St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
OpELoUsAs, Monday, June IS, 1879.

The Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present. Mcssrs. Robin, Durio, Olivier, Blhm,
Dosslnan, Stagg and Haas.
The president, Mr.. L. NJ. Boagnl, being alb
sent the secretary called MI. S. Haas to the
chair to act AS President pro TEN.
On motion of Mr. Durio, the reading OF the
minutes of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
On motion of Mr.. Dossman. be it resolved
that the petition of Ortere Manuel relative TO
appointing a committee to change public road
running through his place and make 1t run
around his land be granted, and that Mcssrs.
Homer Manuel, Manuel Paulite Fontcnot and
Pierre Young be appointed Oh SAID committee
and report at next regular meeting.
On motion of MI. Durio, Edsald Prud hom-
me was appointed road oversG Ger on ROAD rom rom
aux Pailles in place of Ertemon Laficur.
On motion of Mr.. Dossmal, the name OF Du-
| rel sOleau was placed on the INDECENT list
Mr.. Dossman in the chair.
Onmotion of Mr.. Robin, be it resolved, that
| the sum of $1,000 be appropriated out OF the not
| otherwise appropriated funds OF 1892 and 1893,
half ont of each year, to pay the claim of Capt
J. Psssmith for stock killed by order of the Pc
Ms.SDurio moves as a substitute that this
masssa be laid over awaiting the report of the
con appointed by this body to invest ST.
gas SSfle damages caused Capt. Smith by the
kili& I'D of his stock. Carried.
M8Haas in the chair.
O1sselotion of Mr. Durio, duly seconded, be it
| resofHed that the Police jury of the pari h OF
w..
c. W. Ward to so amend the lines of the Red
RiyG, Atchafalaya and Bayou BHuf Leyce Dis.
tric.sis set forth the senate bill introduced
by lhn and thereby to relieve large number
OF tie citizens of this parish from a heavy and
| to them useless tax. BE 1t further resolved,
hat it is the sense Of this body that the levee
tax as now fixed by the lines established in
Act Nc 81 Ill this parish Is unjust and Cypress
i've that it cOlnpels a large number OF citizens
| to pay a heavy tax from which they derive no
| benefit that a larger portion OF the land i'll
| III.
subject to overflow perhaps once i'll Il genera
| ton; that only Il small portion is usually sub.
ject to overflow, and that it is this small
| portion that reaps the benefit Of tho
| Itvee tax. That We urge our Senator ana
Representatives. to continue their endeavOrs i'll
this matter, and that we respectfully request
the committee OH land and lcVees to carefully
investigate this matter and as All act of justice
to the citizens OF that part OF this parish i'll
cIuded in said lcvcc district to report tavoraby
| on the senate bill introduced by Hon. {. W.
Ward.
On motion of Mr. Olivier MesSrs Falsin Ri
| clIard, Albert l.. Hamey and Maurice Colomb
| were appointed Il committee to ascertain the
probable cost Of rebuilding bridge over Hardy s
| coulee in Prairie Basse, and report ut the next
regular meeting.
Mr.. BOSNIAN i'll the chair.
| On motion of MI. Haas, the name OF Mrs.
Dolly Frayee was placed On the INDECENT list.
MI. Haas i'll the CHAIR.
| On motion of MI Bihni, be it resolved, that
Messrs TheOphile Guilury, Henry Young, Fills,
Fabius Vidrine, Christian Young, Francois L..
Savoe and Eugene MCGEE be and arc hereby
| appointed a committee to lay out d public road
| startn;, from premises OF Eyarlste G.. FOnteuUt
and following the line between the said L. G.
| FOntenOt and Henry Young, Jr. to the lines OF
| Mrs. VIM. Young aud Landry Soileau, thence
| running between the lines OF the said Mrs.
Vim. Young and Landry Soileau to the bOul-
| DIARIES between l.. SOleau and Christian Smith,
| thence between the lines of said Smith and l..
| Soieau to the lands of Ducoudre Guillory and
| Artelus FOntenOt, thence following between
| the lines of Duc0udre Gnilory and Artelus
| FOntcnot to lane between DucoudrC and The
ophiIe Guilory, thence to follow said lane out
| between lands uf Theodule GuilOry and Glide
| kontenot and report at the next regular meet
| ing.
| Mr.. BOSNIAN in the chair.
| On motion of Mr.. Haas, be it resolved that the
! report Of the committee appointed to sell con-
| tract to build bridge over Beaver Creek be ac-
| cepted, committee discharged and Mr.. Evarlste
FOntenOt, contractor, be credited with he sum
of S147.50 Outiof the, internal improvement funds
of 1893, 9Th ward.
Mr.. Haas in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. DuriO, the Police Jury took
| a recess until $3.50 y. IL.
EVENING SESSION.
| The Police Jury met at $3.50 O'Clock u. m.
| Present-Messrs. Haas, BOSNIAN, Durio, Bilm,
| Stagg Robin, and Olivier.
| On motion of MIR. Robin, be it resolved that
! the report of the committee appointed to super
wise the work Of building bridge over crevasses
| at Valsin Laande's and j. B. KOy's be accepted,
committee discharged and Mr.. o. Bailleux be
| credited with the sum OF 5000 out of the inter
nal improvement funds of 1892. Sd ward.
| On motion of MI. DuriO, be it resolved that
| the report of the committee appointed to sell
contract to rebuild bridge over Prudhommes
| canal be accepted, committee discharged and
| Mr.. H. &. kirves, contractor, be credited with
the sum OF $500 out of the internal improve
| ment funds OF 1892, LIST ward.
| On motion of Mr.. Dossnan, be it resolved
| that the report of the committee appointed to
| sell contract to build bridge on bayou dcs Can
nes at Israel Gulllorys be accepted, committee
| discharged and that Mr. FGlicien Doguet, con
| tractor, he ordered credited with the sum of
5000 out of the internal Improvement funds of
| 1892, 7th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Bihm, be it resolved that
| the report of the committee appointed May 9th,
1892, to view out public road starting from the
| West Bellevue road at or near the north line of
the lane of the late Alpholse Lastrapes, running
| east to K. +. Avenue in the town OF Opelousas
| Or the road which runs us a continuance there
| of, etc, eto., be laid over subject to call.
| On motion of Mr.. BOSNIAN, the Police Jury
adjourned until Wednesday, June 18th, 1892, at
| 10 o'clock a. IN.
S. HAAS,
| Attest: President pro tenn.
| III, L., ESTORGE, Clerk