The Opelousas courier., 1888-01-14

son, James, West, Eli Clark, E. P. Carson and
Austin Campbell 4Qinted committee
to ascertain the cost to repair the bridge
! near Dummy Point at the head of bayou Nez-
! Piau6 and also the bridge over the II Hudson
| guly near the old Roberts place, and report.
on motion of Mr.. Haas sIMessrs. George S.
Singleton, Frank Wharton, Charles Dossman,
cd % committee for the purpose of taking steps
! to procure plans, specifications and bids for
| a bridge over bayou Crocodile, on the
road from Chicot to Eola, where the old toll
bridge was formerly. Resolved, further, that
an appropriation of 5000 (nine hundred dol
Iars), or as much thereof as may be required,
! be and is hereby made for the building of said
/ bridge PAYABLE out Of Internal improvements
! fund, as follows: $500 out of funds Of 1888,
$500 out of the funds of 1889, and the balance
out of the funds of 1870, without interest. t
! On motion of DIR. Littell, Messrs. A. st. Cyr,
/! j. ii. St. Cyr, Pierre Guilory, FRANCOIS Gull
lory Art6mon Guillory, Arthur L. Hollier and
Lastie Guilory were appointed q committee
| to lay out road on the west bank OF bayou
Marie Croquant Q4ittle Techel from j. I'll. st
/ Cyr upper plantation to Henderson bridge,
and report.
On motion of Mr.. Gordon, Messrs. John S.
Fogleman, j. ID. Fogleman, j. c. Vannoy, w.
III. Haw and j. nj. jackson were appointed
IL committee to ascertain the cost to build the
bridge near the Poland plantation on the road
from Bayou B9uf to Big Cane village and re-
port.
On motion of Mr.. saizan, it was resolved
that the sum of $500 (eight hundred dollars)
be and the same is hereby appropriated out
Internal Improvement funds of the year 1888,
to assist in paying the building of the bridge
over Bayou T6che at Arnaudvile-the parish
of st. Martin having appropriated like sum
for the Same purpose-and that Mcssrs. Adelin
Durio, Charles Clay and l.. M. Roger be ap
pointed committee to confer with like
committee from the parish of st. Martin, for
purpose of selling the contract for building
said bridge to the lowest bidder according to
law. Resolved further that all sound lum-
Der from the old bridge is to be used to repair
the bridge over Bayou Fusillier also at Ar
naudyille.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, resolved that the
sum of 5000 1.-TWO hundred dOllars) be and is
hereby appropriated out of the Internal I'm
provements fund of 1888, to assist in building
the Llnenburg saw mill-the parish Of Ra-
same es bridge d Further res resolved, that Messrs.
w. II. Randolph, Edward Hubbard and Sam
Haas be appointed committee to confer
with the committee from Rapides parish to
sell the contract according to law for the
building of said bridge.
A petition from numerous residents of the
fourth Justice of the Peace Ward in the Bird
Police jury Ward was read, asking that the
hogs be not allowed to run at large within the
limits of said J. P. ward. When on motion
of Mr.. Sazan it was resolved that the petition
be granted, and that from and after the lst OF
March, 1885, it will be unlawful for any hog
to rove at large within the territory of the
fourth Justice of the Peace Ward, and if
found rowing within that territory will be TAX
Ell up and disposed of according to law.
, A petition Of Valsin d. Ledoux was read,
asking that he be allowed to change the pub.
lie road which runs through S. w. corner of
his land, so is 10 make the road run on the line
between hiI iself and Edgar Landry, and also
to change t1e same road, which runs across an-
other tract Of land, so as to run between him
3 self and Il n6rand Landry Sr. and Hypolite
Young; Then on motion the petition was
! granted, iovided such changes be done at his
expense a ID the change be made satisfactory
to the roa 0verseer
petit s3bn from Jean Bite. Saucier was read,
! asking teht he be allowed to change that por-
! ton Of sac public road in Mamou from Frank
u Rees. to the Willie Plate road, which cuts his
/ land, SO as to start from his west corner to
= run in the same d. -ection N. T.. in following
his line between John Miller and Alcide Gull
: Iory to meet the road again; when on motion
T. the petition was granted, provided the change
y is made at his expense, and accepted by the
|, ' road overseer.
