The Opelousas courier., 1894-09-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.

O~PELOUSAS, Sept. 10, 1894.
The Police jury met at IL III. pursuant to adj
iournment. Prcsent:-Messrs Robert Lafeur,
President pro tenn, Dupre, Courtney, Guidry,
FOntenot. Clopton and QuGbedeau.
On motion Of Mr.. Courtney, the report of the
committee appointed to sell contract to buiid Il
bridge on Poll gully was received, committee
discharged and VIM. Gay credited with s24O0
out of internal improvement funds, 9th ward
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report Of the
committee appointed to. sell contract to build
the Terry gully bridge was received. comm ttee
discharged and David Roberts credited with
$40 out OF internal Improvement funds, e ward.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the Police Jury
adjourned till 3 O'Clock =. III.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 5 p. III. Present
Mr.. Roht. Lafenr, President pro TEN Messrs.
Evans, Butler, Courtney, Clopton, Qucbedeau,
Dupre, Guidry and fontenot.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, the report of the
committee appointed to lay out a public road
and assess damages caused by same was receiy-
ed. The said road i to at the public
road or bayou WaEia, following the line be-
tween the lands of Adolphe Lamorandier and
cral on the other; thence on line between Mrs:
Gurnett and Reynolds Bros. to the puh1lc road
on bayou COurtaDiGal,, viewing out st:ii road
thirty feet wide, following the line .afween
said parties. Lucius Wethcral to be .reGitud
with SIS, appraised value of land, au. s25 fur
ther appropriated for the removal Of fence froln
said land, said appropriation to com, o4t Or in,
ternai Improvement funds of 4th ware : \
road to be declared q public road on and "i>.l
Jan. LIST, 1895.
On motion OF DR.. Clopton, the report OF the
from SNlvester's to lower Waxia school house
was received and committee discharged, and
the sum Of $3.50 was appropriated out OF inter-
nal Improvement funds, Attn ward, to build and
repair said bridge. and Messrs. j. j. Beard, L.
L. Mitchell Louis Deloach, a. D.. Hawkins and
Frank ChlIds appointed a committee TO let out
said work,
On motion OF Nj. Guidry, Be it resolved that
the Washington Bank, Fiscal Agent for st. Ian
dry ilarish, be credited for the sum of $443. 80
-four hundred and forty three and 9OI1OO dol
lars), payable out OF not otherwise appropriated
funds for 1895. III accordance with contract COW
ering salary OF said Fiscal Agent for the year
ltai. rom July 9th to Sept. 6th, 1894.
On morton OF t1r. Guidry, Be it resolved,
that the President pro tenn. and Clerk are here
by authorized to draw a warrant against the
outstanding witness certificate fund, 1894, III
favor Of the Washington Bank. Fiscal Agent
IT. landry parish. for eight hundred and fifty
I'VE md 61Il00 dollars, covering warrants erro-
ncous!y Drawn against existing debt finds,
l334, and not otherwise appropriated funds.
je44s this day surrendered and Cancelled.
MI. Courtney ii the chair.
On motion OF Dir. Foctenot, the petition Of
citizens OF bayous Courtableau, CarrOn and
Little 1eche. praying Tor the repeal OF the hog
law in that section was received and laid on
table till next regular meeting.
On motion OF Mr. buller, the committee ap-
pointed to lay out a public road i'll Mamou was
received and discharged. The said
road. 10 run as follows. was declared a public
IOuu u al tIC pitAilc tcdu dt DuN-
bar IS store and LEADING 70 VIM. johnson, run
ming west between lands OF Theodule ArdoIu
! and Zenon Ardoin. thence between Joseph
Bouttf and Dr.. j. Ii. Parker, thence between
AmbrS pSimon and j. Fl. Parker, thence be.
tween Olivrel Guiliory and railroad lands and
then between land of Andre Lubin and rail
and Octave Gaubert, joining public road lead
ing from Brad Crows running to Johnson's
Cove. on Bayou Nezpique.,
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, the sum of $50 90
was 1nnrOnrjatP1 ont of internal imnrnVempnf
funds, lst ward, 1894, to buy lumber to make
bridges and dig canal to drain the Opelousas
plantation and Mouille's bridge, work to be
done under the supervision Of the following
committee: Cleopha? Andrepont and s.
MOuille.
On motion of Mr.. Butler. the Police Jury ad-
%jOurned until tomorrow at 9 a. M.
~OPELoUsAs, Sept. 18th, 1894.
