St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-02
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
opELousAs. Arril 1sth, 1885.

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Messrs. Albert Guidry, president, A. Perrodin,
s. W. W. Taylor, f. DubuIsson, s. Haas, Louis
Young, 7. c. Chachere, D. B. Saizan and B. Z.
Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
A petition from the residents of Vile Plate
was read, asking that Oneal Tate be author
lied to change that part of the Bayou BOeuf
and Vile Plate road which runs across his
| land, SO as to run between his land and the
lands of Mrs. Pierre Vidrine and those of Philip
Lafleur. Granted the change to be made ac-
cOrding to sec. g. Road Ordinance.
petition from the residents of Mermentau
| was read asking that the road 0verseer on the
road from MOutOn's Point to the Mermentau
depot be instructed to remove Immediately, or
| cause to be removed, all Obstructions on said
road when ON motion it was resolved that the
road OVerseer on the public road from Mou-
| toms Point to Mermentau depot be and is mere
| by instructed to have all distinctions on said
road removed Immediately as the law directs.
A petition from Jesse Young was read, ask
| ing that he be authorized to change the public
| road which runs across hi S place, so as to run
around his land. Granted, the change to be
made in accordapce with sec. 8 OF Road Ordl-
nance.
Messrs. Mark T.azaro, Christoval Tate and
Arcectus FOntenOt were appointed a commit
tee to ascertain Che cost to build bridge over
| the gully knOW1SaS j. L. FOntenot gully-and
| report
| Messrs. J. J, Landreneau, Euchariete FOnte-
| not and Jos. E. Butler were appointed COM
mittee to ascertain the cost OF building bridge
over Bayou des Cannes, on road from vile
Plate to Nez-Piqu6, and to select site for
building said bridge, at or near Mr.. ManuePs
! place, and report,
Messrs. Sebastien Chomont, Cyprien Fruge
and HOmere DuFiO were appointed commit
tee to ascertain cost of building bridge over
/ Bayou NeZ-P1Que on road from Mamm0uTh TO
| Prairie SOileau, at Ernest Fruge, and report.
| Messrs. Melon DOucet, Theod. FIesch, Achille
| Doucet. NJ. Pousson, DR.. F. NJ. Condor, Pierre
| Hebert and VIM. Reed were appointed COM
mittee to lay out, according to law, road
from bridge on Long Point to Christophe
/ Gantt's Ferry on Bayou des Cannes.
/ The committee appointed to cut a canal to
drain the pond in TayIor's lane, reported that
| the work had been completed to their salts
! fac tion by Mr.. D. Durio for the sum of $126.8O,
and recommended that the balance of the ap-
preparation of $15000 say $2320 be allowed
said Durio to repair other parts of said lane.
/ Mr.. Perrodin moves that the report be ac-
cepted. Mr.. Young moves to amend the mo-
| ton of Mr.. PerrOdin, to accept the report Gniy
! for the amount expended, say $126. so; carried,
| All voting for. except Mr.. Perrodin, Accord
/ ingly the amount OF Sl26.60 was ordered placed
to the credit OF Mr. u. Ouflo, anu the commit
tee discharged,
vase at Garrigue's bridge, reported that the
sum of S125.00 and the work was accepted,
when, on motion, the sum of $1,000 was or
dered placed to the credit of U. Z. Blackshear,
and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the contract
to build the bridge at P0inte Don Manuel re-
ported that the contract was sold to Rene II.
|
work was accepted by them; when on motion
the report was accepted, said amount of Sl2500
placed to the credit of Rene l.. Dossman, and
the committee discharged.
j The committee appointed to sell the contract
to build the bridge on Bayou COurtablcau at
TaylOC Ferry, reported that SAID contract
could not be sold for the amount appropriated,
| viz $4,000, and asked for an additional appro-
priatiOn of $3.50; when on motion. it was re,
solved that the additional sum of $3.50 asked
for be and is hereby appropriated, payable out
of funds of 1887 for internal improvements.
The committee appointed TO sell the contract
to repair Webb's bridge reported that they
sold the contract to w. w. Clayton and IhoinaS
| Iaughin for the sum of 500 so, and that tle
work was accepted by them; when, on motion
the repCrt was accepted, the sum OF $66.5t
placed to the credit of Clayton and Laughlin
. | and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to dig canal Il
drain the Washington and Opelousas road a
the old HOllier place reported that the W0rt
was done ard accepted by them. at a cost o
5000 more and above the sums appropriated b.
the parish and private contributions, and asl
for an additional appropriation Of $500.
On motion it was resoiyed tht9U tne report IL ., n
!. accepted, and that an additional appropriation
r of 5000 be and is hereby made and payable on
: of funds OF 1886 all voting for-Mr. Yount
absent.
!, To tbe Honorable the Police Jury Of the Paris
! Of ST. Landry, ia:
conference.-the undersignedyOur committe
: appointed by your Honorable body at its spe
I ciaI meeting held on the second (2d) Of tn
, nresent month (darcl) of this year 1885, TO
il fine purpose of ascertaining ''Where publ
0 troad can be laid out, leading from De Batllon'
. bridge to Nicholas Gully, and also the dam
!, ages if any and report accordingly" beg leav
" That, on the thirteenth day of March A. d.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-tive
| fhey met at De Balloons bridge, the easter
terminus OF the road necessary to be laid ouI
as Der the resolution of your Honorable bod.
amounting said committee Ia committee 0
| Of
inu fine oath prescribed by section three 81 O
| tLe road ordinance of this said parish, in Sucl
cases made and provided, and after nOtifyin!
| Mrs Aimee DE Baillion through DR.. Louis D
| R9iIIon her agent, and consultation with MI
r ATmile Lafeur, who had come to represent til
: Interests of his brother, Ulysse Lafieur. WI WI
| could not apneaF personally, on account of III
ness said Mrs. Aimee De BaIllon and UIYsS
u Taflenr, being the only propIletors Oh lands Il
e the neighbOrhoOd, where sald road was 70 D
q laid ont or location thereof ascertalned an
= | having secured the services of George .. Elms
e ESQ al old and experienced surveyor, ire
J, carefully examined the grounds and conclude
I. In recommend that the road be recognized an
d accented by your honorable body, as per pia
II Of survey hereto annexed, to-Wit: Starting
fevr feet south Of the Western end of De Bal
"a .Inn,s bridge. where they put q stake, to prt
y eppd north II west Is chains and seyenby-fly
Y links to q post on top OF a hill, seventeen Zee
IL south of ditch dug by Ulysse Latieur Iha
e norton of the road would thus be entirely
/ HE land of Mrs. DeBaillon (Aimee) theme
north G3 degrees and 38 minutes west. on
hundred aud four chains and eighty links
The latter portion of the road wonld thus
twenty feet 29 feet vide seventeen tee, fec fec
n twelve feet on Mrs Aimee De Baill"1's land.
This would leave a strip betN Ncs'n the o.
publis road at one end, and til
line claimed by Mrs Aimee DeBaillon, at At tn tn
r IF one chain and fifty-eight links. Said dite
dug by the said Uiysse Latleur would be IL
north side of said road.
p The said strip of land of one chain and fft,
d ef9ht links wide by one hundred and fou
b, chains and eighty links long, upon portion
Y which was the old road, is claimed by bot
re Mrs. Aimee D6BallOIl antI Olh s56 A4cIlCu