The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-04-25

nrove n good title to said land In dispute, anu
not be entitled to the damages herein assess
ed as aforesaid, your committee cannot fali TO
recognize her undsputed title to twelve feet
vida of said proposed road, making on the
length. thereof (104 chains and oO hnksl
two arpents and twenty-three hundredths HI
an arpent of land, of which she IS unJustE
deprived by this our action, as by leaving tNe
old road where it was originally, she was ex-
e,uut from this contribution to the conVe-
uienes of the public Your committee there
fore have and do by these presents assess her
damages in tho premises to twenty-five uol'
lars 1925 O0l. Said sum to be paid only IN
case she would fail to prove her right to tue
one hundred and fifty dollars s$l5V'oo) assess
ed as above.
The action of your committee was submit
ted to the said Dr. Louis DeBalllon, ana
Armile Lafeur, agents as aforesaid who were
constantly present, and on frequent occa-
sions ventured to offer reasonable sugges-
tons, and they signified their Willingness 10
accent for Mrs. Aimee DeBaillon, and Clysse
Lafeur, the action of your said commlttee as
finally settleing the location of said road, the
damages etc. Mr.. Ulysse Lafeur on no con-
dition to claim damages.
In testimony whereof we have signed the
same day, month and yoar, first above writ
ten 1.-THE 18th day of March, 1889, together
with the said Dr. Louis DeBaillon, and Armile
Latieur, after due reading of the whole, ask
| ing your concurrence in the premises.
Respectfully submitted,
| (Signedl 7. S. Fontenot, j. Ludeau,- One
ZINE B. Fontenot, Apollonius u. Fontenot,
Torne, L. Debaillon, agt., Emile Lafeur, agt.
The report was accepted aud the committee
discharged.
LONG POINT, ST. LANDRY, La,
April llth, 1885,
To The Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury, Parish 81. Landry
vnrr,nH nm.
mfttee, report the following Public Roads:
From Coles Gully to Long Point bridge,
and from Webb's bridge to Long Point bridge
laid out thus: LIST Road starts at Coles Gully
bridge and runs due west on section line OF
sections q, % and 49, after striking D. B.
Lyons' land ON the north side of the line, run
ming due north on / section line mile. thence
due west mile, thence due south mile,
thence on straight line to Long Point bridge.
2nd Road starts at Webbs bridge, comes ont
of woods on T. s. line OF = and y, at Jesse
Laughlin's southeast corner and runs on
straight line to Long Point bridge, passing
on the south side of R. B. Sloane's residence,
following the south line of ID. B. Lyons pas
ture and on straight line to Long Point
bridge We have laid out the above roads
for the most convenient of public travel.
We did not run the road 2nd mentioned on
section lines as there is plenty Of open land
where it passes.
We therefore submit to your Honorble
body this report and ask the acceptance OF
tile same aud the discharge of your com.
miftee.
[Signedl R. B. Sloane, Wm. Reilly, w. 4.
Higginb nbotham, Urah Greene, Isaac Hayes,
John Davis, d. b. Lyons.
On motion the report was accepted aud the
committee discharged.
A copy of the report of the grand jury was
presented by the clerk of the court, which
was considered and ordered filed.
The tax collector is hereby instructed to re-
t mburse to Mr.. William Fish, of Calcasieu
parish, the parish taxes collected from him on
i his property enormously assessed on the roll
for this parish, for the years 1881 to 1884 in
elusive amounting to $l4,40, and likewise to
i | Mr. J. X. Miiey in the sum of $3.50.
Two petitions from citizens of Plaisance
, and neighborhood of Bayou Carron asking te
+ be protected by the hog law were read and or
( dered laid over until the next meeting cf the
i Police Jury.
i Arthur Simon, j. P. 1st Ward, reported that
4 in accordance with an ordinance of the Police
Jury and by virtue of an order of his court, a
/ certain spotted red and white OK, owner un
!. known, was sold to satisfy damages caused
: by said animal; the expenses were more than
the OK was sold tor.
On representations made by Theogene e
u Richard, road overseer, that the natural
y arain on the road from Opelousas to Beu
+ dreaus bridge had been stopped by one AL
. eide Fairfax, it was resolved that he is hereby
f instructed to cause said Fairfax to remove
! immediately all obstrnctions placed by hin
!, on said road, aud in case the said Fairfal
i. does not immediately comply with this orde
. of the Police Jury, then the road overseer Ii
~ directed to have the order executed in &C
Q eordance with tue resolution OF the Police
Jury
~ Messrs. Denis .Lajac, Onile Laheur, Jeal
~ Bite. Janis, Onezime g. Fontenot, Raymond
: Chapman, Louis Young and Leon DSmoruell
~ ~ were appointed a committee for the purpos
: of ascertaining the damages in favor 0
" Prosper Daire and Oscar Dardeau, to in
. demnify them for the running of publ
y road between their lands. according to a re
- port filed on the 23rd of December last.
q On motion it was resolved, that 81 81
II thirteen hundred and seventy.three dollars
o. having been collected from the appropriation
- - of 1884, to be equally divided between th
~ ~ nine Police Jury wards of the Parish, for th
~ ~ exclusive purpose of repairing and buildiu
- - school houses, that the Clerk be instructe
i to notify the President and members of th
If School board OF the above fact, and to motif
os o them that the said money is In the hands o
70 the school treasurer, subject to be distributes
- - as above stated, and to be warranted agains
~ ~ hy committee of tthree) 3 to be appointe
=, ~ by each member of the Police Jury for thei
10 respective ward.
Of Of The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesday
re the 18th at 8 a. N.
IN Attest P.J. LEFEByRE, Clerk.
ID
ne ne Tuesday, 14th April 1885,
63 The Police Jury met pursuant to adjour
I'D ment, @Present:
Albert Guidry, President, A perrodin.
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