The Opelousas courier., 1893-10-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
SURE.
OPELoUsAs, Oct. 9th, 1898

OPELOUsAs, Oct. 9th, 1898
! The Police Jury met 1T u IN. Present -
| Bergeron, President and Messrs. McGee, Fon
| tenot, Clopton, Lafieur, Courtney, Guidry ant
| Evans.
| On motion of Mr. Fontenot the petition OF clti
zens Of Grand Prairie praying for n change o
boundary line of the hog law for that seCt Ion wa
LAID on the table till next regular meeting o
| this body.
Received OF R. c. Fontcnot, $40 fines collected
for driving stock from their range.
On motion OF MI. Lat1eur the communication
of the Police Jury of Rapides relative to re
p 1ring locks on Bayou Lamourio was received
and laid on the table till next regular meeting
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report Of
committee appointed to sell contract TO build
bridge on Slough on the east side of Beaver
Creek was received committee DISCHARGED and
MIR. William Clark credited with the sum OF
thirty-dve dollars out Of the internal improve
ment funds, 9th ward
On motion Of Mr.. Courtney, the Police Jury
ADJOURNED till $3.50 p. N.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at $50 p. m Present, Ber.
gerOn, President; and McGee, Guidry, Dupre,
Latieur, Clopton Butler, Evans, Courtney and
FontenOt
On motion of DR.. Clopton, he sum of s400 was
appropriated to build bridges on front Of the
Bailey and Henderson plantations out of inter-
nal Improvement funds, 4th ward, and Messrs.
j. ID. Splane, Henry Gurnett Walter Bhm, A.
a. Deloach and Emile Richard appointed a
committe to sell contract to build said bridges.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, the report of COM
mlttee appointed to sell contract to build bridge
near Baptist Church at Big Cane was received,
committee discharged and Mr.. Robert Tanner
credited With the sum of S11500.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney; tine sum of S75. 90
was appropriated out Of internal Improvement
funds, 6t1 ward, to repair bridge across Little
Cocodr1e at Science Hill and bridge across bayou
known as Brushy, contract to be let and work
to be done under the supervision of commit
tee composed Of John Parrot, VIM. Chapel and
Leouar johnson.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, the report of com.
m1Gtee appointed to sell contract to build bridge
on gully near D. Prejean's was eceived, com
ed with the sum or s255.0O out of internal i'm
provement funds, 20 ward, for 1893.
On motion Of Mr. Lafrur. the Police Jury ad-
Journed till tomorrow at 10 a. N.
October 10th, 1893.
The Police Jury met at 10 IA. IN. Present:
Mesers. Bergeron, McGee Dupre, Fontenot
courtney, Guidry, Clopton, Laf~ur, Butler and
Evans.
whereas, the line between the parishes OF 81.
Landry and Calcasieu has never been located
by any surveyor and
Whereas, it is of great public Importance and
necessary that said line should be located by
good and substantial boundary marks and
posts from mouth OF Beaver Creek to the line
of Rapides parish;
Therefore, be 1t resolved. that the parish sur
veyor OF the parish be instructed TO ascertain
and fix said line on Monday April 4th, 1894;
Resolved further, that the clerk of the Police
preamble and resolution by registered mail to
the President of the Police Jury of Cacasieu.
Received of Mr.. McGee the folio wing
amounts for cattle sold by Jos. Vidrine, com-
missioner CT unbranded stock. net, $500; for
head sold by Anat le Fuseler comm ssioner OF
unbranded stock, net, S2u0; from Horure Fu-
teller c4nstable, for hog sod, net, $2,25, for
Stu Ward.
On motion of n r. Lafieur tie chair was fu-
thorizrd To appoint Committee of five to as
certain the probable cost OF building a plank
or brick wall around the jail, and renort at the
next r guar meeting 1ne President appoint
ID the following committee: E. B. DubulssUu,
DR. r. NJ Lite /, L. =. ifuHtenot Isaac Ruos
and Alphonse Levy.
ON motion of Mr. McGee, Mrs George Fall
widow, aud Mrs. Aun Mcbride widow were
placed on the INDECENT list.
ON motion Of Mr. Dnpre, Mrs. Emile f. Dupr6
was placed on the indigeut list.
Mr.. Guidry moved to amend section IL of the
to read thus:
Provided that no person or persons SUM-
moned by the overseer to work on the public
road shall be forced to work more than six days
In each year"
MIR. Lafeur moved to lay Mr. Guidry's mo-
ton on the table indefinitely.
Mr.. Guidry called fu" yeas and nays.
MCGEE, Clupton, Lafeur, Butler and Evans
voted yea; Courtney, Guidry and Dupr6 voteu
nay.
Mr.. Guidry's motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Lafieur the Police Jury adj
iourned TIL p. m.
EVENING SESSION,
The Police Jury met at 500 p. m. Present.
J. b. BergeroE, President; Messrs. Lafieur,
Courtney, Butler, FOntenot, Guidry, Cloptou,
Evans, MCGEE and Dupre.
On motion of Mr.. Lafieur, Z. B. DubuIsson,
r: M. Littell, T. 8. Fontenot, Isaac Roos and
Levy were appointed o committee to
the probable cost TO erect tank and
pump with pipes and hose for furnishing the
ail with water.
RecetVed OF 81. D. Courtney the sum of 800
FOR sale OF unbranded stock, 9Th ward.
Received of Mr.. Butler the sum of $500 Tor
sale OF unbranded stock by Jean Dies, 7th ward
On motion the Police Jury went in commit
tee OF the whole for the purpose of settling
with the Treasurer.
Mr.. Evans in the Chair.
Committee of the whole having arisen report
od through the chairman that they had exam.
ned vouchers in the hands of the Treasurer
ana found them correct and have cancelled
same. amounting to $5773. 90 and Treasurer cred
ted for said amount
On motion of Mr.. Evans the report OF the
committee was received and committee dis.
charged.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot Messrs. Fontenot
and MCGEE were appointed Il committee of two
% examine Mr.. Mornhinveg's special tax roll
md report at next regular meeting.
On mOtiLn of Mr.. Fontenot the police Jury
till the second Monday of November
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