The Opelousas courier., 1888-05-26
Proceedings of the Police BURY

oPELoESAS. LA, MAY w.
The Police Jury met pursuant TO adjourn
meDt. q
Present: Anguste Perrodin, w. c. Gordon,
S. Haas, l.. Young, ID. P. Snizan and Martin
Garr0n.
On motion Mr.. Perrodin was called to the
chair.
The reading of the minutes oil last meeting
was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr.. w. c. Gordon, BE it re.
solved, that our senators and representatives,
he requested to Introduce an act in the next
Legislature. to fund the puhlic debt of the
Parish Of st. Landry and be 1t further re-
solved, that notice of this resolution be pub
lishe,l for thirty 1907 days in the official paper
of the parish Of st. Landry.
Adopted. Mr.. YoMig voting against.
On motion Mr.. Calbl Wolff the keeper ot
the free ferry oveI9 bayou Courtabieau at
| Washington is authorized to change the hours
| of crossing, which are hereby fixed at from 6
a m. to Z p. M.
To the Hon. TIE President and members of
| the Police jury of the parish of st. Landry:
The petitioner, Sebastien Fidrinc, respect
| fully bcgs that he DO permitted to change
that portion of the public read leading from
Vile Plate to Opelousas from the east end of
the lane known as the Foster lane, at the
residence of John Deviile. to the corner of
land of S. Haas formerly belonging to john
Fontenot as follows, to wit: from said lane
follow ila line of division between the resi-
dence of John Deville and land of A, r.. Fon-
tennt in q southerly direction, then continue
in the Same direction between land of petit
toner and residenee of Mrs. Fremon DeFlile,
and then still in the same line and direction
between land of petitioner and land of Cleo
phas Deville to the southwest corner of petit
toners land, and then in an e%asterfy diree-
ton between land of petitioner and land OF j.
H. Parker to the old road again at the corner
of S. Haas land formerly belonging to John
Fontenot. And as in duty bound,
SEBAsTIEN VIDRINE.
On motion Messrs. J.. r. B. Fontenot, j. b.
L. Fontenot, John Deyiile, David Deviile, q.
p. Vidrine. A. b. Fontenot and J.. K. Fonte.
not were appointed q committee to make the
| change of said road as prayed for according
to section 9 of road ordinance and ut no cost
to the parish for right of way.
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury, st. Landry, La: Gents:
/ would alost respectfully represent that
the public road Is ~now@4unniHg through my
land on Pine Prairie and / propose to make
the following change, at the northeast cor,
ner and run ON my line tosSnterseet the main
public road near Evariste FenteDo@s land on
the west side of said Fontenots land being
near the southwest corner. This change will
not lengthen the road more than fifty yards
and will interfere with no person excepting
Fontenot who agrees to this change as well
as tho others who sign this petition.
Hoping you will grant my request l remain
yours respectfully. ALPHoNsE VAYoND.
On motion the petition was granted proyid.
ed it is done at no cost to the parish.
Tothe Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury of the parish of ST. Landry:
Your petitioner, Christlane u. Smith q resi-
dent of your parish, most respectfully prays
that your Hon. body grant him n change in
the road in Faquetailne, known to start from
E. H. MeGeeis land to Point Joseph Young.
Said change to be as follows: instead of run.
ming on petioner's land to go round ON his
west line between ilimgand William Young,
Jr's land, thence on his north line between
him and railroad lands, to join the same old
road at the little bridge on coulee Tete de
Vache, said bridge to belong to the road as
before ; in doing so he will be forever oblige.
Q CHRIsTTANR D.. SMITH.
On motion the petition was granted provid'
ed tile change is made at no cost to the parish.
On motion Mr.. G. C.. Dusen was appointed
O Director to represent this parish at the
meeting of the State immigration Association
to be held at Baton Rouge on the Sd Monday
III May, 1855.
The following appropriations were made
out OF funds of the 9Th ward
500 0 twenty dollars for the ruad on which
Mi1ridate Billodeau is oyerseers
$50 o fifteen dollars for the road from David
Conrville to Clataignaer. +
Sle.G0-ten dollars for the road on which Lu-
eius Richard is overseer.
$25.00 twenty-five dollars for the road on
which Eugene Richard Jr. is overseer.
ROAD O~VERsEERs.
J. "A. Melaneon-finm Tayior's bridge to Che
Wis place.
Gerard Fruge-from j. B. Dupi6chain TO Fru-
g6is bridge on bayou DIES Cannes.
Joseph Vidrine-Frnge'a bridge on bayou des
Cannes to Nezpique bridge at Ernest
Frug6's.
Nama Hebert-from road on hayon Teelle be-
tween Charles Clay and Antoine Arnaud
to the end of the 40 arpenta.
TAX CoLLEcToR's REPORT.
for oil parish collections during the month of
April 1888 and the month of May to the 10th
April. Parish Taxes Of 1887 $32220
I" Crim1 taxes 18S7-- $685.
= Licenses lS88....-. 1926. 00$678.0
| May. Parish Taxes iS87.....$2 6I 80
Grim'I taxes 1887 7345
Licenses 1893 -. 10000 1868
$I,i434O
Less amount paid Official
paper for pub'g d~elinquenta 1900
Less 3 90 commission a.l6 5g7.l6
Net paid the Treasurer 6l6.24
TAX CoTI.ECToR's REPORT
of Parish Licenses for the year 1886
JAN n, sc. Blank Parish Ii
censes reed elk Of Pol. Jry. S2859. 90
Amt collected on same AIS per
cash book OF Ph. Treasurer
- nAtSE 80 &&&H - nEE