St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-14
Proceedings of the Police Jury.


OPELoUsAs, La, July :, 1883.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment
Present: Auguste Perrodiu, u. p. Saizan,
4. Dubuisson, W. e. Gordon, Sam Haas ana
Martin Carron.
Mr.. Perrodin in the chair
The report of the committee to lay of u pub.
lie road to start from the Acadia line at the
section corner of sectious 81 and ~ to the
section of sections 80 and "a, was read and not
adopted. because of the protest OF Mr.; Ed
mond Leger, whose land the road would cut
in two parts and cause damages winch the
parish is not disposed to pay.
The report of the joint committees from TINS
parish and the parish of st. Martin, relative
to letting out the contract TO build the orloSe
over Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, was read
and accepted. The contract for the building
of said bridge was sold to Mr. Z. ID. Stewart,
the lowest bidder for the sum OF SibUU lsix.
teen hundred dollarsj, $500 leight hundred) OF
which are to be paid by the parish of st. Ian
dry out of the internal Improvement luna lot
the year 1888, and the other $o0o to be PAID
by the parish Of st. Mrrtiu-the bridge nav
lug been built according to contract ana ac-
eepted By the committee. Said amount OF
$500 was on motion ordered placed to the Gre
dit of Mr.. Stewart and the committee dis
charged
The committee appointed to sell the CON
tract to build the bridge over Bayou Crocodile
Oh the road from Chicot to Cola reported that
the contract was sold according to law to Mr..
C. D. Stewart the lowest bidder, for the sum
of $1,000 twelve hundred dollarsl, that the
bridge was built according to contract and
accented by them When on motion the re.
port was accepted.
The payment of the above contract is as
follows, viz:
5000 three hundred dollars} out of the in
ternal impro vement funds of 1883;
$3.50 flour hundred and fifty dollars) out OF
same funds of 1899;
$3.50 flour hundred and fifty dollars) out of
same funds of 1890; without interest. The
committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con-
tract to build the bridge over Beaver Creek
near Neville Dogue reported that the contract
was sold to a. III. Goodwin for the sum of 500
fifty dollarsj that said bridge built aud
pied by them. When on motion the re-
port was accepted Abe amount ordered placed
to the credit of Mr.. Goodwin and the commit
tee discharged.
Messrs Haas. Gordon, and Perrodin
having been appointed committee to
examine the vouchers in the hands OF the,
Treasurer reported through their chairman
Mr.. Haas, that they examined and counted
the vouchers presented By the treasurer
amounting to 81, 40l. % lthirty-four hundred
and one 25fIo0 dolars|, as per his statement
filed, that the amount correspondent with
items on the Cash Book, when on motion it
was resolved, that the vouchers be cancelled
aud that the Treasurer have credit for that
amount, and the vouchers were accordingly
cancelled.
Pierre Goudeau Of Mallet vas placed on the
INDECENT list.
Vim. Wilmington OF Chicot was also placed
OH the INDECENT list.
Messrs Dubuison, Saizan and Carron,
having been appointed committee to examine
the claims filed against the parish, reported
oh their chairman Mr. Duhui SSOn that
they examined and found correct the follow
mo claims