The Opelousas courier., 1894-07-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
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JURY.
O~rELOuSAs, July 9th, 1894.
The Police Jury met at L. IN. pursuant to adj
jnurnment. Present :-Messrs. Butler, FOnte'
not, Courtney, Guidry, Clopton, Lafieur. Evans,
and Quebedeau.
Mr.. Lafieur i'll the chair.
Adjourned until 8 p. m.
EvENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 800 p. ~. Present
Messrs. Clopton, Lafeur, FOntenot, Guidry,
Butler, Evans, Courtney and Quebedeau.
Mr.. Latieur, President pro tenn. in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, the public road run
ming through Bailey's land was changed 80 as
to run from the public road in front of his house
intersectlng the leading road to Sunset, provid-
ed Mrs. Bally and heirs make the change free
OF cost to the parish.
On motion Of DR.. Clopton, Dock Bird. Ange-
las Ledet and Lee Coleman, convicted for refus-
ing to work on the public road, were on recon-
peace, relieved from the penalty imposed by
law.
On motion of DR.. Clopton. the petition of citi-
build a bridge across the Waxia at Duckworth's
was received, and the sum Of 800 was appro-
priated out of internal improvement funds of
the 4th ward to build said bridge, and L. G..
~DuckWorth, j. Z. MCDANIEL, j. j. Beard, Geo.
Mcdaniel and Edward Nolan were appointed a
committee to sell contract to build said bridge.
On motion OF Mr.. Evans, the report of tho
committee appointed to sell contract to build
MouIlle bridge over Bayou Teche was received,
ommitte discharged and j. G. Leblanc credit
ed with the sum of sl25 out of internal improve
ment funds, one half each out of first and third
wards for 1894.
Mr.. Courtney in the chair.
On motion of MI. Lateur, the report of the
committee appointed TO ascertain the cost of
opening a new road between Brunson and Teal
was taken from the table, and Lucien Joubert,
Belle Godeau and Isaac r. Guidry were ap-
pointed a to view out said road
On motion of Mr.. Laieur, the report of the
committee appointed to sell contract to build a
hridge on bayou Cane at Reeds crossing was re-
ceiyed, committee discharged and Homer Fruge
credited with the sum of SIS out of internal I'M
provement funds Of 8th ward, 1894.
ON motion of Mr.. La1eur. the report of the
committee appointed to sell contract to build
bridge across gully east of the Fruge bridge
was received, committee discharged and Jesse
Rozas credited with the sum of $50 out Of inter
nal Improvement funds, sth ward.
On motion of Mr.. Latieur, the petition of resi-
den 5 OF Faquetaique and Mamou praying for a
road from a point opposite the farm Of Theo-
phlIe Nldrlne through bayou Cane woods, inter
secting public road opposite place of Olibe Ma
nuei, and thence by most direct and suitable
route to depot at terminus of Midland Branch
K. R. in proposed town of Eunice, was received.
and Oiihe Manuel. Ursin Miller. Homer Fruge.
Landry Rougeau, Anatole Fuselier, John Fruge
and Theophile Fidrine ~weresappointed a com
mittee TO view out said road.
On motion of DR.. CloptoD. a committee of three
VIZ: OneZlme Chelalt, Anteole Savant and j.
d. Spears were appointed to examine the parish
bridges from sackett Landing TO sackett levee,
NN '" - y fIG-s OouA oOt1u, L.. l..
Mitchell, j. ". Bailey, Jr., J. c. Stafford and A.
u. Hawkins We're appointed to examine bridges
from sylyester's TO WaXla lower school house;
said committees to report to this body the needs
anu probable cost to have said bridges repaired
or rebuilt.
On motion of Mr.. Lafieur, the report OF the
one and repair two bridges across guIIies in
front OF Mr.. E. Dubuisson's properly on bayou
B9uf was received, committee discharged ard
Mr.. Dan Sandefur, contractor, credited with
the sum OF $50 ont OF internal irpprnvanent
funds, 5th ward.
On motion of Mr. Butler, the petition of cit.
zens of Grand Louis asking for a new road was
received. and Tteodule Ardoin, Clinton Tate,
Sydney Fontenot, Henry MCGEE, OIivrel Gull
lory. Etlenne Fuselier and Onezime Aucoin
were appointed a committee TO view and lay
out said road and report at next meeting.
