St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-11-19

accepted and committee discharged and I'll
sum IT 500 credited to GeraSin Joichard out
, Tue Internal improvement funds of 2d ware
1892.
On motion Of Mr.. Mct,cc, the petition OF cit
Zcn> If piaqucmine and vicinity relative {
recOnsidcrinG change Of road ON Mr.. TheOdul
ThihCdeau'5 land and site Of Thibodeauy
bridgt, which was laid over al last meetin.
/ taken up and the nimee OF each one OH said pt
tltOn called and asccrtaia 1herEfrOm their rt;
} ldence and whether they are land owners o
| not.
On notion OF NIr. McGtc, the petition OF tn
cltzehs OF PlaQucmine praying tor the recon
sideration of petition of Mr.. Thibodeau chang
ing road from Prud'hOmme City to BelleYu
was called from the table.
Or motion OF Mr.. McGec, be it resolved that
after careful examination ard consideration, i
appears that majority Of the sgners of th
petition praying for a chance of ihe Plaque
mine road from Prlld 'homme City to Bellevu,
ThibOieau was sigued mostly by persons no
livingi the neighbofhood, aud whereas til,
tl0n OF this body granting the said petition was
signed ny large majority of persons living
in the Immediate neghb0Ilood
Nov, therefore, be it resolved, that the pcti
ton Of The0dule Thbodeau praying for the
( change aforesaid he reconsdered
And be it further resolved. that the road and
the bridge over bayou Plaquemine remain as
at present located.
On notion of Mr.. Latienr. the President OF
/. the P"Hcc Jury WAS authorized To procure a
desk or afInoir for the Sheriff to Store away
7 On notion OF Mr.. Lafieur, a committee OF two
was appointed 10 have the Clerk and Record,
/ er's Office furnished, and The President OF the
/ Police jury ba added and made chairman of
commits The Chair appointed Judge ". C.
! Perrault aud {. N. Thompson, and also for
said committee 70 procure drSk and Uliair for
/ District Attorney.
/ On motion pl MI. McGtea, the report of com
1 mittte To report the cost 0f rebuilding Tiiho-
/ deauxs bridge over Hayon P!apuemine was
taken from the table. the committee discharged
~ a1 tIIt4h
ctSSarg appropriated out of the Internal In
proycnent funds OF 1892, sth ward and that
part Of the report changing the site of the
bridge STRICKEN out of said report. and that
Theodule +. Richard, DR.. VIM. Chiids and W.
{, Deiean were appointed q committee to let
contract for said bridge.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, the petition Of citi-
lelis OF Grand Coteau 10 change road was
taken from the table.
Onmotion OF Mr.. Guidry. tho above petition
was granted and Antoine BIjaS. Armand Rich
ard and Y. G. Smith appointed Il COMMITTEES 10
.leB out sad rtid ;ihd 20 rel,ort d detailed dcs
criptlnn al the next meeting OF the Police Jury.
On motion OF Mr. Butler be it resolved that
whereas Mr.. d. 2. Latteur, Falmont Vdrinc
aud Falmont Neiou have been appointed a
committee To sell the contract to build bridge
over Joe Claumeaus gully aud oyer Anse a!,S
iaches gully, and whereas Mr.. Laheur. Chair
man o. said committee. has reported that the
contracts to build said bridges were sold to j.
W. Young, Fl. P. Manuel and Lllcien Langley,
and that tbs work has NOT been done according
to contraet. that the committee has refused to
accept the said bridgas and have notified the
said contractors, that they must comply with
their contract, and that the said contractors
have refused so to do and have proceeded to
bar said bridges and thus impede public travel;
therefore be it
Resolved, that the said committee be and are
hereby instructed and authorized to notify said
contractors to complete said bridges according
TO contract or to remove them within fifteen
days from date of notice, and should said con
tractors fail or refuse to complete said work or
TO remove sad bridges. then the committee he
ana IS hereby aUth0ri .td to have sad bridges
fcllCIcd aid 10 ssll contract TO tIild the same
Gu motion Of Mr Latlctr, be it resolved
that, tegInnlng on this day the Police Jury
shall each of its meetings adopt its minutes
before its adjournment, which. when so adopt-
ed, shall be final and official That rro,l and
aiter llis lleetiHG tie Clerk IL tlC Police Jury
he required to take down the minutes rs they
transpire i'll a well bound book, which shall be
signed by the said Clerk .and President, alter
the adoption OF the proceedings. That the
he out OF his possession. And that he he fur
ther Instructed to furnish a copy of the said
proceed. .nEs, immediately after th, adjourn
ment OF 2aCh meeting, to the official paper of
the Parrish signed officially by him and the
President. That this resolution be not so CON
str1ed as to conflict with the resolution of Mr..
