St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-12-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
POLICE JURY.
OpELorsAs. Oct. u. 1892

The police jury met at 1890 p m. Pre-
ent: Nj Boagni, president; McGee, Be
geron, Guidry, Courtney, Lafeur, Bulle
Ciopton and Dupre.
Mr.. MeGee in the chair.
Mr. Boagni moved that the followin
words be inserted in the minutes of til
last meeting, were adopted as amended
The motion OF Mr. Dupre accepting th
report of committee to view out publ
road from Bayou Teche TO Port Barre
SO amended as to read as follows: On me
non OF Mr. Dapre the report of committe
appointed to lay out public road from
Iayiors bridge to Bayou Teche at p Barr
following the west bank of bayou Courta
bleau, be accepted and committee dis
charged and road declared public road
provided it entails no cost to the parish.
Ihe description of road from Big Cane f
bayou Jack as accepted at last meeting b
inserted by the clerk
The followings words were inserted 'ant
!. the amounts of S7143.50 be placed to th'
credit of G d Stewart" the words to follow
Immediately after the words Deommittet
discharged
On motion of Mr. Iafieur committee o
three was appointed to ascertain the proba
m PIE cost Of repairing the Taylor's bridge
me ne following committee was appointed
w Bailey, ] G Gibbons and DIR Walker
On motion of Mr. Bergeron the commit
zee appointed to oinyestigate the-complaints
made against the ferry across Courtableau
s at Port Barre, was discharged.
on melton of Mr. Lafeur the report oi
committee to have dug the gully at L
Brignac accepted, committee discharged
and Antoine Nix credited with the sum
OF $500 by requeet of Mr. A L Fontenot
out oflnternal improvement, 9th ward. 1892
On motion of Mr., Courtney the report of
committee to sellGcdltract to repair Doss-
man bridge was accerstted and committee
discharged and the sunfass S16o placed to
= the credit of Mr. 7, M EerpeTsOsl
On motion of Mr. Courtney tfIe report of
committee to lay out road from Cedar
Trees to Leggets Gully was received and
committee discharged. Said road to run
as follows: Condihencing at the Cedar
Trees Ton road from Pine Prairie to God
wins, &c) through lands of VIM Clark via
said Clark's saw mill, through lands of
Philip Ohm Fontenet, across bridge over
Beasley gully, thence through lands of
0nezime Fontenot and Raymond Guillory
to bridge over Prairie Mache gully, through
lands of Madam Felicien Guillory Benz
Henry, public and rail road, and Dir T 4
WelghiH, at whose west line it joins road
at John w Leggetts gully
On motion of Mr. Laheur the sheriff was
authorized to continue the employment of
the deputy to keep an account of the time,
per diem and mileage of witnesses as here
tofore.
On motion of Mr. Clopton the parish
treasurer was instructed to pay witnesses
and jurors cash as heretofore
On motion OF Mr. Lafleur the police jury
adjourned till 3: 30 p m.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at3:3o pm. Present:
u nj Boagni, president; McGee, Bergeron
Guidry, Clopton, Lafeur, Butler, Courtney
and Laheur.
On motion of. Mr. Dupre the report of
committee appointed to have dug canal
to drain public road in front of Edmond
Xvi OF rn md II 1
charged and the sum Of $1,000 credited to
Mr. Z Sylyestre, half each from internal
improvement funds of 1st and 9th wards /
On motion of Mr. Bergeron the public |
road from bayou Teche leading to Numa |
Hebert was made to extend as far as nee
essary passing through Numa Hebert and |
PEslqgene Bergeron's land.
Mr.. Latieur in the chair.
On motion of Mr. MCGEE, Be it resolved |
that the clerk be and is hereby instructed |
to give possession of the official proceed |
ings Of the police jury to no one except to
the official printer
Resolved further, That access to the |
minutes and proceedings of the police jury |
be given to any other person wishing to |
take copies or extracts therefrom for pub
3ication.
Mr. Courtney moved to strike out the
words ito no other except" in Mr. McGee's
resolution.
Mr. Courtney withdrew his motion
On motion of Mr.. Boagni the following
was offered as substitute to Mr. McGee's |
resolution:
Resolved, That the clerk of this body be |
requested to furnish to the press of this
parish all facilities to take the proceedings
of this body and that should he please he
shall give to the said press a copy of the |
said proceedings, provided that only the |
ST.. LANDRY CLARION shall receive copy
signed by him which shall be the official |
copy.
Mr. Bergeron moved to table Mr. Boagni's !
substitute.
Mr. Boagni called for the yeas and nays
Aon Mr. Bergeron's motion to table. McGee /
yes, Courtney no, Clopton yes, Boagni no. /
.Dupre no, Guidry no, Bergeron yes, Butler
yes, Lafieur yes
Mr. Boagni moved to lay Mr. McGee's |
motion ON the table.
Mr. Bergeron called for yeas and nays |
McGeae no, Clopton no, Boagni yes, Court |
ney yes, Dupre yes, Guidry yes, Bergeron
no, Butler no; being a tie chairman La
fieur voted no.
Mr. Boagni moved to amend Mr. McGees |
original motion so as to read as follows:
Be it resolved That the clerk be and is
hereby instructed to give possession of the |
official proceedings of the police jury to
no one except the official printer; however,
should he see tit, the clerk being hereby
authorized to furnish to the other papers
a duplicate thereof without thereto APP
pending his official signature. Carried.
Police jury adjourned till tomorrow
morning at $50 M
NOVEMBER 18TH.
The police jury met at $50 M Pres
ent r NJ Boagni. president; McGee, Ber
geron, Guidry, Clopton, Lafieur, Butler,
Courtney and Dupre
On motion of Mr. Lafeur the reading of
the minutes of yesterdays proceedings was
dispensed with, y
On motion of DR. Clopton the communi-
cation of Judge Cullom relative to remis-
sion of license of Amelia Forbe was laid
on the table,
On motion of Mr. Bergeron the report
of road supervisor in regard to the repairs
of Coulon's bridge was accepted and the
sum of $f25.00 credited To Mr. 0ville Bail
laux, one-half out of internal improvement
funds of LIST and 2nd wards, 1892.
On motion of Mr. Guidry the report of
committee appointed to supervise the con-
struction of bridge over FroZard's canal
was taken from the table, the report of
committee accepted and committee dis
charged and the sum of $4,000 credited to
Gerasin Richard out of the internal inn
provement funds of 2nd ward, 1892.
On motion of Mr. McGee, the petition of
citizens of Plaquemine and vicinity reia-
tive to reconsidering change of road on
Mr. Theodule Thibodeaus land and site of
Thihodeau's bridge, which was laid over
Aat last meeting, taken up and the names
Naf each one on said petition called and as
certain fherefrom their residence and
whether they are land owners or not.
On motion of Mr. MeGee the petition OF
the citizens of Plaquemine praying for
reconsideration of petition of Mr. Ihlbo-