The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-18
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.

! OPELOUSASy OCU. l3GH, lSJU.
! The Police Jury met pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
| Present: E. NJ Boagni president, E. c. Mil
burn; c, T. Bihm. stagg, G; "; Ward, 8. Haas
! l.. j. Dossman HI. DuriO and P. Robin.
| On motion of H. Durio the minutes were
| adopted as read.
| on motion of l.. ]. Dossnan, Be it resolved
| that Whearas the 18th Justice ward now mas
two justices OF the peace, two constables, and be
| paid in the same manner rs the justices and con
| stables of the first ward.
| On motion Of G. W. Ward be it resolved. that
the report of committee appointed to sell the
contract to build eight bridges on road along
Bayou Waxia from School House to E. w. Syl
vester's be accepted, committee discharged and
r. s. Hawkins, contractor credited with the
sum Of $4,000.
Sam Haas in the chair.
On motion of E. M. Boagni the report of the
election held on the 9th of October, at the Wax
la school house, relative to the repairing of
Sackett Leyee or bridging the said bayou was
laid ON the table,
On motion of f. NJ Boagni, Be it resolved
that the resolution passed by this body on the
23d of july 1890 appropriating the sum OF $400 90
or as much thereon as may be necessary to build
a bridge over Bayou Saekett where it leads on
from Bayou Waxia and appointing committee
to sell the contract. be reconsidered-carried.
G. w. Ward moved that the petition of citi-
Zens of Waxia asking that a bridge be built
across Bayou Sackett be granted.
E. NJ. Boagni moved as substitute to Mr.
Wards motion that the sum of forty dollars
$4,000 or as much thereof as may be necessary
be and is hereby appropriated to repair the
sackett Levee The work to be done under the
supervision of the road overseer.
Mr.. Ward having called for the yeas and nays
the following was the VOTE
Yeas Boagni, DOssman, Robin, Stagg, Blhm
Durio. Nays: Ward, Milburn.
The chair declared the substitute carried.
On motion of L. J. Dossman the Police Jury
took a recess until four thirty p. III.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 4:30 p. M.
Present: Z. NJ. Boagni, President C. T. Bihm
P. Robin, P. Stagg, E. s. Barry, H. Durio, Sam
Haas l. J. Dossman s az ana ard Z. " w. Wafd; awp;os
was ordered to be credited with one hundred
and fifty seven 75Il00 dollars, in payment of
Sacket bridge contract.
Robin in the chair:
On motion of E. M. Boagni, the sum If one
hundred and fifty dollars or as much thereof as
may be necessary, be and is hereby appropria-
ted to rebuild bridge over gully between -
and Smith on East Bellevue road, and that
Messrs /. E. Shute, G. r. Steele and F. j. Mont
gomery be appointed q committee TO sell con-
tract supervise work, aud sell the same when
completed.
On motion of E, NJ. Boagni, Il, Durlo, I. E.
Shute and G. r. Steele were appointed a COM
mitte to ascertain costs for repairing Callahan
on motion of c. T. Bihm, E. NJ Boagnt was
added to said committee and made chairman
thereof
on motion Of Z. M Boagni, the petition Of
the citizens of Plasanee praying that public
road leading to Friiots bridge be opened, was
laid on the table until the next regular meet
ing.
0nmotion of E. NJ Boagni the communication
of Geo. o. Elms relative to the sale OF land to
the Parish for public road, by one Matyeau,
was laid on the table until next regular meet
ing.
the residents of Plaisance relative to hogs
roaming at large, was laid on the table,
On molten of f. G. Milburn, be it resolved,
that an additional appropriation be, and is
hereby made to rebuild Wikoff's bridge on Bay
on B9uf.
that the Clerk be requested to ascertain wheth-
er Onezime G. FOntenot has been credited with
the sum of $25 90. for building bridge on road
il not credited, to credit the same.
On motion OF C. w. Ward, the resignation of
e. W. Sylvester as road oyerseer, was accepted.
On motion OF l.. j. DoSsman, the report of the
committee appointed to sell the contract to
build two bridges in Prairie Mam0uth, on road
from John Reeds crossing, to Jos. Landreneau,
be accepted, committee discharged, and Louis
Bacon contractor, be credited with the sum of
eighty dollars.
On motion of l.. j. Doasmsn, be it resolved,
that the report of the committee appointed to
sell contract to build bridge in Prairie Ma
mouth be accepted, committee discharged, and
Hilaire Boutte, contractor, be credited with the
sum of forty five dollars.
On motion of l.. j. Dossman, he it resolved,
that the report of the committee appointed to
sell contract to build two bridges on Point-aux-
Pain gully, be accepted; committee discharged,
and that j j. LdDufBHtdu tttlu f6uClGu DOGut
be credited with the sum OF ninety-fye dollars
On motion of l.. j. Dossman, be it resolved
that the petition of jacques Bacon and others,
relative to q change of public road from Reeds
bridge to Pointapx-P Pain, be laid on the table
until next regular meeting.
On motion of E. G. Nfilburn, the report of the
committee to examine q bridge over Bayou
Cocodrie, was indefinitely postponed and scom-
mittee discharged.
/ On motion of C. Il. Bihnl, Messrs. Joe Thibo-
Edeaux, Gustave Biagas, William Dejean, VIM.
Tarbell and Geo. Bourgeois were appointed q
committee to lay out public road from Bou-
dreau's bridge to Brooks gully, and report at
the next regular meeting.
H On motion of G. w. Ward, the sum of one
hundred and fifty-fiye dollars or as much there
OF as may be necessary, be and is hereby appro-
pr1ated to repair bridges on road from Waxia to
Petit Prairie, via e.. w. Sylvester, and that
Messrs. T.. w. Sylvester j. H. Rutledge and
Wesley Budden, be appointed committee to
have said work done and to report at next reg
ular meeting.
On motion of G.. W. Ward, the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars, or as much thereof as4nay be
necessary, be and is hereby appropriated to re-
build bridge over Bayou Waxia; half to be
charged to fourth, and half to fifth Police Jury
wards and that Messrs. e. w. Sylvester, J. FL.
Rutledge, G. w. Beggs and Wesley Budden he
appointed a committee to sell contract.
On motion OF T.. J. Dossman, the Police Jury
adjourned until Tuesday the 14th day of Octo-
Der, A. D., 1890, at 10 a. m.
Attest: Il. NJ. BOAGNI,
H. E. EsToRGE, Clerk. President.