The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLlCE
JURY.

OPELOUSAS, Dec. 18th, 1898.
The Police Jury met at II m. Present =
Mr.. j. b. Bergeron, President Messrs. Dupr6,
Courtney, Guidry, MCGEE, Fontenot. Clopton,
I.afleur and Evans.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the sum OF one hun
bred and fifty dollars was appropriated out of
internal Improvement funds, LIST ward, for 1895,
to bridge over a certain mudhole that cannot
be fixed on public road running west from 0pe-
lousas.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the petition of Ar,
mogene Olivier, and others, of Plaquemlne
Ridge, praying for a change OF road, was taken
from the table and petition granted-Sa1d road
to run as follows: On the north line of Armo-
gene Olivier, between said Olivier. Gerassin
Richard and T. Thibodeau and VIM. Dejean /;
said change to be made without cost to the
parish and in accordance to law.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, the report of com
mittee appointed to sell contract to build
bridges in front of the Bailey and Henderson
plantations was received, committee discharg-
ed, and j. D. Leblanc, contractor. credited with
the sum of three hundred and ninety-tive dol
lars, out of internal Improvement funds, 1898,
On motion Of DR.. Clopton, L. G.. Dodez was
appointed hog killer on the Atchafalaya levees,
and the Clerk instructed to forward him a COM
mission.
journed till 3 p. m.
EVENING SESSION. b.
The Police Jury met at 8 p. m. Present
Mr.. j. b. Berger0n, President, Messrs. MCGEE,
Clopton, Lafleur, Courtney, Guidry, Evans,
Fontenot and Dupre.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the petition of
citizens of Science Hill praying for a change OF
| road was laid on the table till next meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Evans, the petition of ctt1-
zens of the lst ward praying for a change of the
hog law line was laid on the table till next
meeting.
ON motion of Mr.. Lafieur, E. b. Dubuisson,
District Attorney, was appointed a committee
of one to ascertain the cost to have made alb
stract OF title of the parish, if any, to the old
Moundville road leading out OF the tow of
Washington through the Prescott property.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the petition of
the citizens OF Plaisance praying for a change
of the hog law in that vicinity was received
and laid on the table till next meeting.
On motion of MT. Guidry, the police jury adj
iourned till Tomorrow at 10 a. M. e
OPFLoUsAs, La, Dec. 10, 1893.
The Police Jury met alto a. m. Present ID. 3.
Bergeron, President; Messrs. MCGEE, Dupre,
Courtney, Evans, Guidry, Clopton, Lafieur,
Butler and Fontenot.
Mr.. Fontenot in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Gnidry, the report OF com
mittee appointed to lay out road between the
parishes OF st. Landry and Acadia was laid on
the table for future consideration.
ON motion of Mr.. Courtney, the police jury
went in committee of the whole for the purpose
of passing on claims. Mr.. Courtney in chair.
The committee of the Whole having arisen, re.
ported through their chairman, Mr.. Courtney,
that the following claims had been examined
and found correct:
l. B Ewell, J P, arresting and feeding VIM
q johnson, prisoner 5 90
T Fl Miles, constable's fees for arresting
VIM johnson In Avoyelles parish, 5 &C
Ernest Thomas, hurying pauper.--..---. 10 0
Fl d Larcade, putting up two stOves....- 8 N
G M Thompson, registering q filing inq'st 2 Sc
t 8 Fontenot, cash pd criminal kilograms 2 IA
j Lasalle for sundries 5 %
for committing prisoners IA GO
feed'g pris'nrs from Nov IA
to Dec 10, 1895 281 40
E M Boagni, attending board Of railroad
commissioners, I 0G
B F Vannoy, burying unknown person. Z SO
Louis johnson, lumber, &c, It'll ward SO
| EraafQ nunra ppnaiP'Q bridges Gn. 1St wd IL 6l
nth wd 6 80
Town of Washington, lumber for long
bridge, 5th ward IS q
Robt Tate, fees in 8 road suits 6 90
Sebastian Fontenot, const fees same suits 10 eC
David Rees, sheriff st. Martin, servg cita.
tions &c, in suit vs.. B schexDyder ct al IL 4C
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report of the
On motion Of MI. Evans, the Police Jury
adjourned till 2 o'clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 2 p. m. Present j.
B. Bergeron, President, and Messrs. Dupre,
Lafieur and Butler.
on motion of Dr.. Clopton, the police. jury
went in committee OF the whole for the pur.
pose of passing on claims.
The committee of the whole having arisen re-
ported through their chairman, Mr.. Courtney,
that the following claims were examined and
found correct:
I'M Jackson, citing witnesses before Jury
on 10 w
r n Stewart. lumber, first ward.-. 6s
CD Stewart, carpt'g jury room, putting
ladder in tower rep'g windows, ETC.. ~ 81
SM Peters set'g CRATE shifts d c0ps office II 00
Opelousas Courier, printing 1000 blanks 9 0o
Levy Bros & Simon, oOks--.---- = w
lSt landry Democrat, print'g 1000 com.ts 7 5O
! Opelousas Courier, printing posters. ! So
CD Stewart, repairing Jail, etc.--- sol %
III BOSNIAN, justice and wits fees, SUM-
Par. of st. Landry VS.. ga Soiieau &c al iO ~
Joe Bordelon. serving citation and mile
age in above suit-.--...-..- W
LJD ossman, justice and wit'ss fees sufs
Par. Of ST. Landry VS. Eperson Duhon-s u
Joe Bordclon, mileage and serving clta-
ton in above suit. 2 ~
III BOSNIAN, just. and wit'ss fees, road
suit Par. st. Landry VS. r b Fontenot "
Joe Bordelon, serving citation and mile ~
age In above 4W
III Dossman, just. and witss fees ROAD a.
suit Par. st. Landry vs. Eugene Frank 2 ~
Joe Bordelon, serving citation and mile !,
age in above . W
| Opelousas Courier, 1000 shirts ciR's once " w
| Opelousas Courier, 1000 blank jury cerfs . w
Y y ar tiasoa aIas ss'4a 364 90
n M ThoTnnsnn rapisfer'r four inuuests 10 90
r Gannan serving citation and mileage so