The Opelousas courier., 1892-04-23

Demie Lune and by the Catholic church, be
accepted and the sum Of $3.50 be and the same
is hereby appropriated out of Internal I'M
provement funds OF 1892 Sth ward, to do said
work. The contract to be sold to the lowest
bidder and work to be done under the super per
vision Of Mossrs Fremont Manuel, Harville
Fontenot and Eloi Manuel, who shall report at
the next regular meeting of this body.
On motion of P Robin be it resolved that the
petition from the citizens and residents of
Leonyille relative to allowing hogs to roam at
large in that portion of LeonVille and Gros
SneEfenll e,, s I hnG%n as Big Mooas, soafhg IRON @
the same is hereby laid on the table until next
regular meeting
On motion of Mr.. Miburn be it resolved that
the petition from the citizens Of Upper Bayou
Bauf relative to building bridge a"ross Bayou
Bguf between Whiteville and Milburn, be re-
ceived and that Messrs. Austin Allen, D. Nc
Millen and o. s. Prosser be and are hereby
appointed q committee to ascertain the pro-
bable costs to repair said bridge and report at
next meeting.
On motion Of P. Robin the Police Jury took
q recess until $3.50 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at $50 p, N. Present:
E. NJ Boagni President, Messrs. Haas, Bthm,
Robin, Olivier, Milburn and Durio.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver, E. c. Gardiner,
Honore Meche and Jules Miller We're appointed
a committee to ascertain the probable cost OF
rebuilding bridge known as Mrs. Baptiste La
feurs bridge on road from Bourbeux bridge to
Church Point and report at next regular
meeting.
ROAD OVERSEERS, 1ST WARD.
Pierre Jeansonne from Garrigue's bridge to
DeBaillons bridge, vice Edgar Dupre re-
| signed.
| Pat Cosgrove from John Higgins south line
| to West Bellevue road.
| ThomS Greenleaf from COuiOnS bridge to
| ward line via Bayou Teche
9TH WARD.
F. Mudd from Armands upper line to Carron
bridge at Fishers
| Jos. Lafieur from David Courvie to ward
| line
On motion of A. Durio be it resolved that
! Henry Lastrapes, DucoudF6 Dupr6, Eraste
| Durio, Lucien Dupre, Homere Bertrand. Du-
| coudre Ledoux and AZenor Durio be and are
| hereby appointed committee to view out a
public road from Henry Lastrapes' old west
| corner to connect with the Prairie Ronde Road
and report at next regular meeting.
| On motion of Fl. Durio the report of the
committee appointed to snperintend the box
| ing and repair of the public road near Deean's
| store on road leading from Opelousas to said
store be and the same is hereby accepted, COM
mittee discharged and Mr. j. @. Chachere
| credited with the sum of 500 out of Internal
Improvement funds 1892 1st ward.
| On motion of Mr.. Olivier, be it resolved, that
the majority report of the committee appoint
| ed to lay out public road from Dick Smiths
to bayou Carencro and to Scott station be ac-
cepted, committee discharged and said road
declared public road as follows: Starting at
Dick Smiths following old road up to JEFF
Miler's, thence between Charles Miller and
JEFF Miller, thence between Marcel Hebert and
Charles Miller, thence west between Chas.
Miller and Ovide Guidry, thence running
south between Divide Gufdry and McIlheny,
thence between Messrs. Derbes, Landry and
McIlheny, thence between JOS Credeur and
McIlheny, thence between Onezime Nerault
and Cleophas Prejean thence between Mrs
Comeau and Mrs. Prejean to parish line, and
the road running to Guldrys bridge be
changed so as to pass between Alcide and
Arthur Guidry, running south. thence between
Alcide Guidry ana Oyide GuidrE, from thence
following the old road to the bridge.
On motion OF P. Rosin, be it resolved, thai
the president be authorized to Issue warran
in favor OF c. D. Stewart foFsthe sum OF s56l5
used on old Clerks office. >
On motion OF C. 7. Bihm, be it resolved, tina
the resolution passed by this body Nov. 2, 1891
be SO amended as to read as follows: That The
sum Of s6000 or as much thereof as may bt
, necessary, be and is hereby appropriated hal
out of not otherwise appropriated funds o
, 1892, and half out OF the not 9th 3rwise apprO
) priated funds OF 1898 TO build a Clerks office.
