The Opelousas courier., 1892-05-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
OpELoUsAs, Monday, May 0,

OrELOUSAs Monday, May 0, 1892.
/ The jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present, Il. NJ. Boagni, President and Messrs.
Robin, Haas, Dossman, Olivier, Durio, stagg
and Bihm.
On motion of Mr.. Robin, the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
On motion of MI Olivier, be it resolved that,
whereas the committee appointed to lay out
public road starting from Divide Guidry 8
bridge to Marius Sn,ith's place have unani-
mously agreed to lay said road as follows ::
Cutting through Ovide Guidry's land, thence
through Alcide Guidry's land, thence through
Arceneaus land, thence through Louis Gull
beau's land, thence through Louis POrtier's
land, thence through Albert Guidry's land,
thence through Adolphe Preiean's land, thence
between said PrGjean and Julien Cormer's
land, thence through said Cormier's land,
thence through DR.. V. Boagni's land, thence
between DR.. v Boagni's and Mrs: j: M Dugas- tsn
through Mrs. j. M. Dugas' plantation, going
north, thence between Jules Petetin and Gus
tin Barker, thence between DeOgene Savoie
and Frank Sayoie, thence between Edgar Sa-
vote and Urbin Layerne, thence between Ma
rims Smith and E. ID. Estilette therefore, be
it
Resolved. That said report be accepted, com
mittee discharged and said road declared a
public road; and be it further resolved that
Messrs. V. c: Guidry, Leoyal Domingeau,
Boudreau be and are hereby appointed a COM
mittee to ascertain what damages, if any,
would be done by running the above road !;
whereupon motion of Mr.. DOssman, Messrss
T. M. Boagni and A. Olivier were added to the
committee.
On motion of Mr. Durio be it resolved, that
the report of the committee appointed to esti-
mate the probable costs of rebuilding or re-
pairing the Fri1ot bridge be accepted, commit
tee discharged, and the sum of $175, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be and the same
is hereby appropriated to rebuild said bridge,
half out of Internal Improvement funds OF lst
Ward and half out of 7th Ward 1892, under the
supervision of L. D. Young, Gus B. Fontenot,
Jos. Vidrine, Cleophas Andrepont and Eraste
Dupre, who shall report at next regular meet
ing.
the report of committee appointed to have En-
nest Frug6's bridge over Bayou Nez Plque
repaired, be accepted, committee discharged
and Mr.. Augustin Fruge, contractor, be cred
tied with the sum OF 500, out OF Internal I'M
provement funds of 1892, 8th Ward
Be it further resolved. that the Clerk OF this
Police Jury be instructed to communicate
with the Police Jury of the Parish of Calcasieu
| relative TO refundlng one nall OF above amount
10 the Police Jury OF St Landry Parish.
On motion of Mr.. Bihm, be it resolved that
the sum of 500, or as much thereof as may be
priated out of internal Improvement funds OF
1892, 8th ward, to build bridge across Ance-
auA-Vaches gully, under the supervision OF ID.
p. Laheur Ernest Langles and Landre Man
uel, who shall sell contract to the lowest bid
der and report at next regulaE meeting
Oh motion of Mr. Haas, the report of the
in rebuilding bridge over Bayou Taureau was
accented committee discharged and the sum
of S75 ordered credited to l.. M. Ferguson, out
of Internal Improvement funds OF 1892, 9th
Ward.
On motion o. l.. j. Dossman, be it resolved,
that the report of committee appointed to lay
out public road, beginning at pubic road apout
ten miles from Vile Plate, running west to
Parish line, south between E. Moran and Brab
Crow west between f. Bushnell and b. crow
south between R. Bushnell and W. Grayson.
nd
and ]. NJ White and Tom Landreneau, between
Glen Lambert and A. Simien, between Armand
Savant and o. Marcantel, between +. Will
liams and d. Guillory, between r. Tate and
Etienne Fusilier, between o. Fontenot and Con-
way, between O. Colbert and o. Colbert, between
o. Mollteau and P. Verret, between L. Borde-
lon and O. Donate. between J. L. Chairman and
Donate, between L. Bordelon and Donate, be-
tween T. Soileau and A. Bordelon, between T..