The Police Jury met at 9 q. III. Present: r.
Latieur, President pro TEN. Dupre, FOntenot,
Courtney, Guidry, Clopton. Butler and Quebe-
deau.
On motion of MFR. Courtney, the petition of
| citizens of ChicOt praying for a public road
running from the Pine Prairie and Chicot road
to public road intersccting with EOla road at a
| point known as the Keller Brick Graveyard,
was received, and the following committee of
freehOlders was appointed to lay out said road
and report at the next regular meeting: Sam
Haas, Dr. W. d. Hawkins, @. G. Griffith, 8. II.
Griffith, E. c. Scott, Louis Tnbre and r. W.
Tatman.
MI. Gulufy IN the cnaif.
On motion of Mr.. Lafieur, the sum of $3.50 OF
as much thereof as may be necessary is hereby
appropriated out of internal improvement
funds of 1894, 9TH ward. to build two small
bridges across gullies in front of Reeves and to
repair the Garland bridge across bayou BRuf,
and Messrs. TOm. Reeves, Jake Powers and j.
F. Huckaby were appointed a committee to let
On motion Of Dr.. Clopton, the petition of
citizens of bayou Courtableau, praying for a
change of road, was laid on the table.
IN motion re nr HIonton fhn papop+ n tho
committee appointed to sell contract to build
bridge across Grand Gully, at sacket church,
was received, committee discharged and
Messrs. R. Zernott & Son credited with $50 ont
of internal Improvement funds, 4th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the commission
OF Elias L. Fontenot as road Overseer was so
| changed as to read from Callahan gully to
Ca1casieu line
On motion of DR.. Clopton, Hilaire Daniel was
appointed road overseer from hutledge bridge
to Wesley Budden's lower line.
On motion II MI. Laf1eur, the sum of $500 was
appropriated ont of internal improvement lund
Of 9Th ward to rebuild the old Hudspeth hrid~e
bayou B@ut,, and Messrs. p. G. QuirK, J. :;
Huckaby, Ed. Hamberlin, T. 81. Andrus and
| Geo. Sickel appointed a committee to let out
contract to do said work.
On motion of MIR. Butler, the report of COM
mittee appointed to locate or open a public road
leading from Mamou through Faquetaique to
Eunice was received, committee discharged and
the road running as follows was declared a pub
lie road Starting from the Reed road in Ma
mou, from point opposite place Of Theophile
Vidrine, south IA arpents between lands of
Anatole Fusilier and Narcisse, then east 7 ar
| penis between lands Of Alphonse Fuselier and
| Amas Fuselier and Anatole Fuselier continuing
south II arpents through lands OF D. Duple
chain, continuing7 arpents south through pub
lie lands, con inuing z arpents south through
lands Of Olivier Deshotels, continuing 81 ar
penis through lands Of Olibe Manuel, B. Fruge
and Homer Fruge, continuing 81 arpents south
between lands Of Homer Fruge and Eugene
Richard, Durel Miller, Alexandra Miller, then
east 7 arpents between Homer Fruge and
Alexandra Miller, then south 7 arpents between
Alexandra Miller and Theodore savoie, continu-
ing south 7 arpents through lands Of Alexandra
ed with $3.50 amount of assessed damages
done in running said road through the land
said amount to come out of internal improve
meDt funds 9Th ward, 1894.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the following road
overseers were appointed for the 9Th ward:
Anatole Fuselier, from Theophile Vidrine's to
the Olibe Manuel bridge on Bayou Cane. Alex
andre Miller from Olibe Manuel bridge to
Eunice.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, Resolved that the
Police Jury proceed to elect a supervisor of
election for the parish Of St. Landry as provid-
ed by section 8 OF act ISL OF the acts OF the
Legislator Q of 1894, to reg ulate the conduct and
maintain the purity Of elections, &c. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Evans Mr.. c. F. Burr was put in
nomination. On motion of Mr.. La1eur, Mr.. G.
F. Burr was unanimously elected.
On motion Of DR.. Clopton the report Of the
committee appointed to sell contract to build
the bridge was received and COM
credited with $4,000 out of internal improve
ment funds 4th ward.
On motion Of Mr.. Lafleur the chair appointed
q committee OF two to inform Mr.. Burr of his
election as commissioner Of election. The
chair appointed Messrs. Laf1eur and Clopton.
On motion Of Mr.. Butler the Police Jury ad
journed until 8 7. M.
EVENING SESSION.