St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-12-10
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neighborhood.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the
petition of Theodule Thibodeau praying
| for the change aforesaid be reconsidered
/ And be it further resolved, that the road
and the bridge over bayou Plaquemine
/ (known as Thibodeau's BRIDGE remain as
at present located.
On motion of Mr. Lafieur committee o1
/ two was appointed to have the clerk and
recorders Office furnished and the presi
dent of the police jury added and made
| chairman of committee. The chair ap,
pointed Judge w Perrault and G M
| Thompson. And also for said committee
| to procure desk and chair for district at
| torney.
committee appointed to report the cost OF
rebuilding Thibodeau's bridge over bayou
| Plaquemine was taken from the table, the
committee discharged and the sum of $2l0
or as much thereof as necessary was ap-
propriated out of the internal improve
ment funds of 1893, 8th ward and that the
part of the report changing the site of the
bridge be stricken out of said report, and
Theodule F Richard, DR. VIM Childs and
w G Dejean were appointed a committee
to let contract of said bridge.
On motion of Mr. Guidry the petition OF
the citizens of Grand Coteau to change
was taken road from the table.
On mOIlOn OI ME duluFy Tie dDOfG ptbi-
tton was granted and Antoine Balas, At
mand Richard and V C Smith appointed a
committee to view out said road and to re-
port detailed description at the next
meeting of the jury.
On motion of Mr. Butler, be it resolved,
that whereas, Messrs D P Lateur. Valmont
Veillon, Valmont Vidrine and Acduel
Veillon, were appointed committee to
sell the contract to build a bridge over
JOS Chaumeaux's gully, and over Anse-au-
Vaches gully.
And whereas, D P Lafeur, Ernest An
giles and Leandre Manuel were appointed
committee to build bridge over the last
named gully; and whereas, d 2 Laf1eur,
chairman of both the above, named com
mittees, has reported to this body that the
contract was sold to Theophile w
Young, II P Manuel and Lucius Lam
giles, and that the work has not been
done according to to contract the commit
tees have objected to said work and notl-
fled the said contractors that the contract
must be complied with, and the said con-
tractors have refused to do SO and have
proceeded to bar said bridge and thus to
impede public travel; therefore, be it re-
solved, that the said committees be and
are hereby instructed and authorized to
notify said contractors to complete the
said bridge according to contract lmme-
diately or to remove it within 10 days from
the date of the notice, and should they fail
or refuse to complete the said work, or to
remove the said bridges, then the commit
tee is hereby authorized to have the said
bridges removed at the expense of the said
contractors aud to sell contract to again
build the said bridges.
On motion of Mr. Iafieur, be it resolved,
that beginning on this day the police jury
shall at each of its meetings adopt its
minutes before its adjournment, which,
when so adopted, shall be final and Off
cial. That from and after this meeting
the clerk of the police jury be required to
take down the minutes as they transpire
in we'll bound book, which shall be signed
by the said clerk and president after the
adoption of the said proceedings That
the clerk be instructed never to allow the
book to be out of his possession. And
that he furnish copy of the said pro-
ceedings Immediately after the adjourn
ment of each meeting to the official paper
of the parish, signed officially by him and
the president. That this resolution be not
SO construed as to conflict with the resolu-
ton of Mr. McGee as amended and adopted
yesterday.
On motion. Of Mr. Clopton, Dennis Bur
ham was placed on the INDECENT list.
The police jury adjourned till $3.50 p m.
,EvENING SESSION.
The police jurr met at 8 80 p m; present,
I'M
Courtney, Bergeron, Guidry, Clopton, La
ffeur and Butler.
On motion of DR. Clopton, be it resolved,
that whereas, the citizens of Palmetto
make complaint to us of the bad condition
of the railroad crossing at that place,
claiming that the incline is too great, and
that culvert is needed; be it resolved
ordered to put the Palmetto crossing in
good order.
Mr. Courtney in the chair.
Mr. Boagni, chairman of the committee
to repair courthouse fence, reported that
he had the work done and paid $72.85.
On motion of Mr. Lafeur the report Of
committee to have repaired courthouse
and Mr. E M Boagni credited for the sum
of $7285.
Mr. McGee in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Boagni Mr. Jos Wallior
was appointed commissioner of unbranded
stock, 1st ward.
On motion of Mr. Butler, whereas, an
article recently appeared in the Opelousas
in favor of the sheriff for cash paid for
painting the jail; and whereas, we wish to
remove any misrepresentation of the fact
of the case by the public
Therefore be it resolved. that the Follow
ing statement be spread on the minutes,
to-wit:
Sheriff Fontenot brought bill before
the committee on claims for paint oil
etc, used in said work, and when requested
to state what was the amount charged for
the work that he made no claim for the
amount paid out by him to have the work
done but would accept anything the jury
might Judge right. The chair requested
Mr. Fontenot to state what amount he had
paid out He said S65, and the committee
approved that amount as an act of justice
| to the sheriff.
The police jnry took recess to p m.
NIGHT SESSION.
| The police jury met at p m; present
| E NJ Boagni, president; McGee, Dupre
Courtney, Bergeron, Guidry, Clopton, La
| heur and Butler.
Mr. Dupre moved that the compensation
of the person employed for keeping an ac
count of milage and per diem of witnesses
| be fixed at $50 per month.
| Mr. Lafieur moved as substitute thai
| the work be given to Mr. Burr at the rate
of $1G0 per month, as he has already com
meneed work at that price.
Mr. Guidry moved to table the substitute
/ Mr. Guidry called for the yeas and nays
on motion to table.
Courtney yes, Butler no, Dupre yes, Guidry
yes, Bergeron no. The chair voted yes
/ Mr. Dupre called for the yeas and nays
/ on Mr. Laheurs substitute.
4 McGee voted yes, Clopton yes. Latleu1
yes, Courtney no. Butler yes, Dupre no
Guidry no, Bergeron yes. the chair no.
On motion of Mr. Lafieur the police jury
adjourned till tomorrow at 8 a m.
NOVEMBER 18TH.
The police jury met at 30 m; present
NJ Boagni, president; McGee, Clopton