St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-04-15


change is made without expense to the parish,
Thccdule Tlnbodeaux to r. move his fence ana
open such road as will thus be created LOT pun
lie Use. /. T. 49, 49,
G. r. BIHM.
On motion of Mr.. Bergeron the petition OF
/ Tlle0dule ThibOdeauX and others praying 70 DC
| .,lIou,nd tn change public road OH east side OF
;Thibodpaux's bridge was granted as prayed tor
| provided that same change be mace ny salt
| Thbodeaux free of cost to the PARISH ann inc
| road so changed be placed III Good cohoitloIi
| before closing the old road.
! MI r. S. FOntenot having appeared ana MEG
! a large number of petitions numcrousiy slSneu
hV citizens of the western portion of the PARISH
! nTayinc for a reduction in the schedule turn
! ished by this body to the Assessor 1or the as
! scssmcnt of lands, Mr.. MCGEE moved tlat ne
schedule be reconsidered The Chalr rule az, ,ne
whole subject matter out of order. The ChMr
stated that this body had no official right TO Tx
a schedule for the Assessor to go by.
| That the list Of values furnished TO- the as
| SCISSOR was an unofficial expression OF OPINION
| intended only to prevent unnecessary LABOR 10
| the board of reviewers, and that therefore az
| petitions Oh the subject were out or order DIT
Mr. Il. S. Fontenot chairman of the commlt
| tee appointed to examine ex-Treasurer ). >
| Tnompson's books reported that they hfto OK,
! amiued his books and found them correct anu
recommend that the said Thompson be grant
| ed his quletuS.
on motion of Mr. Lafleur, the report was &C
cepted, committee discharged and J -. Ihomp-
son ex-Parish Treasurer, be granted his quietus
and the Clerk of Court ordered TO erase aAd
cancel his bond.
On motion of DR.. Cloptnn the committee ap-
pointed to view out a change OF road between
| the Bailey and Henderson places was granted
| further time to report and that MI. Z. u: KEY
rolds be appointed Oh said committee vice D.
| W. Bailey, resigned.
MI MCGEE moved that the ordinance adopted
August IL, 1892, entitled al ordinance to I'M
prove the condition of the public roads OF the
| parish of st. Landry, to appoint road supefVl;
sors. to define their powers and duties &c, to
fix their compensation, be and the same is here
| by repealed
| Mr.. Gudry moved to lay MIR McGee s notioh
| on the table.
Mr.. MCGEE called for the yeas and nays.
Messrs. MCGEE, Clopton, Latieur and Butler
voted no. Messrs. Courtney. Guidry, Dnpre'
| Fontenot and BergerOn voted yes because
pending the report of the committee appointed
to draft road ordinance i'll lieu of the present
system
Motion to table carried.
| Mr.. MCGEE rendered his resignation as ROAD
| supervisor for the 9Th ward which, on motion
of Mr.. Berger0n was accepted
| On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the petition OF
citizens Of Opelousas praying TO remove the
| prvy On the public square and build hence
| around Jail was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney. the Sheriff ana
the President of the Police Jury were appoint
! ed a committee Of two to have the privy on the
public square and jail repaired and disinfectcd
On motion of DR.. CloptOn the sum OF $500
was appropriated out of internal Improvement
funds, 4th ward, 1898 for the repair Of Rosa
bridge, and T. A. Hicks J. T. Heath and c. W:
| Hazard appointed a committe to sell contract
| to build said bridge,
On motion of Mr.. Bergeron, Be it Resolved
! that Section 10 of road ordinance adopted April
Is, 1890, be 50 amended as to exempt person
serving faithfully as road overseer for one year
| from road duty the following year instead OF
| three years.
