The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-05-17
NO. 81.

] y Ogden, District Attorney y........ 200 90
Town ot Washington, rcP& long bridge. 8 20
II i Estorgc one show case. e.-...-........ Is o.
SIln Haas, per diem attending meeting
nf Beard ot Com. 10 assess Il. R., &c, Is 40
On motion, the rapport was accepted and tho
committee DISCHARGED
.i~T-rs. Haas, Milburn aud Robin, the com
hAtte5 Jpi O-ntcQ TO settle with the Treasurer
reported that they havo examined, found cor
rect and cancelled vouchers in the hands OF
the Treasurer amounting to four thousand and
hTc collars and T0rty-0nc cents. and ordered
thar the Treasurer be credited with said
amount, and they further report that they
have examined tho yearly statement of said
l"CAsutCr, ending April 1st, 1890, and found
TIE same correct in every respect.
tA motion the report Of the committee was
accepted and tie committee discharged.
On motion CT g, ". Ward, Be it resolved that
tiH cu&r bc authorized to make q reQuistion
on a. IT, robertson l. $. Quartermaster, for
tAa necessary amount Of rations to relieve the
people suffering Iii the oycrf0wed district In
the PARISH OF st, Landry.
=, On motion OF 2. Stage, &c ii resolved that
the petition from the citizens OF the 5th Police
Jury ward relative to prohib;tln" hogs from
RAINING at large. be Laid over until neXt regu
T i2I meeting.
On motion OF /. j. Dossman. Bc it resolved
That $500 b9 end is hereby appropriated out OF
! tho internal Improvement funds of the nth
ward, ~ r'1air Nezpiqu6 bridge, and also !,
small 3t.d@7t near uy on the road Ieadine from
Vile Platte 10 Caleaaieu line near Big Ma
lloutl, ~ also S25 90 to be taken out OF the
IuoH3 Gi tIc tin Police Jury ward, making a
pf,G@ts 4L6 contract 10 be sold TO the lowest
plGtter ~ tl3 following; committee, A. NJ. God
"-l, Jos. LG-GrenGau, Ir and Vim. B. Leggett.
, On mo-Gn Ct L. j. Dossman, Be it resolved
that t4o aNTu OF $500 be and IS hereby appro-
pilated Out II the internal improvement funds
u tne fth Police JuGy ward, TO defray his
tL2 r0ast from Fll!o Platte to Pine Prairie The
GSc1trac5 10 DC sold TO The lowest bidder by the
<2,l2|l.s conmt;tee. Aurelien Marcantel Jus
! in IohngcE and 4.!eZ FoateDot.
On ratiOn NJ {; T Rim, r7a It rosolr-.a +b,4
me SUM OF 5000 90 and Is hereby appropriated
out Of tho Internal improvement funds Of 1880
t2 Guild 4 3rt5ge over Brooks Gully, and that
7-eSsra L: / Aielard: Louis Childs and Octave
Richard, be appointed q committee to sell CON
tract and receive work when completed
Nj DoSsn4an /! tho chair.
On motIon OF E. H. Boazni, Be it resolved
tlat Whereas 1t has come to the knowledge of
this 9oGY f1ar natural drain on tho road
rem DejeSn's store to Riders bridge has been
9osttncted I" the damage Of said road, there
fore be II resolved that Messrs. Edward De
1ean, j. ., Chaclere and 7. g. Richard be ap-
pointed as a committee to ascertain the facts
II the case ana report at the next regular
Ir. Boagri reported that in obediucs to the
resolution Of the Police Jury, dated February
ltth, 1899, requesting him upon the failure or
refusal Of Q. 81. EerWilliger to comply with his
contract With the parish to enter Into a con-
tie work which said Terwilliger had CONTRACTED
70 perform, and after the refusal OF the said
terT- l!iger' as already reported, he had en-
LTtCd 44tLC hul BISuGU u WTlLEeQ agreement
with L. E. Littsll to perform said work on the
terms and conditions as set forth in said writ,
ten aS-eemelt which he then read to the Jury
and submitted it to them for their inspection
On motion OF Sam. Haas, Be it resolved that
the report Of the President be accepted and
the contract Us entered into by him with L. E.
L.tte!t be and is hereby approved and ratified,
and all contracts relating to the same subject
matter with tla other person be and are here
by annulleQ,
And be it further resolved, that the ordinance
EEl ~yIta ,oP EaIar
1889, aud entitled an ordinance to carry into
effect tie duties imposed upon the Police Jury
OF this parish by Act No. SO Of 1884, providing
4or the ayetem2tizing and perfectipg the man.
ucr OF making assessments throughout the
state. be SO amended as to insert the name OF
L. E Littell N pla Of that OF o. Fl. Terwlll-
On rnotion Of Z. c. Milburu, Be il resolved
tha5 $50, or as much thereof az may be neces-
gary. be and are hereby appropriated TO repair
{. i. ih0npson's bridge under the supervision
OF c. j. Thompson, W. Oquinn and O. s. Fros-
scr; said committee to let out the contract to
the lowest bidder, and that Mr. C. j. Thomp-
son, road oyer&cGr, be authorized 10 use the
old lumber 10 repair other small bridges on the
pu6iiC road,
On motion OF S. Haas. BE it resolved that
the SUM OF &75, CT mueh thereof as may he
necessary. be and i3 hereby appropriated to
rebuild ChiCot bridge under the supervision OF
1Iessrs frank Wharton, DR.. ". L. Hawkins
and j. J. RarnidgC. On motion of Mr. Doss.
man, s. Haas WAS added to the committee as
chairman.
Att. warn lEJuitCU iititt OF inc TWO hundred
dollars received by him from the Parish Trea-
&urcr $3.50 were expended on the DeGiaize le-
wees, aud Sil20 spent by him to defray his ex
penses III attendin" to the matter, and the
balance, $780, was this day turned over to the
Parish Treasurer,
On motion Of Mr.. DossiDan, Capt. Haas was
appointed i'll The place OF Mr. Ward to examine
the books of the Sheriff, Mr.. Ward having asked
to be e2-cus cd on account OF being unwell.
On motion OF Capt. Haas, Be it resolved that
the petition ut tho citizens from near Boggy
Bayou. relative 10 granting them public road
leading from cedar trees near Boggy Bayou
bridge direct through by 0nezime Fonten0t's
place, to llteTseGt With public road near ]. ".
Leggetts, leading from upper Beaver Creek
settlement TO Bayou Nezpique bridge. he
granted, provided same he made according to
section Of the ROAD ordinance, aud provided
further that 1t d0oa not interfere with the road
hands that belong to the Old Beaver Creek
road.
Capt. Haas. member Of the committee ap-
pointed 10 confer with q committee from
Ranidcs, relative to placing locks in Bayou
LlIloEg7 reported that he had met the mem
bera OF the committee FROM Rapides, but that
uC action was taLeA as 1t was necessary to have
IN engineer TO make an estimate. NesSrs, Mil
burn aud Dos6mag being absent.
On mCtiOn the Police Jury adjourned till the
End Monday il Juno ut ID 10 o'clock, a. m
Attest T. II. BOAGNI,
r. I. EsT0EGE, CLERK. President