St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-26
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.

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OPELoUsAs, La, April IA, 1884.
| The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present: Albert Guidry, president; A.
Perrodin, i A: Hicks, E. DubuissOn, l. Young,
| S. Haas, L. G Chachere and 3. L. Clark.
! The reading of the minutes of the last meet
| ing was dispensed with.
petition from ID. b. Lyons was read, ask
| ing the Police Jury TO authorize him to change
| that portion OF the public road from Coles
| Gully bridge to ODg POlnt bridge which runs
| on his place, So as 10 run on his North line /;
granted, provided IL IL done at no cost to the,
/ parish.
A petition from Gustave Thiboleau. was
| read, aoKIHS tue fOI4ce Jury to authorize HIM
10 citlSe tnat portion vi the public road he
| tween otantou's EuIIy and Coles gully which
| Runs on his place, 50 as to run ON his north
fine; granted, the change 10 he done according
TO See. 8, road ordinance a petition from the
| residents III LftllG Mam9uJn, asking for y
| change Ill tile road from Vile Plate To B1yon
/ Chlcot WAS read, wntn uH melton MeSsts
James Teal, Bsholt sOileau. Charles f. Luz
Andre Fidriue. IAeOdule Vutriuc ArcicIn5 vi
1 drine anu andre Robert were aDuuinIp1 n
committee TO ascertain the pracl1cabihty OF
| changing said road, and also the cost of build,
/ ing tile DUlset bridge ami rep rt.
The COmiDittee appointed to lay the road
| from Mrs BruUkS To the OpelouSas and Belle
| vue road On a ME be, Ween LaStrapes and Gal
| lesple, made their final report, TO the effect
! that, that portion vi said road which passes on
/ the south line OF Mr.. AlDh0use I,iStfYpes is
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 Fruzaru bridge and to build the bridge
on the Canal near trUZurds bridge rtpnrtcd
| that the contract Was sold to Mr. Jean Dnmec.
| for the sum OF tiroG hundred and forty dollars
| that the work was duue to their satisfaction
| and recommend tile pay ment of said S34AUy IN
| Mr.. DEAN DOmee: Report accepted and COM
! nitteG discharged.
The Committee appointed 10 lay ont a road
| from w. a. Guldfy 10 Churelt Point. reported
! that they have iald out said road ascending 10
petition, when on motion lle rep 1T WIS ac-
cent, d, the r0au declared u public road and
committee d scliarged.
The Committee appointed to lay out a road
from the UpelOusas and Church Point road on
the line between MIR. Mcbride and HyuGlite
Guidry, reported that they have land the road
as prayed tor, when on motion the report was
accented, the road declared public and the
committee discharged.
The road ovBrseer on the road from Po,nte
Eore TO Prud homme City, is hereby instructed
to change the road laid out as per report of
Committee III May 1885, so as TO run exclusive
IN on railroad land instead of between railroad
land and Sanders land, (near Francois savoie's
land1
On motion Of Mr.. Dubuisson, an additional
appropriation of twenty-five dollars ($100 pre-
yfousy appropriately to build the bridge over
fuckers Canal.
IN motion, Messrs David CourYIle Zenon
yidriue, Paul Fruge, Edward Dardeau VIM.
Ashford Olibe Manuel and Mosin Miller Jr
were appointed a Committee to lay ont road
from the Fruge settlement to the Opel0usas
and John Reeds CROSSING, at no expense to the
Parish except for bridges.
on motion, Messrs. ODER Hilbert, A. A. VIM
berry, John Oyer, Jack Wimberiy, NJ Arenas,
Louis Il. Deputy and ThOs. P. Bowden, were
appointed a Committee to lay out road from
Pouppeville to RRyne Station, at no cost to the
Parish, except Tor bridges.
On motion, Messrs. Onezime Miller, Hypolite
Miller, Mosin Miller, James Arnaud, John
Spears David Raspberry and Henry Stage, were
amounted q 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. Lucien David, tllin La.
yergne and Evariste Vasseur, On the part of
the II al oyerseers lack Cary, Thos. Twpedel
and Joseph Richard, on the part of Nicholas
GalIitn and Octave Richard, by both parties
were appointed Commit go to decide and adj
lust the question OF drainage between Eugene
Richard road 0Verseer, and Nicholas GalIien.
On motion, the Parish Attorney is hereby d.
rected to nOtiy Mr. D0rsn DurOusseau to re-
move Immediately the obstruction which he
has put on the public road near his place, in
default OF which, 70 prosecute according to
law.
on motion it WIS resolved, that the sum of
five hundred dollars fS500.00l be appropriated
out of any funds not otherwise appropriated,
for the st. Landry Exposition Association, to
nav the salary of the commissioner from the
Parish to the Exposition to be held in thu, City
OF New Orleans, and for other Ileces-
sary expenses, TO secure suitable exhibition
from ST. Landry in said Exposition, and that
we recommend that our successors make a SINH
lar appropriation of same amount payable from
til, revenues vi 1885.
1he Police Jury as committee of the WHOLE
witnessed the working of the Road Machine
and being satisfied with 1t, directed the pFesi-
dent to purchase the same from the agent.
The following Road Overseers were appoint
ed:
Albert Gautreau-fr0m OlClousas to Callahan
bridge.
q. r. Blackshear-fro the Washington and
Vile Plate road, to Garigues bridge.
L. Sybille-from N. C. Devillier to Charles Gui-
tad.
Rene Carriere- from Nezat store to Lamoran.
dere bridge.
AlphOnse Reed-from Ledoux schoolhouse to
west end Taylor lane.
TheOdule Gaubert-frum Durousseau and Gau.
bert lane to Opelousas road at Durio.
5th WARD.
Thomas McCafTey-frOm MO0re's upper line to
Bayou Petite Passe.
Numa Catoir-trom Wilson's Mill TO Paul
Arnaad Forest-from Bayou Bout road to ville
Plate.
9Th. WARD.
Octave Ardoin-from Ely Clark to Beaver
Creek, via Myers old mill
7th. WARD.
Jean L. FusiIIier-from Vile Plate to Ward
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