The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-07-25

On motion the report was accepted and the

On motion the report was accepted and the
committee discharged.
The committee appointed at the last meet
ing to adjust the road difference between O..
Dardeau and z. Daire. on the one side, and
j. Ludeau, on the other size, report that the
following compromise was effected viz /: in
consideration of $25 twenty-five dollars) of
assessed damages o. Dardeau and Prosper
Daire agree to grant - feet (tWenty-tw feet)
for the public road from the ditch on Prosper
Daire line, the road % feet wide to run en-
tireiy on o. Dardeau's land said road to be
delivered Cor public use by Daideau and
Daire on the 18th of August next.
This report is signed by all interested par
ties.
The committees appointed to sell the con-
tracts to build and repair bridges, &C., made
their reports ON same, which were read, ap-
proved and accepted when. on motion, the
committees were discharged and the amounts
ordered placed to the credit of the respective
contractors as follows
w. W. Oneal, for bnilding Griffin
BRIDGE two hundred dollars. .--.---- 5000 90
C. l.. Power, for building bridge over
gully near Hayes bridge, one hun
dred and thirty dollars -......-. l30 90
d. w Wilson, for building Debaillon
bridge, five hundred and ninety-fve
dollars. 59o W
F6licien Doguet, for building bridge
over Coul6e Pointe aux Pins, sixty
eight 75Il00 dollars 68 Is
Jean Marie Granger for buildins
bridge over the coulee near the store
of A. Dupuis, one hundred and for
ty dollars. l4O 90
Francois Dogsman, for building bridge
over Bayou Marion, two hundred
dollars ...... 200 90
A. B. Goodrich, for building bridge over
Bayou des Cannes, two hundred and
ninety five dollars NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 295 O0
Octave FOntenot, for digging ditch
to drain Grand Coteau basin. three
hundred dollars ..-.....-... 800 90
John s. Hazlewood, for digging Bour-
beux canal, near j. B. Thibodeau,
ninety four 75Il00 dollars ----..--... @ Is
Louis Chenier, for cutting down the
hin at Wybles bridge, fifty dollars so 90
The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract, to lengthen the Church Point bridge,
reported that they offered the contract, but
failed to receive bid for same, but represent
that they win undertake and lengthen said
bridge for the amount appropriated for that
purpose say $4,000 1.-TWO hundred dollars) !;
when, ou motion, their proposition was ac-
cepted, the work not to cost more than 5000.
On motion, Resolved, that Homer Vldrlne,
road overseer of public road from the Opelou-
sas and Vile Plate road to Chataignier tyia
Plaisancel also T. j. Miller, road overseer
of public road from Hubert's old place to De-
jean bridge, be notified to work the public
roads without delay, and in case of their fail
ure to do so, that they be dealt with accord
to law, and that copy of this resolution be
handed them.
On motion, resolved, that the bills of the
St. Landry Democrat, for publishing lists of
jurors, approved Jan. last for...-.--. -S35 so
/" "a Feb >" .-..... "a so
are hereby annulled and cancelled, the same
having been approved in error.
Whereas the outstanding witness. certif.
Gates issued by the Clerk of the Court in cri-
minal cases, have amounted to consider
able sum, and in order to ascertain the exact
amount of same and provide means to liqui-
date said witness cereaaSAtes.
Resolved, That the holders of said outstand
ing witness certificates in criminal eases, are
hereby requested to present same to the
Clerk of the Police Jury, within 80 NINETY
days after publication of these resolutions,
who shall credit and take account of said
witness certificates.
Resolved, That the Police Jury, at it's meet
ing in December next, will embody in tht
budget for 1886, a special fund for the grad
ual liquidation of said outstanding witness
certificates, and like appropriation for the
same purpose be made the following years
until final liquidation of said witness certifi
Gates.
/ Resolved, That said outstanding witnes.
certificates shall be taken up and paid by the
parish treasurer, according to their date and
number of issue, that is the oldest certificate;
to be paid first, and only to the extent of tht
amount collected and placed to the credit o
said special fund, every year, until all of sait
outstanding witness certificates shall hay'
been paid.
\ Resolved That the witness certificates is
sued by the Clerk of the Court during thi
present year and the following years shall b.
taken up and paid by the parish treasurer, &C
cording to their date and number of issue, ant
out of funds appropriated for that purpose,
/ Resolved, That the Tax Collector is prohi
bited from receiving in payment of parisl
licences and taxes any witness certificates.
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Court shal
issue witness certificates on blanks provide
with stubs both duly numbered.
He shall Immediately after each term 0
the District Criminal Court furnish to the Pr
lice Jury, a complet list of the witness Gel
tiicates issued by him.
Adopted.
ROAD ov RsEERs APPOINTED.
Cl6ophas Moreau, from Pot Cove to Tbet
dule Deville;
Alfred Deville, from Vile Plate road t
Plaisance, via Gnillory Bridge;
Felicien Dogue, from Israel Guillorys eas
corner to j. B. A. Fontenot
Stephen Deviile, from Haas store to Bell
Cheney road
VIM. Johnson from Science Hill to Bell
Cheney springs
Paul Fremaux, from bridge near Castex
store to Mermentau River;
Valerie Dupl6chaim, from Coulon bridge
Auzenne bridge, east bank;
Theogene Daigle, from c. Gautt's ferry
R. NJ. Andrns' ferry ;
j. Nj. Lyons, from PeIton's N. w. corner
Hayes bridge
4 Henry Jonbert, from Henry Jouberts hous
to Opelousas and Vile Plate road.
Reports of Tax Collector.
Fo7. collections during The months of april an
NM 1885