St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-10-20
Proceedings of the Police Jury
OPELoUsAs La, Monday, Oct, 8. 1883.

OPELoUsAs La, Monday, Oct, 8. 1883.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
mrnt.
Present: f. NJ. Bnagni, President, Paul
Sfagg, Homer Durio, &. I. BihM, T. Robin, =.
8. Barry, r. w. Heath, 8. Haas, +. 4. Mil
burn aud l.. J. Dossmap.
On motion of MIR. Durio tue mnufes OF the
last meeting were read and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Miihuru. resolved, that
the lumber taken from the old draw hr,dgs.
in Washington, and now in use by Mr. WON
to keep up ferry, b. included in the sale OF
lumber OF said bridge, aforesaid old lumber
not to he delivered before tue completion OF
new bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Stage, resolved. that the
report Of the committee, adjudlcatng the
ferry across bayou Courta hleau to Mr. =.
Wolf tor thirty five dollars 1895 .0O| per month
until the completion and delivery of new
bridge, be approved aud the COMMITTEE dis-
charged.
On motion of Mr.. Heath, resolved. that
sixty dollars t$60.00) or US much thereof rs
may be necessary, be appropriated TO assist
in The erection OF bridge across Spring Bayou
ut Palmetto Point; said amount to be paya-
BILE twelve months after date.
Mr.. G. I. Bihm in the Chair.
On morton of Mr. Bosxni, resolved, that the
Police Jury approve Of the erection OF new
market house .in the northwest corner OF the
court house square.
On motion OF Mr.. Robin, resolved, that the
report OF the COMMITTEES appointed JAN. slh,
1888, 10 sell cent ract for building tho bridge
over bayou Crocodile on tile road from bayou
Chicot vii, Randolph to Lloyd's bridge he ac-
| cepte.l ; allowing Mr.. Edward Rurns the sum
| of three hundred duilars t$3O0.ool anu the
committee discharged.
On motion Of MIR Heath, resolved, that
Messrs V. w. Boagni, Prevail kidean and IL.
w Heath be appointed COMMITTEES 10 have
, the hri,ige ON Dry bayou at it's jnnc' ion with
| Petite Prairie, repaired. said cominit'ree be
| empowered to exptnd tho sum of twehty-h ve
dollars {$25.00) or as much thereof as may 10
necessary in repairing said bridge
On motion IF Mr.. Billin. resolved, that the
| Police Jury cee unto the owner ~ Greeti-
| weed PIDutation any right WHICH they may
! have or had to the road crossing tbs WESTERN
| portion Of said tract, IL consideration OF the
donation by The owner Of said plantation. OF n
| public road on the southern line.
| On MOI ion of Mr. Haas, resolved that Hanna
| Thompson and Battle Msteau, he placed Oh
the INDECENT list.
On motion of Dir. hIburn, resolved, that
| Leopold Guudchsux. l.. :. Hazard and Otis
! Collins be appointed COMMITTEES TO sell the
contract to build bridyes ou road leading from
| Big Cane village to Buffers lane, and that
| said cnnmittee be rn,po covered to exrend one
| hundred aud twenty five dollars t$i25.00). or
"a much thereof rs may be necessary, out oil
| funds of 1889.
| On motion IF Mr. stilbnrn, resolved, that +
Venoy. JOS. V-noy and w. Haw be appointed
a Committee to sell contract t" repair bridges
from Buffers lane to bayou Bout, aud that
said committee b~ empowered 60 exl'eIid one
hundred dollars tsl0ol, or as much thereof rs
may be necessary. out Of funsis nf 1889.
On motion Of Sir, Sfagg, resolved, that one
thous and dollars, tive hundred cut OF fui,is
of 1879 and five hundred out of funds OF 1871
be apEuint-,i t" repair bridge across bay"r
rarron at Washing On, aud hat Messrs. Ach
Duwe. Jacob Ptonsky and Henry Jouhert be
appointed u committee to seii contract.
On m",inn of Mr.. Haas, resolved. that SIR
p. Stagg be added to be above cumnittce and
made chairman thereof.
