The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-01-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.


The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present E NJ Roagni, President, L. j. Doss
man, C. 7; Bihm, S. Haas, P. stagg. II. Durih
p. Robin, f. s. Barry, and E. c. Miburn.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, Resolved. that the
reading of the minutes OF last meeting be dis
pensed with, excepting that portion OF + the min
less commission in the tax collectors report be
erased having been inserted therein through
error.
On motion Of Mr. Haas, the minutes as read
and corrected were adopted.
On motion of Dr.. Barry, Resolved, that the
resignation of j. J. Barry as Clerk of the Police
Jury be accepted
The following offer to do the clerical work OF
the Police Jury after being read was rejected
To the Police Jury of the Parish of st. Ian,
dry:-To your honorable body I put my name
before your honorable body for Clerk of the
Police Jury for the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars year, this 2lst day OF January
1889. Francois Richard.
On motion of Mr.. Stage, Resolved, that the
salary of the Clerk Of the Police Jury, be fixed
at -Four Hundred tS40O.e0 per annum from the
present date, and that the Clerks fees as Audi
tor remain one hundred and fiIdE dollars
| (Sl50.00) per annum.
| On motion of Mr.. Haas, Mr.. Henry L. Estorge
was nominated Clerk of the Police Jury, and
unanimously elected.
Messrs Haas & stagg were appointed u com
mittee to call upon Mr.. Estorge and notify him
| of his election.
Mr.. Estorge takes his seat as Clerk
| Attest: J. j. BARRY, Clerk.
/ R0Dln Cdlleu TO tue cLdlE.
| On motion of Mr. Boagni, Resolved that the
Police Jury tender Mr.. J. J. Barry. outgoing
clerk. their thanks. for the good aud efficient
manner in which he has discharged the duties
nf his Office and assure him of their sincere re-
oret that circumstances neeessitate his resig-
| cation.
| preparation of Eight Hundred Dollars Cs8OO0el
| be made, $4,000 out of the funds of 1889, and
| $4,000 out OF the funds OF 1890, to rebuild the
| AuZenne Bridge across the Teehe, and that Jos.
Camy, Don Louis Taylor. Alexis Morrow, j. G.
! Spyrer, be appointed committee to sell said
bridge, and furnish plans and specifications
| and receive the work when completed.
| On motion of DR.. E. s. Barry, Mr.. Robin was
added to the above committee and made chair
man thereof.
On motion of Mr. Robin, Resolved, that an
appropriation of S12.00 be made to build two
bridges on the road leS1ing from Arnaudvilie
along the line deviding the parish of St Landry
and St. Martins and that said work be done
under the supervision of the road overseer.
Mr.. Robin on account of illness was excused
by the chair.
J. P. Smith, John Wilson, Ell. A. suddeth be ap-
pointed a c0mmitte to examine and estimate
| the costs Of rebuilding Montgomery's bridge
near Bellevue station
On motion of Mr. Durio, Resolved, that Messrs
Henry Lastrappes, Armand Wartelle, e.. B. An
drus, c. Comeau, Alphonse Prud'homme and
Dubusque Dejean be appointed committee to
view out public road from Dupre's pasture to
Vile Plate and Opeousas road.
On motion of Mr.. Durlo. Resolved, that the
land be changed so as to run in lines dividing
Mrs. Widow John Simon and Octave Simon a1.d
lines dividing lands OF the two former parties
from DR.. Vincent Boagni, and on lines dividing
Mrs. John Simon, Eugene Lachapelle and Mrs.
Henry Lastrapes; and that Messrs GUS E. Du-
pre-, Armand Wartelle, Octave Simon, and Las
tie Dupre be appointed a committee to change
said road provided the same be done according
to sect. (9) of road ordinance.
On motion of Mr., Durio, Mr. E. M. Boagni is
added to the committee, a~d made chairman
thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, Resolved, that the
petition of the residents of Plaisance relative to
Hogs running at large. be laid on the table un-
til next regular meeting.
On motion recess was taken until O'Clock p.
