The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-06-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
opELousAs, Monday. June 10, 1885,

OPELOUSAS MONDAY, June 10, 1881
The Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Messrs. Robin, nurio, Olivier, Bihm,
Dossman, Stagg and Haas
The president, Mr.. E. NJ. Boagni, being alb
sent, the secretary called Mr., s. Haas to the
chatr to act as President pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Duri0, the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
that the petition of Ortere Manuel relative to
appointing a committee to change public road
running through his place and make it run
around his land be granted, and that Messrs.
Homer Manuel, Manuel Paulite Fontenot and
Pierre Young be appointed on said committee
and report at next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. DuFio, Edgard Prnd' 'hom-
me was appointed road overseer on road from
Hypolite Young to middle of Big Woods, Anse
aux Pailles, in place of Ertemon Laheur.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman, the name of Du-
rel Soileau was placed on he fndigens list,
RIr. Dossman in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Robin, be it resolved, that
the sum of $1,000 be appropriated out of the not
otherwise appropriated funds of 1892 and 1898,
half out of each year, to pay the claim of Capt.
j. P. Smith for stock killed by order OF the Po-
lice Jury.
Mr.. Duri0 moves as a substitute that this
matter be laid over awaiting the report OF the
committee appointed by this body to inyesti-
gate the damages caused Capt. Smith by the
killing of his stock. Carried.
Mr.. Haas in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Durio, duly seconded, be it
resolved that the Police Jury of the parish OF
ST. Landry approve OF the endeayors OF Hon.
c. w, Ward to so amend the lines of the Red
River, Atchafalaya and Bayou BRuf Levee Dis
trict as set forth IN the senate bill introduced
by him and thereby to relieve large number
of the citizens OF this parish from heavy and
to them useless tax. Be it 1urther resolved
til at it is the sense of this body that the levee
tax as now fixed by the lines established in
Act No. 70 in this parish is unjust and oppress
i've; that 1t compels large number of citizens
to pay heavy tax from which they derive nc
benefit that a larger portion OF the land in
this parish included in said leyee district is moi
ton; that only small portion is usually sub.
| ject to overflow. and that it is this small
| portion that reaps the benefit of the
er
| this matter, and that we respectfully request
the committee on land and levees to carefully
investigate this matter and as an act of justice
| to the citizens of that part of this parish in
cluded in said levee district to report favorably
on the senate bill introduced by Hon. c. W
Ward.
chard, Albert L. Hamey and Maurice Colomt
were appointed a committee to ascertain the
/ probable cost of rebuilding bridge over Hardy's
coulee in Prairie Basse, and report at the nex'
/ regular meeting.
! Mr.. Dossman in the chair
! On motion of Mr. Haas, the name of Mrs
| Dolly Frazee was placed on the INDECENT list,
| Mr.. Haas In the chair.
! On motion of Mr. Bihm, be it resolved, that
Messrs TheophiIe Guillory, Henry Young, Fills
i Fabius Vidrine, Christian Young, Francois q
i Sayoie and Eugene MCGEE be and are hereby
i appointed committee to lay out public road
starting from premises of Evariste g. Fontenoi
! and following the line between the said E. G.
1 Mrs Wm. Young and Landry Eoiieau, thence
! running between the lines of the said Mrs
] VIM. Young and Landry Soileau to the boun
| thence between the lines of eaid Smith and L
I Soileau to the lands Of DucOudre Guillory ant
Artelus Fontenot, thence following between
the lines OF Duc0udre Guillory and Artelui
Fontenot to lane between Ducoudre and The
/ ophiIe Guillory, thence to follow said lane ou
to the main Opelousas road, striking said roat
between lands of TheOdule GuillOry and Olidt
Fontenot, and report at the next regular meet
i ing.
Mr.. Dossman in the chair
] On motion OF Mr.. Haas, be it tresolved that thu
tract to build bridge over Beaver Creek be &C
cepted, committee discharged and Mr.. Evarlstt
Fontenot, contractor, be credited with the sun
Of s147.5o outiof theinternal improvement fund
of 1893, 9th ward. ~
Mr.. Haas in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Durio, tue Police Jury tool
recess until $3.50 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at $50 O'Clock p. m
Present-Messfs. Haas, Dossman, Duflo, Blum
Stagg Robin, and Olivier.
on motion of Mr.. Robin, be it resolved tha
the report of the committee appointed TO super
at Valsin Lalande's and =. B. Roy's be accepted
committee discharged and Mr.. 0. BailienT b.
credited with the sum OF $500 out of. the Inter
nal Improvement funds of 1892, Sd ward.
On motion OF Mr.. Durio, be it resolved tina
the report of the committee appointed to sci
contract to rebuild bridge over Pfud' 'homme'
canal be accepted, committee discharged an, an,
the sum of $500 out OF the internal improve
ment funds Of 1892, 1st ward.
On motion Of ME-. Dossman, pc y Eesoase' soa Z