The Opelousas courier., 1894-09-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.

Sept. 10, 1894.
The Police Jury met at II IN. pursuant to ad
lournment. Present :-Messrs. Robert Lafeur
president pro tem.. Dupre, Courtney, Guidry,
F9ntenot, Clopton and Quebedeau.
committee appointed to sell contract to build a
bridge on Poll gully was received, committee
dlscharged and VIM. Gay credited with S24 90
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
$40 out OF internal Improvement funds, 6 ward,
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the Police Jury
adjourned till 8 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 8 p. m. Present =:
Mr.. Ro5t: Lafenr, President pro tenn Messrs.
Evans, Butler, Courtney, Clopton, Quebedeau.
Dupre, Guidry and F0ntenOt.
On motlon OF DE. Clopton, the report Of the
committee appointed to lay out a public road
and assess damages caused by same was receiv-
ed. Ine said road is to commence at the public
road on bayou Waxia, following the line be-
tween the lands OF AdOlphe Lamorandier and
Homer Bernard on one side and Lucius Weth-
eral on the other; thence on line between Mrs.
Gurnett and Reynolds Bros. to the public road
on bayou Courtableau, viewing out said road
thirty feet wide, following the line between
sald parties. Lucius Wetheral to be credited
with SIS, appraised value Of land, and S25 fur
ther appropriated for the removal OF fence from
sald lana, SAID appropriation to come out of in
ternal improvement funds of 4th ward: said
road to be declared a public road on and after
Jan. LIST, 1895.
On motion of DR.. Clopton. the report of the
from sylvester's to lower Waxia school ho1se
was received and committee discharged, and
the sum OF $3.50 was appropriated out Of inter-
nal Improvement funds, 4th ward. to build and
repair said bridge, and Messrs. J. ]. Beard, L.
L. Mitchell Louis Deioach, A. D.. Hawkins and
said work,
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Be it resolved that
the Washington Bank, Fiscal Agent for st. Ian
dry parish. be credited for the sum of 4443, 90
tfour hundred and forty-three and 9OT100 dol
funds for 1895. in accordance with contract COW
ering salary of said Fiscal Agent for the year
1894, from July 9th to Sept. sth, 1894.
that the President pro tenn. and Clerk are here
by authorized to draw a warrant against the
outstanding witness certificate fund, 1894, in
81. Landry parish, for eight hundred and fifty-
five and s0ti00 dollars. covering warrants erro-
neousiy drawn against existing debt funds,
1894, this day surrendered and cancelled.
Mr.. Courtney in the chair.
On notion of Mr.. Fontenot, the petition of
citizens Of bayous Courtableau, .Carron and
Little Teche. praying for the repeal of the hog
law in that section. was received and laid on
table till next regular meeting.
On motion OF Mr.. Butler, the committee ap-
pointed to lay out a public read in Mamou was
received and committee discharged. The said
road. TO run as follows, was declared q public
road: Commencing at the public road at Dun
bars store and leading to VIM. johnson. run
ming west between lands of Theodule Ardoin
and zenon Ardoin. thence between Joseph
Boutte and DR.. j. Il. Parker, thence between
Ambrose Simon and j. 81. Parker, thence be-
tween Olivrel Guillory and railroad lands and
then between land OF Andre Lubin and rail-
road lands, then between lands of Tom Isacks
and Octave Gaubert, joining public road lead
ing from Brad Crows running to Johuson's
Cove, on Bayou Nezpique.
Or motion of Mr.. Dupre, the sum of $50. 90
was appropriated out of internal Improvement
funds, LIST ward, 1894, to buy lumber to make
bridges and dig canal to drain the Opelousas
and Port Barre road between Poplar Grove
plantation and Mouille's bridge, work to be
done under the supervision OF the following
committee: Cleophas A%ndrepont and s.
Mouille.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the Police Jury adj
journed until tomorrow at . a. M.
o%PELoUsAs, Sept. 18th. 1884.
The Police Jury met at 9 a. m. Present: r.
Laaeur, President pro tenn. Dupre, Fontenot,
Guidry, Clorton. Butler and Quebe- |
dean.
On motion of Mfr. Courtney, the petition of |
OF Chicot praying for a public road
to public road interseeting with Eola road at q
knawn as the Keller Brick Graveyard.
received. and the following committee of
freeh0lders was appointed to lay out said road |
aud report at the next regular meeting Sam !
Haas, Dr. w. i. Hawkins, &C. Gri6fth, 8. q.
Griffith. .. c. Scott, Louis Tnbra and h. w.
AFR. Guidry in the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Lafieur, the sum OF $3.50 or
appropriated ont OF internal Improvement