The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-12-19


that the hogs he prohibited fIom running at
large in the following district, viz: Com
mencin2 ON the west side nf the east fork Of
Plaqueiuins Brulee Bayou tknowu rs Bayou
Wykuffl, on the north line OF John e. Pelton 9
ranch fknown as Linden Farinj, and from the
northwest corner at Mr.. Pelton's North line,
due west to the west fork Of Pluquemiue
Brulee Bayou, thence south following down
each bayon TO the Plaquemine Brulee Bayou,
taking in the Whole territory lying between
the east nnd west Plaquemiues, from the
surfing point, AS above mentioned, to the
mouth Of said bayous When on motion the
petition was gTnutea. to take effect on the
ist Of January, 1886.
On motion it was resolved. That i'll all the
sections of the parish where the hog law is
now In force, that fence composed of three
~ barbed wires stretched ii htly on strong
posts eight t8) feet apart, aud (2) two feet in
the ground, aud ii plank mot less than +
inches wtle); the first wire stretched NSl
eighteen inches from the ground the second
wire tS) eight inehes from the first, the third
wire t22l twenty-five inches from the second,
with the plank between the second and third
wires shall he deemeil and recognized as
lawful feuce.
The road overseer from Opelousas to Wash
iugtop, T. Jay Lacy, presented his report
which was read aud ordered filed.
The committee appointed to sell the con.
tract to build the bridge on Bayou Tauro aud
to l.. Suddeth for the sum of One Hundred
Dollars, that the work was doue iu sub
stantial and wOrkmanike manner, and ac
cepted by them. When on motion the re-
port was accepted, tue committee discharged
anu the sum of 500 ordered. placed to the
credit of L. Sudd eth.
The committee appointed to sell tue con.
tract TO build the bridge on the road from
OpelOusas to Plaquemiue road near Stokes
and Richards, reported that the contract was
sold to A. Richard for the sum of Que Hun
dred aud Fifty Dollars. and that the bridge
report was accepted, tue committee discharg.
ed, and the sum of 90 ordered placed to
the credit of A Richard.
The committee appointed to lay out a road
III Coulee Croche, reported that the road was
laid out according to law, as follows: Begin.
ming at BENZ Andres northeast coruer, fol-
lowing said line of Benz, Audres, runuing
south TO the southeast corner of Sec. II + 8
S Il (, following said line running south
until it iutersects the Opelousas rood near s.
johnson, Jr. On motion the report was ac-
cepted, the road declared public road, aud
the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to lay out Ii road
from the Bellevue road to the Opelousas aud
Church Point road. reported that they have
laid out the road according To law, as fol.
lows: Commencing at the 0pelousas aud
Grand Coteau road at the Office Of DR.. !, e.
Shute, running west between Shute aud Dim
mick on one side, Boutte aud Sarcisse
Richard on the other, to the east line of John
NJ. Ware, thence south to southeast curuer OF
j. NJ. Ware aud between Ware aud n. Richard,
thence west to the Opelousas and Church
Point road running between Ware aud j. C.
4sSsills, Ware aud Joseph Thibodeau. Ware
aud Edmond Thibodeaa, Ware and public or
railroad lands, Ware and Irestre Thibodeau,
Joseph Bourque aud Sulith, Joseph Bourque
and Higginbotham, Emile Lavergne and rail
road lands to where it interseets the Opelou-
sas aud Church Point road. On motion the
report was accepted, the road declared
public road and the committee discharged
Garland Peck was appointed road overseer
ou the east half of above new ROAD, aud John
NJ. Ware on the west half.
Messrs. Adelin Durio, Charles Clay and l..
NJ. Roger, were appointed committee to
confer with u like committee from the parish
of ST. Martin, to ascertain the cost of building
the bridge at Arnaudyille.
Messrs. O. Ledoux, John w, Young, B. G.
Mirritt, Eych Clements, j. NJ. Young w. T.
Brooks and s. b. Young, were appointed a
Committee to lay ont road according to sec.
tion 9, road ordinance, from $. b. Young to
Prudhomme City.
Messrs Theogene Daigle. Pierre Woods and
DIR. W. w. Leslie, were appointed commit
tee to ascertain the cost to bnid bridge
over Couiee Wykotf.
On motion the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars 800 is hereby appropriated to assist the
Steam Fire Co., No. |, of0pelousas. aud the
Clerk is authorized to issue warrant for said
amount against the corporation criminal
funds.
Resolved, That the following is the esti.
mate exhibiting the various items OF expendi.
lures necessary for the services of tue year
1886, and that the said estimate be published
for 1907 thirty days before the amount of the
tax be fixed aud determine as the Law re-
quires.