The Opelousas courier., 1885-02-14
Proceedings Of the police Jury.
osnnousAg. February 9th. 1885.

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The Police Jury mel pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present
Messrs Albert Guidry, president, A. Perro-
din, s. w. w. Taylor, g. Dubnisson, s, Haas,
Louis Young, E. G Chaehere, ID. e PeSaizan and
3. e. Clark.
The readingof the minutes Of the last meet.
ing was dispensed with.
d petition from the residents OF Bellevue,
asking that Hiliiard Montgomery be allowed
70 change the public road so as to run square
with his land, was read, aud on motion the
petition was granted. provided the change be
made Id accordance With Sec of Road Ordie
nance
a pstitioa from ths residents of Plaquemine
Ridge, asking that the public road from Prud'.
honsrne to Opslouaas be changed 90 as TO run
between the lines Of Wiikina and Simieu and
Wilkins and j. Boone, and Boudreau and Oil.
yier was read, and on melton was granted
the change 20 be made according 70 sscsion
of Road Ordinance
The committee appointed to lay ont a road
1gou Church Point TO Bayou des Cannes
bridge, at the German settienzens, reported
EtllAs they have laid ont the road as prayed for,
when on melton the road was declared b pub
liz road and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con
! tract TO build the bridge over Bayou Nez-Pi.
qu6 at Choneau. reported that the contract
waa sold to ii. Durio, for the sum OF Sl2ssO0
Tone hundred aud twenty i've doilars), and
shat the bridge was accepted by them. Re.
pert accepted and amount placed to credit of
H. Durio.
The compremiss offered by Il. L. Garland,
attorney for Ulysse Ladeur, IN the suit sset
Albert Guidry We. said La6eur, is accepted.
therefore 1t was resolved that tbs sum OF 500
Tone hundred doiiarsl, be placed TO tLe1credit
i uf ulysae Laaeur in tnH satisfaetfon OF said
compromise.
On motion tho bond ot Robert Bowman for.
,SneS
dry, is remitted saving aud .ezeepting the 70
per cent commission 0f the District Attorney
and the costs of Sherih.
On motion. it was resolved that no further
appropriations be made for the commissioner
30 tho N. o. Exposition ~ salary
On motion, Mr.. jules Qn6bedeau " as raeog-
nized Magistrate fer the 4th ward.
Mr. Lanrance Mark, as eopstabls for the 4fh
ward.
4 Mr. u G. Lyons as magistrate for the 10th
I ward, all holding commissions from the Gov
1 ernor of the State. Their respective salaries
! TO begin from date Of their qualification And
payable out of magistrate and constable funds
Tor the ycar 1885.
On molten. Messrs. Isaac Hayes, William
Higginbotham, VIM. Riley ST., Uriah Green
D. B. Lyons and John Devils. were appointed
committee tO lay out q public road 10 start
\ fran Cole1s gully 10 long Point bridge, and
also to lay out q road from Long Point bridge
to Webb's bridge.
On iiution, Messrs NJ Bergeron, S. B
Young, Portals Fusillier, We. Il. Hornsby
Victor Richard, Il. w Lyons and Th6odult
Richard were appointed q committees TO aut d
road from the south esst corner of 5. B
Zeungs field to intercept the old read a
7 Victor Richard,
APPROPRIATIONS
{ 10 repair bridge over Bayou Crocodile
near g. q. Grifi3khis, one hundred
dollars additional lmaking $3.50 IN
ally 800 d
daationsI, iatfal q ely { dollars rs 50 d
making 500 in all, aud Messrs.
Suddith, B G.. Conant and Il, y
Holden were appointed cnmmit
tee to sell the contract acoerdipg
TO Law.
10 build aud repair The small road
bridges in the 8th Police JnrF
ward, one hundred dollars loo O
To build bridge over the marsh In
Teylors lane, 0ne hundred aud
fifty dollars lao Q
I. ana Messrs. Dionael DuFio, !. NJ
MiIetead and Francois DsAvy we're
S appointed COMMITTEES TO sell the
e0Eltraot according to Law.
TO cut d0Sn the road on the north end
Uf WyhIe's bridge, fifty dollarH 30
under the supervision Of fsle read
eYaEsaer.
10 build bridge over stanton gll "
under tic Supervision u ths road
OYevsesr,