The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-03-29

branch OF the same gully, and that Messrs
Jean Tete, Lucien Bacon and Louis Andereus
be appointed a committee to sell the contracts
On motion of L. J. Dossman, Be 1t resolved
i that $65, or as much thereof as may be neccs
sary, be and is hereby appropriated to build
bridge over the gully near Bayou dos Cannes
and that Messrs. HOmere Atalis, Olivier La
feur and Ernest soileau he appointed conl
mittee to sell the contract to the lowest bidder
! Mr.. Ward in the chair.
On motion of Z. NJ. Boagni, Be it resolved
that i'll lieu Of the conviction fees which tho
parish of st. Landry is required to pay John
N. Ogden, District Attorney. from time to time
ls he presents HE claims, under Section 3 o
Act No. 90 of the Acts of the State OF Louisiana
for he year 1880, that he be paid yearly Grim
lnaf salary, commencing from this date, OF one
hundred dollars month, being twelve, hun
dred dollars year, to be paid to said John n
Ogden, District Attorney. on the 1st of eac
month by the Parish Treasurer upon the war.
rant OF said John n. Ogden, District Attorney
tuis resolution being intended to relieve the
parish from the payment OF any fees i'll crimi
nal eases with which they would be charged by
the District Attorney under said Section No.
of the aforesaid act. This resolution having
reference to eases coming under said section OF
said act, Ii being the opinion OF the Police Jury
that the passage of this resolution will greatly
decrease the criminal expenses of the parish
Voting ayc BOagni, Bihm. Stagg, Haas and
Robin nay: D0sSman
Mr. Boagni having requested the Police Jury
10 appoint President pro tem., to defend the
suit instituted against the parish by DR.. Boa
gni, whereup0n motion OF MI. Haas, Mr. +.
Stage was appointed President pro tenn, Ia
defend the suit as aforesaid.
Mr. Boagni in the chair
On motion of Mr.. Dossmau duly seconded it
was resolved tha| a committee OF three with
fng i'd p1G tS W3 he
ing the suit of V. Boagni VS.. Parish OF ST.
Landry.
Wherupon the following committee was al,
pointed: c. W. Ward, L. j. Dossman, Paul
Stagg.
On motion of Mr.. Bihm it was resolved that
the President communicate with d. Dari0 and
j. o. Chachere, relative to the change of road
leading west from Burr's lane on the lines of
the lands between Mary Garland ct al. to De
jeans bridge and that they be required to put
the said road in good condition, and that ON
their failure to do 80, that the District Attor-
ney be instructed to proceed in the matter ac-
corfting to law.
Mr.. Stagg in the chair.
VI I. BOagni reported that he had interviewed
Mr.. o. II. Terwsliger, and that he had refused
TO comply with his contract, and that he had
thereupon notified Mfr: Terwlliger, that the
Same was annuled and that it would be gwen
to some one else, to which Mr.. TerwilIiger
sjgntfied his consent,
On motion of P. stagg. be it resolved that the
sum Of sixty dollars be and is hereby appro-
priated tu build bridge over the gully near
Sylvester and Achille Vidrine be appointed ii
committee to sell the contract to the lowest
bidder
Statement OF Z. s FOntenot. Sheriff and ex OF
flcio Tax Collector for the Parish OF st. Lam
dry, showing the Parish and Corporation
Criminal Taxes collected for the Parish of st.
Landry during the month of February, 1890,
for the year 1889, also Licenses for 1890 col
iected during said month:
Parish Taxes 81 ,52l 10
Corporation Criminal Taxes. 243 IS
Licenses OF 1890 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1850 90
Interest on Taxes Observation-Disclosures. 40
Total ...........................s4,62s ,62s IS
Less per ct, commission for collecting 2sl II
Net paid over. 1892 %
hereby certify the above and foregoing to
be true and correct abstract from the Cash
Book and License Register in my office and
T. S. FoNTENoT,
sheriff and exotfcio Tax Collector, ST. Landry
Parish, La.
The following road overseers were recon-
mended for appointment by Paul Stagg
SECOND WARD.
