St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-14
proceeding. oc the police jury.
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OPELOUSASa June 9th, 1854.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment,s present Aug. PefrOdin, u. Meche, E.
Dubuisson, Sam. Haas, L. Young, t. G. Cha
chere and Is. K. Clark,
Mr.. A. PerrOdin in the chair.
The reading OF the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
srss@s Ys,RBPoRTs OF COMMITTEES. sz~sss.
The committee appointed TO sell the contract
to build Marks bridge on the road from Camy
to Frozard, report that the contract was sold
to John DOmec for IS250E Two Hundred and
Fifty Dollars according to law, that the work
was done according to contract and accepted
tby them, when on motion the report was adop-
ted; the amount, $3.50, ordered placed to the
credit of said Jean Domec, and the committee
discharged.
to build the bridge over POinte-auX-Plns gully
report that the contract was sold to JOhn Nc
Cam for $75 dollars, that the work was done
according 10 contract and accepted by them
when OH motion the report was accepted, the
sum of $75 ordered placed to the credit OF SAID
| John MCCanu and the committee discharged.
+ The committee appointed to sell the contract
| to repair Landreneau bridge, report that the
contract was sold to Sam Johnson according to
law, for 500, sixty-nine dollars, that the work
WAS done according with contract ana accept
| ed by them when on motion the report was
accepted, the sum of $50 ordered placed to the
credit of said Sam johnson and the committee
discharged. .@s@4saaave...zzt
Messrs. H. L. Garland, SOL Harmon, and E.
4 N. BOagnt having been appointed committee
| to report on the canal dug for the purpose OF
| draining the public road from OpelOnsaS TO
| Washington near the Holl1er place, reported
| that said canal was dug by MI. =. NJ. Boagnl
| and recommend that the sum OF $500, two hun
| dred dollars apportiOned for that purpose be
paid to said BOagni, when on motion the re-,
mort was accepted. the SUM OF 500 ordered
| placed to the credit of said 4. M. Boagn1, and
| the committee discharged.
| The committee appointed to lay road from
| Dejeans bridge to John BOudreau s report that
| they have laid out the road as prayed for, when
| on motion the report was accepted, the road
| declared public road and the committee dis
| charged.
| ton of Drainage on the road nenr Alcide Fair
| fax and Nicholas Gallien, report that the
| drainage has been regulated as to give salts
| faction to all concerned the report was ac-
cepted and the committee discharged.
The COMMITTEES appointed to lay out road
| from Arnaudville TO intersect the road from
Auzenne's bridge to Marks bridge, reported
/ thereon, when ON motion the report was NOT
/ accepted and the committee discharged.
The rOmmittee appointed to report on the
| pracuicabiiity OF change in the road from Vile
Plate to Bayou ChicOt and also the cost to build
1 DOiret bridge made report thereon, which was
read and ordered filed and committee dis
| charged, when on motion OF MI. Young, MessrS
| James Virgins, Alcide DeshOtelS, AdOlphe
| Andrus, TheOdule OrtegO, A. JeansOnne, Jo-
/ seph Tate and Andre Vidripe were appointed
! o committee to lay out a road from Vile Plate
| to Chic0t as prayed for in petition filed April
last resolved further that the old road is not to
/ he closed until the report OF the committee is
received and accepted
| ON petition OF II. l.. Garland, he was allowed
| to keep up the fences of his place ON Bayou
CeurtaDleau tip the banks OF said bayou until
| January next, provided he Keeps gates in said
| fences to allow the passage OF travellers.
A petition of residents of Big Cane asking for
| o new road was read. when on motion Messrs
| L. GOudcDauX, Writ Collins, l.. s. Hazard, w.
| F. ClOptOn and Charles Mixer. were appointed
a committee to ascertain what would be the
| damage assessed against the parish i'll case the
| road Is LAID out and report
| a petition from the residents Of Mermentau
asking Tor a road from MoutOns point to
] Maignaud's ferry was read, when on motion
| Messrs Louis EspargelIer, Paul Ersmaux, w.
| A. Roger, W T. Gardner, Jean T. Frugee, A.
j. Vincent and l. MaIgnaud were appointed
committee to lay out the road.
| On motion, Mtssrs. H. j. GuillOry, Jean Tate
| and Bertil ErOZat were appointed committee
10 sell tile contract to build BOrdeI0n bridge On
Bayou des Cannea
| On motion, Resolved, That the hands owing
/ road duty on the road from Ely Clark in Pine
Prairie to Beaver Creek road via Movers cid
mill are hereby transferred to the road from
Haas store to Eez-ptque bridge via Pine Prai-
RE until further orders.
l< On motion FeSAlNsSaAaa6 the resolution pass
ed April last relative to the appropriation of
| $500 made for the New Orleans Exposition, h1
amended 50 as 10 read, thus $3.50 of which to
| pay the salary Of the commissioner appointed
| by the PARISH and the other $3.50 to defray other
expenses et tie association subject to warrants
| OF the president, &C, &c.
4saG5fG B1O tho salary of the
II commissioner To the New Orleans he~aaladps.is
FFsreby fixed al $500 4asEsga38otlRES per month
during ten months from the time of hiR ap-
| pointment, payable after the 1ssS Of October
next,
~ ON motion, Resolved, That we hereby re-
quest our representatives to urge the rein-
| bursement by the state to the parish of ST.
| Landry, her proportion of attorneys fees in
suits Of Inorganic L. & T. r. r. & 8. 8. Co, and
O. p Huntington, President ct ais, vs.. Octave
Fontenot, assessor, to-wit per cent. Oh the
amount of taxes involved.
2 flIfs3aUeiozR Resolved 9hGt the District At
tnrney o&<t8& 4aGhs5ndieial District OF sLOt1is-
5anp Be authorized to institute suit on all
|, bends that have been forfeited within the last
| ten C1O) years in the parish of st. Landry,
whenever in his opinion the principal or the
sseurfty is good and solvent; and that any and
Ali monies that may be realized by him from
this source, shall be by him paid into the par
ish treasury, after deducting his commission
as allowed by law. -. -----.sa-.,>
SA5g 1i0ef0n Resolved ElE6 the criminal SAL
AIRY of the magistrates and cOnstabies elected
kat the last election, be4sz6b AeFSby fixed at
1851 UvFSataftVe cents for magistrates, and (3Ol
Il cents for Constablesper vote cast in their res
Anective wards, 9FS1f OF iossti0N.
a.@T. Cary was appointed road Overseer on
road from Bellevue road at Aphonse Las
trapes to BOudreau's, bridge.
seviyin Prejean, from Dejean bridge to John
Boudrean. ~~----~-------<
The Police Lnry appointed the following
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