St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-12
Proceedings of tho Police .Bury.
opELorgAs. La. Dec. 10th, 1883.

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
PRESENT: Albert Guldry, President, A. Perro
Young, 7. G, Chachere and B. E. Clark.
The reading of the minutes of last meeting
was dispensed with
A petition from Ernest soileau and Ioselle
PItTe, praying the Police Jury to allow them to
| change that part of the public road from Vile
Plate to IA GAnst-auX-Paie, which passes in their
! enclosure, 50 as to pass outside, was read and
/ granted, provided the work is done at their ex.
pense.
The report Of the committee to lay ont road
leading TO Gatte' ferry, was not accepted, when
! On motion of Mr.. Clark
The following gentlemen were appointed to
| lay out road from the bridge at Long Point
near Octave Amy, to Gates ferry S. Cart NJ.
Doucet, A. Cart, Louis Cart Felix Andrepont,
| VIM. Reed and Placide Semere.
| The Committee appointed to sell the contract
to build Coulon bridge over Bayou Teche, re
| ported that the contract was sold to ValerV Du-
! plechain according to law, and that the bridge
was accepted by them, and recommended the
| payment of $740.75. Seven hundred and forty
nine dollars seventy-tve being amount of the
contract. The report was accepted and COM
mittee discharged.
Francois D'Avy was appointed road overseeI
on road from East end Taylor's lane to Dejeans
| BRIDGE
On motion the following committee were ap-
pointed;
Messrs. NJ. Lahaye, j. Bite. Ortego, Jr., and s..
Landrenaux bridge.
Messrs. P. A. Nezat. Antoine Parre and Pierre
Latle0r, to ascertain cost to repair MOuille's
bridge over coulee near Port Barry.
Messrs. D. l.. Taylor, Jos. Camy and Jules
FrilOt, to ascertain cost to repair bridge over
c0ulee near Joseph Camy.
Messrs. Louis Marks, Edgar Meche and d. J.
Higginbotham, to ascertain the cost to repair
bridge over canal near JOS. FrOzard
Messrs. Deodat Sicily, Placide Robin and J.
e. Quibedeau, to ascertain cost to repair bridge
Canal nRA6aE
Messrs. Louis Marks, Edgar Meche and D. J.
Higginbotham to ascertain cost to repair Fro
yards bridge,
Messrs Albert Boudreau, L. G. spyrer and D.
J. Higginbotham to ascertain cost to repair
Marks bridge.
Messrs. Piacide Robin, v. Meyer, 1r., and De
odat Sicily to ascertain cost to repair Robins
bridge.
Messra Andre Mallet, r. B. Hebert, sr, and
V. Meyer, to ascertain cost to repair Mallet
bridge.
Messrs Chas Dossman, Frank Wharton and
Charles Tatman' to ascertain cost to repair
bridge over Bayou Crocodile on road from Chi
cot to Holmesville.
Messrs Il. V. Holden, G. w. Spears and
Frank Brister, to ascertain cost to repair bridge
near E. T. Griffin.
Messrs Fl. v Holden, G. W. Spears and Frank
Brister, to ascertain cost to repair bridge over
Bayou Taure.
Messrs. WIn Furrnan. T. Wharton and G. B. Har
ris to ascertain cost to repair the Chicot bridge
Messrs: Louis Deville, James Russell and Vim,
Johnson, to ascertain cost to repair bridge near
Louis Deville
Messrs. Ely Clark, Achille D. Ardoin and w
W Oneal, to ascertain cost to repair the bridge
over Bayou Nez-Pique ON road from Chic0t TO
Pine Prairie.
on motion it was resolved that from and after
this date, it SHALL NOT be lawful for any team
crossing on the Ferry at Waxia landing and
known as Taylor's Ferry to carry more than
(1000l one Thousand pounds at any one time,
exclusive of wagon and team, and said team,
shall consistof NOT more than one span of
horses or mules or one yoke OF beeyes
Resolved, That the following is the estimate
exhibiting the various items OF expenditures
necessary for the service of the year 1884, and
thar the said estimate be published tor thirty
days before the amount of the tax shah be