St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-01-26
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Secretary
PROCEEDINGS OF FHE POLICE
sURs.
OPuLousAs, JAN als, 1889.
Tic Police Jury met pursuant te adjourn
Present Z NJ. Boasui, President, l.. ]. Doss-
man, G. T. Rlllla. =. Haas, T. sta&g. II pnrio
L. Robin f. =. Barry, ana +. c. Miiturn.
On melton nf Mir. Eaaa, Resolved. that lie
reading of the minutes Of list meeting be dts
peuscN with, excepting that portion oil the min
utrs leletiIA 10 the budget, and that the word
lees commission In the tax collectors report he
| erased having heen inserted therein through
error,
On motion OF Mr. Hans, tile minutes az read
and corrected were adopted.
On motion Of DR.. Barry, Resolved, that the
resignation o j. J. Barry, as Clerk Of the Police
Jury he accepted
Use following offer 0 do the ceriaal work of
| the Polics Jury after being read WA rejected:
| 70 the Police Jury OF the Parish Of 81. Lam
| dry TO your honorable body Put my name
| before your honorable body for Clerk OF the
! Police ,'nry for the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars year this 1st day OF January
! 1899. Francois Richard.
! On motion OF Mr. Stage Resolved, that The
salary ct the Clerk Of the Police Jury, he fixed
ut Four Hundred $500 00} per anrum from te
{! present date and thar the Clerks fees as Audi
tor remain one hundred and fifty dollars
on motion Of sir. Gas.s, Dir. Henry L. Estorge
| WIS nonlIated Clerk of the Police Jury, and
unanimously elected.
/ Mtssra Haas stngE were appointed com
mttce to call upon MIR. Estorge and notify hIa
/ OF his election.
Mr. Esto'go 'akea his seat as G g tr..s
Mr. Robin called to the chair.
! On melton OF Mr.. BnaEn, Resolved that the
| Police Jury tender MI j. j. Barry. ou,-scing
! clerk their tIanke, for the good aud efficient
! manner in which he has discharged he duties
OF his Office and assure him OF their sincere re-
greet, that circumstances neeessitdtc his resiS-
| nation.
| on motion OF Mr.. Robin, Resolved that an ap
preparation of sight Hundred Dollars tas0O 0ol
! be made. Sf0c 90 out uf the funds o! 1889. and
| Auzanne Bridge across the Teche. and that Jos.
amy, Don Louis Tay!or. Alexis Morrow, j. Z.
| apyler, he appointed & COMMITTEES to sell said
bridge and furnish plans and speci fcations
and receive the work NHcn completed.
On motion Of DR. l.. 8. Barry, Mir. Robin was
added 10 The above committee and made chair
man thereof.
On motion Of Mr Robin, Resolved, that Ill
appropriation of s1a 90 he mate to build two
bridges the road reading fram Arnaudvilie
along the line ,;evidiag the parish If st. Landry
and ST Martins and that said Wsrk be done
under the supervision Of the rotsa uvcrseer.
Mr.. Robin on account OF Illness was excused
| by the chair.
On motion of afr. Durlo, Resolved, that Capt.
J. p. smith. John Wilson. Ii. A. Su,t,iata be APP
pointed q cenniFte 10 exam ne and estimate
the costs OF rebuilding Montgome.y's bridge
near Beevie station.
ON motion If MI. Dnro, Resolved. that Messfs
Henry Lastfappes, Armand Wartei'e. .. j. An
ti,ns, G. ComcHn, Alplonse PruL 'homma and
Dubusque Deiean be appointed a committee tn
view ont public road frcm Dapre's pasture .a
Vile Fiate and Ope ou>as road Gn
On motion of Mr. Dul'o, Resolved, that the
road leading from Ope!ou-as TO GTsdni@o's Is
land no changed so as To run iii liues dividing
Mrs. Widow John simon and Ocnge sinon ana
lines disiiing lands Of the two former parties
from Dr. Vincent Boaglii ana on tines dividing
Mr.. IDilIt SlIOuH. EEIpnS IjPbaunllg and Mira
Henry Lastlapes and TINT N tssrs Gus. Il. Du-
pre-, Armand Wartelie, Octave simon, and Las
lie Dupra he appointed Il committee TO ciianGa
said road provided the same be done according
TO sect. % OF road ordinance.
On inotnu OF Mr.. Durio, Mr. f. VI. BoagHi Is
added TO tbs committee, and made chairman
thereof.
Gu motion OF Mr. Durio, Resolved. that the
petition OF the residents OF PlaisaRce relatlve to
Hogs running at large be laid or the table UNI
til next regular meeting
On motion reeesa was taken unit! O'Clock p.
M.
