The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-27

On motion of G. T. Bihm, be it resolved, That
the petition from the citizens of the 8th Police
Jury ward relative to prohibiting hogs, sheep,
geese and goats from roaming at large i'll said
I Ard, be granted as prayed for, except from
the 1st day of December to the 31s1day of Jan
uary of each year, at which time jid animals
will be. permitted to roam at large.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, be 1t resolved, That
the rules be suspended and that the road as
prayed for by the citizens OF Gradnlgo's Island
neIghborhood be granted, commencing from
Opelousas read and ending on the Prairie
Ronde Road, and that the sum OF $500 be and
is hereby appropriated to pay MI. I'll. ! astrapes
for fence put up by him.
On motion of Mr.. Stagg, be it resolved, That
the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Dollars
be appropriated out of internal Improvement
fund of 1891 to build a bridge over the coulee
near Octave Fontenots house in Old Grand
Prairie, and that Alfred Stage, Euzebe Lafieur
and Leuis r. Lafeur be appointed a committee
TO sell contract for building said bridge to the
lowest bidder and report to this Jury 9TH ward,
and the further sum OF FOrty-nve Dollars be
appropriated out OF funds of 1890 to pay Mr..
George Beggs-this being the amount paid by
him to Jas. Huckaby for repairing Hudspeth's
bridge on Bayou Bauf 9Th ward.
Mr.. Bihm in the char.
Mr. Boagni, chairman of the committee ap
pointed to sell. contract to build Joubert's
bridge, reported that the same had been sold to
Curves and Fisher for thSAsum of 5000, and that
the work had been eompFyted according to con-
tract.
was accepted, committee discharged, and
Messrs. Curyis and FISHER ordered credited
with the sum of $500 out OF the internal i'm
movement funds of 1890, LIST ward.
Mr.. Boagni in the chair.
Mr.. Robin, chairman Of committee appointed
TO sell contract to build bridge over Bayou
Tacbe. reported that the contract had been
sold to James NJ. White for $7OO and that the
work had been completed according to contract,
Whercupon motion of Mr.. Bihm, the report was
accepted, committee discharged, and Mr.. White
ordered credited with the sum OF $700 out OF in-
ternal Improvement funds OF 1890, Sd ward.
- ~- TTano and niffnn an
claims, reported through Mr.. Stage, their chair
man, that they had examined and found correct
the following claims, to-wit:
l.. skinner, repairing lamps, etc,...,-.- So
g 4 chairs, .--.-.-.- l 90
" tools, Inspectors
weights and measures --.--.-.-.- 2 90
r 4. F0ntenot, sundry bill l.--.. 81 60
E. FL. vordenbauman, lumber, LIST ward 4 40
Ernest vidrine, juror on inquest.. 2 %
Neville DeviIie, .--.--- 2 10
Ozeme FontenOt, !" .--..-.- 230
Narnissa Child, " % " ~ O5
Moses Bowden, burying pauper...-..-. 10 90
I. II. stewart lumber, 70 OF
Thompson, returning officer,:-..-. so 90
j. M. Morris & Co., insurance OF Court
= assessment 10 90
4. S. Fontenot, paid for coal...- IS
]. B. Sandoz, fixing road machine.--..-- 90 90
Pani sfagg. spikes. spades, shovels, &C.. 10 81
.Tohn White. fixing road 8 90
Iouis Mccoy, burying pauper...-. 10 90
-. Of lection 30 90
st. Landry Democrat, advertising propos-
al for Carencro bridge-..----- l so
st. Landry Democrat, adv'g. Joubert and
Callahan bridge. 2 90
adv'g. assessors no
tice to taxpayers. Z 80
!" " adv'g. registration
notices ....-. IL 90
OpeIousas Courier, adv'g. Robin bridge
and Carencro ..-.--. A 90
adv'g. notice to tax
payers ...------ so
notices 10 90
Is adv'g election notices 20 90
" IS Joubert and
Callahan BRIDGE. 2 90
On motion Of C. r. Bibm, the report was &C
and committee discharged.
On motion Of Mr.. Milburn, by special request
Of petitioners, the petition OF the citizens from