The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-10-18
Proceedings OF the Police Jury.
opE1ousAs, October 18th, 1884.


ment, Present +: Messrs. Albert Guidry, Pres
ident, A. Perrodin, D. P. Sai2an, s. w w.
Taylor, z. Dubuisson, Sam Haas, L. Young,
T. c. Chachere and B. L. Clark
The reading of the minutes Of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
A petition from Jean Pierre Veillou, a resi-.
dent of Anse.aux Pailles, was read, asking
that that portion Of the Chataignier and
Washington road which crosses his land III.
agonaliy, be changed +; when, on notion the
petition was granted such change to be made
according to section of Road Ordinance.
A petition from the residents of Mamou was
read, asking for change OF that part OF the
Vile Plate and upper Nezpique road Wnich
passes ON tho land of Eomosene Guillory, so
as to pass between his laud and the lands of
Theodore Doguet and DIR. Walter; granted
the change to be made according to section
CT the Road Ordinance.
A petition from the residents on Bayou d al.
let was read, asking for road leading from
Church Point, via Leb9uf's Cove, to the Ger
man bridge; " hen. on motion, Messrs. r.
Guidry, Alonzo Rasberry, Marlus Amy, The.
| lesphnre Amy, Adolphe Miller. Benjamin Goss
and j. G. Chaehere were appointed commit
I tee TO lay out the road as prayed for.
petition from the residents of Paquemine
Bruiee and Rayne was read, asking for road
i leading from tlye head of gully west Of Jacob
] Lyons place to Ciayten's bridge; when, on
motion, Messrs. J. G. Lyons. l.. v. Fremeaux,
- Sanbraker, James Clayton, Edval senier,
k. ". w. Dusun aud r. j. C. Bull were appoint.
ed IL committee to lay out the road as prayed
| for.
REPORTS.
/ The committee appointed to lay out q road
from the railroad crossing on the Mermentau
river to Mouton's Point reparted that they
laid out said road prayed for; when, on
mutton, the report was accepted, the road de-
elared public road, and the committee dis
charged.
The committee appointed to lay out road
4 on the west bank Of Bayou Waxia, from the
upper liue Of Edward Nolan to Clements RI
chard's lower line, reported that they laid out
the road as prayed for; when, on motion, tht
report was accepted, the road declared pub
Ie road, and committee discharged.
The committee on small pox quarantine re
ported that there were only two cases in the
hospital on Oakland plantation, aud that ths
expenses incurred in attending on the sict
further sum OF 1851 .6l three hundred and nit,
one 6lIl00 dollars. was appropriated, for tht
same purpose-being detlcit between th
amount expended aud last appropriation o
$500. The committee is instructed 10 bNFi
the hospital, bedding and things appertaininl
thereto, as soon as In their judgments they VII
have no use for the same.
The committees appointed to sell the con
: tracts to build and repair bridges made thei
:. report on same, which We're read and adopted
J when on molten. the amounts we're D der6t
placed to the credit OF the respective ooutraf
tore, and the discharged, vis:
A. L. Dossman, for repairing the Old toi
!. bridge over Bayou Cocodrie, Four hundre
i dollars SeuO U
Lewis Childs, for building bridge at Churc
!, Point over Bayou Plaanemine, Two hundre
! and fifty dollars $3.50
C. T. Andrus, for repairing Prud'homn
bridge, One hundred and twenty-five do
] lars Sl25
{ Cyprten Taylor, for repairing bridge on roa
from Sam Thomas to Gilbert David, One hui
dred and hfty dollars $l5O
d. w Wilson, for building bridge owe
/. Bayou Carron, Two hundred dollars 500
i 81 d. Mcmillan, for building bridge over Tuel
n er Canalon Bayou Bout, One hundred an
9 twenty-five dollars Si2o
e L. M Thompson for building bridge. ove
: Bre,sux Gully, Sixty dallars S60
: Alex. and Thompson Hnffpauer. for buildli
e bridge over Bayou Queuetortue, Two hui
o dred dollars g20o
9 Bids for the official printing Of the Paris
r were opened and read.
i The bill of the Washington Argus WAS SS5
T 90 tthree hundred and City i've doliarsl p'
annum.
ii Th. bid Of the st. Landry Democrat W.
g $3.50 90 tthree hundred and sixty dollarsl p'
It annum.
s5 The bid of the Opelousas Courier was S35
s 90 three hundred and fifty dollarsI per annur
IL
9 whereas the bid of the Opelousas Courier b
It ing the lowest, that the same be and is her
It by accepted and that the 0peiousas Couri
4 be and il hereby declared the official organ
n the Parish Of st. Landry, from and after u
is publication OF same.
70 Dr. Hafmonson, commissioner to the Ne
IS Orleans Exposition, presented D report OF
IN labor to date, which WAS read and orders
Q filed.
4. Mr. Perrodin moves that the salary of Z
p Harmonson be stopped en- the lst Of Novei
a. ber rejected, Messrs. Perrodn and Your
q, voting for.
s., On motion, resolved that the salary of I
TO Harmonson for December, 1884 and Januar
in 1885. be fixed at 500 per month. carried, N
q Perrodin' voting no. M Young absent.
it. On motion, Messrs. j. j. Lantlreneau. lien
Maeoli Jr and Franeois Dossman were 9
in pointed committee TO examine and report
sT the bridge known MS Bofdtlon bridge recent
he built by Fslicien Doguet the contractor
IN the building Of same The contract was 81
ve TO him for the sum OF $l98 90 by the commit
q. appointed for that purpose, but said comm
RI. tee failed to make report.
SO Homer Attalis was appointed road oVsrse
n. OH road FROM Henry Manuel's north east corr
lit to the east end of Israel GuilI0ry.
On motion, Messrs n G. DevillIer, z.
Nezat and Ovignac Carriere, were appoint
nd a committee To ascertain the cost of buildi
at a bridge over Mouillie gully Gsar Port Bal
ire and report.
ns. Messrs. Michel Robin, Jules Frilot and AL
cd Moreaii We're appointed d committee to asc
mt tain the cost to repair Auzsune bridge q
ut repart.
lar Ter The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesd
ss us. -' ALBERT GuIDRY, President
INT Attest: r. j.. LEFEBvRE, Clerk.
AN THE minutes of the second days pr0ce