The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-08-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
OPELoUsAs, La, August 8, 1892.

OfELOUoA6y La, aug uSt o. 1879.
Jury met at IL m. pursuant to adjournment,
Present: B0agni, President; Butler, McGee,
Dupre, FontenOt, Courtney, Bergeron, Guldry,
CloptOn and Lafeur.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the reading of
the minutes of last meeting was postponed I'M
til the next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Latleur. be it resolved, that
the Police Jury now go into session as Board
of Reviewers and be it further resolved that,
in order to save time and expense, the jury
take up the ordinary business in the interval
that may occur before the persons notified ap-
pear
The following road eyerseers were appointed !:
Carlos Gurnettt, from Taylors bridge to
sackett landing. east bank of Courtableau.
Gabe Quirk, from Washington to Mrs. Rob
j. G. Stafford, from Mrs. Robertson's upper
line to Lalanne's upper line.
Calico Vige, in place of Eugene Durio, from
Anse- -aux-Pailles woods to Paul YOung's
The Jury adjourned till p. M
EVENING SESSION
Met at s. D. m. Revision OF assessments pro-
ceeded with. Adjourned till 10 a. M. tomorrow.
August 8. 1892.
Police Jury met at 10 a. m. A quorum pres
ent The following road overseeTs were ap-
poinied
Hurcin Ledoux, from Frilot's bridge to Err
nest Deballion's place.
Daniel Mcdaniel, in place of Aristide Launey,
who refused to serve.
Edgar Deyilliers, in place of Ignace Me-
Bride, from Port Barre to N. @. Deviiliers,
Joseph Meche, from Marks bridge to Fro
Yards bridge, thence to ArnaudVille.
Daniel Slttig, from near Prud homme's bridge
or parish line to Pointe- aux Pins, at Auguste
Pierroti's, 8th Ward.
Cyrile Richard from Brooks gully to bridge
on Bayou Plaqumine at Plaquemine Point, in
stead of Homer Bougeois, who refused to serve,
having served last year.
Jean Marie Gallon, from Carencro to Grand
Coteau.
On motion of Mr.. McGee, olibe Manuel and
Landry Rougeau were appointed commissions
ers of unbranded stock
On motion Of Mr.. Butler, p. S0ileau, Hypo-
lite Hebert, Achille Guillory, Francois Ardoin
mittee to change the public road around
Aehille Guillory's lane and report atnext meet
ing.
On motion, Joseph Landreneau. Prosper
Landrenean, ULCER NORM, Seville johnson, Os-
car Fonten0t Louis Landreneau, and Seran
Soilean we're appointed a committee to lay out
a public road from Arville Ardoin's to inter-
sect troad leading to Godwin's mill at Polica
F0ntenots, and report at next regular meeting.
On motion OF Mr.. Oupr6, the petition from
citizens OF ST. Landry, presented by e. III.
Mallet, in the parish of Acadia, was laid on
the table until next regular meeting.
Adjourned till $3.50 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Jury met at $3.50 p. NJ. quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Lafieur the sum of $780, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, was appro-
priated out of the Interna Improvement funds
Of 1892, to rebuild the bridge over Bayou Co
Vn IUcN lSoeklAS 1LO1u W Waloofi1l6 W vile
Plate; contract to be sold to the lowest bidder,
aud the work to be done under the supervision
OF Messrs Christoval Tate, A. q. Lavergne, a..
y. Fonten0t, Hyp. FontenOt, q. g. Mflburn,
Phillip Stagg, y. e. Bacon and Robert Laheur
On motion of Mr.. Butler, ArviileJ Fontenot
Willis M. Roger, Mentor Guillory, Francois a. .
Ardoin, Lucien Bacon, Theodore Tate, Nap A.
H. MCGEE were appointed committee to view
out public road starting at or near Fabius
Vidrine's to intersect public road from Opelou-
sas to MamOu, near Lucien Baeon's, and to re-
port at nex6regulan meeting.
On molten OF Mr.. Courtney the report of the
rebuild bridge over Nez Piqu6 on road from
Pine Prairie to Vile Plate be accepted, COM
mittee discharged. and Mr.. Evariste L. Fonte-
not, contractor, be credited with the sum of
S95, half ont OF Internal Improvement funds Of
the 9Th Ward and half out OF Internal Improve
ment funds of Tth Ward.
On motion of Dr. Clopfon, w. 8. B0Ykin. W
&. Jelks and ar. n. Qdlen were appointed a
committee to ascertain the cost of repairing
the bridges on the road from FauIkner's ferry
to the Atchafalaya, and TO report at the next
regular meeting.
On motion OF Mr. Dupr6, be it resolved, that
necessary be appropriated out OF the Internal
improvement funds Of the 9th and 1st wards,
to dig ditch TO drain the public road in front
OF Louis Sylvestre' 's, Louis F0ntenot's and 9TH
ers work to be done under the supervision OF
Eraste Dupr6, A. L. Fonten8t aud Emond Syl-
yestFe
On motion of Mr.. Clopton, Mr.. WI r. Hum
phTeys was appointed hog killer and w. Il.
jerks commissioner Of unbranded stock, 4th
ward.
Adjourned until tomorrow at 10 q. M.