St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
.yERN,
OrELoUsAs, Monday, Nov. I'd, Is

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OrELoUsAs, Monday, Nov. I'd. 1891
Tie Police Jury met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. Present: f. NJ. Boagnl, President, ana
Messrs. Durio, Barry, stagg, Milburn and haas.
On motion of Mr.. Ailburn the minutes were
amended as to read iii that portion wherein
Mr.. Ward had moved to accept report OF com
mittcc to repair the four bridges on the Big
Cane road aud that the same be now made TO
read thus Half out Of the funds OF the 5th
ward OF 1891 and half out OF the 4th ward of
1892, and that MI j. c. Ennoy and d. Sandlfur
he credited each With one half OF the whole.
On motion of Mr.. Hans the minutes were
adopted as amended
On motion of Mr.. Durio, be it resolved, that
the petition praying for the creation OF new
Justices ward, and the changing OF the lines he
tween the first and second tolicc jury wards
be IL tefiuitel? laid on the table.
On motion OF S. Haas, be it resolved, that the
sum 0 So 90 be and is hereby appropriated to
repair bridge across bayou COcodrlc, known as
n0ssman's bridge and that Mcssrs. Il. I. Oliver,
c. T. Griffith and VIM. Raspberry, be appointed
Il committee to sell contract supervise the
work and receive the same when completed
On motion of Mr.. Durio, the Jury took re-
cess until half past three.
EVENING SESSION
The Jury met at $3.50 p. IN. Present T. NJ.
Boosni; President and Messls. Haas Dnflo'
etagg, Barry and MllbuTn
On motion OF lir. Haas the petition from me
citizens OF the 18th ward, praying ior puonc
road be laid on the table on account OF the ao-
On motion of Mr. Stagg, Mcssrs A. l. La
vcrgne, Gabriel Joubtrt, "A. A. Layer1ne'
LOUIS H. Lateur, L. j. Conway, Eiol Nldrlne,
Jr and Jean EIdrInc were appointed COM
mitteU to lay out public road starting on
bayou petit Joe. between the lands OF Gahlici
Joubrrt and At&!y LaVelgnc ana Gabllci anu
Il. {. FUnttnot, thence through the lands or
Gabriel ,jouhcr, thence between the lAnds OF
Louis Z. Latieur and L. j. Conway, thence ne
tween TIC lands If A. I. Laversnc and l.. j..
Conway to lutersect the road to Garland's
ClS mil n provided
be laid ont according to SEXTON OF road orol-
nance.
On .uotiGn OF NJ. Stage, be it resolved, that
the sum OF 500 or as mGcn tEereof as may be
EectsSir, be and the same i hereby appToprl-
ated out o the internal improvement funds
OF the 5th ward, leo2, t" rehull, Polret's bridge
undo, t.c supervision of Henry Joubert, WIN.
Evans and Edgar DuAc, contract to be Snd 10
the lowest bidder, all lumber n old bridge to
be used subject to the arpro1a! OF tho commit
tee.
On motion Of Mr., Stagg, be it resolved that
tn" report OF the colnnii tee appointed TO nave
bridge across bayou Carton, at Fishers el,alf-
cd nnd two small bridges near lay lUrS bride
built be .icctptcd c"ilinlt'ce di>char2ea ana
Mr. Preston KING, contractor be credited with
the sum OF 5000 out OF Internal Improvement
funds OF 1891.
ON lnotiun OF s. Haas. DC it resolved, that the
report OF the committee appointed to build
bridge over Boggy Bayou, he accepted, COM
mlltce discharged, and Mr.. VIM. Clark con
tractor, he cIcutcd with the sum OF SEQ 90 out
OF internal Improvement funds, 9th ward ls32
On motion OF Mr.. StasS, be 1t resolved, that
the sum of $500 DC appropriated out or the
funds OF 5th ward to repair bridge over Ernest
Brignac's gully on Grand Prairie, and also to
bulld bridge over slough in Brign=c's lane, aud
one bridge over gully at the cud OF .. EoHte-
uOt'S place. work to be done under the super
sion of Uzrmc EuntenUt, Louis X. Latlcur and
Euzebc Latirur, who shall report after having
the WORK done.
On motion of DR.. Barry, Alcibia,le Guidry
was ordered placed or tho INDECENT list.
Mcssrs. Stage, Haas and Mllburn having been
appointed committee on claims, reported
through their chairman, Mr.. Stagg, that they
had examined aud found correct the following
claims, tO-Wlt II:
II Bodemuller, printing .-.-....--........S %
L. S. Fontenot, attendance on District
I. S. Fontenot, cash paid for sundrics as
per detailed statement. ....-........ 80
T. S. Fontenot, conveying prisoners, etc. % 90
j. T. Stewart lumber, sh ward.....-. ,,, ~ ~
F. L. Stokes. lumber, I'd ward. IS 70
valsin Richard, building bridge, etc, I'd
Men tort Deviiier. hauling lumber. and ~
building bridge on bayou Dclpuente,
LIST ward --..:...........-....... 20 GO
T. W Spears j .ror Oh inuuest .. . 20
T. r. DOuayuut, ... 2 90
r. NJ Helmer. " - - ....,....... 10
W. &. Oliver, .-.......... 20
Willis 2. Wolff, - 4" .---.-..-.-. . IS
Stewart d White Tor moving shclvings
and records from ClcrR's and Record.
crs office TO Courthouse 50 90
C. 81. ThompsSn, registering in1aesls.... 10 90
- fling, etc, III !htdlcllou
OF Sam Boswell. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ) %
Opel0usas Courier, 1000 shirts for records II 90
st. Landry Democrat, Same AS above. II %
Mount Pleasant mills 1928 feet OF lumber
delivered 1or bridges from Sackctt
Landing to CEeyis lower line, 4th W l9i 20
{. n. Thompson, fling, etc, i'll interdlc-
ti0u of Svdone Gallot 3 81
Fraa saw mill, lumber, 9Th ward. ....... 10 90
sam Haas. lumber and spikes. ........--. II IS
W j. Roberts, Juror on Inquest. . 90
o. H. Uarrell, " .--....... 90
VIM. HaZzetOn, % -....-.... 0O
j. N. Brown, . 90
W. K. Helnlcr, " w
On motion OF Dr. Barry. the report was ac-
Ccptet AMI committee discharged.
On motion of ar. Barry, be it resolved that
whereas slice the last meeting e. this body, the
walls of the Clerks and Recorders Office have
again given away, and whereas 1t Is now ap-
parent that the said building is beyond rea5-
the appropriation heretofore made to I pair
the said office be rescindtd and annulled, eX-
eept SO much thereof as VIII be necessary to
commensurate Messra. Stewart d White for work
and material used on the said building, and
that the sum of six thousand dollars or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be ana ls hereby
appropriated. one third out OF the not other
wise anproprlated funds of 1891, and two thirds
out of the same funds Of 1892, to build a new
Clerks and Recorders office, and that McSsrs.
f. NJ. Boagni, G. NJ. Thompson and d. 1. Lewis
be appointed q building committee to have the
said building erected, and the said committee
is further empowered to settle with MessrS.
Stewart Il White, what may be due them for
work and material thus far used on the old
Clerk and Recorders office.
On motion of s. Haas, Mr.. P. Stagg was add
cd to the above committee.
ON melton of Mr.. DuriO, the Police jury ad
iourned until the first Monday III December, it
being the seventh da! of that month
President.