St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-27
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Proceedings of the Police Jury.

The police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, =. NJ. Boagni, president
Messrs. Durio, Haas Stagg, Bihm, Robin
Dossman and Barry
On motion of DIR. Barry the minutes o1
last regular meeting Of date April 18th and
special meeting of April 18th, were 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 Z. S. government to the Tex
as and Pacific railroad company, are sub
lect 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
DR.. J. O. Ray, chairman of the sanitary
committee, reported in behalf of said COM
nlittee, 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
and after the first dav of January, 1892,
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
auve.t0 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
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
land on the north, be accepted, and COM
mittee discharged, and said road be declar-
ed public road, provided same be done
according to section 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 r. G. Gibbons ON $3.50 err
assessed on oil mill at Washing
ton; and further, that the said tax collec-
tor be authorized to reduce the taxes of
VIM. Chaffe IL 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
tfluT JOIl lCTo-
sier, Damon Bertrand, Paul Foster and
Ducoudrai Dupre, be appointed to lay out
public road leading from the Mallet road
at point between lands of Y. Bourdin
and ohm 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 Peck's north line to Dimmick's s
south line, that Numa Richard and Albert
Richard be transferred from their respect
i've roads to said road.
On motion of DIR. Barry, be it resolved,
that an appropriation of $12 out of the in
ternal 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 melton of Mr. Blhm, be it resolved.
that the petition from the citizens of prai-
rie Faquetaique, relative to appointing a
of freeholders to lay out road
leading from Prud 'hommes bridge to point
au-Pin at the southeast corner Of lands OF
Martin Carron at his residence. and rum
ming northeast to join the road from Prud'-
bridge to coulee Joseph Young in
and to join said road at some
point south of the fork of road running
from Prud hoIhme to bayou des Cannes, be
and is indefinitely laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. stagg, the petition
from the citizens of Courtableau, relative
to change of road from Taylors bridge to
Teche, was laid on the table subject to call.
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 Fontenot's in Grand
Prairie, be accepted, committee discharge
ed. and Mr.. L. T. Lafeur be ordered credi-
ted with the sum of $11950 out of the 9TH
ward.
TO SELL UNBRANDED STOCK.
7th ward-Omer Attales, Rene L. Fonte-
not. NJ Lazarro, Jean Duos, j. u. Ortego,
Theogene Reed, Hypoiite Fontenot, Lucius
Landreneau.
sth ward-olibe Manuel, Anatole Fusil-
Ter, l. r. Guidry.
9Th ward-T. D. Cooke Washington; Al
fred Stagg. Grand Prairie; Arcecius Fon-
tenot Tate's Cove; Achille Vidrine, Plais-
ance; Charles Lafeur, Whiteville.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, Joseph Bor-
delon was appointed road oyerseer from
Onile Henry's place to Belair's cove, via
Point Cormier
On motion of Mr.. Bihm, be it resolved,
that the sum of $40 be and is hereby appro-
priated out of the internal improvement
fund Of 1891, sth ward, to dig ditch to
drain lane in l'anse Bourbeuse.
Nessrs Staes. Barry and Bihm, having
heen annointed 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, rep'g bridge.
5th ward -. so
A. NJ. Goodwin. rep'g bridge at Nezpi-
que, 9th and 7th wards ,-.. % 90
T. II. Littell, surv'g pub. road 1st Wd 10 W
G. NJ. Thompson, stove for clk 3 office 50
]. P. King, bridge lumber, 9th ward. IL O
R. Frances, I'd AZ
Sam Haas, 8 spades, 9th ward II %
l. G. Pulllam, bridge lumber, Stn Wd % ~