The Opelousas courier., 1886-07-17
Proceedings of tIse Police Jury.
OPELoUsAs, La, July S, 1886.

buissOn, Sam Haas, L.. Young and B. +. Clark.
Mr.. Perrodin in the chair.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The COMMITTEES appointed to sell the con-
tracts to build and repair bridges made their
reports on same, which were read and accept
ed, and on motion the amounts were ordered
placed to the credit of the respective contract
ors and the committees discharged, viz:
A. G. D0ssman, building bridge be-
tween Dossman g. Lutz, fifty dollars. , SO 90
Edmond f. Dejean, building bridge
over gully FRANCOIS Jean, one hun
dred and seyenty-five dollars. --.- IT'S 90
Andre z. Vidrine building Doiset
bridge, seventy five dollars --------- IS 90
Francois Hollier, building Kenison
bridge, eightyeight dollars ------.-- SO 90
Simon Bite. Manuel, Jr., building two
bridges in FAnse Bourbeuse, one
hundred dollars rs---..--..--.-.-1 100 90
Donat Courville, building bridge over
Couee Courville, seventy-fve dollars rs 90
Onezime Lafeur, building Poiret bridge
two hundred and fifty dollars .--.-- $50 90
John Davis, repairing bridge over Long
Point Bayou, forty-two dollars. -... AZ 90
Messrs r. S. Wilkins, Phil Jacobs, Charles
Antonio, w. A. Flynn, Leon Wolff, Isaac Ewes
and John Morrogh were appointed commit
tee to ascertain the cost to repair the bridge
over Bayou Courtableau at Washington, and
also the price of keeping free ferry at or
near the same crossing-said ferry to be kept
for public crossing from the hours of a. M.
to Sp. m.
Messrs. Charles Tatman, Charles Dossman,
VIM Foreman, c. I. Griffith, w. w. Oneal, j.
Schwaford, and z. L. Oliver were appointed
committee to ascertain the cost to build the
bridge over Bayou Crocodile, on the road from
Chicot to Eola, and also the cost to keep a
free ferry at the same crossing.
Road 0verseers Appointed.
John Humble, from Washington bridge to
Hudspeth bridge.
Louis johnson, from Science Hill road to Bell
Cheney Springs.
Ed holland, from Noland's upper line to Eu-
reka bridge
j. B. F.. Rougeau, from Bayou des Cannes to
Bayou Nezpique,
Olivier Fruge, from Joseph Bacon's to Bayou
des Cannes.
Tax Collectors Reports,
For Collections during the Months of February, March
and April 1856.
FEBRUARY-Back taxes 1884 4--.-.--.$ 337 ~
Parish taxes 1885, 2SI0 l0
criminal taxes s----.-.- @ 4So 80 40
'' licenses 1886. 6.-------------- 29o eo
1886 s5
Less taxes refunded.-.-.-$ SO
:. commission oIo---. 1913 SO
.s printg. delinq'nt, list 2s2 90
Balance due Parish. 1886 26
MARcH-All collections up to the I'D
March, as per compromise ac-
cepted April 10th last net. -$lo00 w
APRIL-Parish back taxes..---$ go 81
licenses 1886. 6.. 1885 90
Si255 81
Less olo commission. 62 70
erIna no
Messrs. Dubuisson, Young and Perrodin hav-
ing been appointed a committee to examine
the vouchers in the hands of the Parish Treas
urer, reported through their chairman, Mr.
Dubusson, that they examined and counted
the vouchers presented by the Treasurer,
amounting to $I522.04 Fifteen hundred and
twenty-five dollars and four ccntsl, as per his
statement fled that the amount correspond
ed with the items in the Cash Book; when on
motion, it was resolved that the vouchers be
Cancelled, and eaat the Treasurer have credit
ON the books of the parish for said amount I;
and the vouchers were Cancelled accordingly.
Messrs. Clark, Haas and Dubuisson, having
been appointed committee to examine claims
filed against the parish, reported through
their chairman, Mr.. Clark, that they examined
and found correct the following claims:
Gully Saw MILL lumber-lSS5. ---.---$ 81 n
Whitworth s. Co, !" .... 100 0G
i VIM johnson, lumber and hauling. 60 0(
Clipper Mills. ..... SO 0e
Deville & McCann, lumber and hauling 80 0(
John Stewart. hauling. 25 OF
Solomon Gaubert, repairing bridge-'85 IS OF
w. w. Oneal. !" I" - so OF
Russell s. McNicholl, building Sc .--- SO OF
Leodore Skinner, eanceller and mallet Oh
Sam Haas, spikes aud nails--..---.--. l6 II
Alex. Roy, shovel and plow broken on
road <;
Jean P. VALERIE, spade broken on road | 2
John N. Ogden criminal fees. -------- IS o
Opelousas Courier, printing blanks,..- "
G. L Dupre, conveyance book and seal. % .
j Meyers & Co., spikes, stationery, &c. 81 8
Adolphe Lastrapes, reassessing. ----- l58 Y
l.. Il. Littell, surveying road -.--.--... 10 Q
John Mornhinveg, opening safe e---.... 9
Joseph Ausbon, burying pauper- ---.-. II 9
J. l.. Fontenot, jjaror on inquest 9
Antoine Thomas, !
Honore Miller, l
Ben Glaze, |
Eucaliste Deyille, l
John Dick,
j. Meyers & Co., trsfrd b y
The Police Jury adjourned till Tuesday, tn
9th, at 10 a. m: 10000
President pro tenn.
Attest P. j. LEFERvRE, Clerk.