The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-23
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

OPELoUsAs, La, Oct. 18th, 1886.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Messrs. A.. Guidry, A. Per
robin, e. Dubuisson, d. P. saizan, s. Haas
and B.. E. Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The committee appointed to lay out a road
tome Arnaud's upper line to the end of the 40
arpents, reported that they laid out said road
thus starting on the dividing line of Antoine
Armand and Napoleon Pekins to jerome Ro-
bins, thence on the dividing line of Jerome
Robin and Antoine Armand to across Marais
des Saules, and from jerome Robins lower line
and east of Marais des Saules on Honore Mil
Ter and Luna Hebert's lands to dividing line
OF Luna HILBERT and Mrs. Valery Olivier, and
from Marais des Saules ON same dividing line
to the end of the 40 arpents, or st. Cyr's west
ern line. On motion, the report was accept
ed, the road declared a public road and the
committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract to keep q free ferry at Washington re-
ported that they sold the contract to John
Courville for the sum of $685. ttwenty-eight
25Il00 dollars) per month. On motion, the
renort was accepted and the committee dis
charged.
The committee appointed to lay a road from
Mrs. MePhersOn's to the Grand Coteau Rail
road depot reported that they laid off said
road. On motion, the report was accepted,
the road declared public and the committee
discharged.
A report of David Meche, constable, on hogs
taken up and sold by him was read and order
ed filed.
The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract to build one bridge on bayou Pointe-
aux-Loups and one on the coulee near VIM.
Reeds reported that they sold the contract to
\ Matthew Pousson for the sum of $4,000 lone
hundred and fifty dollars), that the work was
lone according to specifications and accepted
by them; when, on motion. the report was
accepted, the amount ordered placed to the
credit of said Matthew Pousson on the books
of the parish and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con,
tract to build O bridge over bayou Plaque
mine Brnlee reported that they sold the con.
tract to Bernice NJ. Lambert for the sum of
$500 90 mime hundred dollarsl, that the work
was done according to specifications and &C
cepted by them when, on motion, the report
was accepted and the amount placed to the
credit of said Bernice NJ. Lambert on the
books of the parish-$400 payable out of the
funds of 1886 and $500 out Of the funds of
ISS7-and the committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract TO build the bridge over bayou des Can
mes, on the Hickory Flat road, reported that
they sold the contract to Charles Dossman
for the sum of $4,000 tone hundred and fifty
dollars1, that the work was done in a work.
manlike manner and accepted by them; when,
on motion, the report was accepted, the
amount ordered placed to the credit of said
Charles BOSNIAN ON the books of the parish
and the committee discharged.
TAX COLLECTORS STATEMENT
for taxes and licenses collected during the
months of July and August, 1886:
July-Parish Back $106 GO
q q Criminal Tax-..... 26 90
!" Licenses, 1886..------ 40 90
$172 50
Less Taxes refunded -.......- 2 80
" Collectors commission. - 8 SO Ii &c
Net for July-...-.----.---$l6l So
Aupust-Parish Back axes...-....$2 500 "a
Less Collectors commission l 50
Net for Augnst.-...$25 81