The Opelousas courier., 1885-12-05
oPELoUsAs PARISH OF ST. LANDRY La DECEMBER s. 1885.
Proceedings of the Police .Dury.

OPELoUsAs, Nov. 9th, 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn,
ment. Present
Messrs. Albert Guidry, President Augnste
Perrodip, s. Haas, Louis Yeung and B. o..
Clark. .c -
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
A petition from the residents of Bayeus
Carron, Crocodile, &C., was read, asking shat
in the following territory, Wig Northern line
from Bayou Carron to Bayou Petit Passe, at
Mareelisn' bridge. thence 10 straight line
passing between Francois Guillory and Ortego
to the Bayou Crocodile, thence down the
same bayou to Bayou Courtablsau, thence
of Washington, following the upper line Of
said town to the bayou, thence up said bayeu
to the starting place-when on motion the
petition was granted, declaring IL unlawful
for hogs to run at large 10 the above described
tsrRitory--from the lst of January next.
4 petition from the. residents Of Prsirie
Laurent, Bayou Teche, DO, was read, asking
that the hogs be prevented from running at
large, 10 the following territory, wig: That
portion of the I'd Police Jury Ward, bounded
north by the plantation of Lastrapes Bros, on
the south by plantations Of Messrs. r. Lebour-
geois, BSlsaire Arnaud, Jules Quebsdeai and
David Higgenbotham. east by the Bayou
Teche, and on the west by Bayou Bourbsux,
when on motion ths petition waa granted,
declaring ID unlawful for hogs to run at large
in the territory above described, from the ist
ct January, next.
Femmes, was read, asking that the hogs be
prevented from running at large In the follow.
ing territory, viz: From Frozard's bridge to
F. Marks bridge, 1.-THE public road forming
the boundary line1 thence following the 6'ou-
Ice to the swamp,. thenee to Bayou Bcurbeux.
TO nd tm k1SA Arvn WEnpa
the petition was granted declaring it unIaw-
ful for hogs to run at large within the above
described territory, from the frst of Janusry,
next.
A petition from the residents Of Plaquemine
Brulee, Pointe-aux.Loups, &c, asking that
aux-Lonps, and also for the construction of q
bridge over Bayou Plaquemine. was read,
when on motion, Messrs. w. w. Duson. Jo-
seplr Gambrocher, John Stewart. James
Webb, Savinien Cart, j. D. Bernard and
Charles Dresler, were appointed committee
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 ae-
.eepted by them, and that Mr.. Homer Barousse
lbe allowed the $500, Two Hundred Dollars
appropriated by the Police Jury, for all ma
srials furnished by him. On motion che re-
frt was accepted the committee discharged,
4 d the amount ordered placed to the credit
Homer Barousse.
The committee appointed TO build The
b idges over Nicholas Coul6e, Known as the
n cholas bridge, Shaw bridge, and other
b. ldges on the gully near and east Of the
N cholas bridge, reported that the contract
was sold TO Jean NJ Laran. for the sum Of
$20l 90. Two Hundred and One Dollars, that
the work was done in y worknanlike manner
aud accepted by them: when on motion the
report was accepted, the commi ittee discharg-
ed, and the amount ordered placed to the
credit of Mr.. Jean al. I.aran.