St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-07-25
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
MONDAY. july 9th. 1891.

lonrnment. Present: c. w. Ward IL
the chair, DR.. E. S. Barry, III. Durio
S. Haas. No quorum being presen
the chair announced this meeting ad
journed until Tuesday, July 9Th, 1881
at IL o'clock a. m. C. w. WARD,
Attest Acting President
III. E. EsToRGE, Clerk.
Tuesday, July 7th, 1891.
The police jury met pursuant to ad
journment. Present c.. w. Ward ir
the chair, Dr. E. S. Barry, E. C. Mil
burn, H. Durio and S. Haas. No quo
rum being present the chair announc
ed this meeting adjourned until Wed
nesday, July Sth, 1891, at IL o'clock a
m. C. w. WARD,
Attest Acting President.
III. E. EsToRGE, Clerk.
Wednesday, July Sth, 1891.
The police jury met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present +: G. w. Ward in
the chair, s. Haas, III. Durio, e. c.
Milburn, E. S. Barry and 2. Stagg.
On motion of Mr.. Stagg, Mr.. Homer
Durio was elected by acclamation pres
ident protein Of the police jury, to act
during the absence OF E. M. Boagni
president.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, the minutes
OF the last meeting were approved as
read.
On motion of Mr.. Milburn, the re-
port of the committee appointed to let
out and supervise the work of opening
and cleaning the Grand Prairie canal
and Marcellin's gully, was accepted,
committee discharged and Mr.. ?. Stagg,
transferree, be credited with the sum
of SSS out of the internal improvement
funds of 1891, 9Th ward.
On motion of Mr. Ward, be it resol-
we'd that the sum Of 1925, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and is
hereby appropriated to repair bridges
on road leading from Bayou Beuf to
Big Cane, out of internal improvement
funds of 1891, half out 4th ward and
half out of 9Th ward, and that Messrs.
w. ]. Young, E. Dubuisson and J. 81
Fogleman be appointed committee 10
sell the contract to the lowest bidder
and report at next regular meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Stagg, be it resol-
yed that the report of the committee
appointed to have Iron bridge at
Washington repaired, be accepted, COM
mittee discharged and that r. Zernott
be ordered credited with the sum of
$50 out of internal improvement funds
of 1891, 9Th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Stage, the names
OF Mrs. David Ardoin and her daugh-
ter, Miss Celestine Ardoin, were order
ed placed on the INDECENT list.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, be it resolv-
ed that the sum of $50, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and
the same is hereby appropriated out OF
the internal improvement funds OF
1892, 9th ward, to rebuild bridge over
Boggy Bayou. On motion of Mr.. Haas,
be it resolved that an additional sum
of $25 be and is hereby appropr ted
out of the internal improvement nds
of 1892, 9th ward, to repair Clney
Creek bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Ward. be it resoly-
ed that the report OF the committee
appointed to sell contract for building
bridge at j. S. Fogleman's, be accept
ed, committee discharged, and that J.
G. Vannoy, contractor, be ordered cred
tied with the sum OF $40 out of the in
ternal improvement funds of 1891, 4th
ward.
On motion of Mr.. Barry, the police
Jury took recess till 3 80 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 3 80. Pres
ent H. Durio president protein, Sam
Haas, C. w. Ward, P. Stagg, E. c. Mil
burn and E. S. Barry.
On motion Of G. w. Ward, the petit
ton of J. w. Bailey jr. and B. r. splane
relative to extending the hog law pass
ed at the December meeting, 1890, from
Bailey and Splane's lower line to their
upper line, thereby including their
property, be granted as prayed for.
Mr.. K A. Dunbar was appointed
road oyerseer from Vile Platte road to
the junction of the Bnuf and Cocodrie
9Th ward.
Mr.. Haas in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, the sum of
$3.50 be and the same is hereby appro-
priated out of the internal improve
ment funds of 1891, 1st ward, to re-
build Calliham bridge, said bridge to
be made two feet higher than the last
one, under the supervision of the fol-
lowing committee: G. G. Duson, A.
Dimmick, G. Steele, said committee to
report at the next regular meeting.
Mr. Barry in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, the sum of
S75, or as much thereof as may be nec-
essary, be and is hereby appropriated
out of the internal improvement funds
of 1891, 1st ward, to rebuild the Pratt
and Hudson bridge.
Mr.. Durio in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Ward, be it resol-
we'd that the clerk of the police jury OF
this parish be and is hereby requested
to correspond with the president OF the
police jury of the parish of Avoyelles,
and request of him concert of action
in establishing the lines between the
parishes of st. Landry and Avoyelles,
in order to ascertain the taxable prop
erty on said lines belonging to each
parish.
On motion Of Mr.. Barry, be it resol-
we'd that the sheriff of the parish of
st. Landry be and is hereby authorized
to refund to Mr.. Jules Perrodin the
sum of So 60, amount of double assess
ment paid by him on a certain piece
nf nrnnarfy for the wears 1SSS-S9.