St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-12-03
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Now, therefore, be it resolved, that th
petition of Theodule Thibodeau prayin
for the change aforesaid be reeonsidere(
And be it further resolved, that the roa
and the bridge over bayou Plaquemin
(known as Thibodeau's bridge) remain a
, at present located.
On motion of Mr. Lafieur committee Q
two was appointed to have the clerk AM
recorders office furnished and the presi
dent OF the police jury added and mad
chairman of committee. The chair ap
pointed Judge W c Perrault and G \
Thompson. And also for said committe
to procure desk and chair for district at
torney
On motion of Mr. MCGEE report of th'
committee appointed to report the cost o
rebuilding Thibodeau's bridge over bayol
PIaquemine was taken from the table, thu
I committee discharged and the sum of $21t
or as much thereof as necessary was ap
propriated out of the internal improve
ment funds of 1898, Sth ward, and that the
part of the report changing the site of tle
bridge be stricken out of said report, anC
Theodule T Richard, DR. VIM Childs anC
/ w Z Dejean We're appointed committee
to let contract of said bridge.
On motion of Mr. Guidry the petition oi
the citizens of Grand Coteau to change
was taken road from the table.
On motion of Mr. Guidry the above peti-
| tton was granted and Antoine Bajas, Ar
mand Richard and Y c Smith appointed a
committee to view out said road and to re-
port a detailed description at the next
meeting of the jury.
On motion of Mr. Butler, be it resolved
| that whereas, Messrs d 2 Lafeur, Valmont
Yeillon, Valmont Vidrine and Acduel
| Seitlon, were appointed committee to
sell the contract to build bridge over
JOS Chaumeaux's gully, and over Anse-au-
Faches gully
And whereas, d Laheur, Ernest An
giles and Leandre Manuel were appointed
a committee to build bridge over the last
named gully; and whereas, D P Lafeur,
chairman of both the above named COM
mittees, has reported to this body that the
contract was sold to Theophile w
Young, Fl 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 noti-
fed 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 imme
diately or to remove it within 15 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. Lafeur, 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
in a 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-
tion of Mr. McGee as amended and adopted
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 $3.50 p m; present, |
E M Boagni, president; MCGEE, Dupre, |
Courtney, Bergeron, Guidry, Clopton, La
heur and Butler.
On motion of DIR 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, |
that the incline is too great, and |
that a culvert is needed; be it resolved |
that the manager of the I Il P R r Co be |
ordered to put the Palmetto crossing IN |
good order.
NJ olo
Mr. Boagni, chairman of the committee |
to repair courthouse fence, reported that
be had the work done and paid $72S5.
On motion of Mr. Lafieur, the report of |
committee to have repaired courthouse |
fence accepted and committee discharged |
and Mr. E NJ Boagni credited for the sum
Of S72S5.
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 0pelousas
Courier relative to the accounts approved |
in favor of the sheriff for cash paid for |
painting the jail; and whereas, we wish to |
remove any misapprehension 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 a 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 I
might judge right The chair requested |
Mr. Fontenot to state what amount he had |
paid out. He said $65. and the committee |
that amount as an act of justice |
to the sheriff.
The police jnry took a recess to + m.
NIGHT SESSION.
The police jury met at p IN; present, |
E NJ Boagni, president; MeGee, Dupre, |
Courtney, Bergeron, Guidry, Clopton, La
tieur 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. Lafeur moved as a substitute that |
the work be given to Mr. Burr at the rate |
of 500 per month, as he has already COM
menced work at that price.
Mr. Gnidry moved to table the substitute. /
Mr. Guidry called for the yeas and nays
on motion to table
McGee no, Laheur no. Clopton no.. /
Courtney yes, Butler no, Dupre yes, Guidry |
yes. Bergeron no. The chair voted yes
Mr. Dupre called for the yeas and nays |
on Mr. Lafeur's substitute
McGee voted yes. Clopton YES Lafleur
yes, Coutney no, Butler yes Dupre no, |
Guidry no, Bergeron yes, the chair no.
On motion of Mr. Lafleur the police jury
till tomorrow at a m.
NOVEMBER 18TH.
The poliee inry met at O 40 q n, rresent