St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-08
NUMBER 81.
OrEEoUsAs, Ia, July 14th, lss5.

OPELoUsAs, La. July 14th, 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad10urn~
ment Present Messrs. A. Pe3rOdin, D. p
saizan. s. W. W. Taylor, E. Dubuisson, Sam
Mr.. f. DubuissoD in the chair.
On motion it was resolved that Dr. William
Chlds, and Edgar BaFrouse his security, be
released from the pesce bond entered into be-
fore H. d. Mcbride, J8stice of the Peace, for
one hundred dollars, and that the bond be cam
celled.
The Police Jury proceeded to act as a Board
of Reviewers.
The Police jury adjourned to meet on We'd
nesday, the 18th, at 8 a. N.
E. DUBUTSSON, Rres. p9o TEN.
Attest: P. j. LEFEByRE, Clerk.
OPELoUsAs, La. July 18th, 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
I ment. Present: A. PerrOdin, D. P. Saizan, E.
! Dubuisson, Sam Haas, Louis Young, T. C. Cha
chere and B. Z. Clark.
I On motion, MeSSrs. T.. V. Fremaux, August6
/ PerrOdm and B. E. Clark were appointed to
| act with two other persons 30 be selected, one
! by Victorin Maignaud and one by Jean Castex.
| as committee to adjust the road difficulty be
tween VictOrin 1Taignaud and Jean Castex and
report at the next meeting.
The Police Jury proceeded to act as Board
| OF Reviewers.
Tile Police Jury adjourned to meet on lIOn-
day, the Goth of July, at a. IN.
f. DUBUISsON, Pres. pro TEN.
Attest 7. j. LEFEBVRE, Clerk.
OPELoUsAs. La, July Goth, 1885.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: Messrs A. PerrOd1n, ID. p.
saiaan. s: W. W Taylor, 3. Dubuisson, Sam
Haas, L. Young, T. G. Chachereand B. E, Clark
Mr. Z. DubuissOn in the chair.
Mermentau, ST. Landry, July II, 1885.
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury:
We, the undersigned, appointed by your hon
Orable body to select and recommend public
road. leading from Rayne to the crossing OF the
Mermentau river, at VictOrin Maignaud, beg
leave to report as follows:
n nl1 hat oil f0pn
made, by previous committees, relative to said
road, be annnlled, and we recommend that
the public road, as it is now pFaeticed, shall
pasture, then said road to follow said pasture,
until itreaches the cOlee near Mr. John Castex's
store, and from said COulee said road to run in
a sOutherly direction until it strikes the rail-
road track at warehouse of John CasteX and
from there along said track to Mermentau
river, thereby affording public road from the
parish of ST. Landry to the parish of CalcasieH.
And we recommend that the bridge built by
the parish of ST. Landry, Inside of DuhOn's
pasture, be removed outside of said pasture at
the cost and expense Of John CasteX and the
estate of Aurelien DuhOn, deceased.
And whereas, Mr. Chas. T. Duhon, agent
and Mr.. John Castex, have appeared before
this committee, and have granted to the parish
of ST. Landry the right of way of said read,
and the said John Castex, and the said Chas.
Duhon, agt,, oblgate themselves to leave an
opening of thirty feet from the bridge when 10
Gated on said public road, to the line of the
land of Victorin Maignaud provided the said
QnHnllg OF TllrTY IeGD SnaIl IN no way ClylGH or
affect the land donated by John Castex and the
heirs of Aurelien Duhon, decd, to the CathO-
lie Church of Mermentau said opening is to
be left ON the south side of the land donated to-
the Catholic Church OF MermentalL
L. V. FREMkUx,
Chairman.
B. E. CLARK,
A. PERRODINs
ANDREW HENRY.
Appointed by Jean CasteI.
A. J. VINCENT,
Annoin+ed hxy U Naiunard
We, the undersigned, prOprietors of the Land
over which this road is to run, agree with the
report above made by said committee, and
f. F. PERRoDEN,
agent of estate of A. DubOn.
j. EsPARGELEER,
ageut OF Y. Maignau6.
JEAN GksTEx.
On motion the report was accepted and the
committee discharged.
OpelOusas, July Goth, 1885.
AS the attorney of Marie Uranie Duhon, I
agree on the first day of the next regular term
of the District Court of the parish of st. Lam
dry, to-dismiss the suit of Marie Uranie DuhOn
against the parish OF St. Landry, upon the con-
ditiOn that the parish IS to pay all the costs,
and the report of the committee as adopted
this day by the Police Jury be carried out by
the Police Jnry so far as they have obligated
'''>'.,1ss. F.F. PERRoDGN,
attorney OF NJ. U. DuhOn.
Be it Resolved, that whereas Marie Uranie
DuhOn, widow, having abandoned her suit
against the parish for $500 damages, and the
Injunction sued out by her against the parish
that the parish pay the costs of said suit
The Police Jury having. completed their
work as a Board of Reviewers, appointed
Messrs. A. Perrodin, L. Young and s. W. w.
Taylor, a committee to accept the assessment
Roll for the year 1885 from Adolph LastrapesD
assessor, when said Roll shall be completed.
The Police jury adjourned to meet on the I'd
Monday in October, being the 18th day of that
month, E. DUBUISSON,
Attest: President pro tenn.
p. J. LEFEByRE, Clerk.