The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-01
Police Jury.

Police Jury.
Extra Meeting Of the Police Jury Of the Parish
of st. Martin. held January Goth, 1890.
The meeting was called to order at 10 O'Clock
An
The roll was called and the following named
members answered to their names: Hon. T.. A.
Duchamp, Pres, and Messrs. Savoy. 81. German
and Ledoux. Absent: Mr.. Chas. Guttekunst.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved after thus corrected:
Sosthene Zeringue as drainage Commissioner
for the eth ward East Of Bayou Teche in place
Of Sosthene Courville and Jean Ounce. to be
Road Overseer for the 5th ward, west Of BayOa
Teche, in place Of A. \. Roy.
The first was subdivided into rOad districts
and the Road Overseer appointed a. follows:
LIST Ward, West Of Bayou Teche.
lst road district. from upper line Of Iberia Par
ish to the lower limit of the Corporation Of st.
Northumberland following Teche-Arthur Lab
be. Overseer.
2nd road district, from the Corporation of 1t.
Martinville up to Bayou TOrtue. then following
said Bayou to the Eastern boundary line Of La
fayette parish Providence Plantation included,
Felix Pothier.
srd road district. all that portion Of the parish
lying West of Bayou Tortue and not included in
the LIST and End road districts. Anatole Counter.
9Th road district, from Duchsmp Station to
upper limit of Iberia Parish, Harry Smedes
Oyerseer.
LIST Ward, East of Bayou Teche
5th and 9Th road district from upper line of
Iberia parish up to lower limit Of the Corpora
ton OF st. Martinville, Darcort Dugas and A. X.
Resweber. Overseers.
Overseers appointed for above districts will
subdivide said districts and report to this body
ON their action.
The following communication was read md
spread on the minutes:
New IBERIA La, JANUARY IL 1880.
Eugene Duchamp, Esq, President Police Jury,
of st Martin.
Dear Sir-Capt. Alex. Blanc, Of the steamer
Experiment, of which we are the owners. in
forms MS that he can not pass the bayou Teche
beyond the st. John plantation owing to the OBJ
struction of the bayou by the bridge on that
plantation. Will you do us the kindness to no
tify the owner of st. John or the msnagerto put
the bridge in condition to let the boat through
rs we have considerable freight to carry above
that point. Yours respectfully,
GATES 4 vEAzEY.
The Clerk was directed to notify accordingly
the owner or manager of the ct. John plsnta-
ton.
The President was appointed on Q committee
together with Mr.. John Peters as alternate. at
the request Of the Police Jury of the parish Of
Caddo. to attend a meeting to be held at the
State House in the city Of Baton Rouge on the
9th instant, for the purpose of discussing and
agreeing upon uniform value Of all properly to
be assessed.
1t being now o'clock P. NJ. the Police jury
took recess until 2o'clock P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
At 2 O'Clock p. N. the meeting was called to
order. Tie settlement with the Parish Treasur-
or was taken up and proceeded Until O'Clock p.
NJ, at which time the meeting was adjourned to
tomorrow the 2lst inst. ut O'Clock A. n.
Meeting Of the Police Jury Of the parish of st..
Martin. held Jan. q 1890
The meeting was called to order at O'Clock A.
NJ, this day, pursuant to adjournment Of yester-
days meeting. Tho roll WAS called the follow
ing members answered a. present: Eug. A. Do
champ, President and Msssrs. Savoy. st. Ger
main and Ledoux. Absent: Mr.. Chas. Cute
kunst.
On motion, properly carried, the resolution
passed at the last meeting a. regards Act No lO7
of the General Assembly Of 1883 10, after due
consideration, hereby repealed:
The settlement with the Treasurer was now
taken up and completed. the following being q
statement Of the same:
1883 CREDIT.
Cash paid to 121 Jurors 6ls
Part payt.. Arnaudville's bridge 40
Cadet appropriation 2O
Fitzwilliam's bill for stationery D
ID. Dautreuil, repairs to court house 2.
vermillion's bridge 1855 II
-. Moity $50
Poll taxes. retained By Clerk ia
His commission to date on
ss991.72 ga q
lsss 4;
1889 Balance due April 1st W.W
May ist Received from Collector
Ms per cash 2H8
July LIST Received form Collector
as per cash book 1912
July LIST Received from Collector
as per cash book s0.ss
July LIST Received from Collector
per cash hook 1881
Oct ., Received from Col, as per
cash book lSO.73X
Less Sheriff's
commission $3.50
Pd. j. D. Hal
phen 50
Shifts account
Issso.2aaOslIai. 70. lsN.s,
Balance favor Of Treasurer to