St. Landry democrat., 1884-03-01
Proceedings Of ,l,e Police Jury.
opELoUsAs. La, Feb. 18th,

OPELOUsAs, La, Feb. 18th, 1884.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment present Messrs. A. PerrOd1n, ID. MeGhe,
T. A. Hicks, Il. Dubuisson, 5. Haas, L. Young,
7. c. Chachere, and B. E. Clark.
Mr. PerrOdin in the chair.
The reading of the minutes OF the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
Whereas, MIR. Felix Reynaud land agent of
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
has applied to this body to resclnd It's Tesoiu-
forfeiture of the land grants claimed by said
company, and
Whereas, This body sees no reason to repeal
it's said action in the premises, and are salts
fled to leave the matter as it stands in the
hands of Hon E. r. Lewis member OF Congress
of this District, therefore be it
Resolved that this body refuse to aecede to
the renuest of said Felix Reynaud and that the
clerk furnish him q copy of this resolution.
The reports of the road inspectors for last
quarter Of 1888, were read, accepted and or
Tho committee appointed to lay out a road
from Onezime Boudreaux's bridge to Pot cove,
reported that they had laid out 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 changein that portion OF the vine
Platte and Chicot road which passes on ms
land SO as to run on his south line, which was
granted, the change to be made IN accordance
with section 9 road ordinance
On motion of Mr.. Young, L. G. 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. OHbe Man
| uel Ursin Miller, Jr., Edward Dardeau, Ienon
| Vidrine VIM Ashford, D. Courville ST., and
Paul Fruge were appointed committee to
designate the public road from D. C0uryiHe to
where it intersects the Opelousas ana Calcasleu
| road, as reported by the committee i'll June
1874, which were appointed for that purpose
! III March after the same year.
| Upon representations made by Mf. Leon
| Wolf in the name of the council OF the town OF
| Washin gton, relative to the pay OF the keeper
| of the bridge across Bayou Courtableau, 1t was
Resolved, that for the term OF three 90 years
! from this date the town of Washington shall
1 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 Baltic
| were appointed committee to ascertain the
cost of repairing the above mentioned bridge
4 and report
| Whereas, the tax collector has collected from
| 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 he
and is hereby Instructed to refund to them five
mills (5) on the dollar being the amount col.
Iected in excess, on presentation OF their tax
| receipts
| The following road overseers were appointed
Camille Richard-From Opelousas to Callahan
Bridge.
L. sybiiIe From coulon's bridge, tc
Charles Guitod.
! w. NJ. Dunbar-FFom north bank Bayou Petit
Prairie to Churchville.
Geo. v. Dodez-From Churehyille to Bayou
Current.
Ray Harvey-From Bayou Current to parish
line.
II. N. oden-From Bayou Current to Faux
ner's ferry.
J. r. Caillionet From Taylor's ferry to
Chevis' lower line
Augustin Guidry-From School house to sacket
9Th WARD.
Frederick Robert From Moore's upper line
to Bayou Petite Basse.
Noise Joubert-FrOm Opelousas and Vile
Plate road via Poiret's bridge TO Washing
ton road.