The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.

JURY.
O~PELOUSAs, Dec. 10, 1894.
The Police Jury met at - m. pursuant to ad-
iournment. Present :-Messrs. Robert Lafieur,
President pro tenn. Dupre, MCGEE, Courtney,
Guidry, Fontenot, Cl0ptOn and Quebedeau.
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, the Police Jury
adjourned till $50 o'clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at $50 p. m. Present
E. H. McGee, President; Courtney, ClOpton,
Guidry, QuGbedeau and Evans.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the petition Of citi-
zens of Bellevue relative to the creation Of a
new Justice of the peace ward was taken from
the table.
was tabled for further consideration.
On motion of Courtney, the Police jury ad-
journed until tomorrow at $50 a. IN.
O~PELOusAs, Dec. 18th, 1894.
The Police Jury met at $50 am. Present: L.
Fl. MCGEE, President; Dupre, Courtney, Guidry,
ClOpton and Quebedeau.
On motion OF Mr.. Courtney the report of the
committee appointed to lay out a public road
was received. discharged and the
road declared a public road, be run as follows:
Running east from public road running
north from the town of Bayou ChicOt to Alex
andria, commencing at or near the northwest
corner of DR.. E. Hawkins land and thence run
ming through lands Of said Hawkins and s.
Haas and on a line between said parties to
Bayou Chicot, and after crossing said Bayou to
Nancy Thompson
uikti III 1litIScClS lue d puulIC ID ludG
RUNS from the Elisha Wilmington place to the
main road leading from Vile Plate to Cola,
la. near the brick grave yard known as the
Keller graveyard.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report of the
committee appointed to sell contract to build
two bridges across gully in front OF c. Huck.
ably and Tom Reeves and to repair the Garland
bridge across Bayou BRuf was received, com
mittee discharged and Mr.. Dan Sanditer credit
ed with the sum of $4,000 out of internal i'm
prOvement funds 5th ward, 1894.
No ,..t ~ Mo- = fbn npr pf f1n
committee appointed to sell contract to build
bridge over gully near the plantation Of j. F.
Shaw was received, committee discharged and
Mr.. MarinS Fusilier credited with $4,000 out OF
internal Improvement funds, 7th ward, 1894.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney the report of the
committee appointed to build a bridge on
Morris Ranch was received, committee dis.
charged and A. NJ. dodwinc credited with $50 90
out of internal Improvement funds 6 ward, 1894.
DR.. CloptOn in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE. the petition of citi-
road was laid on the table till next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the report of the
committee appointed to lay out a public road
on PIaauemine Ridge was received,
road: Starting at the northeast corner OF I. K.
Guidry's land, running north between M. q.
Wilkins and antoine ID. simien's, thence be-
between e. 2. Guidry and Sylvestre Pitre,
thence between +. p. Guldry and Lucien JOu-
bert, thence between j. r. Boudreau and Maui
IiCt lopitulCuus uCutC bCUNCJH L bOulS Dl-
mien and j. l.. Chachere, thence between Alex.
B. imien and Belle Godeau, to intersect the
public road leading from Opelousas to Pot Cove.
On motion of Mr.. McGae, the petition of citi-
Zens OF Plaquemine praying for an apprOprla-
ton OF $50 to build a bridge across Mallet bayou
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, two petitions from
citizens af MaImOu 18th ward were received and
considered, one for and the other against the
roaming at large of hogs in the following terri.
tory North by ward line, south by parish line,
met hr 1at -nrr n nn 'np mn nc, AVID 1y Inc yr1
Nezpique.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, Resolved that, in
view of the fact that both petitions, for and
against the hog law, are signed by q great num-
Der OF citizens of Mamou, and that the last de-
cisiOn in same matter was by an election order
ed by the Police Jury. and to settle same with
justice again;
Resolved, that an election be held at Louis
Vidrine's in Prairie Mamou on Monday, Dec.
81, 1894, from the hour OF 9 a. IN. to 4 p. H., and
that all legal voters and land owners OF terri
tory within the bounds, viz: North by ward
line, south by parish line. east by bayou des
Cannes and west by bayou Nezpique, be emit
tied to vote at said election. Ballots to say, in
voting, 'for hog law" and to the contrary,
against hog law the result of election to be
remitted to the Police Jury on the next follow
ing meeting by the commissioner of election by
statement IN writing.
7. Fontenot, DIR. Henry +. Read and YIN. /.
Ashford.
Mr.. McGee in the chair.
Mr.. Courtney offered the following resolution !:
Whereas, the claim of the Office Speciality Mfg.
Co, of New York, for $500 seems to be equita-
BILE, just, due and unpaid therefore be it re-
solved that the said claim be recognized and
paid in the following manner, tO-wit: Five
hundred dollars in 1895, out of existing debt
fund, $500 in 1896 and $500 in 1897, to be paid out
of the existing debt fund as aforesaid.
Mr.. Evans called for the yeas and nays.
Messrs. Courtney, Dupre and Guidry voted yes,
and Messrs. Fontenot, Quebedeau, Clopton and
Evans no. Mr.. COurtney's resolution was lost.
Mr.. Courtney offered the following resolution
urJinh uos Lost pacn1ra1 thof Mn I Ii Doilo-
be paid $500 additional upon the completion Of
the %recopying Index Book from A to p, prOvid-
ed the said Bailey performs the work of COLA
ton.
By request, the fOIlowing communication was
ordered spread upon the minutes:
O~PELoUsAs, December 10, 1894. %
To the Hon. President and members of Police
Jury of st. Landry:
meeting make up the budget for the year 1895,
and [ would respectfully ask that you include
therein eight thousand dollars for the public
schools. I can assure you that that amount
can be appropriated without raising the SEIZED
ule of assessments, and I am convinced will
meet with the approval of the people.
Very truly, NJ. L.. SWORDS,
FAX Assessor.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Be it resolved that
the following is the estimate exhibiting the
various items of expenditure necessary for the
year 1895, and that the said estimate be pub
lished for thirty days before the amount of
taxes be fixed or determined as the law directs:
For officers and member $3.50 90
s. internal improvements.-............ 5000 90
:" magistrates and constables. ...-.-.. 5000 90
" Sherlff's criminal salary 1900 90
" Jail 800 90
" Assessor 1900 90
" grand and petit jurors .--...-.-.. 1000 90
" District Court witnesses ..-......... 1000 90
" existing debt 1900 90
" outstanding witness certificates. 1000 90
" District Attorney 1900 90
" 500 90
" contingent xpenses-.--............ $3.50 90
" public 1000 90
" contingent criminal expenses. ...... 1000 90