Soileau and o. Vidrine, between d. Gulllory
and public land, between E.. Savant and ..
between l.. B0rdeloD and 0. Granger, south be-
tween J. NJ. White and Green Lambert, south
between O Moliteau and A Donate, south pc Pc
tween O. d. Guillory and e. savant, north be-
tween s. Visinar and o. Vidrine to Bayou Nez
Piqu6 to run west from Nez Pique, little
south of OdOns in pine woods, and north to
Joe Winn's, on the line, be accepted, commit
| tee discharged and said road be declared a
public road, provided same is laid out accord
| ing 20 section three of road ordinance, and be
| it further resolved that Olvrel Guillory be and
| is hereby appointed road overseer on said
road
On motion of Mr.. stagg, be it resolved that the
report of the committee appointed to ascertain
| the probable cosffor rebuilding bridge across
Bayou CocodrIe at Wilson's saw mill be ac-
| cepted, committee discharged and the sum of
| S425, out of Internal Improvement funds OF
| 1892 5th Ward, be and the same is hereby ap-
| propriated to rebuild said bridge under the SUI
| pervi,ion of Alcn Vidrine, Edgar Martin and
| John Fontenot, who shall sell contract to the
| lowest bidder and report at next regular meet
| ing.
| took a recess until $3.50 p, m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at $50 o'clock p. m
| Present-E. NJ. Boagni, President; Messrs.
Dossman, Bihm, Stagg Robin, Haas aud
| Olivier.
Onmotion of Mr.. Robin, be 1T resolved, that
| the petition from the citizens and residents of
Leonylle relative to allowing hogs to roam at
Cheuvreuil known as Big Woods, starting from
| back OF Jos. Camy's to St. Martins Parish, be
| granted, provided that it be not so construed
as to allow hogs to roam at large from Jack
Berthes' back line to Bayou Teche.
| On motion of Mr. Dossman, be it resolved,
| that the petition of Aug. B. Fontenot relative
| to changing the public road leading from God
wins mill, IN the pine woods, via his place in
Prairie Grand Mammoth to Vile Plate, be
granted as prayed for.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, be it resolved,
that committee of three be and are hereby
/
| rebuilding or repairing Nee Pique bridge, via
| Godwin's Mill. Committee A. M. Goodwin,
Robert Tate and Damon Devllle, who shall re-
| port at next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Bihm be it resolved, that
tile petition from the citizens and residents Of
| the Sth Police Jury Ward, relative to laying
out public road, starting from Evarlste y,
Fentenot, etc., etc, be laid over until next
| regular meeting.
/ On motion of Mr.. Dossman, be it resolved,
| That the sum of 500, or as much thereof as
/ l,o,a 1aa oJadf fha MI Z
/ appropriated, out of the Internal Improve
| nent funds of 1892-half out of 9th and half out
of Tth Ward-to rebuild bridge over Bayou
/ Neg Piane, on road from Pine Prairie to Vile
| Plate, under the supervision of Elms Camp
| bell VIM. Clark and Justin Johnson, Who snail
| sell same to lowest bidder and report at next
| regular meeting.
! committee appointed to view out public road
! was accepted, committee disc Urged and road
aforesaid declared public road, as follows
/ starting from the northeast corner of Mrs.
i Pierre Vidrine's land, thence between A. E.
1 Butler and d. FL. Launey, Butler and ID. Fon
I tenot Butler and d. Pitre, Butler and L. La
/ zai.ro, Haas and Lazarro. T. j. Pltfe and L.
! LaZarro Haas and Lazarro, E. David and Ia
zarro, NJ Lazarro and E. David, Haas and III
Lazarro, Haas and Garland, intersecting new
/ road laid out between Gabriel Joubert and At
! tale Lavergne, and be it further resolved that
A. Il. Butler he appointed road oyerscef OIL
/ said road.
On motion of Mr.. Haas, the name of Robt s.
MundIay was placed on the INDECENT st.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, the Police Jury ad
journed until Tuesday, May 10th. 1892, at II
s,ss'e' :, EN- BoAGNI,
Attest: President
f. r. EsToRGE, Clerk
opELoUsAs, Tuesday, May 10, 1892.
The Police Jury met prs1asng t. ad0n
Messrs. stagg. Dossman, Robin, Olivier anf
Haas