The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-04-17
Proceedings of the Police Jury

OPELoUsAs, La, April 18th. 1886.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present
Messrs. Albert Guidry, President; Auguste
Perrodin. E. DubuissoD, ). Haas, Louis
Young, T. c. Chacher6 aud ID. F. Saizan and
b. E. Clark.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
REPORTS:
The committee appointed to superintend
the change made n the public road by Andre
Andrep6nt, reported that the change was
made aud the same accepted by them. On
motion the report was accepted aud the COM
mittee discharged. Mr.. Andrepont being
present, declares that besides the twenty hve
feet 1851 allowed by him for the road, be
allowed six feet t6) more for one arpent for
that part of the road which passes in the
fat.
The committee appointed to sell the con
tract to build the bridge over Bayou Maliet
reported that the contract was soio 10 N:
1915, Two Hundred and Seyentyfiy Dollars
and the work accepted by them, when on
motion the report was accepted, the commit
tee discharged and the sum OF $275OO Or
dered placed to the credit of said Carmouche
and Viller6.
| The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract to build the bridge over the Sicily Gre
| vase on Bayou T6che, reported that the con-
tract was sold to j. N. Robin for the sum OF
! $9975, Ninety nine 75Il00 Dollars, and that
the work was accepted by them, when on
motion the report was accepted. the commit
tee discharged, and the amount of $3.50 Or
! dered placed to the credit of SAID J: N: Robin.
/ The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract to build the Dejean bridge, reported
that they sold the contract to Edmond Dejean
for the sum of $500, Eighty-fve Dollars and
| that the work was accepted by them, when
on motion the report was accepted, the COM a.
mittee discharged, and the amount OF Sso.o0
ordered placed to the credit of said Edmond
Dejean. ooo ,,.e.-
Dollars was appropriated in addition to the
500 appropriated in February last, to build
! the bridge over Bayou des Cannes on the
Vile Plate and Hickory road.
On motion the sum of $40, Forty Dollars
was appropriated to build bridge on the east
! side OF Bayou Beuf from Washington to the
On motion the sum of $4,000, Forty Dollars
was appropriated to build bridge on road
from Plaquemine Brulee to j. G. Lyons cor
ner.
On motion, Messrs. W. F; Stake, Henry
Clark. Stephen Clark, Tom Robertson. Joseph
Anding, Will Clayton and Norah Hohpauer
were appointed committee to lay out road
from WeDb's bridge to Ciayton's bridge ac'
cording to Sec 9, road ordinance, and report
on same.
& !.
Chachere, Joseph L. Bourque, Louis Thibo'
deau. Leandre l.. Layergne, and Dr
i I. E. Shute, were appointed q committee to
lay out a road from the Bellevue road at oI
near J.. P Smith via Wilson, Chachere
Richard aud others to intersect the puoile
J road at or near Childs Bros, according tf
Sec 9, road ordinance, and report on same.
On motion, w. A. Robertson was authorized
TO purchase one dozen spades to be used or
the public road ON which he is overseer.
On motion, resolved. That OXIDE Guidry
road oyerseer of the public road leading from
Carencro to Chretien's Point, be authorized
in pursuance of Art. Ill of the road ordinance
to remove from said public road, any obstfuc
ton In said road such as fences, &c, piacee
on said road by Onezime Bablneau, anu ina
, the parish surveyor be authorized TO snrve.
the said public road in order to ascertain
with precision and certainty what oostrue
tions may be upon said road.
ROAD OyERsEERS.
I,ouis Carte-from Cartville P. O., to Gatte'
ferry via Pointe aux-Loups springs;
Francois L6jeune-from Gates fsrry 30 NAL
ler's ferry;
Love Montgomery-fro Joubert's bridge t.
Fishers bridge;
j. chere's lane, to Sosthene Bourque's store
Albert Boudreau-from Frozards bridge I
/, Arnaudville;
Joseph Lavergne-from Frozards bridge t
Marks bridge;
Louis Francois Champe-irom Frnge's bfiag
to Jesse Youngi;
f Appolonus Guillory-from Bayou B@nf an
q Vile Plate road to Garland saw mill
Onezime Vidrine from Vile Plate 20 Jun
: ton Of Washington and Bayou B@r
!. road;
John Hiliard-from Taylors bridge to CAN'T
west line;
y Gantt's upper line
J e. d. Martin-from Gantt's upper line
q Syiyester's lower line; ~
AT the request OF Mr. AieeIs vi Iuaay, s4aaa ~
the Courthouse COMMITTEES. -,
% For the guidance of the Constables OF Il
X parish, where4he hog law is in force, IL VI
resolved, to pUblish Sec. Q, Of the ordinan
relative TO the rowing of animals, viz:
% SEC q Be 1t ordained, etc., That BY the
= thority aforesaid, all animals shall be pc
J. nlitted to rove in the parish Of NJ. Landry;
al times, except those animals that pfea