The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-16

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Recorders Office, for recording bond. .... 1.50
ST Landry Democrat, notices for road
Opelousas Courier, Rng covers for
District and probate CoufS&ecortls. .... 1900
J. 0. ChaChere, for interdictiOns. 31.10
Opelousas Courier, advertising license Or
dlnlnce NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2I.l2
7. NJ. Ewes for repairing bridge Gantt's
JOS q;tn Bloeh interest on End and Sd install '''''
On motion OF Mr.. Dossman the report OF the
committee on claims was accepted and COM
mttee discharged.
EVENING SESSION.
Meeting called TO order: Present e. NJ Boa
gni President, E. s. Barry, l.. J. Dossman, c.
L Bihm, Homer Durio and Sam Haas.
The President appointed Messrs Haas, DoSs-
and Of bar 10
mittee reported through their chairman Mr..
Haas that they had examined the report OF the
treasurer and cancelled vouchers to the amount
of S7372.S0, and they further reported that they
had examined the resume of monies received
and expended since the 1st OF the fiscal year to
date and found the same correct.
On motion of Mr. Duri0, the report was ac-
cepted and committee discharged and Mr. j. j
Thompson was rendered a vote of thanks for
the able and explicit manner in which he had
prepared his resume of monies received and
expended since the first of the fiscal year
On motion of Mr.. Durio Chas Buckhart was
appointed commissioner to sell unbranded stock
for the 1st ward.
Statement of Tax Collector of T. s. Fontenot,
sheriff and ex-otfic:o Tax Collector, showing
amount of taxes and licenses collected by him
during the month of February 1889 and paid
over III the Parish Treasury.
Parish Taxes of 1883 s1217. 80
Less oIo Commission for collecting 60.a9
Net paid over sI156. 81
&C pOration Criminal Tax of 1888 $500
Iess oIo Commission for collecting 4.3S
xat mid over $50 %
Parish Licenses of 1889 $685.. so
/ Less oIo Commission for collecting sl6997
! Net paid over $3,2-769
+ Aggregate amount paid over S4,46T &c
The above is q true aud correct abstract from
| the Parish cash book and License Register as
- T. s. FoNFEEoT,
/ Sheriff, &c
/ On motion of s. Haas the same was accepted
| and ordered spread on the minutes.
| Mr. E. NJ. Boagni, President, informed the
| jury that Mr.. Geo. Q; Films in benan OF the sol
| crate soldiers requested an appropriation OF
One Hundred dollars to aid in maintaining theil
Home. When on motion action upon the above
On motion Mr.. Bihm, Resolved that Messrs
| Edouard Dardeau, Olibe Manuel and William
Ashwood, Jr, be appointed committee to ex
anime and aseel taih the cost OF repair OF Fru
gels Bridge across Bayou des Cannes, and re
port at the next regular meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Bihm Resolved that tue
sum of Ten Dollars OF as much thereof as may
be necessary be appropriated to pur
chase 500 feet Of lumber to build bridges or
road from Todds to Parish line under supervi
sion of Road overseer.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, Resolved that the
sum of Twelve Dollars be appropriated to builc
a bridge over the Coulee In prairie Basse on roaC
leading from Belmont to Prairie Basse near r
i NJ Littell's plantations
| On motion the Jury adjourned until the 2t
Monday, sth day of April 1889.
| E. NJ. BOAGNI,
Attest: President.
/ m f. EsToRGE Clerk.