St. Landry democrat., 1886-03-13
Proceedings of the Police Jury

OrELoUsAs, Feb. 18th, 1856.
The Police Jury met pursuant t" adjourn
mcnt Present:
din u. =. Saizan. i. DuhusS0n, sam Haas L..
Iuun" r. {. Clachere a.id i. f. Clark.
The reading 0f the minutes of the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
\ petition from numerous residents OF Pll-
sue,ninc Blulee was read, asking the REPEAL of
the "hos law" passed last December.
Or motion it WAS resolved. That the rtsoln-
ton passed Dn the 14th OF December last, pro
hbitins hogs from running al large III the Pll-
auenine Brniec district, be. :nd the same is
hereby repealed, TO take effect on the l>t OF
December 1856
The petition OF Dore-tant Fonteilot asking
that he be allowed to cinnge the road so :ts In
pass or hi east line, was granted.
ON motion it was resol> ed, That the hog law
passed iii November last, prohibiting hogs from
running at large in Prairicdfs-FtmiInes anu
reDeatd i'll December he, and the >Hlie Is
hereby rt-enactrd.
Thirrry WAS read, ISkin. that the road b:
changed so a> to pass between their lands. ana
those of Laurent r. Dnprc "nsf Joseph Frilnt-
rran1ea--and Messis. Gus. II. fOItenot, SieD-
Dln audi..puni aud 1hoS. j.. Fontenot, were ar-
POINTED IL committee 10 ,uprr.ntcnd the change
and iii accor.ianch With section 8. road "l'ii
nance.
The committee appointed to Sell the contract
tn bujd the bridge over Bayou Crocodile on I hr
Dysluus:ls and Alexandria road, reported tii;Lt
the contract was sold 10 Mr.. W. " O'Neal Tor
The sum of $3.50 1.-TWO hundred and nifty dollars}
and that the work had been accepted by them
when on motion he report was acccp1cas ana
thu, committee. Discharged
The committee appointed tu sell the contract
TO r,.,fr HE bridge. over Bayou Castor report
cd that the contract was sold /" Oznan 1.cdGnN
for the sum OF 500 Zone hundred do!larsl, amt
thai the work was accepted by them; when on
motion the report was accepted ana tht toii'-
uittet diStliafgeds
The committee appointed to sci! the contract
10 r,,,air rne bridge over Bayou tourtabieai ;S
/ Washington, reported thai tht contract was
sold Ii, H. Z,rott for the sum of SAG tWn nun
,l,ca and fortr-riIc dolars}, and that the work
WAS accepted by Them ; wien on motion me
r,nort was accepted and tile committee dis
charged.
The committee appointed to estimate Inc l'cli
1nss bridge Hayu,; Maliet. reported that they
eyaminrtl 81 i'll bridge, ;.,i estinlate't same 1T
$3.50 ON motion it was resolved ihat lhc siihi
of $500, tthrc" hundred d"llars), pc, ana tiic
sam. is hereby appropriated 10 purchase s:,ifl
,,ri,ls,r from Mr. Ben tiaSs who being present.
accepts the purchase price and obll%ateS lill'i-
SELF to keen said bridge i'll good repairs fdf the
term of five t5l years from date.
The committee appointed to lay out i rna'
from R:isnr 10 Pont-:tux-i 0ttps reported tii;lt
they laid ont the road as follows
Rcginning at the limits di the foWii OF KAY ie
AT the north side of the railroad track, follow
inr the nnw existing railroad, to the old alitn
/ dnn.d GRADE. thence the old railroad grade
IN the division lines sections u ana Is i.9 . H.
| ! n thence following the Old grade on til,
south siac in ID most direct manner to the
bridre. fthe bridge tn be- located 100 yards soutt
nf tllt. old railroad sr5.lel, thence III take tht
said grade to the intersection o. the Ant B1;tnt
nnnccssion thence following said concession
| line to the meridian line, thence uorth on tht
1uerjttian line to the division OF sections II ant
/ "a, 7. 8, S. Z. ", thence west on sud seeuoI