The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01
Pro ceedings Ofthe Police Jury.
OPELoUsAs, Jan. goth, 1890.


I The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
Present E. M. Boagni President, DR.. E. s
Barry, c. Il. Bihm, c. W. Ward, s. Haas, l.. j
Dossman, III. Durio and P. Robin.
I On motion of Mr. Dossman, the minutes OF
the last meeting were amended so as to read
that the contract of J. o. Robertson begin from
! the 18th instead OF the 4th of December, 1889.
ON motion OF Sam. Haas, the minutes were
amended and the sum of three thousand dol
lars be inserted in the budget to pay outstand
ing witness certificates instead of one thou
sand dollars and the sum of six thousand dol
/ lars for existing debts instead of $4,000.
On motion of l.. ]. Dossman, the minutes
were adopted as read and amended.
/ On motion of c. W. Ward, Be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens and land owners
OF Big Cane and vicinity relative to granting a
public road between the plantations of Judge
| ThOS. OvertOn, JEFF. Ford and Jas NJ. Jackson
on one side, and of Mrs. NJ. l.. Swords, Leopold
| Godcheaux, Sandy Rea and Emile GOudeau Oh
the other side, running from the Spring Bayou
G toad on the east to the Bayou Rouge read on
the west, be granted as prayed for, and said
road declared public road for the term of five
years from date; provided said road be laid out
according to section of the road ordinance,
and all bridges thereon maintained at the cost
of adjoining proprietors.
On motion of l.. j. Dossman, Be it resolved
that the petition from the citizens of Prairie
! Mamouth relative to prohibiting hogs from
roaming at large be laid over until the next
regular meeting.
On motion of Sam. Haas Be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens of Beaver Creek
relative to laying out public road be laid over
until the next regular meeting.
On motion OF l.. j. DOssnan, Be it resolved
that the petition of the citizens of DeBaillOn's
Bridge neighbOrhood relative to preventing
hogs from roaming at large he granted as
prayed for i'll their petition.
On motion OF j.. j. DOssman, the ordinance
passed on the 18th day of November last, pro-
hibitng hogs from roaming at large in Tate's
Cove and neighborhood, be amended so as to
leave out that section of country living on the
Tate Cove side of the Vile Platte road
On motion of C. T. Bihm, Be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens of Prairie Ronde
from Prairie Ronde to Malet be granted, and
that Messrs Martin AndrepOnt, Arthur Pitre,
F. T. Pitre, Sr., AZenOr Durio, Ertemond La
ileur, Albert Andrepont, and Eugene Bertrand
be appointed a committee to ascertain the ne
cessity of laying out said road, and If in their
Judgment the road be necessary for the cOnye-
nience of the travelling public to lay out the
same.
On motion of Fl. DuriO. Be it resolved that
the petition and counter petition from the citi-
zens of Bellevue relative to hogs roaming at
large be indefinitely postponed
On motion of DR.. Barry, Be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens of the 5th Police
Jury Ward, relative to hogs roaming at large,
was laid on the table until the next regular
meeting on account of the absence of the mem
bers representing that ward.
On motion OF c. T. Bihm, Be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens of the Sth Police
Jury Ward, relative to hogs roaming at large
in said ward be laid over until the next regu-
lar meeting.
On motion of l.. J. Dossman, the petition and
counter petition from the citizens OF the 12th
Justice Ward, relative to dividing said ward
and laid on the table at the last meeting, be
now laid over until some future meeting.
On motion of L. J. Dossman be it resolved
that the report of the committee from Chatai-
gnier relative to the change of the public road
near I. 8. Fontenot, be accepted committee
discharged, and said road be and IS hereby de-
clared public road, provided said change be
done according to section of road ordinance.
Mr., G. t. Blhm paid in $16.25 received from
Jessie Young from sale of unbranded stock.
On motion of c. W. Ward be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens of Big Cane rela-
tive to the division of the 4th and 5th wards be
laid over until Messrs. Milburn and stagg,
members from the 9TH ward be present.
On motion of Mr.. DuriO be it resolved that
the petition of Augustus wilkins and Felix
Chachere, relative to perfecting the title to GER
tain lands sold them by the parish, be laid on
the table awaiting the settlement of the differ
ences between the parishes of ST. Landry and
Acadia.
On motion of C. T. Bihm the following state
ment was ordered spread on the minutes.
State of Louisiana ex rel
Billie GOdeau Road Over
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