St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-02-16
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
opELousAs, La, Feb. nth, 1884.

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present Messrs. A. Perrodin, d. Meche,
T. A. Hicks, E. Dubuisson, s. Haas, L. Young,
T. c. Chachere, and B. E. Clark.
Mr.. PerrOdin in the chair.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
has applied to this body to resclnd its resolu-
lions adopted October 8th, 1888, relative to
forfeiture OF the land grants claimed py Saiu
whereas. This body sees no reason to repeal
its said action IN the premises, ana are satls-
fled to leave the matter as it stands in the
hands of Hon. e. T. Lewis member OF Congress
of this District, therefore be it
Resolved, that this body refuse to accede to
the request of said Felix Reynaud and that the
clerk furnish him a copy of this resolution.
The reports of the road inspectors for last
quarter OF 1888, were read, accepted and or
dered filed.
from Onezime Boudreaux's bridge to Pot Cove,
reported that they had laid out the road as
prayed for, when ON motion the report was
ACCEPTED and committee discharged.
A Detition of James Virgins was read, pray
ing for changein that portion OF the Vile
Platte and Chicot road which passes on his
land SO as to run on his south line, which was
granted, the change to be made in accordance
with section road ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Young, L. G. Nannette is
authorized to change the road passing through
his land so as to pass on the south line, and In
accordance with section of road ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere Messrs. Ohbe Man
uel, Ursin Miller, Jr., Edward Dardeau, ZenOn
Vidrine VIM. Ashford, D. COurVille Sr., and
Paul Fruge were appointed committee to
designate the public road from D. Couryille to
where it intersects the Opelousas and Calcasieu
| road, asreported by the committee In June
1874 which were appointed for that purpose
In March after the same year.
ITpon representations made by Mr.. Leon
Wolf in the name OF the council OF the town OF
Washington, relative to the pay of the keeper
of the bridge across Bayou COuFtableau, 1t was
Resolved, that for the term of three ~ years
| from this date the town of Washington shall
nav the keeper of said bridge, and that at the
expiration of that time, the parish shall take
exclusive charge of said bridge Messrs. r. s..
wilkins, Charles Antonio and Gilbert Baltic
were appointed committee to ascertain the
cost of repairing the above mentioned bridge
and report.
the tax payers OF the lneorporated Town OF OF
Rayne the full amount of the parish tax say 10
mills on the dollar for the taxes OF 1888, there
fore it was resolved that the tax collector be
and is hereby instructed to refund TO Jhem nVe
mills (5) on the dollar being the amount col
lected in excess, on presentation or their Tax
receipts.
The following road overseers were appointed:
LIST WARD.
| Louis p Loua1llter-From Joubert's bridge to
Catholic church
- sybi1le From Coulon's bridge, to
| Charles GuitOd.
4th WARD,
| W. N. Dunbar-From north bank Bayou Petit
Prairie to Churchyille.
Geo. " Dodez-From ChurehVille to Bayou
Current.
Ray BarTey-From Bayou Current to parish
line.
Fl. N. Oden-From Bayou Current to Faux
Joseph Dubourdieu-From Tay1or's ferry to
Chevis line.
Augustin Guidry-From School house to sacket
i"'''''l7' nth WARD.
/ Lucirls Johnson-From Vile Platte to G. +
Lutz.
sebastien Fontenot- From Vile Plate to Pointt
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT
| For Parish Collections During the month o.
/ January, 1884.
Back Taxes. q. " y
Corporation Taxes 1888 .--.---s.--.-.-..- 524 8
sssss q
/ Less his commission. $349 35
i Less taxes refunded. 70 356 Il
Net due parish ...-.-----.. ~ S66S7 9
Messrs Clark, Dubuisson and Young havin;
4 heen appointed committee to examine tn
vouchers in the hands of the treag9iIsr, re
ported through their chairman MIR. CLARK, stha
i they examined and counted the vouchers pre-
sent ed by the treasurer, amounting TO Sl0,4lS
4 IA Ten Thousand Four Hundred and EighteeI
Il and T4-1O0 dollars paid by him to the 9th OF Eel
1884, as per his statement filed, which amour
correspOnded with items on the cash book
when on motion it was resolved that tn
vouchers be cancelled and that tne treasure
have credit on the books of the parish Tor sal
j %ba 1ynTr panCHll1d