McGee. as amended and adopted yesterday
ON Mouon OF Mr., Cloptou Dernis Durham
was placed on the INDECENT list.
The Police Jury adjourned till 3:3o p. Ill.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met al $50. Present: l. ".
Boasni, President; Messrs. Mc5;ec, Duprf.
Courtney. BerSeron, Guidry. Copton. Latieur
and Buller
On motion Of DR.. Ctopto,. he it resolved that,
whereas THE citizens of Palmetto make com
plant 20 ue OF the b3i condition Of tile r r.
crossing at that place. claiming that the in.
cline Is too great, and that Il culYert Is needed
be il It resolved that the manager of the I. 4 P.
r. +. Company be ordered to put the Paitnct. .
TO crossing in good order
Mr. Courtney in the Chair.
!. Mr. Roagni; chairman OF committee TO repair !
Courthouse fence, reported tIat he had the /
work done and paid S72.s5.
On motion of Mr.. Ladeur, the report of COM |
mittee tee to } have repaired Courthouse fence ae-
NJ. Bnagni credited with the sum of So s..
MI. McGee III the Chair.
On motion of Mr. Boagni, Mr.. JOS Wallior
was, appointed commissioner of unbranded |
stock lst ward.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, whereas, an ar
ticle has lately appeared in the Opelousas Cou-
rier relative to the account approved in favor
Of the Sheriff f0E cash paid Tor painting the
aAl, and whereas We wish TO remove misap-
prehehsion of the facts OF the case by the pub
lie; therefore be it resolved that the following
statement be spread upon the minutes, tO-wlt:
Sheriff FOntenot brought bill before the
committee on claims for paint, Oil, etc, used in
said YORK, and BAen requested 70 state what
,heriff stated that lie made no claim for the
AMOUNT paid ont by him to have the work
lone, but would accept anything the Jury
might Judge right. The chair requested Mr..
Fontenot to state what amount he had paid
,ut, lie said $50, and the committee approved
hat amount as an act OF justice to the Sheriff. /
The Police Jury took recess till =. III.
The Police jury met at p. IN. Present:
E NJ. Boagni, President: McGee, Dupre.
i3eI8eEGA. autdgy, flopton, Lafieur
ind DuIlep.
Mr.. Duprt moved that the compensation OF
person employed for keeping mileage and per
liem of witnesses be fixed at $50 per month.
Mr.. Lafieur moved as substitute that the
work he given to Nj. BUR- at t he rate of 500
,er month as he has already commenced work
1t that pric..
Mr.. Gtlidfy moved to table tile substitute.
MI. Guldfy called for the yeas aud nays, OIL
notisn tq iIde table Nay messrs MeGee Laeur
)uprc, GuidFy Tho Chair voted yes.
Mr. Dupre called for yeas and nays on Mr.
4afleur's substitute MCGEE yes, Ciopton yes,
iuidry no, Bergeron yes. The Chairman voted
To-
On motion of Mr.. La1eur the Police Jury
diuurncd till tomorrow $50 a. m,
OpELoUsAs, Nov. 10th, 1892,
The p. J. met at $3.50 d. III. Present.: E. NJ
soagnl, President; Messrs. McGee, Cloptou,
Butler, Bergeron, Laheur, Glidry
nd Duprc.
On Motion of Df. Clontou, the reading Of
minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Bergeron i'll the chair
On niotfon OF Mr. BOagn, the motion of T.
l. MCGEE appropriating the SUN of $2I0 to re-
uild Thlbodeau's britide over Bayou Plaaue- |
ninc was reconsdered. Mr.. Boagni assigns as
is reasons for making the above motion to be
hat tie aforesaid sum WIS appropriated ont
lnGs OF 1898 that the budget not having been
lade for said year nor tile tax leYied, this ap-
reputation, in his Judgment, being contrary
0 law. Carried
Mr.. B0agni in the CHAIR
On motion of Mr.. Butler. the COMPLAINT OF
IL. Saiessii against him iBuierl was taken mn
rom the table and the clerk was instructed TO
ssue ii notice to Mr.. S0ilean to come forth at
he next regular meeting of this body TO sub
tantiate the complaint made against him fMr.