St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
a.roceediAs. Of The police jury.


ment, present: Albert Guidry, president; A.
Perrodin, Z. A. Hicks, E. DubuissOn, H. Young,
s. Haas, T. G. Chaehere and B. E. Clark.
The reading OF the minutes OF the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
A petition from D. b. Lyons was read ask
ing the Police Jury to authorize him to change
that portion OF the public road from Coles
4 Gully bridge to Long Point bridge which runs
on his place, so as to run OH his north line
granted, provided it is done at no cost to the
parish.
petition from Gustave Thibodeau. was
read asking the Police Jury to authorize him
! to change that portion of the public road be-
tween StantOn's gully and Coles gully which
runs on his place, so as to run ON his north
line; granted, the change to be done according
to Sec. 9, road ordinance. a petition from the
residents of Little Mamouth, asking for a
change i'll the road from Vile Plate to Bayou
| ChicOt was read, when on motion Messrs
james Teal. Benoit soileau, Charles F. Lutz,
! Andre Vidrine, TheOdllle Vidrine, Arcicius vi.
| drine and Andre Robert, were appointed q
committee to ascertain the practicability of
| changing said road, and also the cost of build
| ing the DOiset bridge and report.
| The Committee appointed to lay the road
| from Mrs. Brooks to the OpeIOusas and Belle
| vue road Oh a line between Lastrapes and Gal
/ lesple, made their final report, to the effect
| that, that portion OF said road which passes on
! the south line of Mr.. Alphonse Lastrapes ia
opened and the whole road completed when
on motion the report was accented and the
committee discharged,
The Committee appointed to sell the contract
to repair Frozard bridge and to build the bridge
! on blS SHudl near EfOZarUtS bridge, reuOrfpd
! that the contract was sold to Mr.. Jean DOmec
! for the sum OF three hundred and forty dollars
| that the work was done to their satisfaction
! and recommend the payment OF said $40 90 tn
| Mr.. Jean DOmec. Report accepted and com.
mittee discharged.
The Committee appointed to lay out a road
| from w. A. Guldry to Church Point, reported
that they have laid out said road ACCORDING r.
petition, when on motion the report was ac-
cepted, the road declared Il public road and
committee discharged.
The Committee aDOOiDfed 10 1az7
from the Opelousas and Church Point road on
the line between Mr.. Mcbride and Bvnolite
Gudry, reported that they have laid the road
accepted, tho road declared public and the
committee discharged.
= The road oy ,e; on the road from Pointe
Notre to Pfud' homme City, is hereby instructed
to change the road laid out as Der renort ~
Committee III May 1888, SO as to run exclusives
" on railroad land instead of between railroad
land and Sanders land, (near Francois SayOie,s
land.)
On motion Of Mr.. Dubuisson, an additional
appropriation of twenty-five dollars ($1OO pre- |
fuckers Canal.
ON motion, Messrs. David Couryllle. zenon
Vidrine, Paul Fruge, Edward Dardeall VIM |
Ashford, Olibe Manuel and Mosin Miller Jr |
were appointed Committee to Law ont a road |
from the Fruge settlement to the Opelousas /
and John Reeds Crossing, at no expense to the
Parish, except for bridges.
On motion, Messrs. Ober Hilbert. A. A. Vim, |
berry, John Oyer, Jack Wimberly, NJ Arenas /
Louis K. Deputy and Thos. P. Bowden, were
appointed Committee to lay out road from
POuppeVllle 10 Rayne Station, at 40 cost to the +
Parish, except for bridges.
On motion, Messrs. Onezime Mjller, Hypolite
Miller, Mosin Miller, james armand, John
Spears, David Raspberry and Henry Stage, were
appointed a Committee to lay out a road from
James Arnaud to west line of OneZime Miller
at no cost to the parish, except for bridges
On motion, Messrs. Lucten David Din Ia |
yergne and EVariste Vasseur on the mart Of
the read OverSeers lack Garry, ThOs TWeedpl
and Joseph Richard, on the part Of Nicholas
Gallien and Octave Richard, by both parties. |
were appointed a Committee to decide and ad. !
Just the question OF drainage between Eugene
Richard road overseer, and Nicholas Gallien.
On motion, the Parish Attorney is hereby dj-
rected to notify Mr.. DGrsin Durousseau to re-
move Immediately the obstruction which he
has put on the public road near his place, in
law.
On motion it was resolved, that the sum Of
i've hundred dollars l$500.00) be appropriated
for the st. Landry Exposition Association To
pay the salary of the commissioner from the
Parish, to the Exposition to be held in the CITY
Of New Orleans, and for other neces-
Sary expenses, to secure a suitable exhibition
from st. Landry in said Exposition, and that
we recommend that our successors make SINH
lar appropriation OF same amount PAYABLE from |
the revenues of 1885.
The Police Jury as a committee Of the whole, !
the working of the Road Machine
and being satisfied with 1T, directed fIe nrasi =
dent to purchase the same from the agent.
The following Road Overseers were appoint !
I'd: ~ 0-A'V l
Albert Gautreau-from Opelousas to Callahan
bridge ,
U. T. Backshear-from the Washington and |
Vile J. late road, to Garigues bridge :
T. Sybille-from N. G. Devillier TO Charles Gut 7
tad. :
Rene Carriere-from Nezat store to Lamoran-
diere bridge.
Alph9nSe Reed-from LedOux SehoolhOuse I'm Y
west end Taylor lane
'heodule Gaubert-frOm DurOussean and Gan. n
bert lane TO OpelOusas road at Durio.
5th. WARD. p
'homas McCaffrey-from MOores upper line to
Bayou Petite PaSse n
'uma Catoir-from Wilson's Mill to Paul
Stages store. p
lrnand Forest-from Bayou Bpuf road to vile 2
Plate r
9Th. WARD.
octave ,Ardoin-from Ely Clark to Beaver B
Creek, via Myers old MILL
18th. WARD.
can L. FusiIlier-from Vile Plate to ward
line, via Chataignler Church.
18th WARD. y
ueien Langly-from Fruge's bridge to Jesse Il
Young f.
9th. WARD. G
!. L. H.,Fmun-from upper Corner Of PeltOn's
pasture to Hayes BRIDE. :
-enTy Giark-fIOm Nebb's bridge to Rayne .
Station, -
MT. Haas notified tho Police Jury, that at its
ext meeting, he will ask in behalf of the resi-
ents Of Beaver Creek and vicinity, in the 9th ST
once Jury ward, to have another Magistrate
ara established in their sectiOni that the fail o.
re OF their petition to that effect to reach this ia
ody for this meeting, causes the postponement vi
act | q,
On motion the following appropriations were :
ade:S :" - NJ
For bridges on road from Grand Coteau sa
CaTeIecro, Forty-five Dollars s..S IS 90 "
F 70 DLIdSes ON road from Grand Co W
au to Bellevue, Forty-fve Dollars. As 90 l..