ,f
the Police Jury.
On motion Of Mr. Perrodin, Resolved. that
Messrs. C. .. Dcvilier. Patin Carriere. Theogene
Richard and W. G. Johnson he and are hereby
appointed IL committee to ascertain the cost OF
building couon bridg e over Bayou Teche, said
bridge II he built sufficiently high and have
space sufficiently wide tn enable loaded harges
to pass without obstruction during high water.
in order to dispense with draw. and report at
the next meeting OF the Police Jury.
On motion OF t.ir. Young. Resolved. that
Mesers. J. b. Or;ogo. J. B. Lendreneall and
Massena Iahaye he and are hereby appointed u
committee to ascertain tho cost to hild the
bridge over Bayou ice Mareelo. and report at
the next meeting ni the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. auidry, Resolved, that
Messrs. q. Peck. Edward Savoie ana Jehn 8.
Lakewood he and are hereby appointed a
committee to ascertain the cost to repair the
bridge over Bayou Rnllrhenk on the road from
Grand Cotcau to Church Point. and report at
the neSt meeting of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved. that Messrs.
J. 3. Henry. W. ". Qneii and Elmns Campbell
be and are HEREBY appointed q cnmmi tee to
ascertain the cost to build the bridges over
Roggy Bayou and Beaver Creek, and report at
the next meeting OF the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Haas. Resolved tina: Messrs.
Napoleon Johnson. Neville johnson an,i J. F.
Meyers he and ;lte her,h;' appointed conf
mttee 10 ascertain the coat 10 build the bridge
over Roggy Bayou near Meyers mill and report
at the next meeting nf the Police Jury.
On melton Of MI. Meche. Resolved. that
Messrs. Taery Mayer. Andre Mallet and
Pl+.ide Rn',in ne AID a,r hereby appointed a
committee to ascertain the cost TO bni,d the
bridge over Robins Canal 1na report at the
next meeting of the Police .ii,Iy.
On motion, OF Mr.. Cllacherc, Resolved, that
Messrs. VITA. Daiean. Hr. 7. f,hacherc, c. A.
Pe,rGdn. Lastie Laver.Er. Edward Barrousse,
John Cota@an and Sotl EonraGe be and are
hereby reapponted a committee TO ascertain
the cost OF makin:, nc public road from Church
Point 10 the Bellevue and Opclnuaas road, pass
ing between Groves and Lastrapes places. and
to confer with the above parties concerning the
right OF way.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Tuesday the 18th at "a. ".