St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-03-29
Proceedings of the Police fury.
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OPELOUSAs, La, Feb 18th, 1884
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present MesSrs. A. PerrOdin d. Meche
/ T. A. Hicks, f. Dubuisson, S. Haas, j.. Young
! T. c. 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
1 has applied to this body to rescind its resoll-
tiOns adopted October 8th, 1888, relative to
forfeiture of the land grants claimed by said
company, and
Whereas, This body sees no reason to repeal
lts said action in the premises, and are salts
| ned to leave the matter as it stands in the
hands 81 Hon. T.. =. Lewis member OF Congress
| OF this District, therefore be it
I Resolved, that this body refuse 10 accede to
| the request OF said Felix Reynaudan that the
clerk furnish him a copy of this resolutions
Ihe reports of the road inspectors for last
| dered filed.
! The committee appointed to lay out road
| from Onezlme BOudreauX's bridge to Pot Cove,
] reported that they had laid ont the road as
| prayed Tor, when on motion the report was
| accepted and committee discharged.
a petition OF James Virgins was read, pray
| ing IOr cnange IN that portion of the Vile
Platte and Ghicot 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 NIeSsrs. Olibc Man
uel. Ursin Miller, Jr., Edward Dardeau, Zenon
yidrine, Vim. Ashford, D. Courvile ST., and
Paul Fruge were appointed q committee to
designate the public road from d. Courville to
where it intersects the OpeiouSas and Calcasieu
road, asrep0rted by the committee in June
1919. Wh1eh We're 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 tho keeper
OF the bridge across Bayou COurtabIear il was
Resolved, that for the term of three f3) years
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. Messrs r. S.
wilkins, Charles Antonio and Gilbert BailliO
We're appointed q committee to ascertain the
cost OF repairing the above mentioned bridge
and report.
Whereas, the tax collector has collected from
the tax payers OF the Incorporated town of
Rayne the full amount of the parish tax say 10
mills on the dollar Tor the taxes of 1888 there
fore 1t was resolved that the tax collector be
and Is hereby instructed to refund to them five
mills (5l on the dollar being the amount col
receipts.
The following road overseers were appointed:
1st WARD
Camille RiehaIJ-From Opelousas TO Callahan
= Bridge.
Louis T. ToaaillIer From Jouberts bridge to
I. sybills From Coulon's bridge. to-
Charles Guitod
4tll WARD.
". NJ Dunbar From north bank Bayou Petit
Prairie to Churchvife.
Geo. Y. DOdez-From ChurchTille to Bayou
Ray Haryey-From Bayou Current to parish
line.
Il. N. oden- From Bayou Current to Faulk-
ner's ferry.
]. P. Caillionet From Taylor's ferry to
Chevis' lower line
Augustin Guidry-From School house to sacket
landing.
9th WARD.
Frederick Roberi-From Moore's upper line
to Bayou Petite Basse.
Noise Joubert-FfOm Opelousas and Vile
Plate road via Poirets bridge to Washing
tor rOad.
Frank Moore-From Bayou Chicot to c. F.
Lutz.
H. Q. .TubreFrom VIM Forrman to old toll
bridge on Crocodile.
7th WARD.
Lucius Johnson-From Vile Platte to c. f.
Fontenot-From Vile Plate to Pointe
aux-Pins gully.
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT
For Parish Collections During the month of
January, 1884.
Bst Back s. Taxes axes ,aaa -.-..--...,,,s 81 80
eal1sn IaXeS 1883 ---..--..-.-.-- 6431 IS
Corporation Taxes 1883 3-.-..-.,..-....... 524 so
s696s rs
Less his commission ..-.....,.. ss49 35
Less taxes refunded. ..-.-.-....... 6 rs 356 10
Net due parish ......-.....-....$6 $663T B3
Messrs. Clark, Dubuiss0n and Young having
1een appointed committee to examine the
vouchers IN the hands of the treasurer, re-
ported through their chairman Mr.. Clark, that
hey examined and counted the vouchers pre-
enb ed by the treasurer. amounting to $I0418.-
4. Ten Thousand -Four Hundred and Eighteen
md 74-10O dollars paid by him to the 9th of Feb
884, as per his statement filed, which amount
with items on the cash book
When on motion it was resolved that the
rouehers be cancelled and that the treasurer
lave credit OH the books of the parish for said
EmOunt, and the vouchers were cancelled ac-
Ordingly.
The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesday the
9th at 10 a. III. AUGUSTE tPERRODIN,
Attest p. j. LEFEBvRE, Clerk. Pres. Pro. Tem
OPELoUsAs, La, Feb. 18th, 1884,
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
nent, present; A. Perr0din, d. Meche, T. A.
Hicks, s. Haas, L. Young, Z. G. Chachere and
;. =. Clark.
Mr. PerPOdin in the chair.
On motion Messrs. Christiane and Lucius I
mith are authorized, as per petition, to change