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The Police Jury adjourned until the 1st Mon
day in July. being the 5th day of that mouth
ALBERT GUIDRY.
President.
PJ. LEFEEvEE. Clerk.
OrELous>>. May 81. 1856,
The Police Jury met pursuant I" adjourn
meut. Present:
Messrs, Albert Guidry President A. Perro-
din. ID. p. Saizan. f. Dubui>snli. sam Haas, j."
Young 4. e. Chachcrc aid Z. f. Clark.
Mr.. G. c. Duson hein@ present made Il verbal
report, on behalf OF the committee appointed
on the PAT. of March. 1886, to advertise pliiils
specifications, etc, and call for ds tor rebuild
lng thc Courthouse at Opelonsas. He inform
ed the Jury that the conniittet had executed
its commission by causing proper advertise
! mlcnt to he inserted i'll til" Opeousas papers
and III the Times Democrat and PicaF'lIc Of
New Orleans. calling for bids. plans and sreci
tications, etc, and that several bidders were
present.
The Clerk of the Jury also handed in two
bids received by him through the mail
Before proccedin"to to the consideration q he
bids Henry l.. Garland, Esq, on behalf of the
town of Opelousus. appeared before the Jury
aud after informing 1t that tile town OF Opel0u-
had levied Il special tax OF . per cent upon
following document III possession OF the Jury
viz.
OrELoUsAS. La. May lst. 1886.
The town of Opelons;tS liavin" levied upon
tee property taxpayers OF the town a special
tax of (2a) two aud one half per cent to aid i'll
rebuilding the Court House, Which tax is eN-
pectcd to realize the sum OF $4,000 Eight Ihous-
and Dollars. the undersigned bind and ohsatc
themselves that said sum of Eight Thousand
Dollars shall be realized for said purpose. and
shall be OH hand in cash. snbi 'ct to The order
T.,fta T7trt ff,ps In.
completion of the Court House:
II. l.. Garland, Joseph Lissalle,
j. Meyers d Co., L. ID. Estilette,
Vincent B0agII, ID. Roos.
G.. MOrnhinycg Sr., q. Dietltin.
Remi MOrnhinVeg, &. G.. Duson.
Theodore Ghaclele, Leonce sandoz,
IOsep Bloch. e.. ". Dukoy,
James o. Chachere Geo. ". Hudspeth,
John n. Ogden. jos. NJ Moore
J. Perrudin.
The Jury then procseped toconsidcr the bids,
Monday and Tuesday the 81 and It'll of May.
were consumed in carefully considering the
bids, plans and specifications.
The several bidders being repeatedly called
before the Jury. eaeI out of the presence of the
the others and the.Iury being in executive ses-
sloIl.
After considering the bids until Tuesday at )
! D. mi.. upon motion nf Louis Young, the plans
and specifications OF Wolters Il Harrod, of New
Orleans, We're unanimously accepted and adopt
ed hy the Jury. Whercupon, Il. r. Clark NOV
Rouge, to r.I,nild the Courthouse for the sum
of $40. s5i,-SS.tH completion of the building,
and the balance payable in two equal annual
| lnstaments, without interest. from January
| Is, 1Ss7--hc accepted their bid being the low
est offered. Mr.. Clark's resolution was second
ed by Mr.. T. &. Chaehere and was adopted
| Mr.. I.onis Young not votin. and Mr.. Augliste
| perrodin voting no.
| 1t was further resolved that in order to de
| fray the expense OF rebuilding the Courthouse
! there il appropriated out Ui the internal i'm
| pruvcment fund and ont ui an! other fund i'll
I the treasury not otherwise appropriated. the
sum of SI2.a50 of which 81, ,425 Is to be paid ont
Of the budget Of 1887. and a like silm oli OF the
budget OF 1ssS--tlie cash payment to he made
| Ivy the fund to he raised by the town of opel
ulIs;s which is to he placed ut the disposal ot
| the Police Jury when needed.
/ 1t was further resolved that Hon. A. Gridry,
President Of the Jury, be authorized and IN
strllrted to enter into a contract with Hannoll
& EOss, in behalf of this body. according to fc
| pans and specifications adopted for the re-
building of the Courthouse, subject to The mod
| ificatiOms of the original plan stipulated and
| and agreed to by the Jury and said Hannon
IL Noss.
| IT was further resolved that the committee
appOinted by this body an the oath OF March
/ 1856. 10 adyertlse'for plans and specifications,
be now appointed u hiilding committee, to s'i-
peryise the erection Of the Courthouse accord
! ing to contract. Hon. Geo. W. Hndspetli hav-
ing expressed the desire to be reliyed. Mr.. Jos.
Bloch was substituted IN his place, and MI. A
| Giuidry having also desired 70 be relieved, Mr..
/ Auguste PerrOdin was substituted In his place
| On said committee Said committee is new
composed as fellows, viz. +: c. c. Duson. james
@. Chachere Joseph Bloch, Auguste Perrotlin
Hon. e. 8. Fontenot, Joseph Frozard, L. Y.
rhachere, f. Dubuisson and Frank Wharton.
The Police jury adjourned until Wednes
day the 5tiI, at $50 a. III.
e''' ALBERT GEIDEY,
Attest: President