The Opelousas courier., 1894-10-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
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OPELoUsAs, Oct. s, 1894.
TEe Police Jury met at u NJ. pursuant to ad-
j~ouram@Et. Present :-Messrs. Robert Lafeur,
President pro ten. Dupr6, Courtney, Evans,
Clopton and Queb6dcau.
On motion u Mr.. Courtney, the Police Jury
adjourned TIL 3 O'Clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police jury met at 5 p. IN. Present:
MIR. Eobt. Lafeur, President pro tenn; Messrs.
Evans, Courtney, Clopton, Quebedeau, Dupre,
Guidry and Fontenot.
Of citizens Of the LIST and 5th wards praying for
a change Of the hog law was laid on the table.
On motion OF MIR. Courtney, the petition of
citizens of the 9th ward praying that a commit
tee be appointed to view out a public road from
T. R. Guidry ct ais. to intersect the public road
leading from Opelousas to Pot Cove at Belle
Godeau's was received and the following COM
mittee appointed: t. r. Guidry, Sincere Jou-
bert, Belle Godeau, Frank Devilliers, J. B. Nc
Clelland, Alfred simien and sylyestre Pitre.
On motion OF DR.. Courtney, the sum OF sixty
dollars was appropriated out Of Internal i'm
provement funds, 4th ward, to repair bridge
across Sabine BAYOU, and Henry Rutledge, TIC.
Foote, c. w. Hazard, j. W. Hill and T. A. Hicks
were appointed a committee to sell contract to
do said work.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, the report of the
committee appointed to sell contract to build a
bridge over SuneGal's gully was received, COM
mittee discharged and James Darby credited
with sixty-one dollars out of internal improve
ment funds. I'd ward.
On motion Of DR.. Clopton, the following COM
mittee-J. W. Bailey, p. Reynolds, Jake Bihm
and Dennis Doyle-was appointed to ascertain
| the cost of changing the public road on bayou
| Courtableau as per petition received at last
meeting.
On motion Of DR.. Clopton, the report of the
committee appointed to sell contract to build
| bridges on bayou WaXia road was received,
| committee discharged and r. L. Hawkins cred
tied with $4,000 out of internal improvement
funds, 4th ward.
On motion OF Mr.. Evans, the petition of citi-
| zens of Bellevue praying for the creation of a
! new ward was laid on the table.
| Mr.. Fontenot III the chair.
On motion OF Mr.. Dupre, the petition OF citi-
Zens of LIST and 5th wards praying for the repeal
of the hog law was taken from the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Dupre, the petition Of citi-
| zens Of bayous Courtableau, Carron and Little
| Teche, praying for the repeal of the hog law so
as to exemp all lands lying south Of bayou
Courtableau, between the Big Teche near Bar
rvs Landing and bayous Carron and Little Te-
che, from the provisions of said hog law, was
received and granted-the said change to take
effect February LIST, 1895.
On motion of Courtney, the Police Jury ad-
journed until tomorrow at 9 a. III.
OPELoUsAs, Oct. 9th, 1894.
The Police Jury net at 8 a. LII. Present: R.
Lafeur, President pro tenn; Dupre, Fontenot,
Courtney, Clopton and Quebedeau.
On motion of Mr. Dupre the Police Jury
| went in committee of the whole for the pur-
pose Of passing on claims, with Mr.. Courtney
in the chair.
Tho committee of the whole having arisen,
reported through their chairman, Mr.. Court
ney, t~hatSsSey had examined the following
| claims aud found them correct: