St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-04-09

bridge to John Boudreaux; Joseph F Ri
chard from parish line to Fruge bridge;
Homer P Manuel from Bayou Nezpique at
Ernest Fruger on Bayou Nezpique to con-
meet to the old road in middle of prairie
Mamouth, which leads to the Fruger bridge
on the Bayou des Cannes; Onile Fruger jr
from Bayou des Cannes to middle OF prai-
rie Mamou to connect the new road.
5th Ward-Cleophas Tate from Vile
Plate road to Cocodrie bridge; Oscar Ortego
from schoolhouse to Wilson's sawmill; !;
Jack Perry from Washington road at Mrs
H G Comeau's to crossing of Bayou Marie
aCroquant
1st Ward-Arthur Simon from John Hig-
gins south line to west Bellevue road at
E T Lewis; Gabriel Dejean from opeloasas
to north line of Mrs'H G Comeau via Ope-
lousas and Vile Plate road; Henry Las
trapes from Opelousas and Vile Plate road
to Bic Woods; Joseph Carriere from De-
leans bridge to southwest corner of Green
wood plantation; Ulysse Joubert from
Melhindey's to Garrigue's bridge; Edgar
Dupre from Garrigues bridge to, Deball-
Ions bridge; Frank Jennings from Iaylors !
bridge to Port Barry; Busy Neat from
Deieans store to Wyble's bridge; Ed Beau
champ from lane at Narcisse Richards to
Church Point road at J B Cola's.
Cd Ward-Gerare Marks from Higgin-
botham' bridge to Grand Coteau road; De-
sire Landry from Vermilion' crossing to
to Jos Speyrer; Christoval Layergne from
Bourbeux bridge to parish line; !ei Martin NJ IN
parish line via Rayne; Sylvester Smith
from Grand Coteau to Bourbeux bridge;
Raphael Smith from | E Shute to Sunset
in place of Arthur Richard; John Daily
from r r crossing to BourbeuX bridge !;
Edgar Savoie from r r crossing to Alfred
Jeans house; Percy Richard from Mrs
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Alfred Peck from Carencro bridge to Grand
Coteau Armand Castillo from Belmin's S
lane to Sunset.
The committee appointed to examine
books and vouchers of the tax collector
reported through their chairman, Mr. Stagg
as follows:
To the Honorable President and Members
of the Police Jury of the Parish OF st.
Landry.
Your committee appointed to examine
the books of the Tax Collector of the par
ish of ST. Landry, beg leave to report that
we have carefully examined said books for
the wears 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891, showing
collections of taxes for 1888, 1889 and 1890.
Also licenses for the years 1898. 1889, 1880
and 1891. and have found them properly
kept and correct, audited by the clerk OF
the Police Jury and receipted by the parish
treasurer for each and every month.
We respectfully submit to your consider
alton the accompanying statements Whleh
status of the Tax Collector for said years.
For the year 1883 we submit detailed
list with names and numbers and also
cause for non-collection as we found 1t al
ready made by the Tax Collector. For the
years 1889 and 1890 the lists are so long tilat
we have not made them out in detail. You
will notice the large number of uncollecti-
Ii @ox fo fho
is explained by the collector to be caused
partly by the assessment of a large num-
ber of judgments and mortgage notes
which were borne on the tax rolls OF SAID
wears and of which very few were, paid,
the balance being either enormously as
sessed (some having been paid previously
or assessed to non-residents, who, by de-
cree of the Supreme Court must be assessed
at their domicile) or difficult to collect be-
cause of the fact that the notes could not
be seized and produced and the collector
could find ne bidder on them when OF
fered for sale.
There is also another class of taxes of
which there must unavoidably remain
a portion uncollected and that is such as
movable when the horse dies or owner
moves out of the parish carrying his prop
erty with him. Respectfully submitted
PAUL STAGG, Chairman.
A. C. OLIVIER,
SAM'L HAAS,
Whereupon motion of C. T. Bihm, the
report was accepted, committee discharged
and Mr.. T. S. Fontenot, sheriff and tax
collector, was granted full acquittance, dis
charged, and quietus for the taxes ana IL
censes of 1885, 1889 and 1890.
On motion of Mr.. Durio, the report OF
James O. Chachere, chairman of commit
tee appointed to ascertain the probable
costs OF preventing the Dejean canal from
encroaching further upon the public road
was accepted, committee discharged, and
the sum of one hundred dollars out OF IN
ternal Improvement Funds, 1st ward, 1892
was appropriated to have the said work
done under the supervision OF j. ". Cha,
chere, Edward Dejean, I. s. Richard and
Rene Carriere.
On motion of Mr.. Bihm be it resolved
that the petition. of the citizens OF Mallel
and Plaquemine neighborhood, praying
that public road leading from Male,
Woods to intersect Prairie Ronde. koao
be granted and Messrs. Eraste Durlo, Adam
Reed, Theodule Deville, Francois Joubert
Louis Bih,n, Leon Pitre and James Nc
ClelIand be appointed committee to layout
the said road under section of road ordl
nance, and report at next regular meeting
On motion of Mr.. Dossman be it resolved
that the petition of the citizens OF Prairie
Mamouth praying for pubic roaa IRON
near Prosper Landreneau to the parish
line via Johnson's Cove, be granted ane
Messrs Olivrel Guillory, Oneal d. Guillory
| J. Louis Chapman, DR. VIM. Quirk ano
Sandyille johnson be appointed com
mittee to lay out said road according te
section of road ordinance and report anC
at next regular meeting.
On motioff of Mr.. Bihm be it resolved
that the report of committee appointed tt
| Law cut public road as follows: Starting
at Ernest Fruge's bridge on Bayou 7Nez
pique, running from thence on land Of Ell
| nest Fruge about seven arpents east ane
| thence following the north line of said Er
| nest Fruge, for a distance OF about four
| teen arpents, and thence running on schoo
| land, and thence running on the land o
Ernest Fruge and portion of said schoo
| land, and thence running between tn,
| lands of Ernest Fruge and Dorsin Fruge
and on and between the lines of Theodor,
1 Fruge and Dorsin Fruge and then on tn,
| lines between the lands of Dorsin ant
| Gerard Fruge, and thence on the line o
Gerard Fruge and land supposed tobelon'
to S. ID. McEnery and thence running OF
| the line between Ulger Manuel and s. ID
| McEnery. be granted, committee dis
charged and the road be declared a publ
| road.
On motion of Mr. Bihm be it resolved
| that JOS Beaugh, Jr., road overseer, be ant
| is hereby instructed to proceed at once ac
| cording to law to have all obstruction
moved from the road now under hi
| charge.
On motion Of Mr.. Olivier, Messrs. Al
thur Castillo, L. L. Domingeau, U. c. Mil
1 ler, jeff Miller, Chas. Miller, Joseph Ca
ruther and Adelma Guidry, be appointe,
a committee to view out public road, start
/ ing from Dick Smiths north line to NEE
public road to SCOTS station and from
| thence to Dvide Guidry's bridge.
1t is understood that the road as aboy
j lx..a,.o,od ~ ha }a;d ont on q laroa mar