St. Landry democrat., 1882-06-17
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

Proceedings of the Police Jury.
| OPELoUSAs, La, June 10. 1882
| The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt Present McSSrS Albert Guiury, Pres
ident; A. Perrodin. ID. Meche, T. A. Hicks E.
Dubnisson, S. Haas, l.. Young. T. c. Chachere
and Il. E. Clark.
The reading OF the mlnltSs OF the last meet
| ing was dispensed with.
| The committee appointed May to select
| suitable site to locate bridge over Bayou
Teche to substitute the Coulon and Lanloran-
dere bridges on said bayou, made report
which was read but a petition from the resi-
dents of Petit Bots, Gros Chevreuil. Prairie Lau
rent Prairie B;,sse and Port Barry praying
! that the CoulOn and LanOrandiere bridges re-
main where they are, and that the report OF
| the committee be rejected when on motion the
report was rejected and committee discharged
The committee appointed May last to lay off
| a public road from point east of the crossing
OF the Morgan railroad by the public road
from Vile Plate to Opelousas to the Northern
| limits Of the town of OpelOusas. report that
| they have laid off said road according to law.
When on motion OF MI. Perrodin the report
was accepted and the committee discharged.
| Mr.. Joseph Bloch made donation of the right
| of way for the above mentioned road through
his lands.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
| to repair Deballion's bridge, report that the
contract was sold to Damon Deville, according
to law for the sum of $3.50 two hundred and
fifty dollars and that the work was done ac-
cOrding to contract and recommend the pay
ment OF said sum to said d. Devile when on
motion OF Mr. Haas. the report was accepted
and the committee discharged.
| The committee appointed to sell the contract
to build the bridge over the mouth of Bayou
Carron, report that they sold the contract
corlling to law to Mr. Vim. Curley for the sum
$3.50, three hundred and fifty dollars, when on
motion of Mr.. Dubuisson the report was ac-
copied under the following conditions that
$3.50, two hundred and fifty dollars amount APP
propriated March last, be paid out OF the funds
of 1882, and that the balance 500, be paid i'll
accordance with resolution passed last May.
| On motion of Mr. Young, Resolved, that the
sum OF $50, appropriated last asst, March
be and the same is hereby appropriated to
build the bridge over Bayou Nez-Pique, only
and that the same committee, ": y. Goodwin,
Vidrine and Valmont Vellon is authorized to
sell the contract according to law.
On motion of MI. Meche, Resolved that
Mossrs. Valery Duplechan, N. G. Devilllerr,
Theogene Richard, Philogene Dubnsson Edgar
| Devillier and T. Soeau, be and hereby APP
pointed committee to estimate the cost to re-
| pair Couon and Lamorandiere bridges over
| Bayou Teche.
On motion Of Mr.. Perrodin, Resolved that
| the road Overseer OH the road from the Opelou-
| sas and Vile Plate road to Petit Jose bayou
bridge, is instructed to open the levee near
| TheOgene Vasseur's place so as to allow the
water free passage and prevent the overtowing
of said Vasseur's land. He is authorized to use
| such of the old lumber from the Garrlque 8
bridge to make a bridge over such opening in
| the levce.
On motion of Mr., Perrodin Resolved that
| Messrs. f. DubuissOn, r. 8. Wilkins and E..
Plonsky be and are hereby appointed com
mittee to ascertain what additional lumber
may be needed if any over and above the $1,000
appropriated in January last to repair the
Washington and Opelousas bridge over bayou
CarrOn.
On motion of Mr.; Hicks, Resolved that
Messrs. Z: W. Sylvester, j: W., Nilsson and j.
W. Rutledge be and are hereby appointed II
committee to build the bridge which has been
destroyed by the overflow. on the State road
from Begg's to Faulkner's, instead OF the COM
mittee appointed to act on Dry Bayou.
On motion of Mr.. PerrOdin, resolved that the
President of the Police Jury is hereby author
lied to sell and make title to Mr.. Jos. NJ. Moore
to the four "a lots of ground situated in the
town of OpelOusas, being part OF a tract OF land
belonging to the parish OF st. Landry, for the
sum of two hundred dollars, 800. one half cash
on day OF sale, say 800, and the balance at
twelve months The above tour lots are those
now iii possession of said J. M. Moore.
On motion of Mr. Chachere, the sum OF fifteen
dollars is hereby appropriated for the relief OF
Mrs. Hall, payable out of any fund i'll the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The following road overseers were appointed
Adam Reed-trom Herbert's old shop to Mrs
+. z. Pitre instead from Herberts to school,
house at LedOux.
r. Splane, Jr.-from the Vile Plate ant
Washington road through MoundVllie tt
the junction of the bayOus B9uf and Croco
Louis Pitre-from Vile Plate road to CrocodiN
bridge instead OF Christoval Tate.
COurvlle. jr.
Be it Resolved and ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish OF st. Landry, State OF Louis
lana, That Whereas on the 18th day OF january
1887 BY resolution Of this Police nd jury tn
to contract with Henry r. Thiberge, agent O
Messrs. P. J. Pauly & Brothers, of St. Louii
Mo-, for the building of a Jail for the parish O.
; St. Landry according to certain plans and spe
citications exhibited and detailed by sale
Thiberge,
= | And Whereas on the same day the said pres
ident and the said Thiberge, agent, by act be
, fore Jonn B. A. Fontenot, Deputy CLERK, anl t
, ex-otficio deputy Recorder of st. Landry parish
entered into q contract STIMULATING for the FUR
nishing of materials and the construction 1 mo
/ ment of the said materials and for the sale
| construction
And Whereas, the said Thiberge, agent, ma
, complied with his obligations and has built tn
said Jail according to contract, and has de
livered the keys thereof to the said preslden
, who has accepted the work and the said build
ing,
Therefore it is resolved and ordained that tn