St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-16
P..osediuz. Of the Police Sury.
OpELoUsAs, July 7th, 1884.

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
me,lf, present Anguste Perrodln, E. Dubnls-
son. i. NoungSE. Haas, T. 9. Chacnere, ana D.
E. Clark Mr.. Perrodinl IN me Guar TAT not moot
The reading of the minutes OF the last meet
ipr were dispensed with. A petition from tne
residents OF. Pine Woods, praying that tne pup,
lie read be laid ont starting IRON SAVE se g
TO interscet the Wade road near Il: GaFpen.seE'
was read when on motion Messfs. a. y. oIIoeF'
D. @. Nster, ID. Bntchle solomon CoIe, =; ~; ~
S1ri+h i r. Singletary and K. r. ChaddlcK
were anpointed committee TO lay OUT Inc
road as prayed for and according to section
| road ordinance 1,r; .y-
| In y for the public road from NOlands upper
/ line to Richards lower line, thence across the
| BaEou to VIM DuckWorths place was reaG
| when on motion MesSfs. Geo. McDaIhel, haipn
| w ADAMS Vim. DuckwoPth, Clement RlcnaFO'
/ w. III DuCksHorth, Richard Winfield ana joan
| III, Martin, were appointed commlttee 10 lay
| out the road according to secnon OF road oE-
| On petition from the reeidents OF Plaisanee,
| Messrs Henry JOubert, P. I. Blackshear, Eu-
gene LachGpelle, DelozeF Nay I,1 s;,oyas
were appointed u committee to lay out q ROAD
from Henry JoHhert's running between black
Shear, simms AVID LanenF ana 20 htterseGo oe
Opelousas and Vile Plate road III accoFdahce
with section road ordinance.
The committee appointed to sell the CONTRACT
to build Wyble bridge reported that the con-
traet wassold to Alexandra Eezat according to
law for the sum of [$4G0l Four Hundred Dol
Laws that the work wa done according to con-
tract and accepted by them and recommend
that said Nezat be paid for same, when on
motion the. report was accepted, the amount
ordered placed to the credit of said Alexandra
Meat and committee discharged.
| ON motion, Messrs. j. NJ. Martin, Iheo. HaW-
| kina and Lee G. Duckworth were appointed a
| committee to ascertain the cost to repair the
| hTIdeee ON THE Waxia road damaged OF des-
troyed by the last high water, anT reporE; On
and Prevail Rideau were appointed acommtUee
I to ascertain the cost to repair the bridges on
Bayous Wagia, Petite Prairie ana Cows WntcL
we're damaged or destroyed by the late over
j. Il. Balaue was appointed road overseer, or
road from Wyble's bridge to AnzenneS bridge
On motion naf Mr.. Young, Messrs. j. u. a
4 Fontenot, sHilaiTe Boutte, aud j. Bite. Fusll
IeT. were appointed a committee to sell TIKI
cuntract to bT.ild BOrdelon bridge, the com
) 4 mittee appointed for that purpose at the las
meeting having failed to act IN the matter
ON nation the sum of $3.50 one hundred an(
> fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to pay thu
| guards over the smallpox cases on the Oak
land plantatiOD, payable ont OF funds not 9th
erwise appropriated, and that MT. charles An
, lsOnio Is appointed IOF the uiSDuFselHeHC y
/ said money,
! Mr.. T. S. Richard was appointed commits
J stoner for the sale OF unbranded stock In TIT
~ ON = mot motion. Dr.. ". NJ. Thompson. parisl
I physician is authorized to purchase vaccine t
issued 70 any ghyse;an IN ths parish s n TO
III
i bv the parish treasurer the amount not Il
exceed $1eea, Ten Dollars.
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT,
For all parish taxes collected during tn
mouths of April and May, 1884.
APRIL
: Parish Back Taxes 1ssc-S3 s $40 7
Parish Licenses, 1884, .6S5 0
9
, S1O77 Z
Less taxes refunded $35 20
Less collectors commission 81 10 81 s
Net amount paid to treasurer s89 9
NAN
Parish back taIes, 1858 5 1853 8
r Parish Licenses 1854. 210 0
Less taxes refapded $500 439
Less commission q 66 d.
Net paid to treasurer S414
Asssrs. Clark, Haas s. Duauisson havin