The Opelousas courier., 1885-03-07
proceedings of the Police 1ury.
opEIousAs, February 9th, 1885.

Messr6. Albert Guldry, pfeSiQehtg a 5SiAo
din, S. w. W. Taylor, E. Dubuisson. S. Haas,
Louis Young, T. C. Chacher6, D. 2. Saizan and
B. Z. Clark.
The reading of thaninutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
A petition FROM the residents OF Bellevue,
asking that Hilliard Montgomery be allowed
to change the public road so as to run square
with his land, was read, and on molten the
petition was granted, provided the change pc
made in accordance with Sec. 9 of Road Ordl.
nance.
A petition from the residents OF Plaquemlne
Ridge, asking that the public road from Prud'
hOmme to Opelousas be changed SO as TO run
| between the lines of Wilkins and Simien and
Wilkins and j. Boone, and Boudreau and OH
vier, was read, and on motion was granted
| the change to be made according to section y
of Road Ordinance.
The committee appointed to lay, out . ROAD
from Church Point to Bayou des Cannes
bridge, at the German Settlement, reported
that they have laid out the road as prayed for,
when on motion the road was declared pub
lie road and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con
tract to build the bridge over Bayou Nez.pi.
| que at Chomeau, reported that the contract
was sold to II. Durio, for the sum OF $l2o.oo
lone hundred and twenty-five dollarsh and
| that the bridge was accepted by them. Re.
port accepted and amount placed to credit OF
H. Durio.
Inc COMPROMISE ~ Wy b IL
attorney for Ulysse Laf1eur, in the suit of
Albert Guidry VS.. said Lafeur, is accepted,
theressre it was resolved that the sum OF $lOO
fone hundred dollars), be placed to the credit
OF Ulysse La1eur in full satisfaction OF said
compromise.
On motion the bond of Robert Bowman for
feited in the District Court, parish ofsSt. Ian
dry, is RENTED saving and excepting the ~
per cent commission of the District Attorney
and the costs of Sheriff. r
On motion, it was resolved that no further
appropriatious be made for the commissioner
to the N. o. Exposition as SALARY.
On motion, Mr.. Jules Quebedeau was fecog-
nized Magistrate for the 9TH ward.
Mr.. Lnurance Mark. as constable for the 4th
ward.
MG j c. Lyons as magistrate for the 10th
ward, ali holding commissions from the Gov
ernor of the State. Their respective salaries
to begin from date of their qualification. And
payable out of magistrate and constable funds
for the year 1855.
On motion, Messrs. Isaac Hayes, William
Higginbotham. VIM. Riley ST., Uriah Green,
D. B. Lyons and john Davis, were appointed
a committee to lay out a public road to start
from Coles gully to Long Point bridge, aud
also to lay out a road from Long Point bridge
to Webb's bridge.
On motion, Messrs. NJ. Bergeron, S. B.
Young, Portals Fusillier, w. Ii. Hornsby,
Victor Richard, T.. w. Lyons and Theodule
Richard were appointed a committee to out a
road from the south east corner of 5. B.
Young's field TO intercept the old road at
Victor Richard. r.
APPROPRIATIONS.
TO repair bridge over Bayou Crocodile
near e. q. Grifith's, one hundred
all 500 90
To repair bridge over Bayou Toro, ad-
ditional ffty dollars so 90
making 500 in all, and Messrs. A.
Suddith, d. C.. Conant aud II. VI.
Holden were appointed a commit
tee to sell the contract according
to law.
To build and repair the small road
bridges in the 9Th Police Jury
ward, one hundred dollars 100 90
To build a bridge ever the marsh in
fifty dollars $50 90
and Messrs. Diomel Durio, j.. III.
Milstead and Francois DAvy were
appointed a committee @ sell the
contract according to law.
To cut down the road on the north end
of Wyblah1sidge, fifty dollars so 90
under the supervision Of the road
overseer.
To build a bridge over Stanton gully,
fifteen dollars Is 90
under the supervision of the road
oyerseeF.
To repair Jean CASTLES bridge. an adj
diti0nal twenty-five dollars 25 90
To buil& bridges over Bayeus Petite
Prairie, Cow and Waxia, all on the
ty-fye dollars 425 90
and Messrs. e. w. Sylvester, It. A.
Hicks and r., Rideau were appoint
ed q committee to sell the contract
according to law.
To repair bridges on road to Cas0D,
twenty-five dollars % 90
To repair bridges on road to Rosa sta
tion, twenty dollars ~ %
To repair bridges o u road from Cason
to parish line, twenty dollars 20 90
To repair bridges on road east side Ba-
you Beuf, fifty dollars 50 90
10 repair bridges on road west side Ba.
you Bout. thirty dollars 10 90
entysfye dollars rs 90
To cut a canalt . drain the Opelousas
and Bellevue road under the superyi-
sion of the toad oyerseer, one hun
bred dolla 5 100 90
To build a bridge on Jean Riehard's
gully on road from Bellevue to Pla-
quemine, one hundred and fifty dol.
lars $50 90
and Messrs. E. S. Clements, W. B.
Lewis and 3. e. Stokes, were .ap-
pointed a committee to sell the con-
tract according to law.
To repair bridges on road FROM Arnaud.
vile TO Barry's Landing and from
Frozard's bridge to Leonville, under
one hundred dollars 100 90
To repair Webb'e bridge over Bayou
P~laquemine, seventy.hve dollars rs 90
and Messrs. r. B.. Sloane, DE Ly-
ons and VIM. Higginbotham, were
appointed a committee to sell the
contract according to law.
To cut a canal Bourbeux fat to Bour-
heux Bayou on road from Grand Co
teau to Bayou Bourbeux, one hundred
dollars l00 w
Measrs. philogene Richard, Evariste
Savoie and j. b Thibodeau were ap-
pointed o committee to sell the con-
tract according to law.
To build a bridge over eoulee cast OF
E. Maignaud, one hundred and forty
dollars l40 90
and Messrs. Emile Guidry, 3. Mai
gnaud aud l.. Espargelier, we're APP
pointed q committee to sell the con
tract according to law.
70 build q bridge over gully near Hayes
bridge, one hundred and sixty dollars 100 %
and Messrs. j, H. Lumpkins, j. W.
Lyons and Victor Richard were ap-
pointed to sell the contract accord
ing to law.
The Police Jury proceeded to appoint the
following road 0Verseers
FIRST WARD:
Diomel Durio, from west end Taylor lane
to school house !;
Albert Davis, from Hubert's old place to
Deiean1s bridge
SEVENTH YARD.
Denis Laiaque. from Vile Plate road to
Ansesaux-PaiIfes;
Adolphe Andris, from Vile Plate to Chicot;
Joseph Bordelon, from Vile Plate to Anse.
anx-Pailles
+ Cs,sdyv fraro I # T,andranea4 Ia ward