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur, the sum of 800 was
| appropriated out OF internal Improvement
funds Of 1898, out of 4th and 5th wards to repair
! tAe Waxia bridge and build new draw, ana that
Messrs J. W. Bailey, j. Fl. Walker aud T. G.
| gibbons appointed committee to sell contract
! to repair said bridge and build said draw.
| On motion of DR.. Clopton. j. W. Bailey was
| appointed keeper of the draw bridge over bay
| salary of 800 per annum to date from the de-
| livery of said bridge by the committee.
| Mr.. Courtney i'll the chair.
| On motion Of Mr. BOagni, the petition of cltl-
| zens praying for a change OF the law protecting
7 cartridges was granted and from and after date
I all persons be prohibited from catching. killing
possession after they have been caught or
killed any partridge between the 1st day OF
| April and the LIST day of November.
On motion OF Mr.. Guldry the Police Jury adj
| iOurned till tomorrow at 10 a. III.
OPELoUsAs, April 70, 1898.
The Police Jury met at 10 a. III. Present F.
NJ. B0agni, President; and MesSrs. i'upre,
Fontcuot, Courtney, Bergeron, Gudry, Clop-
ton, Lafeur and Butler.
Mr.. Bergernn in the chair.
Mr.. Boagni, chairman OF committee appoint
ed to furnish Clerks office, complete furnishing
Police Jury room, procure case for use of Sher-
III, and stoves for Police Jury room and Clerks
office. report that the same had been completed
at cost of 1924 GO.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE. the report of COM
mlttee was accepted, committee discharged,
and Mr.. +. N. BOagni credited with the sum OF
$624.62.
Mr.. Boasni, chairman of committee appoint
ed to furnish Assessors office reported that the
same had been completed at Il cost of $500
Mr. B0agni appointed chairman of committee
10 have roof of Courthouse repaired and steeple
painted. reported that the contract was let to
Mr. G. ID. Stewart for 800 and that the work
had been completed and Mr.. Stewart furnished
Il bond guaranteeing the roof not to leak in two
years. The committee recommend that Mr.. c.
D. Stewart be credited with the amount but
that no warrant be issued to him until said
work shall have been sufficiently tested by
rain.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the report of com
mirtee was accepted, and committee dis
charged:
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot the Police Jury
went in committee of the whole for the pur
pose OF settling with the Treasurer, with Mr..
Latieur in the chair.
The committee of the whole having risen
reported through the chairman, Mr.. Latieur,
that they had examined and Cancelled vouchers
in the hands OF the Treasurer amounting to
Sl9,636. 43 and they now recommend that the
Treasurer be credited with said amount.
IN lnotlon OF MI. iafleur the report OF com
mIttee was accepted and committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. McGec, Mr.. Honore Fuse
lier was appointed road su peryisor for the 8th
Police jury ward.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the petition Of cit-
zens OF Vile Plate praying for change of road
was granted provided said road be changed
free of cost to the parish and to be delivered
in good condition to the satisfaction of the
road supervisor, said change to be as follows:
TO begin at corner of Oncle Tate and widow
Pierre Vidrine and continue Oh land between
Louis Jack and Lucius Forest then Willis For
est and widow j. j. Hicks then John L. Gull
Tory and Hicks, then John L. Guillory and Ar
mOnd Forest then between Dumas FOntenot
and Armand Forest and Prosperc Vidrine then
between Armand Forest and John Vidrine then
between Sam Haas and YOrick Vidrine to
junction with public road leading to Vile Plate
corporation.
On motion Of Mr.. BullCr, Be it resolved that
the sum OF 800 be appropriated out of internal
Improvement fund of 1898, 18th Ward, to build
bridge over Pierre Noirs Gulley and that
Messrs. E. T, Marshall, Prien Glillory and
Hubert Vldrine be appointed committee to
sell contract, supervise the work and report
when completed.
:. On motion Of Mr.. Butler, be it resolved that
the sum of $3.50 be appropriated out of the
internal Improvement funds OF 1893. 18th Ward,
TO build bridge across Point Dural Gulley and
that Messrs. Il. T. Marshall, Pierre Gnillory
and Hubert Vidrine be appointed committee
to sell contract, supervise the work and report
when the work is completed
On motion OF Mr.. Laileur the minutes were
accepted as read.
On motion of Mr. Lafleur the Police Jury
until the I'd Monday of Juno 1893
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