The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-05-11
Police Jury.


The meeting was called to order BY
the President at l0o'clOck a. III. this day.
All the members were present and an
swered to their names.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The written report of the jury of six
re-appOinted at last meeting to locate the
crossing of the railroad at Cade's station
was real. Mr.. WE. Owen as Superin-
tendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad
now calls on this body and states the
crossing as designated in the above re-
port is impracticable and would be unsafe
to life and property, TO establish this fact
he prop0ses>tO convey this body to the
spot so that it may judge fOr itself if his
assertion is correct. His proposition was
accepted and a recess was taken to that
effect.
At o'clock p. m. having returned this
body was called To order and all the men,
bers were present. Mr.. Owen after hav-
ing repeated his reasons for not comply
ing to the decision of the jury of six
which he remarks would be at least one
half less expensive TO the Railroad, now
proposes to build a road under the bridge
at COulee Lassalle t. be eighteen feet
wide bv ten feet from under the girders
OF the bridge to the crown OF the road.
He further proposes to extend the gra-
ding thirty feet on the south side of the
bridge. lie further binds himself to de-
liver eros; sing at the place stated which
will be acceptable to this body.
MIR. GutefunSt now moves that this
proposition be accepted in as much that
ii is advantageous for the parish, prOvi-
ded that satisfactory arrangement can
be made by the President with LeZair
Guilbeau for the land necessary to carry
out the purpose. This motion is secOIl-
ded by Mr.. ST. Germain put to vote and
carried.
An extension of time was granted to
the District Attorney to report Oh road
from st. Martinsville to Breaux Bridge
by Cypress Island; also to Committee on
Road west of Cypress Island.
The following road juries were appOin-
ted: . To lay ont and trace public road
from Stephanie plantation upper line to
lower line of st. Landry's parish back of
the 40arpentS from Bayou Techp. Messrs.
j. b. Leblanc, Ernest Gillard, Auguste
Bernard, Isaac ThibOdeau, Alexandra Ba-
bineau and Pierre Arnaud.
To lay out and trace public road TO
connect road above described with public
road following Bayou Teche. Messrs. j. b.
Leblanc. Ernest Gillard, Pierre Arnaud, |
Adrien Leblanc, PhilOgene BrrgerOn and
Auguste Bernard.
To lay out and trace road from the
lower line of the Corporation of Arnaud-
Vile to meet road reserved as per plat an
neXed to act of sale OF Bush and Levert to |
Adelln DuriO recorded on the 2lst day of
February 1887 nnder No. 1899 of Con- |
yeyances. MesSrS. Ernest Gillard, Alex. |
Babineau, Pierre Arna,ld, Anguste Ber-
nard, j. b. Leblanc and Isaac ThibOdeau.
TO lay out and trace public road |
from public road at August LedOuY to
Portage Guidry. MeSsrs SOsthene COur-
vile. Placide ThibOdeauY Darmas Guidry
EuphemOn Dupuis, Julien ID Guidry and
FauStin NaiSSe.
To lay out and trace public road lead
ing from Pont Brule to CarrancrO and
from there to public road at Domec's
plantation. MesSrs l.. c. Guidry Cab.
Castillo, >. A. Marks, II. b. wilkins, John
Kid ier and ". A. Walker.
1t being now o'clock p. NJ. recess
Tor dinner was taken until 21s o'clock
P. NJ.
At 215 o'clock P. NJ. this body was a.
yaih called To order with all its Mem
Ders present.
The President was authorized to pass
ict of Sale of Road at Coulee LatiOlais,
vest side to Bayou Teche, at road lead
ing to Arnaudyille upon terms as repOr-
ed by i. c. Guidry as Chairman of Jury
appointed at st. Martin and payable out
,f the Reyen ues of 1890.
An appropriation of $50 is hereby
made, payable out of the Revenues OF
1880. toward the rebuilding of Bridge
across Bayou Fu-elier. provided that the
Parish OF st. Landry shall subscribe to
similar appropriation and provided fur
her that the work shall be disposed of
It public sale TO lowest bidder after hav-
been properly advertised in the official
papers of both parishes. ReappOinted on
/ committee 10 represent this parish
NeSsrs. l.. c. Guidry, X. b. wilkins and
lean DOmec.
The balance Of the appropriation voted
towards the building of bridge across
Bayou Vermillion on the new road TO
3reaux Bridge is hereby aeplied to finish
he said bridge. Said balance to be dis
)Osed of by the Police Juror of the ward
ls per il,sli uctiOns.
1t being now too late to undertake the
settlement with the Parish trea-
'urer and this being the only business to
transact, said settlement was postponed
Until next meeting and this meeting was
adjourned.
A true copy from the minutes.
AuU NaraiSf