St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-08-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY,


OPELoUsAs, July Plat 1880.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
Inent
Present s. Haaa. president pro TEN MessIs
P. stage, l.. J. Dossman, E. $. Barry, 7. Robin
&. T. Bihm. +. c. Milburn and &. W. Ward.
On motion Of l.. j. Dossman. the reading %
the minutes Of last meeting was hispense'
with
Fl. l.. Garland. through his attorney in fact
files his protest against the assessment to hin
Of all vendors privileges, notes and mortgages
| c. c. Duson tiles his protest against the as
! sessment TO him Of 100 b3-I00 acres OF land, o.
NV and NV of sw OF section 25. township
3, range W.
On motion the Jury took rrc,sS nnth ;
O'clock p. IN.
IVENING SESSION.
The Police jury met at g O'Clock y, ~
Present: 8. Haas President pro TEN; [. !
Bihm. ?. Stage. J." j. BOSNIAN, F.. s Barry and
T. Robin.
On motion OF Mr. p. Stage. BE il resolved
that the assessor be instructed to reduce the
valuation Of all mortgages FROM par value Il
one half; also judgments, when owners fail tcc
appear before the Board OF Reviewers, and
value sci them hy said board.
! Statement OF T. s. fontenot, Sheriff and cI-
ottlciu Tax Collector for the parish OF ST. Ian
dry. showing collections OF Corporation Grim
lnnl and Parish Taxes, also Parish Licenses
collected during the month Of June. 1890, to-
wit:
Corporation Criminal Taxes ....-.......-.s 40 60
Parish Taxes 994 81
Total taxes ....................f1O 15 Is
Interest on SAINT. Observation-Disclosures. IS %
Licenses for 1890. Observation-Disclosures. 20 90
Aggregate collections. .........s $3.50 10
Ics- per ct commission for collecting 81 50
Net paid "ver.--.......- .-..-..slo92 81
hereby certify the above and foregoing To
hv 4 iruo and correct abstract from the Cash
Books and License Register in my office ~
,iite'i by the Parish Auditor.
T. $. TONTESOT.
sheriff and cX-o1iiCiO Tax Collector.
Dr.. V. Eoayni through hs attorney, X. Bail
Ito, lies the following protest:
To the Hon. Members OF the Police Jury of the
Parish Of St Landry
Now comes DR.. Vincent RDugui, a citizen ana
taxpayer, and flies tha. lis protest, against
his present assessment for tie year 1880, or the
items of property OIL the Annexed llst fer the
following reasons:
LIST. Said property Mss added 10 TIE assess
ment returned by him 10 the S7nr. without
any notification 10 lIltn, VIII ich action he sub.
mits is lille gal.
2nd. Because said ulltget items OF properly
arc not III his possession excepting Judgments
OF G, II. Comeau and G. r. Andrus, aud as to
said judgments the first il not worth in cash
oVor SIS, and tho latter not over $3.50.
3rd Because said items OF properly ARE not
subject TO taxation.
Wherefore he prays that al OF said items be
stricken from his assessment saving the two
judgments above named, which shoNi I've re-
lnced to tho amounts above sci forth.
KENNETH BAIIJIO,
Atty for Protestant,
Geo. y. Elus lies tho following protest
against the sale OF 4 certain piece OF land
Hon. Police Jury OF st. Landry Parish:
Gentlemen IL SEQ IN your last proceedings "a
proposition to buy of Louis G. Malveau strip
OF land for public road. / respectfully beg
leave to notify you that am thu owner Of the
land on the right hand side or the road going
4-,I "a ftrv,, hi a.
rigllcs' bridge, and extending about ten ar
penis on the public road-lots 2 and &. section
IA. township south, range east l have pa
tents from the United States for said land |
will sell the parish strip 90 feet wide for the
same price you were TO pay Malyeau-same 70
be used for public road and for no other pur.
pose. GEO. 0. ELMS.
On motion OF Mr. possman. the Police Jury
adjourned undl Tuesday morning, July ed, at
10 O'clock, Il. II.
TUESDAY, July 22., 1890.
The Police July met pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
Preseut: 8. Haas, president pro te.n.: E. 8.
Barry, G. ". Ward. 7. stasg. L, c. Mjburn and
c. T. Bihm
On motion OF Mr.. Ward the reading Of the
minutes OF last meeting was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Bi1n, the Police Jury pro
ceeded to revise tho assessment.
The Jury took recess until p. III,
EVENING SESSION.
The Police jury met at O'Clock
Present: 8. Haas. president pro trut.; L. 3
Barry, {. ". ward Z. atagg, l.. {. Miburn and
c. T. E!lln.
On motion. tho Police Jury adjourned unti
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, July 43d 1890
The Police Jury met pursuant TO adjourn
mcnt.
Present: =. Haas. President pro teD,; Measrs
6. T. Bihm, Z. {. Milburu P. Stngg. c. ". Ward
and II. Durio
On motion OF Mr. ward. the rentIug OF the
minutes WA dispensed with.
The following road oycracerS were appointed
for the fourth ward:
J. D. soieau--rrorn Fnnlkncr's Ferry to Rul
eigc'a line.
Louis g Carmouche-from NtBridr'- lower
On motion OF c. W Ward BE il resolved that
the petition from the citizens OF Bayou Waxia
thereof IA may be necessary, to build a bridge
ovenEBayou Sackett where IL leads off from Ba.
yol;-Wayla he granted. and that J. W Bailey.
@. T. HAWKINS and DR.. J. II. Walker be and arc
hereby appointed o committee TO sell the con
tract 10 tho lowest bidder according to specln-
cations, and report at the next regular mfot-
Ing.
that the report Of the committee appointed 70
let out the contract TO repair the bridge across
Bayou BBuf lie accepted, the committee dis |
charged and Y. r. Gniilory be credited with !
the snm OF $50, to lie paid ont of the internal
.mpr0 eIueur fund Of 1890 9Th ward.
On motion Of +. s. Barry, the report Of C. ". |
Ward, President pro tenn Of the committee on |
levecs, vas accepted and the committee dis |
charged.
On motion OF G. W. Ward. BE it resolved that !
4 committee composed of Adrien Jusc, Dodge !
Moore and Thomas Clayeomb be and are here |
by appointed to ascertain the costs of repair |
ing all bridges on the road leading from Faulk. !
Ier's Ferry to Rutledge'ssline and report at the
next regular meeting. |
On motion Of c. W. Ward, Be ii rcsuIrcd that |
The sum OF $685. or as much thereof rs may la !
be and is hereby appropriated to
sepair bridges at the mouth OF Dry Bayou and |
III Petit Prairie bayou and the mouth OF Mig
gcr-foot. and that Messrs. T.. W. Sylvester, j. !
II. Rutled8e and Westley Bndden be appointed |
committee to sell the contracts for the repair
II said bridges TO the lowest bidder and report
1t the next regular meeting. 4th ward.
On motion OF c. W. Ward. Be it resolved that
.lessrs. Z. W. sylvester, J. II. Rutledge and
Vestley Budden be appointed a committee to
sscersaln the costs OF repairing all bridges on
he road from Meyers store, Wis Il. ". Syyee-
or. to Begg's station and report at the next
egular meeting.
adjourned until Monday, at 10 a. III.
MONDAY, July 3sth, 1890.
Tie Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn. |