The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-14
Proceedings of the Police ,s,.ry.

OPELousAs, Nov. 9th, 1885
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present
Messrs. Albert Gaidry. President; Auguste
Perrodin, S. Haas, Louis Young and h. E,
Clark
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
A petition from the residents of Bayous
Carron, Crocodile, &c, was read, asking that
the hogs be prevented from running at large
in the following territory, Wig: Northern line
from Bayou Carron to Bayou Petit Passe, at
Marcelsn bridge. thence in q straight line
passing between Francois Guillory and Ortego
to the Bayou Crocodile. thence down the
same bayou to Bayou Courtableau, 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 bayou
to the starting plaoe-when on motion the
petition was granted, declaring it unlawful
for hogs to run at large in the above described
territory-from the lst of January next.
petition from the residents of Prairie
Laurent, Bayou Teehe, &c, was read, asking
that the hogs be prevented from running at
portion of the Sd Police Jury Ward, bounded
north by the plantation of Lastrapes Bros, on
the south by plantations of Messrs. +. Lebour-
ge0is, B6lizaire Armand, Jules Quebedeau and
David Higgenbotham, east By the Bayou
Teche, 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 territory above described, from the 1st
OF January, next.
A petition from the residents of Prairie des
Femmes, was read, asking that the hogs be
prevented from running at large in the follow.
ing territory. viz From Frozards bridge to
F. Marks bridge, tthe public road forming
the boundary line) thence following the ('ou.
lee to the swamp, thence to Bayou Bourbeux,
thence to Frozafd's bridge. When on motion
the petition was granted declaring it unlaw-
full for hogs to run at large within the above
described territory, from the first of January,
next.
petition from the residents OF Plaquemine
Bful6e, Poipte-aux.L .Lonps, &C., asking that
direct road be laid from Rayne to Pointe.
ux-Loups, and also for the construction of a
bridge over Bayou Plaquemine, was read,
when ON motion, Messrs. w. w. Duson. Jo.
seph Gambrocher, John Stewart. James
Webb, Savinien Cart, J. D. Bernard and
Charles Dresler, were appointed a committee
to lay ont said road according to section g.,
road ordinancel and also to estimate the cost
of building the bridge over Bayou Plaque
mine, and report.
The committee appointed to repair the
bridge at Church Point, reported that the said
bridge had been heightened and repaired un-
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, for all ma
terials furnished by him. On motion the re-
port was accepted the committee discharged,
and the amountordered placed to the credit
of Houer Baronsse.
The committee appointed to build the
bridges over Nicholas Coulee, known as the
Nicholas bridge, Shaw bridge, and other
bridges on the gully near aud east of the
Nicholas bridge, reported that the contract
was sold to jean NJ. Laran. for the sum OF
S201. 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 discharg.
ed, and the amount ordered placed to The
credit of Mr.. Jean NJ. Laran.
STATEMENT TAX COLLECTOR