St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-21

1913, $50 90
and that to secure that amount, tax OF Q0)
Ten Mills on the dollar is hereby levied on all
property borne on the assessment roll OF the
parish and not included on property on the
the assessment roll situated within the lncorlD
rated towns Of Opelousas, washington, Gf t,1t
Coteau Vile Plate and Arnaudvile, and that
Oh the property situated within these lncorp0-
rated towns, to defray their proportion OF the
expenses OF criminal proceedings, there De ley
led in accordance with article No. % OF the
General Assembly of Louisiana. regular session
of 1878, approved March 4th, 1878, a tax OF ~
Five mills on the dollar. :,
The licenses for the current year 1882 on all
trades, professions, ETC., will be the same as
those imposed by the State for the same year,
The committee appointed to lay out q publlc
Bu tat they
had laid out the road running there. from IN, tne
West side OF Bayou BHnf at the division line
between a.. L: Garland and Joseph Hnckany,
along the said line towards the Bayou Crocodile
and thence on the Bayou Crocodile up Its east
ern bank to wilkins saw mill, when on motion
Of Mr.. DubuissOn the report was accepted, the
road declared public road. and the committee
discharged.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On motion Of Mr.. Clark, esOlved tlRt Messrs.
r. r. Lyons, G Melancen. Ozeme Trahan, J. G.
LYONS F. F. Arcenaux, LeOval Meche and j. c.
tee to lay out public road to start near r. r.
Lyons place running east to the bridge III rear
OF his place, thence to intersect the road from
Kayhs sta5ion ane audry f0"o near o
On motion Of MI. Young Resolved that
| Messrs Evariste vidrine, yalmon Vidrine and
valnOn Veillon are hereby appointed com
| over Nez Pique on the road from Bayou Cane to
Castor Springs and report at the next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Dubuisson. Resolved that
Messrs. ThOs. Quirk, Jr. II. Humble and Patt
Prescott are hereby appointed committee to
! ascertain the cost to repair the bridges on
Bayou BHuf road from Scribner's place to Mrs.
| Galligher's place and report
On motion of Mr.. DubuissOn, Resolved that
| Messrs. A. T. Fischer, Louis Prescott and Gil
! bert BailliO are hereby appointed a committee
Carron Bayou on the Courtableau road and
report. .,.
Messrs. c. J. Thompson, james Baldridse' ana
| Onezime Savant, are hereby appointed COM
mittee to ascertain the cost to repair Barbreck's
bridge on Bayou Bout, and report.
On motion OF Mr. Meehe; r.: Resolved sss ed tsat
Dire D. Meche, be and are hereby appointed
committee to ascertain the cost to build
bridge over Bayou BOurbeuX on the road TO
| Bellevue Station and report.
On motion of Mr.. Meche, Resolved that
Messrs J. 3. Roy, Forester Richard and AdeO-
dad Sicily be and are hereby appointed a com
mttee to ascertain the cost to build bridge
over Bereau's Canal on the Teche and report.
| On motion of Mr.. Perrodin Resolved that the
| right heretofore granted to the magistrates or
the 1st Ward to use the room In the courthouse
as their office is hereby revoked, and that said
| room will heretofore be used for the sitting OF
the Grand and petit jurors.
| APPROPRIATIONS.
| On motion of Mr.. Dubuisson, Resolved, That
the sum of 1920 Twelve Hundred dollars be
| and III hereby appropriated for the purchase
| of necessary materials for the repair OF the two
! (2) bridges on the Washington and Opelousas
| road over Bayou CarrOn and cOulee, provided
| that the Town OF Washington pay for the labor
| iyi.,rS IIsb
| parish all the old material not used on SAID
bridge, that a committee consisting OF E. Pl0ns-
Ky, r. s. wilkins, VIM. Curley, j. NJ. Ewes. Geo.
1 o. Elms, are hereby appointed to select and
| purchase such necessary mater lals. and after
| the completion Of said work said committee be
authorized to receive said work from the par
| ties who shall have been selected by the town
/ OF Washington to make said repairs.
On motion of Mr.. DubuissOn, Resolved that
1 the sum of $3.50 Fifteen hundred dollars be and
are hereby appropriated to purchase the toll
bridge over the Bayou Courtableau ut Washing
| ton from Mr.. Ebert CAN'T the present owner
| and proprietor; said amount payable out OF
the funds appropriated for Internal improve
| PlOnsky. Charles Antoine and Gerand Carriere
be and are hereby appointed a committee to
accept and receipt to Mr.. Ebert CAN'T, for said
! bridge and to open the same to the public as a
| free bridge. 1t being understood that the town
| of Washington through their Mayor and Town
Council obligate themselves to pay the keeper
1 Of said bridge from the time it becomes the
| property Of the parish and remains free
bridge. :,
1 on motion of Mr.. Clark, Resolved that the
president Of the police Jury be and is hereby
| firm of P. j. Panley h Brother OF st. Louis, Mo
/ represented by their duly authorized agent MI.
H. r. Thiberge for the building OF a jail for the
parish of st. Landry, said jail to be built strict.
| " in compliance with the specifications and
| plan exhibited Ivy said III. r. Thiberge, agent
| and accepted by the police Jury. The consider
alton for the building OF said Jail to be: The
| sum of $4,000 Twelve Thousand dollars, paya
| Die viz: -Four Thousand dollars $4,000 payable
4 on the LIST of January, 1885, Four Thousand
dollars $4,000 on the LIST Jany 1884. -Four Ino .a,
| sand dollars $4,000 on the 1st Jany 1885, will
/ s per cent animal interest on said amounts
| from the time said jail is completed and accep
ted by the president OF the police jury, ana thai
the sum of Four Thousand dollars $4,000 be and
is hereby appropriated out of the funds sci
apart for the internal Improvement for the veal
i 1882 to pay the first installnent ON said con
! tract.
4 Mr. Haas voted No. and gave the following
/ reasons: am in favor OF building good ant
substantial Jail immediately, but wish to know
before the contract is signed whether the spe
cifications of the contractors are such as to sc
cure the erection of a good, safe and substantial
building and not being satisfied of this fact
| On motion of Mr. Dubuisson Resolved thai
the sum of $3.50 Four hundred and fifty dol
lars be and is hereby appropriated to build the
bridge over Bayou Boeuf at Whiteyille, together
with materials of the old bridge. and tina
Messrs J.. Stagg, Il. G. MiibIIrn. j. e. Reed, Hy-
| nolite Fonten0t and d. Sandifur be appointed
n committee to sell the contract to build saif
| bridge according to law.
4. ON motion of Mr.. Dubuiss0n Resolved thai
the sum OF 5000 Six Hundred dollars be and il
hereby appropriated to build the Burleigf
! bridge on Bayou BGuf, and that Messrs. I. +
| Littell, w. J. Young, 8. D. Roberts and John E
Bacon with Mr.. e. Dubuisson added at request
Of MT. Young, be and are hereby appointed q
i committee to sell the contract to build said
| bridge according to law.
ITO be CONCLUDED next week.