The Opelousas courier., 1894-03-24

T.. s. Fontenot, services rendered in at
March i. ,o4 1876 OO
" FOnteuOt. cash paid for sundries sc &C
cash shute 4 Duson med. 50
" RoHt. Chachert, sun
dries for prisonIrs &c......-..- 81 Sc
" FontenOt, COW lying prIs. tosB. T.. 1903 AZ
from Jan. IS I Mar, '94, inclusive G2 CO
F tsn n }d Fl fc fee ID e. p ineid fEHm 7,s o.
Z" FOntenot, arrests and other Grim
inal work outside the parish..-.- 1877 %
" FontenOt, serving IA subp, &c.,in
suit Neuville Cormier VS.. Onezime
ID. Rees, serving citation and mileage. II 10
c. NJ. Thompson, 2 days drawing jury 90
lean II lean. " 6 Ou
Jos. FOntenOt, 2 = on
Gns Fontenot. 2 " 6 CO
r q. Shute. expert 10 Oh
+ r. = Y; s tySayii Sn umbesr' ' ! ward p''.'ss 26 Is
j. Meyers & Co, spikes, &c, l ward: u
Ben. Guidry, constable fees i'll road suit : 80
" witness fees and cost i'll
suit Parish VS.. OneZime Babineau 30 Is
J. j. Thompson, cash paid for repairing
road machine, ward---,---- $ on
" Thompson, hoe broken OH road, w u
ii. BOdemuller. l record book......-... 10
Dardeau 4 Coreil. lumber and nails,7w Is
Jack Melancon, hlteWashlns ana arm
trimming trees in Court yard. $ 81
j.. W. Bailey, wheels for Taylor bridge,
4 and S D 40
c.. +. Burr, services rendered us wit
ness clerk from Feb. 9 to March 8,
inclusive 100 &C
w. Evans, 4s spades and SO sh0veIs, l W 63 OF
=. j. Gosselin, J. 2. court costs in suit
parish of ST. Landry VS.. Theodule
IhlbOdeau bl nc
DR.. Homer Chachere, expert testimony
in suit State VS.. Hy. Jackson, pre-
liminary and final trials.....--.-- 20 %
W. F. Clopton, paid veterinary surgeon
j. H. k 1en l@s; XII Killing one Of bis horses % %
with glanders, &c,.-:---:---. TO o'
D. Roos & Son, mdse. furnished prison
oners, &c, from Nov. IS, '9s, to
Gibbons & Nicholson, lumber, 2 w, 1894 l25 "a
DR.. W. M. Thompson, expert testimony
in suit State VS.. H. Jackson.--.-- 10 90
+ A. RrOussard, serving subj, &c, 1898 IS 00
c. Nj. Thompson, 3s2 witness certificates ll oC
" ISL Jurors 90 80
recording inquest. ; 90
d. J. Reid, serving subp. aud mileage. II 80
Dave Frame, railroad fare and hack
hire to convey prisoners for 1885 : ID
F. L. Bailey, medicine for prisoners, ! 70
Levy Bros. d Simon, conveyance book 80 70
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the report of
committee was accepted and dls-
charged.
The police jury went in regular session, Mr..
MCGEE i'll the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Ladeur, the chair was re-
quested to appoint a committee of three to ex-
anime the contract of c. d. Stewart with the
parish for repairing the old Recorders office
and build the new one. The chair appointed
Messrs. Laf1eur, Dubuisson and Charles f.
Garland.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the sum of sl25.oo
was appropriated out of internal improvement
funds OF 18th ward for 1894, to build il bridge on
Pointe aux Pins gully on road leading to Ope-
lousas, and Jean Tate, Paul j. Fuselier and
Paul. A. Fuselier were appointed a mi to
sell contract to build said bridge.
On motion of Mr., Courtney, Resolved. that
the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated out of
funds not otherwise appropriated for 1894 to
services rendered In the discovery of the boun
dry lines of st. Landry touching Ayoyelles,
Rapides and Caleasieu; also one dollar and
fifty cents to pay j; B; sandoz for repairing
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, the Police Jury adj
iOnrned till $50 p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
Tie Police Jury met at $50 p. IN. Present:
MI. f. H. MCGEE, President, Messrs. FOntenot,
Evans, Butler, Qnebedeau, Clopton, and Court
ney.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, the Police Jury
went in committee of the whole for the pur-
pose of settling with the Treasurer.
Mr.. FOntenOt in the chair.
The committee of the Whole having arisen,
reported through the chairman, Mr.. FOntenot,
that they had Uni vouchers in the hands
of the Treasurer and found them correct and
have cancelled same, amounting to ST, 535 OF,
and the Treasurer ordered credited for said
amount.
On motion of Mr.. Latieur, the report of the
was received and the committee
discharged.
The Police Jury went in regular session, Mr..
FOntenot i'll the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report of the
appointed to examine and ascertain
whether there was any contract between the
parish of st. Landry and the Office Speciality
Mfg. Co, of New York, for the purchase Of
iron boxes, &c.: was received and ordered
spread upon the minutes and mmit dis
charged.
the Hon. President and members of the Po-
lice jury of the Parish OF st. Landry:
We, the undersigned, appointed q committee
by your Hon. body to examine and ascertain
whether there was any contract between the
parish OF st. Landry and the Office Specially
iron boxes for keeping records in the Clerks
office and to ascertain whether, in the contract
with c. D. Stewart for repairing Clerks office,
there was any stipulation regarding the pur-
chase of said iron boxes in Clerks office, beg
leave to make the following report:
We have carefully and diligently searched
in the Clerks office and we find no contract re
corded between the parish of st. Landry and
the Office Specially Mfg. CO., of New York, re
garding the sale of the iron boxes for record
keeping in the Clerks office, and that we have
and G. ID. Stewart and that same make no refer
ence in any way to the purchase of the said iron
boxes. Respectfully submitted.
ROBT. LAFLEUR, Chairman.
c. F. GARLAND.
E. B. DUBUISSON.
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur, a committee of
three consisting of Messrs. E. H. MCGEE, E. B.
Dubuisson and J. F. Hardy was appointed to
make a thorough investigation of the claim of
the Office Specially Mfg. Co, against the parish
of St: Landl y and report at the next regular
meeting of this body.
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, the sum of $500
was appropriated out Of internal improvement
funds of LIST ward for 1894, to bridge the King
bridge levee, said work to be lone under the
of ]. o. Chachele.
Mr.. MCGEE in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Lafeur, the contract and
bond of L. b. Bailey was received, accepted
and ordered spread upon the minutes.
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur, the minutes were
as read.
On motion of Mr.. Lafieur, the Police Jury
adjourned till the I'd Monday of April next.
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