St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-01-19
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
opELoUsAs. La. Dec. 10th. 1888.


n:l. me Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment,
Pfesent: Albert Guidry, President A. PeTro.
Sin, II. Meehe, Il. DubuissOn, S. Haas t..
1oung, l. G. Chachere and B. E. Clark
me reading OF the minutes of last meeting
| was dispensed with.
>; A a, petition from Ernest soileau aud Ieselle
Fitre, praying the Police Jury to allow them to
Gdialge that part of the public road from Vile
Fla5e TO fAnse-aux-Paille, which passes in their
enclosure enclosure, SO as to pass outside, was read and
pense - -
| : The report OF the committee to lay out road
leading to Gates ferry, was not accented. when
On motion of Mr. Clark
The following gentlemen were appointed to
lay out road from the bridge at Long Point
near Octave Amy, to Gates ferry: S. Cart, M
DOucet A. Cart, Louis Cart, Felix AndrepOnt
VIM. Reed and Placide Semere.
The Committee appointed to sell the contract
to build C0ulOn bridge over Bayou Teche, re-
ported that the contract was sold to ValerV Du-
plechain according to law, and that the bridge
was accepted by them, and recommended the
payment of S74o75 Seven hundred and forty
nine dollars, pentY five being amount of the
contract. The report was accepted and com
m1ttee discharged.
Francois D'Avy was appointed road oyerseer
on road from East end Taylor's lane to Dejean's
bridge.
On motion the following committee were ap-
pointed:
Messrs. NJ. Lahaye j. Bite. ortego, Jr., and S.
Johnson to ascertain the cost to repair
Landrenaux bridge.
Messrs. P. A. Nezat. Antoine Parre and Pierre
Latleur, to ascertain cost to repair MouilIe's
bridge over coulee near Port Barry.
MeSsrs. ID. l.. Taylor, Jos. Cany and Jules
fr1l0t, to ascertain cost to repair bridge over
cOulee near Joseph Camy.
Messrs. Louis Marks, Edgar Meche and D. j.
HiggtnbOtham, to ascertain the cost to repair
bridge over canal near Jos. Frozard.
Messrs Deodat Sicily, Placide Robin and T.
f. Qulbedeau, to ascertain cost to repair bridge |
over Canal near Deodat Sicily.
Messrs Louis Marks, Edgar Meche ana d. J. |
Hlggnbotham to ascertain cost to repair Fro
Yards bridge.
Messrs. Albert Boudreau, L. G. spyrer and d. !
J. Higginbotham to ascertain cost to repair |
Marks bridge.
Messrs. Placide Robin, v Meyer, ir., and De- |
odat Sicily to ascertain cost to repair Robins |
bridge
Messrs. Andre Ma1let, j. b. Hebert, sr., and |
V. Meyer, to ascertain cost to repair Mallet I
bridge.
Messrs Chas. Dossmqn. Frank Wharton and /
Charles Tatman to ascertain cost to repair /
bridge over Bayou Crocodile on road from Chi
cot to HOlmesvlle
Messrs. II. " Holden. G.. w. Spears and
Frank Brister, to ascertain cost torepair bridge /
near E. q. Griffin
Messrs. H. v Holden, G. W. Spears and Frank
Brlster, to ascertain cost to repair bridge over
Bayou Taure.
Messrs VIM Furman, F. Wharton and G. B. Har
ris to ascertain cost to repair the Chicot bridge
Messrs. Louis Deville, James Russell and VIM
Johnson, to ascertain cost to repair bridge near |
Louis DeYille.
Messrs. Ely Clark, Aehille d. Ardoin and W
v Oneal, TO ascertain cost to repair the bridge
lVer Bayon Nez-Pique on road from sChieot to 7
Pine Prairie.
On motion it was resolved that from and after
his date, it SHALL NOT be lawful for any team +
,rossing on the Ferry at Waxia landing and
Known as Taylors Ferry to carry more than
10O0l, one Thousand pounds at any one time
exclusive of wagon and team, and said team
hall consist of NOT more than one span of
l0rSeS or mules or one yoke of beeVeS. .
Resolved, That the following is the estimate
the various items of expenditures
Necessary for the service OF the year 1884, and
hat the said estimate be published tor thirty
ixed and determined as the law requires, viz