St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-07-12
OpELoUsAs. July 18th

| OPELoUs4s, July nth, 1884.
| The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present: Auguste Perrodin, i. Dnbuis-
son. L. Young, 8. Haas, T. c. Chachere, and B.
| Z. 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 pub
| lie road be laid out starting from the old
| Matthew Nugent's place, via Snider's Saw Mill
| to interscet the Wade road near L. Carpenter,
was read when on motion Messrs. A. D. snider,
| d. c. Wister, d. Bntchie, Solomon Cole, G. L.
| Smith, j. 8. Singletary and r. r. Chaddiek
| were appointed committee to lay out the
road as prayed for and according to section 8
| road ordinance
| A petition from the residents of Waxia, ask
| ing for the public road from Noland's upper
| line to Richards lower line, thence across the
when ON motion Messrs. Geo. Mcdaniel. Ralph
| w. Adams, Vim. DuckwOrth. Clement Richard,
w. III. Duckworth, Richard Winfield and John
NJ. Martin, were appointed q committee to lay
out the road according to section OF road or
dinanee.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to build Wyble bridge reported that the con-
tract was sold fO Alexandra Nezat according TO
law for the sum of $4,000 Four Hundred Dol
lars, that the work was 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
NeEat and committee discharged.
On motion, Messrs j. NJ. Martin, Theo. Haw-
committee to ascertain the cost to repair the
bridges on the Waxta road damaged or des-
trOyed by the last high water, and report. On
motion Messrs. f. ". sylvester, T. A. Hicks
and Prevail Rideau were appointed committee
to ascertain the cost to repair the bridges on
BayOus Wa1ia. Petite Prairie and Cow, which
were damaged or destroyed by the late over
flow.
On motion of Mr.. Young, Messrs. J. B. A.
FOntenOt, Hilaire Boutte, aud j. Bite Flsil-
lier. were appointed a committee to sell the
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mittee appointed for that purpose at the last
meeting having failed to act in the matter.
On motion the sum of $4,000, one hundred
dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the
guards over the smallpox cases on the Oak
land plantation, payable out of funds not 9th
erwise appropriated, and that Mr.. Charles An
tonic is appointed for the disbursement of
said money.
Mr.. r. s. Richard was appointed commits
siOner for the sale of unbranded stock in the
LIST Police Jury Ward
physician is authorized to purchase vaccine to
be issued to any physician in tho parish for
pnblic use, the same TO be paid for on his order
by the parish treasurer. the amount not 10
exceed $1,000, Ten Dollars.
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT,
For all parish taxes collected during the
months of April and May, 1884.
APRIL
Parish Back Taxes 188O-83 5 $40 10
Parish Licenses, 1884, 535 90
S1O77 10
less taxes refunded $35 10
Less collectors commission 81 10 81 so
Net amount paid to treasurer s $50 90
MAY
Parish back taxes, 1888 . 169 IS
Parish Licenses 1884, 27O 90
Less taxes refunded S3O0 4s9 So
Less commission q 66 n 96