. ing to change that portion of the Plaquemia
= Ridge and Opelousas road which passes dig
u onaiiy across small tract of land owned bs
y him situated in T. 6, s. r. 3 e. and part oj
j. section l3, about three miles s. w. of Opeloul
sas, SO as to run on the line between said trafTT
y and land belonging to Peter Marcy heirs
- section Al; when on motion the petition Wis
!: granted, provided the change be made atShis
l. expense and to the satisfaction OF the Eoad
y overseer
+, Lafleur was read. asking to change thAf por
:" ton of the public road which runs through
ptbeir land, so as to run on the line betweeI
their land and land of Pauln Perron j :. whel
on motion the petition was granted Iprovid
s. ed the change is made at their expense ant
es accepted by the road overseer.
IN petition from the residents OF Big Cam
lc was read; asking for public road on the sec
C. ton line between lands of Judge Thos. Over
n ton and lands of Mr.. Nola V. Swords, to begil
where the Bayou Rouge Prairie and Big Cam
- road ntersects the said section line and run
v. ming west to the N. L. corner of jeff Ford
place; whom on motion the petition wa
granted, provided that no costs or damage
~, be charged the parish and Messrs. L. Goud
chaux, l.. S. Havard, Otis Collins, w. F. Jach
r. son, Aug. Relber, jeff Ford and w. IL. Ha'
u were appointed a committee to lay out sal
road as provided for above.
ra petition from DR.. Cushman and b. Cusl
man and several residents of Old Grand Pra
as rie was read, asking to change the public roa
which runs diagonally across the lands OF ID
Cushman aud B. Cushman SO as to run on I'll
"a west and north sides of their land to meet til
,s' main Washington and Vile Plate road whe
ia on motion the petition was granted, provide
or said change is made at no expense to the pa
isli and to the satisfaction of the road oversee
ho On motion of DIR. Littell, resolved that her
after no public road in the parish shall
90 changed for the benefit or convenience of Oh
IN person or persons, unless said person or pc
IN sons shall deed at his or their expense to tt
00 parish, the right of way for any change mat
M In the public road as may be prayed for.
90 The committee appointed to lay out a ROT
On from the S. e. corner of the Martin pasture
M Bondreaus bridge on Bayou Plaquemine, /
40 ported that they laid out said road as follow
M starting from the S. 4. corner Of Martin pas
ff, ure, following the public road to |. r. Guidr
M thence 10 said Guidry and Mrs. Guidry, then
, an between J. R. Gnidry and DIR. Chachere, then
, M, to w d. Cannon and DIR. Chachere, thence
, IN Cannon and Garland, thence from N. to s. |
m tween Garland and Cannon, thence from
- to e. between Cannon and s. Prejean, cont
00 uiug east between Coralie Richard and
10 ph0nse Vehtfe, tnenee DetWeeh IL. !. Nicn's ~
on and Thompson Bihm, thence between q.
tbe taya Biagas aud Auguste Carriere. thence |
the tween Gustaye Biagas and Emile Prejef
.nn thence between Emile Prejean and Dr. Bar
and thence between Bay POTTER and Dr.. Bar
md thence between j Belard and Felicien Plca
IN thence between Belard and Tweede to
t;on Boudreau bridge; when on motion the rept
,gs was accepted, the road declared public ro
I ~ provided that no damages or right OF way
liar charged to the parish, and the committee q
tax charged.
.hsr The Police Jury adjourned until Tuesd
.ft ior quo '0''' - = ALBERT GUIDRY,
u5 .aes Attest: President
5s $40 r. ). LEFEBvRE, Clerk.