Frank Savois-from Dick Smiths to the rail-
road crossing.
Ernest Brassenr-from Dick smtth's to the par
ish line.
Abraham Smith-from Abraham Smiths to the
parish line, via Rayne.
jules Chretien-from Hazel Wood TO Abraham
smith.
r. II; Barry-trom Grand Coteau to Prairie
Laurent.
j. d. Stanforil-from Grand Coteau to Rour-
beue bridge.
THIRD WARD.
Perry Hickinbottom-from Gerasin Richard 10
Bourbeux.
FIFTH WARD.
r. Zrrnott, Washington p O.-from Washing
ton TO Cyrille sOileaus, at the interSec-
tiOn of the Plaisance road and Vile Platte
and Washington road.
i. a. McKiDney-from Cyrille Soileau's to the
bridge on Bayou Petite Paese.
Eusebe Latleur. Grand Prairie-from Ozcnle
FontcnOts store to the Vile Platte ard
Bayou BRuf road at Conway's upper line,
Dominique Vidrine, Grand Prairie-.from tie
north corner of Dr. Cushman's field Ia
the bridge on Bayou Carron.
Achille Vidrlne, Plaisance-frOm the bridge On
Bayou Carron to the Opelousas and Vile
Platte road.
Rosemond Soileau, Cataro-from the Washing
ton and Vile Platte road at the corner Of
Lastie Doucet's field to the southeast
corner, Of Paul stagg's land,
Edward Briley, Grand Prairie-frOm Wilson's
mill to the school house.
Athanas Ortego-from Conway's southwest
corner to Crocodile bridge.
Preston King, Nashtngton-frOni Washington
to Waxia bridge.
John Mudd-from Fishers bridge to Mndd'a
Crossing.
Arthur Hollier-from Mrdd's Crossing to the
Washington and Opelousas road.
Chiistoval Tate-from the corporation of Vile
Platte to the ward line. via E. J. Conway.
from the Opelous and Vile Platte road
at Mrs. HiLckleF's corner to the Opeiou8aS
and Washington road.
Carel Wolf-from Washington to the corner of
Clement Hollier's, on the Opelousas and
Washington road.
Gerand Fontenot-from the Vile Platte ana
Bayou BGuf road to Garlands saw mill
FOURTH WARD.
Peter Reynolds-from Taylors Ferry to siaehct
Landing.
Trad Flsher-from Buffers place to the parish
line. via Morrow.
T., Gondchaux--from Buffers place to the par
ish line. via Big Cane.
j. W. Baily-from the school house to Wash
On etiS1i meetion of $. Haas, the Polico Jury ad-
journed until tomorrow morning, at 10 q. I'D.
OPELousAs, March 1s, 1890
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment present E. NJ Boagni, President c. ".
Ward; P. stagg, c. T. Bihrn, P. Robin and 3
Haas.
On motion. the reading of the minutes were
with.
On motion the report of the committee ap
pointed to view out public road from Higgins
southwest corner. running westward, was laid
on the table until the next regular meeting.
On motion OF G. t. Bihm, be it resolved that
the report of the committee appointed to lay
out public road, leading from the southeast
corner of land owned by James Pendlll, thence
north on the boundary line between said Pen
dill, V. Boagni and I. Roos, until it strikes the
south line of land owned by A. Simon; thence
east on the line dividing lands owned by ~.
Simon and 1, Roos, John Higgins, c"nstan,
Carriere and jules Perrodin, j. Gillespie and
r. B. Blank, till it intersects the west Bellevue
road be laid on the table until the next regular
meeting.
On motion of 8. Haas, be 1t resolved that
whereas the Police Jury, has received and
taken cognizance of the petition of Felix Cha-
ehere and Others, requesting the parish to per
feet their titles to certain lands lately purchss
ed by them from the parish, and to which the
parish OF Acadia, they set forth, have certain
claims to. Now therefore, be it resolved that
the Police Jury, specially authorize the Presi-
dent to make title of part of the same tract
from which the above land was sold, to one
IT. al,