St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-08
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
orELoUsAs, July 9th, 1885.

The Police jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present:
Messrs. A. Perrodin, S. W. W. Taylor, E. Du-
buisson, Louis Young, s. Haas, T. G.. Chachere,
and B. Z, Clark
Mr.. Dubuisson in the chair
The reading of the minutes OF the last meet
ing were dispensed with.
A petition from numerous residents OF Upper
Bayou Bnuf was read, that a hog law be passed
prohibiting the runningat large of hogs within
the following boundaries, viz: from the upper
parish line on the SunflOwer or Prescott place,
to the line of the lower part OF Pierre Read on
the east side nf Bayou BOeuf, and the lower
line of E. G. Milburn, on the Bayou, and ex-
tending back on the west to Bayou Cocodrle,
and on the east to the back lines of the various
plantations, situated and fronting the sald
Bayou B0euf, within the above mentioned
boundaries"
On motion, the petition was granted to take
effect on the 1st of February, 1886.
A petition from numerous res.d dents of Plals-
sance was read, asking that a hog law be
passed prohibiting hogs from running at large
Yith1n the following boundaries, viz
From the Washington bridge, to the OpelOu-
sas and Vile Plate road, thence up the OpOlOu-
sas and Vile Plate road to IT. 9. Bataille !; from
T. c. Bataille to J. B. Rideau, Jr.; from thence
to Bayou CarrOn and down the Carron back 10
the Washington bridge.
On motion the petition was granted TO take
effect on the 1st January, 1886;
On motion it was resolved, that in all cases
where the hog law exists in the parish of ST.
Landry that the same rules shall be observed
in taking up, impOunding and selling hogs. as
is provided for in the ordinances OF the Police
Jury relative to hogs ranging in the lst ward
parish of St. Landry.
A petition frOm the residents of COu-
lee Croche was read asking that
public road be laid from the Grand COteau and
Church Point road, to the Opelousas and Rayne
rOau and representing that all the land owners
upOn whose land the road is to pass. are willing
to grant the right of way to the parish for said
road.
on motion the petition was granted, prOvid-
ed the entire right of way be granted to the
parish. Messrs. P. ID. Richard, Marcel k!Ghard,
Alex Guidry, jerome Meche, FRANCOIS Miller, 5.
o. johnson and Numa Miller, We're appointed
committee to lay out the road as petitloned for.
On petition of ArtemOn FOntenot, road over
seer MessrS ValmOn Vidrine Pierre Gulll0ry
and HvpOlite H. FOnten0t, were appointed a
committee to ascertain the cost to repair the
following bridges, over bayou Nez-Pique, oyer
gully Wild Cat, over Bayou Castor ana another
over gully Castor, and report
The committee appointed to lay out road
from C. Gautt's ferry to Long Point bridge re-
port that they have lald ont tne ROAD as as Iol,
the line between the land of Flash and Linden.
Reed and Leger, POussOn and D0ucet, and
north of Clark's residence, direct to Long Point
on motion the report was accepted and the
committee discharged.
The committee appointed at the last meeIlhg
m adiust the road difference between y. Oar
deau and P. Daire on the one side, ana J. Lu-
deau, ON the other side. report that the follow
ing compromise was ffected, viz in consider
sessed damages, o. Dardeau and Prosper Dalre
agree to grant % feet twenty-five feet} for
tie public road from the ditch ON prosper
Daire line the road 22 1eet VICE vice 70 20 run m en
for public use by DaTdeau ana Dare on the
18th of August, next.
The committees appointed to sell the com
tracts to bui ID and repair bridges, &C., made
their reports on same, which were read ap-
proved and accepted wnen, on motlon, ls tne
committees were discharged and the amounts
ordered placed to the credit OF the respective
". W. Oneal, for building Griffin bridge. two
hundred dollars $2OO U0
| G. +. power, for building bridge over
gully near Hayes bridge, one hum
dTei and thirty dollars. ....... 1870 90
| u. W. Wilson, for building Debaillon
dollars. ....................-...... sos 90
Felicien Doguet, for building bridge over
| Coulee P0inte aux Pins, sixty-e1ght
and 75I100 dollars. 6S 90
Jean Marie Granger, for building bridge
| over the coulee near the store OF A.
Dupuis, one hundred and forty dol -
Francois Si BOSNIAN. for building bridge
dollars. 200 90
ninety-five dollars .................... 295 %
/ Octave FOntenOt, far digging ditch to
drain Grand COteau basin, three
hundred dollars .......-.....-...... 800 OG
| John s. HaZlewOOd, for digging Bour-
beux canal, near j. B. ThfbOdeau,
ninety-feur 75-1OO dollars. ...-...-.--. 81 u
/ Louis ChenieP, for cutting down the hill at
Wyble's bridge, fifty dollars. so OF
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to lengthen the Church Point bridge, reported
| that they offered the contract, but failed tt
receive a bid for same, but represent that they
will undertake and lengthen said bridge Tor the
/ amount appropriated for that purpose say
$500 90 two hundred dollarsl; when, On mo
ton, their proposition was accepted, the worl
not to cost more than S200.
road overseer of public road from the Opelou
sas and Vile Plate road to Chataignier wi;
PlaAsancel; also, T. j. Miller. road overseer 0
public road from Hubert's O'd place to Dejeal
bridge, be notified to work the public road
without delay, and in case Of their failure t