The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-02-20
Proc eedangs Of the Police Jury.
MONDAY, February Is. 1886.

MONDAY, February Is. 1886.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present:
Messrs. Albert Guidry. President; A. Per.
rodiu, D. P Saizan, K. Dubuisson, Sam
Haas, L. Young, 4, G. Chachers aud B. e.
Clark.
The reading of the minutes of tho last meet
ing was dispensed with.
< ne.ition from numerous residents OF
Plaauemine Brui6e was read. asking the re-
peal of tho "hog law" passed December lass.
On motion it was resolved, That the reso'
luton passed on the l4th of December last,
prohibiting hogs from running at large III the
is hereby repealed, to take effect on the lst OF
December, 1886.
The petition of Durestant Fontenot asking
that he be allowed to change the road 90 ae
to pass on his lust line, was granted.
On motion 10 was resolved, That the hog
law PASSED ip November last, prohibiting
hogs from running at large in Prairie-d des'
Femmes, aud repealed in December, be, and
the same is hereby re-enacted:
Tie petition of Sosthene Guillory aud Irene
Thierry was read, asking that the road De
changed SO as to pass between their lands,
Frilot--granted--and Messrs. Gus. b. Eonte-
not, Cleopha Andrepont and Thcs. b. Fonte-
not were appointed com lnittee to euperin-
tend the change and il aeeordance with Sec
tion 9, road ordinance,
The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract to build the bridge over Bayou Croco-
dile OH the Opelousas and Alexandria road,
reported that the contract was sold to Mr.. w.
w. O'Neal for the SUM of $3.50, TIVE hundred
and Fifty Dollars. and that the work had
been accepted By them; when OH motion the
report was accepted ami the comm'ttee dis-
charged.
j, The committee appointed to sell the con
tract to repair the bridge over Bayou Castor
reported that the contract was sold TO
Ozuain Ledoux for the sum Of $leo, One
Hundred Dollars, and that the work was &C.
cepted by them; when on motion tine repors
was accepted and the committee discharged
The committee appointed to sell the con
tract to repair the bridge over Bayou Courta'
bleau ut Washington, reported that the con.
tract was sold TO r. Zernott for the sum o'
$249, Two Hundred aud Forty-nine Dollars
and that the work Was accepted by them
when on motion the report was accepted ane
the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to estimate ths
Ben Goss bridge over Bayou Maiiet. reported
that they examined said bridge, and estlnat
ed same u, $3.50. On motion it was resolved
That the sum Of $500, Three Hundred Dol
10 purchase said bridge from Mr. Ben aoas
who being present, accepts the purchase
price, aud obligates himself to keep sait
bridge in good repairs for the term OF fv'
(5I years from date.
Tho committee appointed to lay out roae
from Rayne to Pointe.aux.Leups, feportef
that they laid out the road as fOllows:
Beginning ut the limits OF tue town O.
Rayne at the north side Of the railroad track
following the now existing railroad, to th,
old abandoned grade, thence On the old rail
road grade to the division lines OF sections y
aud 2S, r. 9, 8. K. e., thence following th
old grade on the south side, in a meet direc
manner to the bridge, 1.-THE bridge to be
located about 100 wards south of the old rail
road gradel thence to take the sald grade t
the intersection OF the Ant. Blanc concession
thence following said concession line to tn
meridian line, thence north on the meridia
line to the division of sections Is and q, L.
S. r. W., thence west ON said section line T.
the intersection of the road from Bayou Jona
to the bridge on Pointe-aux.L .Loups Bayou.
The committee appointed to sell the cot
tract 10 build John L. Reeds bridge owe
Was sold to A. B. Goodrich for the sum q
$3.50, Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars. an
that the work was accepted by them whe
on motion the report was accepted. and th
committee discharged.
ROAD oyERsEERs.
Cal. A. Frasee, from Calabau bridge to fet
Smiths south line;
John e. Wilson, from Tom Smiths south lin
60 C. nj. DAILY;
Wm. Obier, from Grand Ceteau road to sout
line Of j. P. Smith;
Caliste Sicily, from Frozard bridge TO corpe
ration line;
Sam Huckaby. from Burleigh'a bridge
HudspethIs bridge;
Ernest B. Fontenot, from Debaillon bridge t
east end Damon Deville lane;
knsile Vidrine, from Vile Rlate ausl Washing
ton road to Rlaisanes road
John Fontenot, from Paul Stages store I
Wilson's bridge;
Sidney Louaillier. from Joubert's bridge
Catholic Church
Aryille Dupre, from Vile Plate and OpeloHss
ruad to Bayou Petit Joe;
John Higgins. from higgins south line
Opeiousss and Bellevue read
Tb6ogane Richard, from BoudReaB's bridge
John Higgins south line.
9Th WARD.
VIM. Proctor, from Rayne TO j. Miers;
Fremont Istre, from j. Miers 90 Mouto
A. j. Vincent, fgam Moato', rOint TO Merme'
j, ii. Lumpkins, from corner of Pelton's pa
ture to Hayes bridge;
e. W. Lyons, from Hayes bridge TO Lot
Point bridge;
Allen Langhlin, from Loug Point bridge
Comptonas place;
Vim. Reed, from Compton's place to dsnts
ferry; ,.,,
Jules Clement, from Gautt's ferry to Miller
ferry;
John Gay, Jr., from aautts ferry to Ben a
Jesse I4anghiln, from Long Point bridge
Tilford MoCleIlsnd. from Webb's bridge