EVENING sEsaIoS
On motion Of Mr.. Dnllo the vote aying the
petition Oh The table relative to hogs running
at large III Plaisance was reconsidered and peli
ton asking for enclosing hogs WAS granted,
On motion of Mr.. DuFio, Resolved that. the |
petition tromdhe citizens of Bellevue, relative |
TO laying out public road starting at the north |
east corner of j. d. Ware, then north between |
the properties OF Ware and Dinmick, Roos and |
Capsey. Rops and Dusson Andrus and Boagn |
across public road leading to Bellevue road |
James Arnold and DR.. Boagni, John Wilson and |
DR.. Boagni, f. J. Montgomery and DR., Boagn |
+. j. Montgomery and Moore. across narrow |
neck OF land of about three acres belonging TO |
+. j. Montgomery, j. j. FOrgey and T. E. Stokes, !
crossing public road leading to Bellevue road |
W. Il. Lewis and II. f. Stokes, Acide Richard |
and Il. Il. Stokes, DIR. Fox and r, Blanks, Join |
ing west Bellevue public road leading TO the |
town OF Opelcusas, was laid over until next reg
ular meeting.
On motion of DIR Barry, Resolved that the
Parish Surveyor be instructed to locate the pub |
lie road on lines between Sylvester Cnlligaa on |
one side and Francois Siinm, p. d. Richard and |
Alexander Cummings on the other side, said |
road passing north OF Sylvester Colligan.
Mr.. Courville having paid In s5.05 net and Mr.. |
L. J. Dosaman having paid In for j. j. Landre |
II au SI2. 90 and Mr. TheOgene Reed having paid I
in Sb 05 all being proceeds Of sale Of unbranded
stock the total amount was turned over to the I
Treasurer and the respective amounts placed to |
each commissioners credit.
On motion DR.. Barry, Resolved that Massrs
Adophe Gnidry. Jules Richard, Cesaire Miller,
Frank SavOie, Cyprien hrcepeaux, Louis Gull.
beau and Urbin Lasergnc DO appointed to lay
out public road from Chretlen's bride to b.
yon Carencro at Divide Gnidry's bridge.
Tn motion of Mr. Dossman, Resolved that the !
petition Of citizens OF vllepate Prairie relative
TO change OF Public road now passing though |
lands OF Adlien rontenot be laid over until |
next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. stagg, Resolved that the
sum OF seventy Dollars or so much thereof as
may be necessary, be- appropriated TO repair
the Dllit4G across Gantts Qltcl OH the COurtA.
bieau and that Messrs. Gibbons. Thos. Helves-
ton, Preston King. be appointed committee
To sell the contract and receive the same. On
motion Mr. Philip jacobs was added to the
Committee and made chairman thereof.
On motion OF DIR. Barry, Resolved thai the
petition Of DR.. Shute and other residauts of
Bellevue praying that public road starting
from public road near Garlsnu Peck's to public
road near A. BontteS plantation he granted
and that Victor Richard Garland Peck aud Ur.
/. 4. shuie he appointed committee to view
out s;lid road.
On motion OF DIR. Barry. Resolved that on ac-
count OF tils absence OF Mr. Robin the petition
OF the residents OF Bayou Tethe relative to hogs
running ut large be Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman Resolved that
whereas tue committee appointed 18th ay of
AUG, 1888. 10 view out a change of road which
now rnrs through the lands OF A. K Fonterut
having tanen no action in the Hatter be dis.
chaTged and that McssrS. Sebasiien Vidrne
Ein1lc Laneuf, j. Bite Fonfeupt lean,Ire vi.
drilIe and Radofph Iafie,lr be appointed com.
lnitiee TO act III place, and to lay ont said road
accudlHs Ia SECTION of road Orfsinai,re and uet
- close the Old ROAD until said new road Ia i'm
prEfest order and accepted by the eninnlittee
u N motion OF Mf. M1lDarn, Resolved that an
Of one hundred and fiffy dollars
or rs much thereon as is necessary be appropri
ateu to repair bridge ba1-aa n..nn M Eiaf,rr
and that NJ 50 :. .Iillas Ba;ey. pfr>4on kim.
ard n anti,l sti- Hhtt charts Al.tis.t I. :,lr
pointer aihfn f;tz. ~ sf.4 Sc sssfsSf aud
receive f;ss wa-t ss..at2e mif.t.pa
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ateeffitfi ittEt, 81 ~ ysssehafged 4itd afr A.
G.sNEtl - t1s ltd ~ Ii 84t sim
of tNohttlsse. Is -.iti rfi,.t sJf ~ TIE snAds
OF 1859.
The Chair informed tle Jury that he Ind In.
yestigated The question ;lS III lie assessment OF
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