St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-04-23

InOHldS dfeeHIedl iIOiI 1UuiOn QflQge
to ward line via Bayou Teche.
9TH WARD.
i F. Mudd from Armand's upper line fe
Carron bridge at Fishers.
i STff WARD.
JOS Laheur from David Couryille to
4 ward line
1 On motion of A. Durio be it resolved
that Henry Lastrapes, Ducoudre Dupre
| Eraste Durio, Lucien Dupre, Homere Ber-
trand, Ducoudre Ledoux and Azenor Du-
rio be and are hereby appointed a COM
! Henry Lastrapes' old west corner to con-
meet with the Prairie Ronde Road and re
port at next regular meeting
On motion of III. Durio the report of the
committee appointed to superintend the
boxing and repair of the public road near
Dejean's store on road leading from Ope-
lousas to said store be and the same is
hereby accepted, committee discharged
and Mr.. J. O. 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
appointed to lay out public road from
Dick Smiths to bayou Carencro and to
Scott station be accepted, committee dis
charged and said road declared public
road as follows Starting at Dick Smiths,
/ following old road up to Jeff Millers,
thence between Charles Miller and Jeff
| Miller thence between Marcel Hebert and
Charles Miller, thence west between Chas
| Miller and Divide Guidry, thence running
south between Divide Guidry and McIlhenv,
! thence between Messrs. Derbes Landry and
| McIlheny, thence between JOS Credeur
and McIlheny, thence between Onezime
| Nerault and Cleophas Prejean, thence be-
tween Mrs. Comeau and Mrs. Prejean to
| parish line, and the road running to Gui-
| dry's bridge be changed SO as to pass be-
/ tween Alcide and Arthur Guidry, running
south, thence between Alcide Guidry and
0vide Guidry from thence following the
| old road to the bridge.
On motion of P, Robin, be it resolved,
| that the president be authorized to issue a
warrant in favor of c. d. Stuart for the
sum of $561.55 amount of compromise for
work and material used on old Clerks
office
On motion of C. T. Bihm, be it resolved,
that the resolution passed by this body
Nov. 2, 1891, be SO amended as to read as
follows: That the sum of $4,000, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be and
is hereby appropriated, half out of not
otherwise appropriated funds of 1892, and
half out of the not otherwise appropriated
funds of 1898 to build a Clerks Office.
On motion of C. T. Bihm, be it resolved,
that the resolution adopted by this body
on Jan: 49, 1892, defining the lines within
large in the Anse Bourbeuse neighborhood,
be SO amended as to read as follows: from
Damondville Fuseliers following the Ope-
lousas road to the bridge near DR.. Read,
thence following the north bank of Coulee
Dorzat up to the bridge on said coulee on
public road near Catholic church, thence
in a north east direction following north
bank of coulee-demi-lune cutting lands of
Theodule Guillory Eloi S. Manuel and
ending at land of JOS Brothers
On motion of S. Haas, be it resolved, that
the additional sum of $500 be appropriat-
ed to repair Griffin's bridge over Bayou
Cocodrie out of Internal Improvement
funds of 1892 9th ward contract to be sold
to lowest bidder, and work to be done un-
der the supervision of w. B. Stuart, Ben
Wall and B. T. Stokes.
On motion of c. I. Bihnl, Alcide Fonte-
not was ordered credited with the sum of
ten dollars for digging ditch to drain pub
lie road.
A. c. Olivier in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Boagni, be it resolved
that the sum of $500 or as much thereof
as may be necessary be appropriated out
of funds of 1st ward. 1892, to repair bridge
over canal at Coulon's bridge, and to re-
pair bridge over canal cut by the parish to
drain King bridge road work to be done
under the supervision of n C.. Devillier
John Jenning and Thomas Greenleaf
Mr. Boagni in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Olivier, be it resolved,
that all road hands living on the planta-
tons of G. J. Jordan and Antoine Adams,
be transferred to road from Railroad eros
sing to Bourbeux bridge.
On motion of P. Robin, be it resolved,
that the Clerk of the Police Jury be in
strhcted to issue notice to DR. Vincent
Boagni, syndic of the Insolvent Estate of
G. B. Andrus to cause the public road run
ming along the line of the lands belonging
to said Estate to be opened in accordance
with the resolution of this body dated 9th
of December, 1889, and that the said syn
die be further notified that if he comply
not with this order within (30) days from
the date hereof, that he will be proceeded /
against according to law i
On motion of H. Durio be it resolved |
that the public road laid out under reso--
luton of December g. 1889, to connect the
Opelousas and Prairie Ronde with the
Opelousas and Vile Platte road, be so |
changed as to run starting from Mrs. Ed I
mond c. Dupre's eastern corner, thence be- |
tween lands of the said Mrs. Dupre and I
Cleophas Comeau, Godfrey Dupre and |
Jos. I. Dupre, intersecting the Vile Platte |
and Washington road near Mrs. Octavie !
Roy. |
Messrs. e. G. Milburn, P Robin and H /
Durio having been appointed COM
mittee on claims reported through |
their chairman, Mr.. Milburn that thev had |
examined and found correct the following
claims to-wit:
Portals Boon spade broken on road 81 10
III e Estorge express charge on book l 25 |
Town Washington lumber to repair
Long Bridge .68 so
L B Nerret burying pauper r...... 10 90 |
q Latreyte sundries for Jail l... % 70 |
Levy Bros d Simon poll book and reg
istration =. ....z.. -. -. 26 90
Levy Bros Il Simon books for parish 26 90 |
G ID Stewart repairing lock on record
er's office and desk ............. 5 90 |
F R Robert lumber for bridge 5 ward IL 90 |
I S Fontenot cash paid for sundries % O5
/ fontenot carrying prisoners to
Baton Rouge 8S 80 I
Leonee Littell surveying public road 20 90
DR. J Parker medical expert in case
of State VS. Oscar Guillory ,..... Is 90
Benz Andrus juror on inquest . 90 |
Garland Peck s !. ........ Q 90
On motion of c. I. Bihm the report was
accepted, committee discharged and par
ties ordered credited with the respective |
amounts.
On motion of Capt Haas, be it resolved,
Whereas, very many Of the records of this I
body were entirely destroyed by the fire
which consumed the courthouse in Ope- /
lousas A. d. 1886, leaving none relating to
the grave yard and academy grounds w.
ing and being situated at the eastern ex-
tremity of the corporation limits of the |
town of 0pelousas, and whereas, we have
good and sufficient reason to believe, and /
do believe that said grave yard and acade-
my premises belong to said town by virtue |
of an official donation thereof made by /
this body; it is therefore by reason thereof,
now declared by the police jury of the par
ish of st. Landy in regular session assem-
bled That the grave yard commonly