St. Landry democrat., 1884-03-22
Proceedings Of slne police Jury.

OPELoUsAs, La, Feb. 18th, 1884.
1 The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present MesSrs A. Perr0din, ID. Meche,
/ T. A Hicks, E. Dubnisson, s. Haas, L. Young,
T. G.. Chachere, and B. E. Clark.
| Mr.. Perrodin in the chair.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
| ing was dispensed with.
| Whereas, Mr.. Felix Reynaud land agent of
| the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
| has applied to this body to rescind its resOlu-
| tiOns adopted October Sth, 1883, relative to
forfeiture of the land grants claimed by said
| company, and
| Whereas, This body sees no reason to repeal
| its said action in the premises, and are salts
| fed to leave the matter az it stands in the
| hands of Hon. E. T. Lewis member of Con hess
| 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 1883, were read, accepted and or
dered filed.
The committee appointed to lay out road
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 petition 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 Olibe Man
uel, Ursn Miller, Jr. Edward Dardeau, ZenOn
Vidrine, Vim. Ashford, D. COurVille Sr., and
Paul Fruge were appointed a committee to
designate the public road from D. Courville to
where it intersects the OpelOusas and Calcasieu
road, asreported by the committee in June
1874, which were appointed for that purpose
III March after the same year.
Upon 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 Courtableau, it was
Resolved, that for the term of three Isl wears
from this date the town of Washington shall
pay the keeper of said bridge, and that at the
expiration of that time, the parish shall take
exclusive charge of said bridge. NIessrs. r. s.
Wilkins, Charles Antonio and Gilbert Baltic
were appointed a committee to ascertain the
cost OF repairing the above mentioned bridge
and report.
the tax payers of the Incorporated town 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 he
and is hereby Instructed to refund to them five
mills 90 on the dollar being the amount col
leeted IN excess, on presentation of their tax
receipts.
The following road overseers were appointed:
Camille ill. Riehard-From Opelousas to Callahan
Louis p Louaillier-From Joubert,s bridge To
Catholic church.
I. sgbilIe From coulon's bridge, to
Charles Guitod.
4th WARD.
W. M. Dunbar-FrOm north bank Bayou Petit |
Prairie to ChurchYille
Geo. 7. Dodez-From Churchville to Bayou
Current.
Bay Harvey-From Bayou Current to parish
7. n. oden-From Bayou Current to Faux
ner's ferry.
!. P. Caillionet : From Taylor's ferry to
Chevis' lower line.
Augustin Guidry- From scnoolhouse to sacket
6t1 WARD.
frederick Roberf-From Moore's upper line
to Bayou Petite Basse
Loise Joubert-From OpelOusas and Vile
Plate road via POirets bridge to Washing
ton road.