St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
MONDAY, Jan. Is, A. D. 1892.

MONDAY, Jan. 10, a. y. 7lo0@-e
The police jury met pursuant to ad-
iournment Present: g. NJ Boagni presi-
dent Messrs. Stagg, Robin, Durio. Ward,
Dossman, Haas and Bihm.
Mr.. Agricole Olivier the new member OF
the second ward, presented his commits
sion and he was seated
On motion of Mr., Haas the minutes of
last meeting were approved.
! On motion of Mr.. Durio, be it resolved,
s6shat Messrs. Louis Fontenot,J oe Vldrlne Sr
hnd Achille Vidrine, be and are hereby ap-
pointed committee to ascertain the prob
able costs of digging a. canal to drain
marsh near Debaillen's bridge, and also
to ascertain the cause of the abnormal
quantity of water which now lies in said
public road, and report at the next regu-
lar meeting
: On motion of Mr.. Stagg be it resolved
that the petition from the citizens near
BAYOU Teehe, Marie Croquant and Courta-
bleau and localities contiguous thereto,
relative to passing an ordinance restoring
the three mile limit east of 0pelousas and
beyond which hogs NAV be permitted to.
run at large, etc, was indefinitely laid on
the table.
OF, motion Of Mr.. Haas, be it resolved
that the petition from the citizens OF the
sixth police Jury ward, be granted as
prayed for and that the sum of $50 or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be and
same is hereby appropriated out OF inter-
nal improvement funds of 1882, sixth ward
to build bridges at or near A. Doss-
man and across Mountain bayou, said
work to be sold to the lowest bidder, ana
da,a ,,pder the silueryision of the road
On motion of Mr.. Stagg, be it resolved
that the petition from the citizens OF upper
BAYOU Bceuf relative to repairing Payne $
bridge across Bayou Beuf was laia over
until Mr. Milburn's presence.
On motion of Mr.. Robin, beit resolved,
that, whereas a compromise has been ef-
fected in the suit of Edgar T. Meehe vs,
Chas. Clay ct ais, District Court, NO. l46b3,
whereby said Edgar I. Meche cedes to the
parish of ST. Landry, public road hereto
fore disputed, therefore be 1t resolved that
Messrs Dupreville Meche, Pierre Woods
and Albert Boudreau be and are hereby
appointed a committee to lay out SAID
road according to section OF road ordl-
nance and report at the next regular
meeting
On motion of Mr. Haas be it resolved
that Mr. Robin be added to said committee
\, and made chairman thereof,
On motion of Mr. Stagg be it resolved
that the report of the committee appolhteo
TO sell contract to build bridge over Tuck
ers canal on Bayou Bguf be accepted and IN
Mr.. d. McWilliam be credited with tne
sum OF so, amount of the appropriateso,il Z q
out of internal improvement funds Of hftf
ward, 1891, balance contract price being
rejected as authorized.
On motion of Mr. Haas the jury tool
a recess until 80 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met pursuant 70 ad
iournment. Present: Mr. g. N. Boagn
president, Messrs Stagg Ward, ohvier
Haas. Dossman, Durio and Bihm.
an omtion of Mr.. Dossman,be itresolvet
that the petition from the citizens OF th'
seventh police jury ward relative TO re
neal the hog law now existing; from Pom
Ehataigner following the public road iead g,
;ng1Fto Vile Plate TO Don Manuel gully
thence following said gully to- Bayou 1 de