St. Landry democrat., 1882-05-20

| not the authority to make appropriations in
| excess of the funds levied for such purposes II
has been agreed by the members OF the Ponce
| Jury in their individual capacity tnat, INC
| work of restoring such bridges may he dohe
| under the supervision OF the committees tiiat
have been appointed for the purpose, and tiilI
| the claims duly approved by the coiiii'llttets'
will be approved by the Police jury, when inc
| budget Of expenditures for the year 1888 Shall
| have been adopted.
The following committees We're appointed TO
| order and superlntend the reconstruction OF
such bridges which have been destroyed ana
damaged by the overflow i'll their Respective
| section, to accept the work when completed,
and report on same me claims lor suS hnn thn
| budget for 1888 shall have been adopted:
| Atchafalaya-H. b. Hartman, M. j. Richard
Dry Bayorl-E. W. Sylvester, ]. W. Nelson
''' Conrtableau- Rameul Melancon, P. c. Ru-
bord, and - Reynolds: \, ,,on+i, md
Biz Cane-L. S. Hazard, P. j. Griffith and F.
! w Cason. n, o;,~ aud
Bayou BRuf-H Humble, 1hos Q"iih "io
| Ed. Prescott
On bridges between Opelousas and Barry's
Landing-J. E. Leblanc. Reve G: Patln' AfVlIie
| Rider Ed. Dejean and ChaS. Guldat
| On bridge over Toulouse canal ana shlali
hridee in Observation-Disclosures Antonio, A.
r. Proctor, r. s. Wilkins, Leon Wolff and u.
Baltic. no> .-o ,,,,,aro5
This work not 10 cAceeu E-oV WV ii'
''V On bridge at mouth of Bayou Carron-Cha,s.
Antonio, r. S. Wilkins and y. Balllo' I'LL i'o'''l-
! tional (SlOM one hundred dollars.
On draw bridge over Bayou Courtabeau at
Waslington-E. Plonsky, Mayor and the lnem-
! bers of the town council. ,;,1o
| On bridges from Port Barry to ArnaudV!He
| east bauk and from Port Barry to Bayon Giro
mon Messrs j. D. Berard, c. H. Melancon Don
! Iouis TAYLOR, Alexandra Moreau ana flacioe
Messrs. Fl. L. Garland, P J. Letebvrc. Felix
| A. kirg.sF. +. Ferrodin and F. 2. Veazle We're
| appointed a committee to examine ana cstl-
mate the worth of the niarl.a t auct aoo"' ~
! he completed by the clerk OF the court
| on petition OF residents of Beaver Creek
praying for a change in the public road from B.
A. Morris to the end Of w. II orf1T iieI'e Dem o
nv. W. T Morris, P L. Fontenot, K Gnlllory,
Thomas Perry, J. Melon and \: falp De anu ,u
are hereby appointed a committee 10 nave tne
| change made as prayed IOl III accoiuditt Win
section of road ordinance.
Garland, G. Dejean. A. Perrodin, j. NJ: Iayior'
| Jns Bloch DR.. r. H Littell and OneZlme car
| riere be and are hereby appointed Il committee
to Law out a public road from the polnt Where
| the Morgan Railroad crosses the Nille flate
and OpelouSas road along and pafaiel 10 sau
| Morgan railroad to the limits OF the town OF
Opelousas, i'll accordance with section Oh ROAD
ordinance. ,+ AZ, ,r
Perrodin is hereby authorized to purchase the
flooring necessary to repair the Polret ana
Garrigue bridges, and superlntend the "oih:
On motion it was resolved that secllon /, vi
the ordinance relative to the sale of unbranded
stock &C., be and the same is hereby anende Il
to read as follows:
That all unbranded colts, calves and mules,
| wild and running at large over trO (2) gears
shall be sold at public auction for cash. to the
highest bidder, provided that no sale shall ne
made at less than sir 5000 dollars per head.
Said sales to take place in accordance WITH the
nrpy hereinafter
On motion it was resolved that the cOnstables
within the territory in which the hoS law
passed January, 1881 is i'll force shall hereafte f
take up such hogs only arhe't said hogs are DO
ing actual da,adge to NE crops ,ox,
The committee appointed January last to lay
out road to start from +. K. Lyons VIA Rayne
station to OpelOusas road to l.. W. Guldry s
place, reported that they had laid out SAID ROAD
according to law and as prayed t0r, "neh on
motion the report was accepted. the foao oe-
cIared public and the committee discharged
The committee appointed January, last 10
lay out road from Long Point bridge to
Rayne station reported that they had lad out
| the road according to law and as prayed Iof,
when on motion the report was accepted, the
road declared public one and the committee
discharged. w y,
| The committee appointed jan 18th, to sell
the contract to open the drain from Marceln
Belard's place to Malet gully, reported tlat
the contract was sold according to law to Lu-
cius 0. Bourgeois for the sum of $500 seventy
five dollars and that the work having been
done and accepted by them recommend tiat
the sum of 5000 be paid to said Bourgeois:
when on motion the report was accepted ana
| the committee discharged. =
| The committee appointed March last to sell
the contract to repair John Reeds bridge re-
ported that they sold the contract according to
law to HonorG Fusillier, and that the work
having been done and accepted by them, re-
commend that the sum OF 500 one hundred
dollars be paid said Fllsillier being the amount
of contract, when on motion the report was ac-
cepted and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to build the bridge over Cany Creek reported
that the contract wos sold to J.: Perrodin ac-
cor(iing to law, for the sum OF $500 seventy
five dollars. that the work had been accepted
by them and recommend that MIR: Pefrodln he
paid for same, when on motion the report was
accepted and the committee discharged.
| The committee appointed to estimate the cost
of reporting the Coulon Bridge reported that
the same would cost 81 10000, when on motion
the report was laid over and the committee dis
charged.
| On motion it was resolved that Messrs. Tneo-
gene Richard, J. E. Leblanc. Arvllle Carrlere,
| NJ Castillo and D. P. Saizan be and are hereby
appointed a committee to examine and select
the best site to locate and build a bridge
over Bayou Teche between and to substitute
the Couon and Lamorandier bridges ana also
to ascertain the cost Of building said bridge, in
using the material of the two Others, Colllon
and Lamorandiere, and report as early as prac-
ticable.
| Arteman Latieur instead of Ducoudre Dupre,
from Mrs. F. P. Pitre to school house:
| J. NJ. Roberts, Jr., instead of j. W. Daniels,
from Begg's lower line to catholic church.
E. S. savant instead OF W. R.. Clark, from
| McPhatter's place to CAROLS bridge on Croco-
ollie near rapides line.
john Bonds, from John Bonds to Augustin
| 3. F0ntennt.
Joseph Frugee instead of Geo. Anding, from
| HOffman's bridge to j. Mlers.
O1ner Durio, from Cezaire Cyprien to Omer
| DuriO, via ChomaX'S ferry.
On motion of Mr.. Saml Haas the following
resolutions were unanimously passed Resolved
that it is the sense of this body that stores and
places of public business should be closed on
Sunday by State law il practicable.
Resolved, that our senators and members OF
the legislature be requested to use their vote
and influence in securing the passage OF such a
law, and if there be difficulty in the. way by
reason OF constitutional restrictions, that they
endeavor to have an act passed submitting to
the vote of the people an amendment to the
constitution obviating that difficulty.
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