St. Landry democrat., 1883-06-09
Proceedings of the. Police JHry,
.OPELoUSAs, May, 18th

1lerlt PreSent. MeSsfs., AipefG dulury, EIesl-
dent Aug. Perrodin, p. Meche, 7. A: Hicks, E.
Dubuissen, Sam Haas, il Young, 4. G.. Chache-
re- and B. T.. Clark.
& Tile reading OF the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with A
5@ sss55 ~ ss1Ey PETITIONS. \
A petition from the residents of Mamouth,
Bayou Nez-Pique and vicinity, praying for a
public road from Girafd Frugee TO sChoIneaTs
ferry was read, when on motion Messls. Ernest
d Frugee. Ernest Lang y, Augustin Frugee,s Cy-
prien Frugee.. Onezime Rider Henry Rider
and Dalicourt Duplechain Jr., were appointed a
committee to lay out the road as prayed for
and IL accordance with Section road l' ordi-
nance. 1850 y - NJ W " 8 90 - .'72
= Apetition from the residents Of Plaisance
and vicinity praying for public road leading
from the c. Comean and Lemelle places on the
Vile Platte and Opelousas road to the west end
OF private lane between Henry Lfstrapes anu
Messrs- Henry ,Lastrapes, Armand Wartelle,
Gustave Dupre, Achile 2. Dupre, Godfrey
Dupre, c. Colneau, and Emile =: D I,p were
prayed for and i'll accordance with section OF
road ordinance.
"A petition from the residents OF Church Point
and vicinity praying fora ;public road from n.
M Child's place to Church, Point was read,
when on motion Messrs.a VIM. Childs, sEtienne
I.atiolais, Joseph, Latiolais, j.. I. Franquez, J.
BarrOuse, u. Opry, and dos. Latiolais ST.,
were appointed a committee to lay out the
road as prayed for and in accordance with Sec
tlon of the road ordinance
petition from the residents of z laquemne
Point and vicinity praying for a public
road starting from the BROOKS place, to
intersect the Bellevue road between Lastrapes
and Gillespie, was read, when on motion,
Messrs. Arthur Simon, +. sB. Brooks, Louis
Childs, Euzebe .Bourque, Wm. Dejean, Hemere
Barousse and Theogene Don Richard were APP
pointed a committee oSlay ont the road as
prayed fer and in accordance with section O.
of the road ordinance u "a ~ O. =
A petition from the residents Of Mernienteau
Ponte Mouton and Emile Gufdry's ferry, was
Z read. when ON motion Messrs. A. j. Vincent
3 Ii Snl0n d. B rOussird, u os. Roy. Emile Guild
: nv, Ulysse Duhon and II. P. Frdge were APP
POINTED a4committee to- lay out theS road as
prayed for and i'll accordance with section 9 OF
the road ordinance 80 gat@ afE
"a petition from tliearesidents of Church Point
. and vicinity praying for a. public road from
Othry. Mcbride to- the Grand sCotean Station,
was read, when ON motion Messrs. A. A. VIM
sserly, P. D. Richard. Treville Leger, Palemon
Marcel Richard were appointed a committee to
. Layout the road as prayed for and in accord
section d o. she roa 70 ocbe
and vicinity praying for public road leading
from the Grand Coteau and Queue Tortue road
to the Dixon Grove was read, when on motion
Messrs. Oliver Humble, l.. d. Spears, w. N.
Milton, L. HI. Miller, Wn.SW. Lesley, Louis F.
Vautrot. Gus, Delahoussaye, and Theogene
Daigle were appointed a COMMITTEES to lay out
the road as prayed forland in accordance with
section Of the road ordinance.
A petition from the residents or Chicot and
vicinity praying for a change in the pubN1 road
read, when on motion, Messrs. John Pavrott,
=. T. Oliver, G. w. Neil, N d. Snider, j. q. Gill,
NJ. Britchett, and W. 81. WEIGH were appointed
"a committee to make the change prayed for
and in accordance with section 9. road ordi-
nance. 14s-s -
A petition from the residents of Faquetaique
and vicinity prayi for public road from
5Dorsey's gin to Du1Ios place was read when
on motion Messrs. ID. Durio, Adam Reed. Ed
ward Moreau, Jos. Gaubert, Willie Young, |
aAdrien Durousseau and Daicourt Duplechain, |
were appointed a committee to lay out the |
road as prayed for and in accordance with |
section of road ordinance. "
On motion Messrs. E. T. Lewis, E.. p. Veazie, |
F. Burr, j. L. Chaehere, j. G. Gillespie. Arthur
Simon and Eugene Richard were appointed to |
lay out public road from the corporate limit |
OF the town OF Opelousas to pass between Burr |
and Veazie and to intersect the Bellevue road |
aud in accordance with section of the road or
dinance. sss .s xs5s3< y
The road inspectors made their first quarterly
reports which were read, accepted and ordered
filed. q G fa-a @ IA FL |
The Inspector Of the Cd ward failed to report. |
The committees appointed to sell contracts to /
build and repair bridges made their reports on |
same, which were read, approved and accepted
charged and the amounts placed to the credit |
of the respective contractors, as follows:
Barry 4 French. building Callihan bridge,
six hundred dollars. 5000 90
A. L. Bertrand, building bridge over Nez-
r .Pique road. fifty dollars. -. ..--.- so 90
James Mizel, for building bridge over
Doggy Bayou and others. eighty dol
John M Mccan j. B. Singleton, for repair .
bridges over Elm and Crocodile ba-
y0us, one hundred and fifty dollars $50 90 T
Francois Dossman, for building bridge
~ over Brignac Coulee, one bundled
and fifty dollars. $50 90
.aas coulee near Arnaud on the Teehe two
~ hundred and ninety-nine dollars and
H1ty cents -.,i--i ;;t,-,-.----- 2s9 90
af road from Washington to Vile Platte
seventy-five dollars IS 90
Robert zernott for building bridge over
J. gully at Q. Hinekley's. eighty dollars so 90
W. 81 Evans q Co., for repairing draw L
bridge at Washington, three hundred
and fifty dollars $50 00j
i The committee appointed Olay out q road
leading from the corporation Of Arnaudyille to
Mrs. Evariste Robin, report that they laid otItI
the road as prayed for and according to laW1
when on motion the road was declared public +
road and subcommittee discharged.
. The committee appointed to lay outea road f
from Pointe n oire to Prud, h0mmes City report
that they laid out said road as prayed for and
declared d public road and the committee dis
ssss t&4a g3ss 8a s9ssSF a8i
The committee appointed to lay ont d road
Pofnte road via Wares place to tie line be-
tween Boutte and Dimmick on the Opel0usas
and Grand Coteau road reported that they had
n aen IN e m pgasd sepa ae %a
accepted, the road declared b pubic one and
The committee discharged. " szsf1ss e..
4 The committee appointed to lay out a. road i
rom Gilbert Wikof to the road leading to {
ands of Fogleman and Cas0n reported that :
lheylaid out the road as prayed for ard accord
ng to law. when on motion the road was road
vas declared a public road and the committee /
discharged. {
The report of TIE grand Jury was read and
,rdered flied. aB # 81 N gss # ID {
On motion, Messrs Martin Carron, Ambrose It
.einrlle OneZime IedOlX,s ID. BOlldreau and {
'ostiene Courville, were appointed commit I
ee to ascertain the cost to repair the bridge at
Lejeune and also to ascertain what {