Mr.. LaHeur in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Quebedean, Mr.. Jean Bite.
Marks was appointed commissioner for the sale
OF unbranded stock, Sd ward.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, Be it resolved that
1t is the sense of this body that the following
named, viz. Mathilda Glover and Victor Thorn.
son are In necessitous circumstances and enti-
tied to adnIIttance in the State Insane Asylum
free OF charge; and be it further resolved that
the President pro TEN. of this body issue to the
Sheriff a certificate to that effect in order that
said insane be conveyed to said asylum at Jack
son, La.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry. the report of the
committee appointed to lay out a public road
was received and accepted and the road, run
ning AS follows, was declared a public road =
Starting from bayou Carencro between David
Meehe and Francois Savoie, Placide Sicily and
FRANCOIS Quebedeau, said road to run III feet
on David Meche's land, III feet on Francois Sa-
votes land, i7A feet on P. Stelly's land and III
feet on F. Quebedeau's land said road running
north from bayou Carencro and intersecting
public road running to bayou Vermilion.
On motion OF Mr.. Courtney, the sum of $50, or
as much thereof as may be necessary, was APP
propriated out OF internal improvement funds
of the 9Th ward to rebuild bridge on Coles gully
near j. L. Stewards, contract to be sold to the
lowest bidder and work done under the super
vision of j. L.. Stewart and John Russell.
On motion OF Mr.. FOnten0t, the police Jury
adjourned till tomorrow at $50 a. N.
O%pELoUsAs, July 10, 1894.
The Police Jury met at $50 a. u. Present:
Mr.. Robt. L%afieur, President pro tenn, Messrs.
Guidry, Quebedeau, ClOpton, Courtney, Fonte-
not, Butler and Evans.
On motion OF Mr.: Evans. FRANCOIS D'Avy is to
work road from s. E. corner of Greenwood
place, instead of 8. W. corner to Unlisted bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the petition of
citizens of the 9Th ward praying that Mrs. Nan
granted.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, Wash Lee was
placed on the INDECENT list.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, Ambrose E.. vi
drine was appointed road Overseer in place of
E. Sylvester on road starting from Alcin Vi
drlne's loWer corner to the Opelousas and Vile
Plate road, near the old Bataille place.
Mr.. Evans in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur, Be it resolved that
whereas the Board of Commissioners of the Red
River, Atchafalaya and Bayou BRuf Sub Levee
District have made complaint to his excellency
Gov. Murphy j. Foster against NJ. L. Swords,
assessor of this parish, charging him with fail
ure and neglect to correctly list and assess the
lands within this parish subject to special levee
tax; and
whereas, the complaint of said Levee Board
is that SAID assessor does not list and assess all
lands located within the territorial limits of
said sub-levee district, without regard to the
benefit they may receive from the levee sys-
TEN md
Whereas, there are many thousands of acres
of land within said district in this parish above
overflow and therefore not liable to taxation by
said Levee Board and
sand acres of swamp land in this parish within
said district utterly irreclaimable by any levee
system, valuable only for the timber thereon,
and not attached to or a part OF the alluvIal
tracts on the bayou and river fronts, but locat-
ed in separate tracts in the deep swamp; and
Whereas, said Board Of Commissioners insists
that ali said lands shall be listed and assessed
with the five cents acreage tax and ten mills
additional, in eontravention of the list section
Of Act 10 of 1890, creating said levee district, for
the purpose of raising a revenue to protect the
land therein from inundation; and
Whereas, The levy and assessment Of said spe-
cial levee taxes Unfortunately on lands within
the district, without regard to any benefit con-
ferred on them, is not only in violation OF the
true purposes and intent OF said act, but Is con-
fiscation of the property Of our citizens; and
Whereas, under the operation OF the enormous
tax imposed by the Leyee Board many tracts OF
land in this parish, comprising thousands of
acres, have already been adjudieated to the
State for the benefit OF said Levee Board, and at
least one hundred thousand acres more in the
irreclaimable Atchafalaya swamp will be adju-
Dictated to the State if this process OF contsca'
ton be not at once arrested, because the i've
mill acreage tax and the ten mill tax on these
| swamp lands assessed at fifty cents an acre ex.
coed annually ten per cent Of their assessed
value; and
| act creating said Levee Board, the President