E On motion OF c. 7. Bihm, be it resolved, tina
the resolution adopted by this body on Jan. Is
1892, defining the lines within which hog
; would be permitted 10 run at large in tn
Anse Bourbeuse neighborl0ot /, be so amended
as to read as follows: from DamOndVllle Fuse
lier's following the Opelousas road to tn
bridge near DR.. Read, thence following tn
north bank OF Coulee Dorzat up TO the bridg
on said coulee on public road near Catholi
church, thence in northeast direction rol
lowing north bank OF eoulee deml-luBe cutting
lands of Theodule Guillory, Elol S. Manuel AM
ending at land of Jos. Brothers.
!, On motion OF S. Haas, be 1t resolved, tina
the additional sum of $500 be appropriated t
repair Grifflns bridge over Bayou Cocodrie ou
OF Internal Improvement funds of 1892, ct
ward, contract to be sold to lowest bidder, an
: work to be done under the supervision of Y
e B. Stuart, Ben. Wall and 3. +. Stokes.
:, On motion Of G. I. Blhm, Aleide Fontent
was ordered credited with the sum of ten do
0 lars for digging ditch to drain public road
A. G. Olivier in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Boagu, be it resolved
;. that the sum OF 100 or as much thereof a
may be necessary be appropriated out
- funds of 1st ward, 1892, to repair bridge ove
3 canal at Coulon's brid&e, and to repair brida
L over canal cut BY the parish to drain King
. bridge road, work to be done under the supe
5 vision of n. e. Devilliers, John Jenntng an
Thomas Greenleaf.
Mr.. Boagni in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Olivier, be it resolved, thi
: all road hands living on the plantations OF
% j. Jordan and Antoine Adams, be transferre
. to road from Railroad crossing TO Bourbeu
: bridge.
a on motion of p kobin, be it resolved, tn;
= the Clerk Of the Police Jury be instructed
u issue notice TO Dr.. Vincent Boagni, syndlc
v the Insolyent Estate Of c. B. Andrus TO eau!
the public road running along the line OF T.
Q lands belonging to said estate to be opened
n accordance with the resolution OF this boo
dated 9th OF December, 1889, and that the sa
syndic be further notified that II he comp
not with this order within 80 days from Il
date hereof, that he Will be proceeded again
according to law.
IS the public road laid out under resolution
= December 8, 1880, to connect the opeiousas AZ
+, Prairie Ronde with the OpeIouSa6 ana VII
[, Plate road, be so changed as to run startil
If from Mrs. Edmond G.. Dupre's eastern corne
thence between lands of the said Mrs. Dup
and Cleophas Comeau, Godfrey Dupre and Je
T. Dupre, intersecting the Vile Plate al
NJ Washington road near Mrs. Octavie Roy.
y Messrs. Z. c. Milbufn, p. Robin and
Durio having been appointed a committee
claims, reported through their chairman, NJ
Milburn that they had examined and foul
correct the following claims, to-wit:
u Portals Boon, spade broken on road. IS
y, = H. T. Estorge, express charge on book. /
~ Town of Washington, lumber to repair
4. Long Bridge 10
ho l.. b. Verret, burying paupef. .--...-----. 10
- E. Latreyte, sundries for jail %
~ W Levy Bros. Il Simon, poll book and regis
- tratl0n. 70
y, Levy Bros. & simon books for parish. .--.- 26
40 40 C. D. Stewart, repairing lock on recorders
~ ~ office and desk
~ ~ F. R. Robert, lumberifor bridge 5th ward, II
10 T. s. Fontenot, cash paid for sundries--- %
- T. s. Fontenot, carrying prisoners to
ha Baton Rouge .----. 80
le le Leonce Littell, surveying public road 20
~ ss Dr. j. P. Parker, medical expert in case
" " of State VS.. Oscar GuitlorY orY.--.-..----. Is
rs ,s BENZ. Andrus, juror on Inquest 2
tss Garland Peck +"
On motion of C.. T. Bihm the report was
at eepted, committee discharged and parties
to dered credited with the respective amounts
or On motion of Can't. Haas. be Ii resolve