St. Landry democrat., 1884-07-19
Proceedings of el.e police Jury.
OpELoUsAs. July 7tll, 1884.


The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
7ment, present: Auguste Perrodin, e. Dubuis-
son, l.. Young, s. Haas T. G. Chachere, and B.
L. Clark. Mr.. Perrodin in the chair
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing were dispensed with. A petition from the
residents of Pine Woods, praying that the pup,
lie road be laid out starting from tne 0ln
Matthew Nugent's place, via Sniders saw MIL
to interscct the Wade road near L. Carpenter,
was read when on motion Messrs. A. ID. Snlder,
d. G. Wister, D. Bntchie, solomon Cole, 9. L.
Smith, j. B. Singletary and r. r. Chaddlck
were appointed a committee TO lay out the
road as prayed for and according to section 3
road ordinance.
a petition from the residents Of Waxia, ask
ing for the public road from Nolands upper
line to Richards lower liDe thence across the
Bayou to VIM. DuckwOrths place was read
when on motion Messrs Geo. Mcdaniel, Raiph
w. Adams, Vim. Duckworth, Clement Rlchard,
w. H D6cIworth, Richard Winfield and John
NJ Martin, were appointed committee to lay
out therOad according to section 8 OF road or
dinance,
on petition from the reeidents Of Plaisance,
Messrs Henry Joubert, P. T. Blackshear, Eu-
gene Lachapelle, DelOzier May, Antoine
Franchbois, Edmond Norman ana John slmms
were appointed q committee to lay out road
from Henry Joubert's running between Black
shear, Simms ard Lafleur, and to lntersect the
Opelousas and Vile Plate road in accordance
with section road ordinance.
The committee appointed to sell the CONTRACT
to build Wyble bridge reported that the con-
tract was sold to Alexandra Nezat according TO
law Tor tue sum OF lS4UUD fOttf I1uuutou OO1-
lars that the work was done according to con-
tract, and accepted by them and recommend
that said Nczat be paid for same, when on
motion the report was accepted, the amount
ordered placed to the credit of said Alexandra
NeZat and committee discharged.
On nmotion, Messrs. j. NJ. Martin, TheO. Haw-
kins and Lee G. Duckworth were appointed a
committee to ascertain the cost to repair the
bridges on the Waxia road damaged or des-
troyed by the last high water, and report On
motion Messrs. E. w. Sylvester, I. 4. Hicks,
and Prevail Rideau were appointed committee
to ascertain the cost to repair the bridges on
BayOus WaTia, Petite Prairie and Cow, which
were damaged or destroyed by the late over
flow.
], b. Baluue was,appointed road oyerseer, on
road from Wyble's bridge to Auzenne'S bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Young, Messrs. j. Il. A.
Fonten0t, Hilaire Boutte, aud j. Bite. Eusll-
lier. were appointed committee to sell the
clntract to build BordelOn bridge, the COM
mittee appointed for that purpose at the last
meeting having failed to act in the matter.
On motion the sum of $50 one hundred and
fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the
guards over the smallpox cases on the OAK
land plantation, payable out OF funds not 9TH
9rwise appropriated, and that Mr.. Charles An
tonic is appointed for the disbursement OF
Mr. r s. Richard was appointed commits
sioner for the sale of unbranded stock in the
1st Police Jury Ward.
physician is authorized to purchase vaccine TO
be issued to any physician in the parish for
pnblic use, the same to be paid for on his order
by the parish treasurer. the amount not to
exceed S10.Oa, Ten Dollars.
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT,
For all parish taxes collected during the
months of April and May, 1884.
APRIL
Parish Back Taxes 1ssO-s3 $ $40 70
Parish Licenses, 1884, 535 90
si077 20
Less taxes refunded $35 70
Less collectors commission 50 10 81 80
Net amount paid to treasurer 8 989 80
MAY
Parish back taxes, 1883 $ 169 35
Parish Licenses 1884, 27O 90
Less taxes refunded s30O 439 s.