St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-20
IOFFICIAL.1
Proceedings of the Police jury.


ment. Present, L. NJ. Boagni, president
Messrs Durio, Haas, Stagg Bihm, Robin,
Dossman and Barry.
On motion of DR.. Barry, the minutes of
last reguiar meeting of date April 18th and
special meeting of April 2sth, We're adopt
ed as read.
/ Parish surveyor Littell submitted re-
port relative to railroad lands, with legal
opinion to the effect that the lands con
firmed by the q. S. government to the Tex
as and Pacific railroad company, are sub
ject to taxation; whereupon, on motion of
Mr.. Robin, the report was accepted, and
the sheriff was instructed to proceed and
collect the taxes on said lands for the years
1883, 1889, 1890
DIR. }. q. Ray, chairman of the sanitary
committee, reported in behalf of said com
mlttee, that all necessary precautions had
been taken. and that at present there are
but two cases of smallpox on Camp Ham
ilton plantation, and that the arrange
ments originally entered into by the presi-
dent of the police jury have been contin-
ued without change; whereupon, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Bihm, the report was received
On motion of Mr.. Bihm, be it. resolved,
that the report of the commissioners of
election relative to hogs roaming at large
between Nezpique and Bayou Cane, and
from the line of Acadia parish to the line
of 7th ward, be accepted; and that from
hogs be permitted to roam at large in the
above described limits.
DR.. r. Mayer in behalf of the committee
appointed at the March meeting, 1891, rel
ative to building bridge over bayou Petit
Prairie, reported that it would require $500
to build said bridge. On motion of Mr..
Haas, action on said report was deferred
until the member from that ward was pres
ent. .sf,.
On motion of Mr. Robin, be it resolved,
that the report of committee appointed to
lay out public road between lands of Mi
chel Robin, Autile Lalonde and Alexis
Moreau, the said road cutting Moreau's
mittee discharged, and said road be declar-
ed a public road, provided same be done
according to section 3 of road ordinance.
Mr. Stagg in the chair. On motion of
Mr.. Boagni, be it resolved, that the tax col
lector be and he is hereby authorized to
refund taxes to T. G. Gibbons on $500 err
roneonsly assessed on Oil mill at Washing
ton; and further, that the said tax collec-
tor be authorized to reduce the taxes of
VIM. Ghaffe Il Bro. on their two-thirds of
the said Oil mill, to $1,000, the difference
having been enormously assessed.
On motion of Mr.. Bihm, be it resolved,
that committee of six, composed of Ar
thur Pitre. Albert Andrepont, John Dero-
sier, Damon Bertrand, Paul Foster and
public road leading from the Mallet road
at point between lands of V. Bourdin
and John Boone deceased, thence running
north until it intersects the public road III
prairie Ronde at point between lands of
Theogene Bertrand and Ducoudrai Dupre ;
said committee to report at the next regu-
lar meeting fz.@z
On motion of DIR. Barry, be it resolved,
that on account of the scarcity of hands on
road from Peck's north line to Dimmick' S
south line, that Numa Richard and Albert
Richard be transferred from their respect
i've roads to said road.
On molten of DR. Barry, be it resolved,
that an appropriation of SD out of the in-
ternai improvement funds of 1891, I'd ward,
be and is hereby appropriated to build
bridges ON road dividing st. Landry from
Acadia, under the supervision Of the road
Oyerseers
On motion OF Mr.. Bihn, be it resolved,
that the petition from the citizens of prai-
rie Faquetaique, relative to appointing a
committee of freeholders to lay out road
leading from Prud 'hommes g bridge to point
au-Pin at the southeast corner of lands OF
Martin Carron, at his residence, and run
ming northeast to join the road from Prud'-
hommes bridge to coulee Joseph Young in
Faquetaique, and to join said road at some
point south of the fork of road running
from Prud 'homme to bayou des Cannes, be
and is indefinitely laid on the table.
On nlo..oll " - ni1 ,a' . nsia.;va
rom tiie el,izeils 81 sou, rn,a ~
70 chahse " i9au itb tb hia o,,h;ant ~ e.ii
On motion of Mr.. Stagg, be it resolved,
that the report Of the committee appointed
to sell contract to rebuild bridge. over the
bayou near octave rol.eilot i!i.l.. ~ piaau
Pralrle; pe afcep'ea, coiinie,el h sdd aaaS;
eal ana Mp the e srn M nf s,1ao oe ont % Of the 5th
tea Win ei1e SUN Vi Pii'''' oi' oi VIC o'i
ware. ~ ~ ..o,,,,
COMMISSIONERS to SELL oNbhANp n pIp go sio.n.
7th Ward-omer Attales, heiIe . =. d.n'ps. uase-
not, NJ. La5arro, Jean n4os - p. gf,eo, ,,ei,,s
Landreneau. ~,
sth Mard-ohbe VI Manuel, Anatoie fosii-
lei, !. II. IhiaI1. ~ y ra,,o w.s1;noton Al
ON WaIu1l. c...a ~ Gpuns; " .,as;na 'Enn-
fred stasg uraIlu fiairiH ;I AllGeias pa;a no',-
tenot, Iate Ioge q Aentrie w, In ~ ii'
ance' .narles ha.enr, M W ni.e e'iae Ias.,h por.
On motiom OF NE doss.na, SSH arsssar suaep' from
ue1oh Mas apPoiili.eu iod,a 80
Ohile iiehrs plaee " noi"i 'o'e' 'ie'
folnt oorllIer ,,. p;h, ha = rosol,ed
On me.,n VI s1n M, ho nnd is u harehv annrn,
1ila1 .he sum IS 81 ~ fao ;u ;tarn.i ;n,nrovaraant
prla1ed ous eo, u et' alte Ill tn do ditch to
Iuna pl lo9l' p o.i pa,i,la,,sa ~ as . ''se1i
drain iahe Ia alise Do'i pease
Messrs. Stagg, Barry and Blhm, having
been appointed committee on CLAIMS re-
ported through their chairman, Mr. stagg,
that they had examined and found correct
the following claims, to-wit:
Town of Washington, repg bridge, =
5th ward - eo
A. NJ. Goodwin, rep'g bridge at Nezpi-
que, 9th and 7th wards. .r...; 30 90
L. E. Littell, s,lrv g pub road 1st wd 10 90
G. NJ. Thompson, stove for cIk's office %
]. ?. King, bridge lumber, 9th ward II J0
r. Frances, I'd AZ
Sam Haas, $ spades, 9TH ward ; II 70