St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-05-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.

Tie Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: Z. II. Boasni, presidents S. Haas, P
Stagg, J.. J. DosSman c. W. Ward. &. T. Bin,n
P. Robin, L. G.. Milburn.
On motion OF Z. Stagg the minutes of las
meeting was corrected so as to Teat John III
to the Junction oi Bayca Bnuf and Cocodrie
and j. NJ. Moore from the Junction If Bayou
EGuf and Cocodrie to Hudspeth bridge.
On motion of Z. Robin the minutes of the
last meeting were adopted as amended.
On lnotlOn of Mr.. Stag. Be it resolved that
the petition of the citizens of the second Police
Jury Ward, relative 10 LAYING out "a new road
| be laid over until the next egular meeting.
On motion of G. w. Ward, BE it resolved that
F. s. Barry, Adpiph Guidry, Vim. Miller and
Auguste Royer be and are hereby appointed a
committee to investigate into the trouble on
that part OF the road starting from Chas. Miller
| to Bayou Cafancro, and report at the next
| regular meeting.
On mot on of c. T. Bihu Be it resolved that
| MessFs j. p. GnidIy, JOS BcauX, Jr., ]. X. Nc
nliiand, Lasue ltaHeIgne and Sosthenc BouruuG
| be and are hereby appointed committee to
| view out q chanEe OF public road starting from
Sosthene BourgHe to the pa. lsh line OF Acadia
| SO as to run as follows viz Commencing from
| Sosthene Bourques to intersect the road from
| Dr. |. L. Shute's to parish line, and report at
| the next regular meeting.
On motion OF Capt Haas, Be ii resolved that
the report OF the committee appointed at the
Aprl meeting TO view ont q puhlic road from
or NEAR Jas: q. West, on Black Lake following
the east side OF Bayou COcodrie TO a certain
point and thence up the east side of Elm Ba-
you to Fiegle's lane, to ntersect the main uub-
lie road leading from Griffith bridge to Haas
vile, be accepted and committee discharged.
On motion OF c. [. Bihn, Be it resolved, that
Messfs. /. ". Childs Placide Blanchard. a. W.
Deiean, Leon Sonlier an4 &drien Guidry, be
and are hereby appointed a COMMITTEES to yicg
out public road, beginning at the public road
at the north east corner OF the land of Childs
BROS, thence west between lands, of VIM,
Chlds and Theodule Thibodcau, thence north
east between lands of A. Richard and TheOdule
Thibodeau, thence west on section line be
two Ell iands Of G. Richard and A Richard,
Claiborne Birotte and DR. 4. Z. Young, Eaatie
Richard and Leon Sonnirr, thence north fol-
lowing the parish line to the north east corner
of the parish Of Acadia, thence west following
said parish line to the public road near Mrs j.
B. Young, and report at tile next regular
meeting.
On ulntion of Capt. Hans, Be it resolved that
the report Of the commit. appointed to ex- |
anime the bridge at Bayou Petite Passe, and |
to have the necessary repairs made, be accept |
ed committee discharged and the following |
parties credited, Wig: Mount Pleasant Mil |
lumber s6 .95 Edmond JOubGrt work eI5; Paul |
stagg, spikes 90 cents, payable out of internal |
Improvement funds OF 1890,
On motion OF Capt. Haas, Be it resolved tina.
the report of the committee to view out a pub.
lie road from or near George W. Kelly's to pub
lie road leading from Bayou Chicnt to Eola, ut
or near o. G Griffith, be accented. committee
discharged and Gle salue declai ed a public road
as lald out Aud be it further resolved that a
coinnittee of seven composed of Messrs. Elmus
Campbell. James est. ri Clark. Austin Camp
bell, VIM. Clark, John &. Smith and O, c, Grit
18th be and are hereby appointed to ascertain
what damages, II any. is caused to Mr.. Speghts
D. the opening of said road.
On mO5iOn OF L j. Dossman Be il resolved
hat the report of the committee appointed to
'ell contract 10 repair bridge on the road FROM
srzpique sln Perfodn to parish line. aud on
3ond to Calcasleu ltne, be accented, committee
discharged and Mr.. j. X. Stanley contra tor.
'e credited with the sum of 5000 out of the
Internal Improvement funds OF 1890.
On Altipn the Jury took a recess until 8
'clock p. N.
EVENING SESSION. ,
The Police Jury met at 3 o'clock p. In. :
Present.: E. NJ. Boagni, President; s. Haas,
:. J. Dosslnan c. T. Bshn, C. W. Ward, p. :
tagg, +: Q. Milburn and Z. Robin.
On motion OF G. ". Ward, Be it resolved that
'hereas the recent overflow has washed away :
large amount Of fencing leaving many fields {
posed or partly so, and whereas the season
construct new fences and especially such l
'lice as would protect their crops from being J.
estroyed by hogs I
Now therefore be it resolved that from and \
Fter this date, until the 1st OF November 1890 a
Il hogs are prohibited from roaming at large =
all that section lying between the Bayous 9
III BAY ous to direct line drawn from Gantt's =
pper line OIL Bayou Waxia to Chevis's lower 8
ne on Bayou Courtableau. Y
Paul Stagg, chairman OF the committee an
Dlnfed to employ counsel to defend the suit of .
r. Vincent Boagni ". f. NJ. Roagni, Presi- T
mt, ct ais, No 14.623, reports that the com.
defend said snit, and that they have en-, q
acted to pay him a certain fee OF seyenty-ffve U
'ilars and one hundred dollars additional, :,
ntingent upon the suit being successfully de- I,
nded and he further reports that he made a p
nder to nr. Beasn OF the balance due him e
c0r(ling to the statement handed him by the "
erik of the. Police Jury after dedueting the +,
10 as per resolution of the Police Jury. - -
On motion OF q. G. Milburn, the report was :, >,
cepted and the committee discharged. g.
'arly Statement Of the Treasurer of ST. Ian fu
dry parish for the year ending the 31st of hi
March, 1850: re
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