St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-03
proceedings Of the Police Jury.

PpTrOdlu, IL, a. HICKS, 4. DHDHlSSOu, L. AuAA5'
s. Haas +. C. Chachere and B. L. Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed WITH
petition from ID. b. Lyons was fead, ask
ing fhe Police Jury TO authorize him y change
that portion of the public road from Coles
Gully bridge to Long Point bridge when runs
on his place, so as to run on Ills nortn nne;
granted, provided it is done at no cost to the
parish
read asking the Police Jury to authorize him
tn change that portion OF the public road be-
tween Stanton's gully and Coles gully which
runs on his place, so as to run on his north
line: granted, the change to be done according
to Sec. g. road ORDINANCE. petltl0n from the
residents OF Little MamOuth, asking for a
change in the road from Vile Plate to Bayou
Chic0t, was read, when on mOJiOn Messrs.
James Teal, Benoit soileaI, Charles T. Lntz,
Andre Vidrine, Theodule Vidrfne, Arcicius vi
drine and Andre Robert, were appointed a
committee to ascertain the practcability of
changing said road and also the cost OF build
ing the Doset bridge and report
The Committee appointed to lay the road
from Mrs Brooks to the OpelousaS and Belle
yue road on a line between Lastrapes and Gal
Iesnie made their final report, to the effect
that. that portion OF said road which passes OF
the south line OF Mr.. Alphonse Lastrapes, is
opened and the whole road completed when
on motion the report was accepted and the
committee discharged.
The Committee appointed to sell the contract
to repair FroZard bridge and to build the bridge
on the Canal near FrOZards bridge, reported
for the sum of three hundred and forty dollars,
that the work was done to their satisfaction
and recommend the payment Of said $4,000 to
Mr., Jean DOmec. Report accepted and conf
mittee discharged.
The Committee appointed to lay: out road
from W. A. GuIdry TO Church Point, reported
that they have laid out said road according to
petition, when on motion the report was ac-
cepted, the road declared Il public road and
committee discharged.
The Committee appointed to lay. ont road
ENnl nlENIVCg ttNsTt,. IA
the line between Mr.. Mcbride and Hyp0lite
Guidry, reported that they have LAID the road
as prayed for, when on motion the report was
accented, the road declared public, and the
committee discharged.
The road OVerseer on the road from P0inte
Noire to Prud'hOmme City, is hereby instructed
to change the road laid out as per report of
Committee i'll May 1888, so as to run exclusive
ly on railroad land instead of between railroad
land and Sanders land, (near Francois SaVoie's
landl
appropriation of twenty-five dollars ($100 pre-
viously appropriately to build the bridge over
fuckers Canal.
yidrine, Paul Fringe, Edward Dardeau, VIM.
Ashford, OIibe Manuel and Mosin Miller, Jr.,
were appointed Committee to lay out a road
from the FFuge settlement to the OpelOusaS
and John Reeds CP0ssing, at no expense to the
Parish except for bridges.
On motion, Messrs. Ober Hilbert, A. A. VIM
berly, John Oyer, Jack Wimberly, NJ Arenas,
EInl N.
appointed a Committee to lay out d road from
Pouppeyille to Rayne Station, at no cost to the
Parish except Tor bridges.
ON motion, Messrs. 0nezime Miller, Hypoiite
Miller MoSin Miller, James Arnaud, John
Spears, David Raspberry and Henry Stage, were
appointed 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, MessFs. Lucien David, Olin La
yerene and Eyariste VasSeur, on the part of
the read overseers Zack Cary, Thos. Tweedel
l.nIN1v oh nIr,
Gallien and Octave Richard, by both parties,
were appointed Committee to decide and ad-
lust the question of drainage between Eugene
Richard road oVeIseer, and Nicholas GallIen.
On motion, the Parish Attorney is hereby di-
rected to notify Mr.. D0rsin DurOusseau to re-
move Immediately the obstruction which he
has put on the public road near his place, in
default OF which, TO prosecute according TO
law,
On motion it was resolved, that the sum of
five hundred dollars (S500.00l 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 the City
of New Orleans, and for other neces-
sary expenses, to secure a suitable exhibition
from st. Landry in SAID Exposition, and that
we recommend that our successors make SINH
lar appropriation OF same amount payable from
the revenues of 1885.
The Police Jury as committee of the whole,
witnessed the working of the Road Machine
and being satisfied with IT, directed the presi-
The following Road OveTseers were appoint
1st. WARD.
Albert Gautreau-from 0pelousas to Callahan
u. T. Biackshear-fro the Washington and
Vile Plate road, to Garigues bridge.
L. Sybille-from N. G. Deyllier to Charles Gut
tad.
Rene Carriere-from Nezat store to Lamoran-
diere bridge,
Alphonse Reed-from Ledoux schoolhouse to
west end Taylor lane
Theodule Gaubert-frOm DurOusseau and eau
bert lane to OpelOusas road at Durto.
5th. WARD.
Thomas McCaffrey-from Moore's upper line to
Bayou Petite Passe.
Numa Cator-from Wilson's Mill to Paul
Arnaud Forest-from Bayou Beuf road to Vile
Plate.
9th. WARD.
Octave Ardoin-frOm Ely Clark to Beaver
Creek, via Myers old mill.
7th. WARD.
Jean Z. Fusillier-from Vile Plate to Ward
line, via Chataignier Church.
8th WARD.
Lueien Langly-from Fruge's bridge to Jesse
Young.
9th. WARD.
| Ti. L. HarmOn-from upper Corner OF Pelt0n's
pasture TO Hayes bridge.
Henry Clark-frOm Webb's bridge to Rayne
Station.
Mr.. Haas notified the Police Jury, that at its
next meeting, he will ask in behalf OF the resi-
/ dents of Beaver Creek and vicinity, in the 9Th
Police Jury Ward, to have another Magistrate
/ Ward established in their section; that the fail
ure of their petition to that effect to reach this
body for this meeting, causes the postponement
| to act.
On motion the following appropriations were
| made:
1 For dges on road from Grand Coteau
to Carencro, Forty five Dollars .........s As Oh
For bridges on road from Grand Co
teau to Bellevue, Forty five Dollars. IS o.
vergne, one one Hundred Dollars .......-.. 100 o.
and Messrs. G. Peck, Emare SayOie and
Barry Andrus, were appointed a COM
mittee to sell the contract to repair SAID