EVENING SESSION.
petition on the table relative to hogs running
at large in Plaisanee was reconsidered and petit
ton asking for enclosing hogs was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, Resolved that the
petition from the citizens of Bellevue, relative
to laying out public road starting at the north
east corner of j. NJ. Ware, then north between
the properties of Ware and Dimmick, Roos and
Causey, Roos and Dusson, Andrus and Boagni,
across public road leading to Bellevue road,
James Arnold and DR.. Boagni, John Wilson and
F. j. Montgomery and Moore, acress narrow
neck of land of about three acres, belonging to
r = Montgomery, = J. Forgey and s. 7, Z. Stokes,
y. b. Lewis and T. e. e>bkes, Aleide Richard
and F. E. Stokes, DR.. ESSx and r. Blanks, join
ing west Bellevue pubic road leading to the
town of Opeleusas, waAiaid over until nextreg-
On motion of DIR Barry. Resolved that the
Parish Surveyor be instructed to locate the pub
lie road on lines between Sylvester Coligan on
one side and FRANCOIS Simm, p D. Richard ard
Alexander Cummings on the other side, SAID
road passing north OF Sylvester Colligan.
Mr. Courville having paid in s505 net and Mr..
L. J. Dossman having paid in for ]. j. Landre
neau 5000 and Mr. Theogene Reed having pard
in S5.05 all being proceeds of sale of unbranded
cfo fha fnt WA m tbn
Treasurer and the respective amounts placed to
each commissioners credit.
On motion DR.. Barry, Resolved that messrs.
Adolphe Guidry Jules Richard, Cesaire Miller,
Frank Savoie, Cyprien Arceneaux, Louis Gull
beau and Urbin Lavergne be appointed to lay
out public road from Chrstlens @ bridge to Ba-
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, Resolved thatthe
petition of citizens of Villepiate Prairie relative
lands Of Adrien Fontenot be laid over until
next regular meeting a
On motion of Mr.. Stagg, Resolved, that the
sum of seventy Dollars or SO much thereof as
may ns necessary be a. to repair
bleau and that Messrs. Gibbons, Thos Helves-
ton, Preston King, be appointed a committee
to sell the contract and receive the same. On
motion Mr.. Phillip Jacchs was added to the
Committee and made chairman thereof.
On motion of DR.. Barry, Resolved, that the
petition OF Dr.. shute and other resadants OF
Bellevue praying that public road starting
from public road near Garland Peck's to public
road near A. Bouttes plantation be granted,
and that Victor Richard. Garland Peck and Dr..
7. E. Shute be appointed q committee to view
out said road.
Gn motion of Dr. Barry, Resolved that on ac
count of the absence of Mr.. Robin the petition
of the residents of Bayou Teche relative to hogs
running at large be laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, Resolved that
whereas the committee appointed 18th day OF
| Aug, 1888, to view out change OF road which
now runs through the lands of 4. R. Fontenot,
having taken no action in the matter be dis
| charged and that Messrs. Sebastlen VidFine,
| Emile Lafleur, j. Bite. F0ntenot, Leandre vi
/ drine and R0dolph Lafleur, be appointed acom-
mittee to act in place, and to lay out said road
| according to section of road ordinance and not
/ to close the old road until said new road is In
/ perfect order and accepted by the committee.
On motion OF Mr. Milburn, Resolved that an
appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars
| or as much thereof as Is necessary be appfopri-
! ated to repair bridge bayou Carron at Fisher
and that MessFs, Jonas w. Bailey, Preston King
! and f. Lumpkins and Charles Antonio be ap-
pointed committee to sell the contract and
| receive the work when completed
! On motion of DIR. Barry, Resolved that the
report of the committee on Frozard Bridge, be
accepted and committee discharged and Mr.. a.
G. Olivier contractor be credited with the sum
of two hundred dollars payable out OF the funds
/ of 1885,
The Chair informed the Jury that he had in
i vestigated the question as to the assessment OF
land In the Parish deeming it to be his duty to
/ do so as he was of the opinion that large
quantity of land in the Parish was not assessed.
That his investigation had resulted as follows
That the Parish of st. Landry contains about t
1,072e40 ceres. That there are assessed as per
assessment roll 434, ,Ss9. leaving 63T, ,7G1 aeers
assessed. The Chair further stated that in his
opinion the Jury should at once take steps to
place all unassessed land on the Tax roll.
The Jury then adjourned until Tuesday, Jam.
22d at $50 o'clock d. N.
Attest: e. III. BOAGNI,
III. T.. EsT0RGE. Clerk. President