St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-07-04
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Proceedings of the Police jury.
Nav, nth. 1891

The police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, f. NJ Boagni, presiden
Messrs. Durio, Haas, STACY, Bihm, Robil
BOSNIAN and Barry.
On motion of DIR. Barry, the minutes c
last regular meeting of date April 18th an
special meeting of April 18th, were adop
| ed as read.
| Parish surveyor Littell submitted a re
port relative to railroad lands, with lega
| opinion to the effect that the lands con
| flrmed by the e. S. government to the Tex
| as and Pacific railroad company, are sub
lect to taxation; whereupon, on motion o
Mr.. Robin, the report was accepted, an,
the sheriff was instructed to proceed All,
| collect the taxes on said lands for the wear
1888, 1885, 1890.
DIR }. .. Ray, chairman of the sanitar,
committee, reported in behalf of said com
mittee, that all necessary precautions hat
been taken, and that at present there ar,
but two cases of smallpox on Camp Ham
llton 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 .o
election relative to hogs roaming at large
between Nezpique and Bayou Cane, and
from the line of Acadia parish to the line
OF eth ward, be accepted; and that from
and after the first day of January, 1892
hogs be permitted to roam at large in the
above described limits
appointed at the March meeting, 1891, rel
ative to building bridge over bassou 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
On motion of Mr.. Robin, be it resolved,
lay out a public road between lands of Mi
chel Robin, Auti1e Lalonde and Alexis
Moreau, the said road cutting Moreau's
land on the north, be accepted, and COM
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
roneously assessed on oil mill at Washing
ton; and further, that the said tax collec-
tor be authorized to reduce the taxes of
VIM. Chaffe d Bro. on their twO-thirds of
the said oil mill, to $500, the difference
having been erroneously 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
Ducoudrai Dupre, be appointed to lay out
public road leading from the Mallet road
at a point between lands of v Bourdin
and John Boone deceased, thence running
north until it intersects the public road in
prairie Ronde at point between lands of
TheOgene Bertrand and Ducoudrai Dupre
said committee to report at the next regu-
lar meeting.
On motion of DR.. Barry, be it resolved,
that on account of the scarcity of hands on
road from Pecks north line to Dimmicks
south line, that Numa Richard and Albert
Richard be transferred from their respect
i've roads to said road.
On motion of Dr. Barry, be it resolved,
that an appropriation of $12 out of the in
ternal improvement funds of 1891, I'd ward,
pc and is hereby appropriated to build
Acadia, under the supervision Of the road
On motion of Mr.. Bihm, be it resolved,
that the petition from the citizens of prai-
ne Faquetaique, relative to appointing
committee of freeholders to lay out a road
eading from Prud' 'homme's bridge to point
au-Pin at the southeast corner of lands of
Martin Carron, at his residence, and run
hing northeast to join the road from Prudf
lomme's bridge to coulee Joseph Young in
and to join said road at some
point south of the fork of road running
rom Prud 'homme to bayou des Cannes, be
md is indefinitely laid on the table
On motion of Mr. Stagg, the petition
rom the cltizens OF CourtabIeau, relative
Q change OF road from Iaylors bridge to
Feehe, was laid on the table subject to call.
On motlon OF Nj etagg' be 1t resolved,
hat the report OF the committee appointed
0 sell contract to rebuild bridge over the |
,ayou near Octave Fontenot's in Grand
'ralre, pc accepted, committee discharge
q ana nj. L. H. Laneur be ordered credi- |
ea a.. Wlth the sum OF slle.'o out Of the 9th
'ard.
COMMISSIONERS TO SELL UNBRANDED STOCK.
tn Ward-Omer Aftales, kene l. FOnte-
OF, o ~. aapaarp Rand Jean Duos, :. p. qr1ego,
heogene keed' Hypoite Fontenot, Lucius
sth ward-olibe Manuel, Anatole Fusil-
sr, I. R. Guidry.
d oln c ward. u. Cooke. washington Al
red stagg, drand Prairie; Arcecius Fon-
enot late love; Aehllle Nidrlne, Plals-
nee lharies Lanenr Whitevllie
On, On motion OF Mr.. Dossman, Joseph Bor-
elon was appointed road oyerseer from |
mile Henrys place to Beiairs cove VIA
ONT Corm1er.
On motion OF M Bihm; be it resolved,
rated out IT.. of tn the internal improvement
md OF 1881, sth ward, to dig ditch to
ram lane IN fanse Bourbeuse.
Messrs. Stagg, Barry and Bihm, having
cen appointed a committee on claims, re-
orted through their chairman, Mr.. Stagg, |
1at they had examined and found correct |
ne following claims, to-wit;
own OF Washington, repg bridge,
9th ward .:t.$ 6 SO
!. NJ. Goodwin, rep'g bridge at Nezpi-
que, 9Th and 7th wards. ........-. IS 90 I
!. u Littell, surv'g pub. road 1st wd 10 90
y. Thompson, stove for cI ks office 4 SO
I: King, bridge lumber, 9th ward IL 50
). Frances, I'd 647
am Haas, spades, 9Th ward IL 25
). e. Puliiam, bridge lumber, 8th wd 38 10 I