The Opelousas courier., 1889-11-16

When upon motion of Mr.. Haas the report
was accepted and committee discharged.
Mr.. Haas, chairman of committee appointed
to examine the books and vouchers of the
treasurer, reported that they had examined
the same and found them correct, and had can
Celled vouchers in the said treasurer'S hands
amounting to SHOALS; and the committee fur
ther recommended that said treasurer be cred
tied with said amount.
When upon motion OF Mr.. B1hm the report A
committee was accepted and committee aIo-
charged
Mr. T. 8. Fontenot, chairman of the commits
sion, made the following report:
OPELoUsAS, NOVEMBER 9Th, 1889.
The Commissioners met pursuant to the call
of its chairman.
Present: All the commissioners of the Parish
of st. Landry to-wt: I. 8. Fontenot, +. Dubul-
son and Joseph Bloch. Absent: All the COM
missioners from the Parish OF Acadia to-Wlt j.
f. Pelton, W. w. DusOn and l.. V. Fremeaux.
Mr.. PeltOn in obedience to the call of the
chairman, came to town for the purpose of at
tending this meeting, but being alone from his
Parish he declined to participate in the pro-
ceedings of this day.
Mr. i. v Fremeaux the secretary, being alb
sent Joseph Bloch was on motion appointed
secretary pro tenn.
The chairman reports That, IN accordanGe
with resolution passed June 21st 1887, Mr. L.
V. FremeauX furnished list OF the taxpayers
within the limits of the Parish OF Acadia, as ap-
pears on its tax roll for the year 1887, Whleh
was the only possible means to form q basis OF
the assessment of property liable for taxes IN
1886, as borne on the rolls of the Parish OF st.
Landry for that year.
He further reports: That Mr. F. A. King was
unable to perform the work which the COM
missioners requested him to do, towit: TO as
certain the taxable property within the limits
of the Parish of Acadia, as borne on the assess
ment roll OF ST. Landry Parish for 1886, ana lor
that reason he employed the services OF other
competent men to do that piece OF Work which
was indispensable to the commissioners, in Or
der to arrive at just and fair conclusion or the
prOportion of the Indebtedness of the Parish of
Acadia to the Parish of st. Landry.
l,-I ~, in fol
ligent manner. He has expended the sumo OF
one hundred dollars in cash and now submits
the abstract.
ihe list of names furnished by Mr.. Fremeaux,
and the abstract made in accordance Herewith
were received, and on further motion OF MI
DubuissOn duly seconded, the Police Jury is
respectfully requested to make the necessary
appropriation to refund to the chairman, the
amount SO expended.
On motion Of Mr.. Dubuisson duly seconded,
the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas the assessment of the Parish OF ST.
Landry for the year 1885, liable to a Parish tax
amounted to $37463S0O0 fThree Million, Seven
Hundred and Forty Thousand Three Hundred
and Eighty Dollarsl, and whereas the portion
of that part of the Parish which is now Acadia,
amounted to ss7o15O.oo Eight Hundred re an and
lars) liable to said tax, and whereas the lndebt-
| edness of the Parish of st. Landry at that time
amounted to s24929.71 tTwenty-four Thousand
| Nine Hundred and Twenty-n1ne Dollars ana
| seventy one cents)
! Therefore be it resolved that we find the just
| and equitable indebtedness of the Parish of
Acadia to the Parish of st. Landry to be $5379 ST
! Five Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy
| nine Dollars and sixty seven cents)
On motion of Sam Haas the report OF COM
mittee was accepted and committee dlschafg
| ed and that the sum of one hundred dollars out
/ of funds not otherwise appropriated be appro-
/ priated to reimburse r. 8. FOntenOt for money
/ expended by him in procuring data for the
/ commission.
| On motion of Mr.. Bhm, be it resolved that
! the clerk enter ON the claim book the claim of
| Richard SG Robin in its proper order 1nasnuch
| as the same has been placed in the claim book
| erroneously.
| On motion of 8. Haas, be it resolved that the
| president of the police jury be authorized to
sell the lot in the corporation fronting on south
| street and adjoining the corporation on the
east and is west of the lot sold by the president
OF the police jury to McNulty short time since.
| On motion of s. Haas, that the president be
| authorized to take such steps as he may deem
| proper, to arrive at some settlement between
| the parishes of ST. Landry and Acadia.
| On motion of &. s. Barry the district attorney
| be and is hereby authorized to draw up such
| rules as he may deem legal to the end of main
tanning order and decorum during the session
of this body.
On motion of L. ). D0ssman the police jury
adjourned until the second Monday of Decem-
/ ber being the 9th of that month, at 10 a. m.
Attest: E. M. BOAGNi,
/ H E. EsTORGE, Clerk. President