St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-12
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Proceedings of the Police .Bury.


ment.
Present: Albert Guidry, president, A Per-
rodin, W. e.. Gordon, Z. Dubuissou, S. Haas
and l.. Young.
The reading of the minutes of last meeting
was dispensed with.
Upon motion the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas our colleague, DR.. Il. III. Littcll,
has been suddenly cut Off by the hand of death
in the midst Of IL life full OF usefulness to this
community and the general public therefore,
BE it Resolved. that in his death the par
ish has lost the services of faithful public
servant, while we in this body deplore the
less Of Il valued friend and coIaborer
Resolved further, that We tender to the fam
lily of onr deceased friend our sincere sympa
thy and coincidence at the rreparabe loss
they have suffered.
Resolved further that the Clerk furnish
them with copy of these resolutions.
The petition of Belizaine Marcantel was
read. asking that lie be allowed to change the
public road which cuts his place in two, SO as
to run on the north line o. his place.
On motion, the petition was granted, pro-
yided the change is made in accordance with
sec road ordinance and accepted by the
road overseer.
The petition of the residents of Upper Plat
saDce (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 7. G. Bataille to the old
Thompson gully, on the north side of Michel
DuprGs residence thence following said gull
~ TO bayou Carron thence down bayou Car
ron to the Guilory bridge, and from SAID
bridge to I. c. Bataiie, the starting point.
When on motion the petition 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
petition signed by numerous residents of
f.fa ..ttIR Rail sJyt,
that "a public road be laid ont to start from
the junction Of tile Church Point and Belle
vue roa, TO Grand Coteau station. On mo-
ton, the following gentlemen were appointed
a committee to lay "at the road as prayed for:
DR. /. E. Shnte, Albert Burleigh, Edgar Bou-
dreau, Victor Fl. Sybile AcGe Boutte, Evar-
iste Suvoie and Aaron Linto "A.
1t was further resolved that 500 tone hum
dred dollars) be appropriated to defray all ex-
penses OH 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 public
road from s. K. corner of Martins pasture to
Bondreanx's bridge recommended an appro-
pration of SD twelve Golarsl TO pay for the
right of way to Anguste Carriere and Gus
taye Biagas
On motion, the appropriation of ST. as re-
commended was made and payable out Of
funds not otherwise appropriated.
On motion. an appropriation Of $3.50 tone
hundred and fifty doilarsl was made rs do
nation TO the State Immigration Association
OF Louisiana, out Of funds not otherwise APP
propriated
ST. LANDRY PARISH, Apr. 10, 1888
To the President and members Of Police Jury:
Gentlemen We. the committee appointed
by yonr Hon. Body to locate the road from
James 0. 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 David's and .. F. Levergne's
corners, from said corners to turn east to
southeast corner of l.. David; thence north
to the corner of Spanish Grant Of Pierre Ri
ehards; to run northeast from this point to
j. w. Jackson's line, when it will connect
with the Opelousas and Old Bellevue road.
Thus located it will avoid flats and marshy
places which render it impossible during the
winter months
Lietar Franchebois, Eugene Richard, ST..
Adam Gay, Lucius David,
Evariste Brasseur, c. Hetherwick,
Thomas j. Tweedel.
On motion the report was accented the
road declared public road and the commit
tee discharged.
To the Honorable President and members
of the Police Jury; Gentlemen:
The undersigned committee appointed by
your honorable body to lay out a road from |
parish line of Acadia to intersect the road
leading from Rayne to Opelousas, respectful |
" report that said road has been laid out by |
us, aud surveyed by j. o. Brunson, Surveyor,
starting at section line between and 8, |
running east on section line through section !
9, 10 and Ii of T 8sr 3 e., and that the bill of |
said Brunson for surveying said road against /
the parish is $40 (ten doiarsl.
Gastave Delahoussaye, Chairman,
Louis Sibille. FRANCOIS Miller,
Gustaye T. Richard, Simon Leger.
On motion the report was accepted, the
road declared public road and the commit
tee discharged,
APRIL 18th, 1883.
We, the undersigned committee appointed
BY yonr Honorable body to sell contract for
building bridge over bayou Nezpiau6, near
5nmmy Point, and bridge over Hudson gully.
will report that said contract was awarded to
Benjamin Hlry for the sum of fifty eight
lollars 1851, he being the lowest bidder, and
i4at the said Benjamin Henry has completed
aid waagig in a substantial workmanlke man
er and completed said bridges in every res
eet as per DO I'd herelaIq ATTACHED There
pre- we. the undersigned eomn.aGsae, recon-
lend that the said Benjamin Henry be paid
he said sum of fifty-eght dollars whenever
be funds are in the parish treasury.
Respectfully submitted,
Eli CLARK,