St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
Proceedings of the Police .Jury.
OPELoUsAs. Ia. Feb. 11th.

| I. A. Hicks, L. Dubuisson, S. Haas, l.. Young,
7. G. Chachere, and B. Z. Clark.
/ Mr.. PerrOdin in the chair.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
] ing was dispensed with,
| Whereas, Mr. Felix Rcynaud land agent of
| the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
! mas applied to this body to TeScind its rcsOlu-
! tons adopted October Sth, 1888, relative TO
| forfeiture OF the land grants claimed by said
| company, and
4 Whereas, This body sees no reason to TeDeai
! its said action III the premises, and are salts
| fled to leave the matter as it stands in the
hands of Hon. Z. T. Lewis member of Congress
of this District therefore be it
| Resolved, that this body refuse to accede to
/ the request of said Felix Reynaud and that the
clerk furnish him copy OF this resolution.
| The reports OF the road inspectors for last
quarter Of 1888, were. read, accepted and or
| dered filed.
! The committee appointed 10 lay out Il road
! from OncZime BOudreauX's bridge to Pot Cove,
| reported that they had laid ont the road as
| prayed for, when on motion the report was
accepted and committee discharged.
! A petition OF James Virgins was read, pray
| ing for q change in that portion of the Vile
Platte and Chieot road which passes on his
| land, so as to run on his south line, which was
granted, the change to be made III accordance
| with section road ordinance.
! On motion Of Mr.. Young, l.. c. 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 MeSSrs. Olibe Man
| uel, UrSin Miller, Jr., Edward Dardeau, ZenOn
| yidrine, VIM Ashford, D. Couryille Sr, and
| Paul Fruee were appointed committee TO
deSlg gnate the public road from D. COurville to
where it intersectS the OpelOusas and Calcasien
| road, asrepOrted by the committee in June
1874, which were 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 the keeper
of the bridge across Bayou COurtableau, it was
Resolved that for the term of three ~ 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
were appointed committee to ascertain the
cost OF repairing the above mentioned bridge
and report.
the tax payers of the incorporated town of
Rayne the full amount of the parish tax say 10
mills on the dollar for the taxes of 1883, there
fore it was resolved that the tax collector be
and is hereby instructed to refund to them five
mills % on the dollar being the amount col
lected in excess on presentation OF their tax
receipts
The following road overseers were appointed:
1st WARD
Camille Richard-Fron Opelousas to Callahan
Bridge.
Louis p. Louaillier-From Joubert's bridge to
Catholic church.
j.. Sybille From Coulon's bridge, to
Charles GuitOd.
4th WARD.
W. NJ. Dunbar-From north bank Bayou Petit
Prairie to Churchyille.
Current.
Ray Harvey-From Bayou Current to parish
line.
H. N. Oden-From Bayou Current to Faulk-
ner's ferry.
j. P. Caillionet = From Taylor's ferry to
Chevis' lower line.
Augustin Guidry-From School house to sacket
5th WARD.
Frederick Roberi-From Moore's upper line
to Bayou Petite Basse.
Noise Joubert-From Ope1ousas and Vile
Plate road via Poiret's bridge to Washing
ton road.
9th WARD.
Frank Moore-From Bayou Chicot to G. F.
H o. Tubre-From VIM Forrman to old toll
bridge on Crocodile
7th WARD.
Lucius JOhnsOn-FrOm Vile Platte to C. F.
sebastien Fontenot-From Vile Plate to Pointe
aux-Pins gully.
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT
For Parish Collections During the month of
January, 1884.
Parish Taxes 1888 . 49,. 6431 65
Corporation Taxes 1888 .--..-........-.-. 524 80
$6963 rs
Less his commission. .... $349 IS
Less taxes refunded ..-...-.-.--.. 6 rs 356 10
Net due parish ....-..-- $6637 63
MesSrs. Clark, DubuisSon and Young having
been appointed a committee to examine the
vouchers IN the hands of the treasurer, re-
ported through their chairman MI. Clark, that
they examined and counted the vouchers pre-
sent ed By the treasurer, amounting to $10,418-
IA Ten Thousand -Four Hundred and Eighteen
and 74-100 dollars paid by him to the 9th Of Feb.
1884, as per his statement filed, which amount
when on motion it. was resolved that the
vouchers be cancelled and that the treasurer
have credit ON the books of the parish for said
amount, and the vouchers were cancelled ae-
cOrdingly.
The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesday the
18th at 10 a. N. AUGUSTE PERRODIN,
Attest: P. J. LEFEBvRE. Clerk. Pres. Pro. TEN.
OPELoUsAs, Ia, Feb. 18th, 1884
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
Hicks, s. Haas, L. Young, T. G. Chachere and
B. E. Clark.
Mr. Perrodin in the chair.
On motion Messrs Christiane and Lucius
Smith are authorized, as per petition, to change
the road which passes through their lands, so
as to run on their west line, in accordance with
section road ordinance.
The Police Jury proceeded to make the fol-
lowing appropriations, viz
For the purchase of suitable lot of
ground for the erection of a market
house and engine house in the town of
OpelOusas, payable out of the criminal
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