The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1885-04-25

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A petition from the residents of Mermentau
was read asking that the road overseer on
+ he road from Mouton's Point to the Mermen-
tau depot be instructed to remove Imme-
diately, or cause to be removed, all obstruc-
lions on said road, when OIL motion it was re-
solved that the road overseer on the pubic
road from Muutons Point to Mermentau de-
not he and is hereby instructed to have all
on said road removed imme-
liaieIy as the law directs.
uetition from Jesse Young was read, ask
ing that he he authorized to change the pub
lie road which runs across his place, so as to
RIM aruuud his land. Granted, the change to
he made in accordance with section OF Road
Ordinance.
Messrs. Mark Lazaro, Christovai Tate and
Are6cius Foutenot were appointed II commit
tee to ascertain the cost TO Dund pfldge
over the gully known as }. Il. fonfeh"t gully
and report.
tenot aud Joseph E. Buller were appointed
committee to ascertain the cost of building
bridge over Bayou des Cannes, on road from
Vile Plate to Nez- -Pique, and to select site
for building said bridge, at or year mr. Ma
uuels place, and report.
Messrs. Sehastien Chomont, Cyprien Fruge
and Homere Durio were appointed Il commit
tee to ascertain cost of building bridge over
BAYOU Nez. Pique on road from Mamouth TO
Prairie Soileau, at Ernest Fruge, and report.
Messrs. Melon Doucet, Theod. Flesh, Achllle
Doucet. MI, Pousson, DrsF nj. Condor, Plerre
H6bert and VIM. Reed were appointed a com,
n,ittne to Law out according to law, road
from bridge on Long Point to Chrlstophe
Gautt's Ferry on Bayou des Cannes.
The committee appointed to cut canal TO
drain the pond in Taylor's lane, reported that
the work had been completed to their satls-
faction by Mr.. ID. Durio for the sum OF izooo'
and recommended that the balance OF the ap,
preparation of $4,000, say S23.2o, De allowed
said Durio to repair other parts OF SAID lane.
Mr.. Perrodin moves that the report be ac-
eepted Mr. Young moves to amend the mo-
tion of Mr. Perrodin, to accept the report ohiy
for the amountlexpended, say Sl26.o0; carried
All voting for, except Mr.. Perrodln Accord,
ipgly the amount of $l2680 was ordered placed
to the credit OF Mr. u. Dufio' ana the com
mittee discharged.
The committee appointed to repair the ere
vase at Garrigue bridge, reported that the
contract was sold to U. T. Blackshear for the
sum of $l2500, and the work was accepted
wheu on motion, the sum of Sl23. w was or
| dered placed TO the credit OF u. l. Biackshear
| and the committee discharged.
| The committee appointed to sell tue con
/ tract to build the bridge at PointeDon Manue
reported that the contract was sold to Rene l.
| Dossman for the sum OF $l25.0o, aud that tht
work was accepted by them; when, OH motor
| the report was accepted, said amount OF $l2'
! placed to the cfeulJ Oh heHe Il. bosS'h"n' shlS
! the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con
! tract to build the bridgeon Bayou Courtableal
| at Taylor Ferry, reported that said contrac
could not be sold for the amount appropriated
viz: $4,000, and asked for an additional appro
priation of $50; when on motion, it was resol
we'd that the additional sum of $650-asked TO
be aud is hereby appropriated, payable out o
| funds of 1887 for internaFo1h 4arovements
The committee appointed TO sell the con
tract to repair Webb's bridge reported tina
they sold the contract to w w. Clayton an
Thomas Laughlin for the SUM OF $ooao an
that the work was accepted by them; wshef
ian motion, the report WAS accepted, the SUI
nj S66. SO placed to the credit of Clayton an
Laughlin, and the committee discharged.
/ The committee appointed to dig Il canal |
drain the Washington and Opelousas road a
the old Hoiiier place reported that the wor
was done and accepted by them at a cost
$500 more and above the sums appropriate
by the parish and private contributions, an
ask for an additional appropriation OF $S'o0
On motion it was resolved that the repoi
be accepted, and that an additional approprli
tion of $500 be and is hereby made and pa.
able ont of funds of 1886; all voting for-M
Young absent.
I To The Honorable The Police jury Of u
Parish OF st. Landry, La.
Gentiemen-The undersigned your comm
tee appointed by your Honorable body at II
special meeting held on the second t2dI I
the present month (March1, Of this year lso
for the purpose of ascertaining where pu
lie road can be laid out, leading from De Bal
Ions bridge to Nicholas Gully, ana also ti
. damages ii any and report accordingly, be
leave to report:
That on the thirteenth day OF March A.
Que thousand eight hundred and eighty-hy
they met at De BailIon's bridge, the easter
terminus of the road necessary to be lad on
as per the resolution of your Honorable boo
appointing said committee Ia committee OF So
en- freeholders of this Parishl and after takiI
the oath prescribed By Section three ~ of Il
Road Ordinance of this said parish, III SUI
cases made and provided, and after notltyll
Mrs. Aimee De Baillon through DR.. Louis
Baillon, her agent, and consultation vi
Mr.. Armile Laheur, who had come to repI
, sent the interests OF his brother, Ulys
Latleur, who could not appear personlly I
account of illness, said Mrs. Aimee De Baill
and Uiysse Lafeur, being the only proprl
tors of lands in the neighborhood, where sa
road was to be laid out, OF location there
t ascertained, and having secured the servic
: of George O. Elms Esq, an old and experie
: Leed surveyor, they carefully examined :
grounds and Concluded to recommend that &
i road be recognized and accepted by 20
honorable body, as per plat of survey mere
annexed to wit: Starting few feet south
the western end of De Balloons bridge, whe
they put stake, to proceed north Ii We
is chains and seyenty-fve links to post
top of the hill, seventeen feet south OF { ait :
dug by Ulysse Lafleur. That portion OF t
road would thus be entirely on the land
Mrs. DeBaillon (Ailnee}; thence north
i degrees aud 38 minutes west, one hundred a
four chains and eighty links.
The latter portion of the road would th
be twenty-nine 1891 feet wide: seventeen Il
of which are claimed by Ulysse Lafienr,
Mrc Rai
This would leave a strip between the
public road at one end, and the line claim
by Mrs Aimee Debaillon, at the other end,
the ditch dug by Ulysse Laheur, of one ch;
and fifty-eight links. Said ditch dug by
said Ulysse Lafeur would lie the north side
said road.
The said strip of land of one chain and fif
eight links wide by one hundred and fe
chains and eighty links long, upon port
Of which was the old road, is claimed by be
- Mrs. Aimee DeBaillon and Ulysse Latte
II through their aforesaid agents, also the sey
teen feet Of the public road thus laid, tor
posedi lying south OF said ditch dug by oiy
Lafeur.
We understand that the aforesaid claim
said strip of land is, Or will soon be in lit.
ton Owing to the aforementioned dlfht
ties together with the fact that tue public
4 actually without any road in that locality,
If old road being partially within the enciosu
o of the said Uiysse Laheur, and recogniz
the Immediate want Of a road where consi
ir rable travelling has to take place daily,
sr propose the location of q road as above
planned. .,.
Now in consideration of the possibility
Mrs. Aimee DeBaillon to prove her title
" the strip of land aforesaid, we have deer
II our dtlty to assess the damages that wo
be sustained by her in that event. Asby
nj action she would have about twenty-five
pents of land (including the present pro-
O. ed roadl between her line, established by
s. laying out of the road as aforesaid, and
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