The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-11-28
oPELoUsAs, PARISH NOVEMBER %, 1885
Procesdangs of the Police sury.

OpEIouaAs, Nov. 9th, 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present
Messrs. Albert Guidry President; Auguste
Perrodin, 8. Haas, Louis Young and B. q.
Clark.
The reading of the minutes Of the last
meeting wss dispensed with.
A petition from the residents of BayDus
Carron Crocodile, &C., was read, asking that
the hogs be prevented from running at large
in the following territory, viz: Northern line
from Bayou Carron to Bayou Petit Passes at
Marcelisn' bridge, thence in o straight line
passing between Francois Guillory and Ortego
to the Bayou Crocodile, thence down the
same bayou to Bayou Courtablean, thence
down said bayou TO the upper line OF the town
of Washington, following the upper line Of
said town to the bayou, thence up said bayoa
to the starting plaee-when on motion the
petition was granted, declaring ID unlawful
for hogs TO run ct large In the above described
tsrritory-from the lst Of January next.
A petition from the residents Of Prairie
Laurent, Bayou Teehe, &C.. was read, asking
that the hogs be prevented from running at
large, in the following territory, viz: That
portion Of the Sd Police Jury Ward, bounded
north by the plantation of Lestrspes Bros, on
the south by plantations of Messrs. r. LebOur.
geois, Bslisaire Arnaud, jules 2uebsdsau and
David Higgenbotham, east BY the Bayou
Teehe, and on the west by Bayou BourbeuX,
when on motion the petition was granted,
declaring it unlawful for hogs to run at large
in the territury above described, from the lst
of January, next.
Femmes, was read, asking that the hogs be
prevented from running at large in the follow
ing territory, Wig: From FroEard's bridge to
r Marke bridge, tthe public road forming
the boundary linel thence following the Cou-
Ice to the swamp, thence to Bayou Bourbeux,
the petition was granted declaring it uplaw.
ful for hogs to run at large within the above
described territory, from the frst of January,
next.
A petition from the residents OF Plaquemine
Brul6e, Pointe-anx.Loups, &e., asking that
aux-Loups, and also for the construction of a
bridge over Bayou Plaqnemine, was read,
when on motion, Messrs. w. W. Duson, 10.
seph Gambrocher. John Stewart, James
Webb, Savinien Cart, j. D. Bernard and
Charles Dresler, were appointed committee
road ordinance) aud also to estimate the cost
of building the bridge over Bayou Plaque
mine, aud report.
The committee appointed to repair the
bridge at Church Point, reported that the said
bridge had been heightened and repaired an.
der their supervision, that the work was ac-
cepted by them. and that Mr. Homer Barousse
be allowed the $500, Two Hundred Dollars
appropriated by the Police Jury, fpr all ma
tsrials furnished by him. On motion the re.
! port was accepted; the committee discharged,
aud the amount ordered placed to the credit
Vt HouIer Barousss.
The COMMITTEES appointed to build the
f ridges over Nicholas Coul6e, known 40 the
iicholas bridge, Shaw bridge, and other
ridges on the gully near and east Of the
] Nicholas bridge. reported that the contract
gas sold to Jean M Laran, for the sum Of
20l 90. Two Hundred and One Dollars, that
the work was done In workmanlike manner
and accepted by them; when on motion the
report was accepted, the committee aischarg'
ed, and the amount ordered placed to the
credit of Mr. Jean NJ. Laran.