The Opelousas courier., 1888-05-12
Proceedings Of the Police .Juary.
OPELoUsAs. LA, 23d April, 1888.

NJ I L u AlSp loAS
| Present: Albert Gnidry, president, A. Per-
robin. w. C. Gordon, E. Dubuisson, ,. Haas
and L. Young.
The reading of the minutes OF last meeting
was dispensed with.
Upon motion the following preamble anu
resolutions were adopted
Whereas. our colleague. DIR. X. I'll. Llttetll,
has been suddenly cut off by the hand OF death
in the midst of il life full OF usefulness to tins
community and the general public therefore,,
Be it Resolved. that in his death the par
ish has lost the services Of u faithful pubic
servant, while we in this body deplore the
loss of IA valued friend and colaborer.
Resolved further, that we tender to the lam
| lily of our deceased friend our sincere sympa-
THY and coincidence at the irreparable loss
| they have suffered.
Resolved further, that the Clerk furnish
them with a copy of these resolutions.
The petition of B6lizaine Mareantel was
read, asking that he be allowed to change the
public road which cuts his place in two, so us
to run on the north line Of his place.
On motion, the petition WAS granted, pro
vided the change is made in accordance with
sec. 8 road ordinance aud accepted by the
road overseer.
The petition of the residents of Upper Plai
sance (which was laid over at last meeting OF
the Police Jury) was read, asking that the
hog law be established in the following terri
tory, viz: from L. G. Bataille to the Old
Thompson gully, on the north side of Michel
Dupr6's residence thence following said gull
~ to bayou Carron thence down bayou Gar,
ron to the Guillory bridge, and from sald
bridge to T. G. Bataille, the starting point.
When on motion the petition was granted
and that from and after publication of this
resolution it will be unlawful for any hog to
run at large in the above described territory:
A petition signed by numerous residents of
Grand Coteau and Bellevue was read, asking
that u public road be laid out to start from
the junction of the Church Point and Belle
vue road TO Grand Coteau station. On mo,
ton, the followiP., gentlemen were appointed
a committee to lay out the road as prayed ior:
DIR. l. E. Shute. Albert Bur!eigh, Edgar Bou-
dreGH, Victor Fl. Sybille, Alcee Boutte, Evar-
iste Savoie and Aaron Linton. a
1t was further resolved that 500 lone hun-
dred dollars) be appropriated to defray all ex-
penses on the part of the parish, in the laying
of said road the above amount to come from
funds not otherwise Appropriated.
The committee appointed to lay the puoilc
road from s. E, corner of Martins pasture to
Boudreaux's bridge recommended an appro-
~priation of $40 twelve Gollars1 to pay Tor the
right of way to Auguste Carriere and dns-
tave Biagas.
On motion, the appropriation of 81 as re,
commended was made and payable out oil
funds not otherwise appropriated.
On motion, an appropriation OF $loO tone
hundred and fifty dollars) was made as a 90
nation TO the Sb8te 1ulluIS IubIou
of Louisiana, out of funds not otherwise APP
prOpriated.
ST. LANDRY PARISH, Apr. 10, 1883.
To the President and members of Police jury:
Gentlemen We, the committee appointed
by your Hon. Body to locate the road from
James o. Chachere and Leon Liable, would
recommend that the road run north between
, Emare Landry and John Gay to the middle
of Widow John Gays tract. From this point
{ to run east to Joe Chachere's line thence
north to Lucius Davids and U. F. Levergnes
corners, from said corners to turn east &c
! southeast corner of L.. David; thence north
; to the corner of Spanish Grant of Pierre Hi
u chard's; to run northeast from this point &c
t j. w. Jackson's line, when it will connect
with the Opelousas aud Old Bellevue road
: Thus located it will avoid fats and marshy
. places which render it impossible during Ink
winter months. @
Lietar Franehebois, Eugene Richard, Sr
Adam Cav. Lucius David,
EVariste Brasseur. c. Hetherwick, =
} Thomas j.. Tweedel.
On motion the report was accepted, the
road declared a public road and the commit
) tee discharged. e
: , of the Police Jury; Gentlemen:
| The undersigned committee appointed by
I your honorable body to lay out u road from
u parish line of Acadia to intersect thesroae
leading from Rayne to OpeIousas, respectful
lv report that said road has been laid out BY
: US, and surveyed by j. y. Brunsou, Surveyor
starting at section line between 3 and 9
, running east ON ! section line through section
: 9, 10 aud ii of T8sr3E E., and that the bill o
said runson for surveying said road agains
: the parish is $40 item doIlars).
[ Gustave Delahoussaye, Chairnan;
Loui Sibille, FRANCOIS Miller,
Gustave T. Richard, Simon Leger.
l On motion the report was accepted, tn
r road declared a public road and the commit
4 tee discharged.
APRIL l1th, 1888.
We, the undersigned committee appointe'
by your Honorable body to sell contract fo
building bridge over bayou Nezpiqne, nea
q Dummy Point, and bridge over Hudson gully
= will report that said contract was awarded {
BENJAMIN Henry for the sum of fifty eigh
= dollars 1881 he being the lowest bidder, an
I that the said Benjamin Henry has completes
q said work in a substantial workmanlike mai
ner and completed said bridges in every res
pect as per bond hereunto attached. There
- fore we, the undersigned committee, recon
mend that the said BENJAMIN Henry be pal
the said sun of ffty-eight dollars wheneve
e the funds are in the parish treasury.
II Respectfully submitted,
.,-.- ELI CLARK,
AUsroN CAMPBELL,
vi E. P. carson,
a NAPOLEON JOHNSON,
JAMES WEST.
On motion the report was accepted and til
a committee discharged.
nj Or motion the sum of SOS twenty-five do
!" larsl out of funds not otherwise appropriate
IN was appropriated to Price Rabbot TO defra
# his expenses and trouble in building a cab
- wherein to keep Marie Sybille, q iunatic.
l. On motion, an additional appropriation
=. 800 lone hundred dollarsl, to the appropri
u tion made last January of $500, to pay 81
J. half of the building of the bridge over bayo
Crocodile in rear of Nuremberg plantatio
= the parish of Rapides paying for the 9th
half of the bridge. -.
Messrs, Thomas Morris, A. Richmond az
james Mid were appointed a committee
- sell the contract to build the bridge over Be
yer Creek near Neville Dogue, the sum of 5
4. fifty dollarsl out of the 9th ward funds beil
appropriated for that purpose.
e Messrs. L.. Finn. Frank Wharton, w.
IF Stewart and G. w. Spears were appointed
committee to sell the contract to repair Il
bridge over bayou Crocodile near Griffin, q
at sum Of $35 (thirty-ive) dollars out of the 8
: ward funds being appropriated for that pu
as pose.
- Mr.. Sam Haas is added to the commit
oe appointed last January to sell the contract
)g build the bridge over bayou Crocodile on 70
from ChicOt to Eola.
On motion, the right of way is granted
the arcadia Telephone Company" to ests
lish a telephone line on the public road
tween Opelousas and Washington-provid
that no obstruction be placed on said 70
OF and in the bitches by them.
w Messrs. John OQuinn, David Bass and
Finn were appointed q committee to ascerti
~ the cost to repair the bridge over E
Bayou.
=. ROAD O~vERSEERs.