!! On mo, i'm of DIR. Barry. resolved that two
hundred dallars. or as Hihch thereof Ms may
he necessary. be appropriated out Of fluids {"
1889 to repair bridge NJ FrOzards and thai
Messrs jus Frnzar,i, Dupreville Meche ant
Ernest Marks be appointed q committee te
sell the cuntract.
On motion If DIR. Barry, resolved, that On,
hundred dollars, or rs much thereof rs may
he naceasary be appropriated out of funds o
1883 to repair the St. Landry side of the Car
rncro bridge. aud that M-ssrs. V. Richard. M
Colunb aud DR.. G. P. Smith be appointed .
committee to sell the contract.
On motion Of Mr.. Robin, resolved, that ~
appropriation of twenty-five dollars, be aad'
to repair bridges from DeBaillon's to Gar
rgurs' bridge, under the supervision Of Mr.
| Z. u
1887.
On motion Of Mr.. Haas. resolved that on
hundred and twenty-five dollars t$i25) bs ap
propriated to build bridge over Elm bay on o,
. road from Cocedrie to Avoyelles line. payab
out of funds Of 1889, and that Messrs. Day
Baas, l.. Finn and George McFathers be up
pointed q Committee to sell the contract.
On mo,on Of Mr. Haas, resolved, that sixt,
dollars t$6o.00) of funds OF 1889 he spprapri
ated to build bridge acrnsa Cany creek ol
| road from Msmouth to Cacasiru, and tina
Messrs, ]. l.. Perrodip, VIM. Mcmillan all,
john Bond DO appointed q committee to sci
the contract.
On mation of Mr.. Dossman, resolved tina
two hundred dollars t$2oU) of funds of 1889 b
appropriated to build bridge over bayou Can
near Dan Qulrks aud that Messrs. Lncia
i.andreneau, jean Bapiiste Or,rgo and F. j
BOSNIAN he appointed committee to eel
the contract.
dollars 1851 0) be appropriated to buiiS hl :dg
over marsh hetYeen Adam Dnpie snd Dr
Eoater, under the supervision of Mr.. L. An
. drepont, road oversrer.
On motion of Mr. Robin, resolved, that a.
Thirty doisrs), of funds Of 1889 be appropr
ated TO build bridges road from Cnnlul,'
bridge to intersection of Arnaudville aud Lad
ger Lastrapes roads. under the supervision q
John Camy road eve, seer.
On motion Of Mr.. Rihu,, resolved. that al
additional one hundred dollars t4lOO) he Al,
propriafeti nut uf funds of 1889, for the build
! ing of bridge over coul6e Joe Briard in F.,
quetaque. resolution passed March IL, 1885
aud that Ursin Miller, Jr.. Arvile Fvnteno
aud Mithridate Bllodean be appointed n Com
nitfee to cell the CONTRACT.
On motion of MIR. Has, ar. C. T. Bihm va
added 70 thu aGnve committee.
i. MIR. Robin III the Chair.
On motion of Mr.. Boagni, resolyed. tina
Vauch6re Bouii6. Il. A. Eesuchanu. w G
Harrington aud l. X. Shnte he appoin ed
committee to lay ont u public raad. " hich WI,
connect the Church Point and Grand Cutea
r0ads, and that said road he made. to run n
near as possible on the line l,-tue4u section
70. Is. q, IA, "a and l3 in 7SR3E.
On motion of Mr.. Kuhin, resolved. tina
Charles Clay. Joseph Quebe.leau, l.. C. Spyrr
and A. q. Barrow he appointed to Law o,,t
public road from Mrs Is. Dei.an's lane ru,
ming through Prairie Laurent to- Arnandyill.
Dn motnn Of Mr.. Heath. resolved. tina
Messrs. ]. W. Bailey. J. H. Walker and Can,
Gibbons be appointed n COMMITTEES toexamin
the bridg. over bayou Conrtalsleau at Tay
iors ferry and ascertain the Gust to drive pi
ing 30 MS to project said bridge against steam
boats and make q repnrt therenf
On motion ut Mr.. Haas. r4suivel that tn
salaries of all Psrorhiai officers remain Nh
same ms heretofore, until the budget Of lS8
is made.
On mo ion the Police Jury took recsss an
til O'Clock p. N.
EVENING SESSION,
The Police Jury met ut 3 o'clnck D. IA.
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