The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-08-04
Police Jury Proceedings.
JULY SESSION, 1885.

JULY SESSION, 1885.
Police Jury of the Parish Of Cacasieu
met at the court house, in the town Of
Luke Charles, on this 10th day of July,
A. D., 1888, IN regular session.
Present: J. J. W. Miller. president;
Simeon Vincent, Lastie Vincent, Vim
Holland, AbBer Cole, D. D. Andrus
and Isaac Nichols, members. Absent /:
Vim. G. Reeves.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Petition from citizens OF this parish,
praying for the appointment o: com
mittee of three to confer with like
committee from the Parish of St. Ian
dry, relative 10 the building Of bridge
across Bayou Nezpique was received
and read, and on motion, the following
named persons were appointed US said
committee on the part of the parish of
Calcasieu, viz: D. D. AudrLs, +. NJ
Rowe and A. D. McFarlain, with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing of this Board.
Petition of Geo. Thielmnn, praying
to have the public road leading from
the Singleton bridge, on the Whisky
cbitto, to Sugurtown. changed as fol
lows, viz lby leaving the old road, at
or near the upper line of NJ. V. Hun
groves, thence direct to Sugurtown
and iuterseCt the lower road at the
store of J. M. Dear 4 Co., from thence
on q direct line to H G. Farguhar's
store, passing between the dwelling
house and gin house of petitioner aud
Intersecting the old road again at Sand
hollow, was received aud read, and on
motion, said petition WIS granted.
On motion resolved, that J i. San
ders be and is hereby declared to be
the overseer on the road from Mead
ow'S mill to Brusby creek.
On motion resolved, that the gum of
Fifty dollars be and is hereby appro-
priated, out of any funds remaining on
hand after the current expenses Of the
parish for tue year 1893 shall have been
paid for the purpose OF assisting to
Ouilu Il bridge across Cypress creek, at
Meadows mill
On motion resolved, that the follow
ing named persons be aud are hereby
appointed RS OverseeTs on their respeC-
tive roads, for the term of two years
from this date, viz:
JuJey Seton the Lake Charles
road, from Pine Grove church to Hick.
DRY branch; vice T. j. Mcmillan, renov-
ed from said roud.
Albert Neyland-On the road from
Lake Charles to Lyons ferry, on Eug
jsh bayou.
7. T. Gillis-On the road from 5. r.
Lyons old store IT, John Sonuier'S.
j. 5. Re..d-From John SODuiers to
Turner's ferry, gu the Sabine river
w. }. SIGydOn-On the road from
BeckwVrth creek to the marked tree
pens on the Military road.
Audrcm ,urBe-From Window creeh
" Bcarhtud on the Military road.
l. NJ kuue-Ou the road from tie
parish line to Turkey branch, On tue
LteSviie' road
q. W. Ford-Ou the road from Phil
lips Bluff to Corblu'a gully.
james Cooper On the road from Cor
kiu's gully to Dry creek
J. J. Nugrey From his crossing on
barnes crerk, to the road leading from
Clear creek settlement to Loui lie
iJAdLt - on L4S LINN SIttl rs ttAu totlEb
LOWu road.
J. r. HearG From the above named
cross-l Dad " where it intersects the
other Luke Cnnrres aud Slgtrtown ,
loud, lear Geo. W. Heard ), On Dry
creek
Petition Of the citizens of Lake
Charles and vicinity, praying to have
the buIIdiuES On the bHAk vi the Luke,
il front Of the public square removed,
was received and reud, and inter ma
Lure consideration it was resolved, that
the sheriff be and he is hereby directed
to cause the building formerly occu-
pied by D. II. Lyons AS a market
house, and ali the b ildings thereto at
tucAed to be removed within twenty
days from this date, Us it las been AIT
ployeu 20 this Board that
the same is i regular nuisance.
On motion the Board adjourned I'M
til to- morrow morning at 9 O'clock.