The Opelousas courier., 1894-04-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
Jury.


committee appointed to examine bridges from
Henderson to Carl VOLTS was received.
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur, the report of the
committee appointed to repair the Waxia bridge
across the Courtableau was received, commit
tee discharged, and Mr.. j. w. Bailey credited
with the sum OF 500. 40, half out Of internal i'm
prOvement funds each 4th and 5th wards.
On motion of Mr.. Latieur, the petition of citi
zens of Bayou BGuf praying that the Hudspetl
bridge be changed from it's present site to 8
point where the State road meets the said bay
on at Begg's store, was received and E. c. Quirk
J.. s. Huckaby, Ed. Hamberlin, L. II. Andrus
and George Sickel were appointee a committee
to ascertain the probable cost of moving and
rebuilding said bridge.
MI. Lafleur in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot the Police jury
adjourned till 3 y. N.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at 3 p. m. Present: L. II.
MCGEE, President; MeSsrs. FOntenOt, Butler,
Lafleur, Queb6deau, Evans, Clepton and Court
ney.
was appointed road overseer from cOlOred
church to Port Barre.
On motion of Mr.. LaHeur. J. NJ. Robira was
appointed a OF one to purchase lum-
Der to build bridge over gully in front OF |. X.
Small's plantation and report at next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Lafleur, VIM. Lawther was
build bridge on the front of Cumberland and
Anchorage plantations and report at neXt meet
ing.
On motion of Mr.. FOntenot, the petition of
citizens of Grand Prairie praying for an appro-
priation to purchase the right OF way from
Lastie Doucet to replace the old road, was re-
ceived and Messrs. O. D. EOntenot, Paui stage
and Louis Jones were appointed a committee
to ascertain the probable cost OF sad right OF
way.
On motion of DR.. Clopton, L. L. Mitchell was
appointed road overseer In place of G. L. Haw-
kins, from school house to Martins upper line
and Morgan Gordon was appointed road oyer
rent to parish line, &. 8. Haw from Red Land
to Waxia bridge and G. l.. Hazard from Big
Cane to McBride's Landing.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Charles Nenable
was appointed road oyerseer in place of W. d,
Hargroder from Louis sybille to Acadia line.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, Telemaque c. Fon-
tenot was appointed road Overseer from Fri
lots bridge to Debaillon's place, in place of Ur-
sin LedOuX, exempted.
DR.. Clopton in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the report of COM
| mittee appointed to lay out public road from
| bridge on Nezpique to bridge on COulee Anse-
aux-Vaches was laid on the table subject to be
| called for the purpose of taking cognlzance OF
a counter petition to the report.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the counter petit
ton of citizens of Anse-aux-Vaches and vicinity
Directing to the cutting lands OF Ernest Fruge
received and accepted for the reason that no
damage was assessed by the committee for cut
ting said land and the road remains the same
as heretofore.
On motion Of Mr.. MCGEE, the petition of citl-
zens Of Plaquemine praying that a new road be
opened was received and c. 4. Bihm, VIM. Tar
Z 0llu LIZ. L. 4e1Shulu 0ppVlulCo q
to lay out said road as prayed for and report
at the next meeting of the police jury.
On motion OF MI: Guidry, Messrs. Felix Thi-
bodeau, Zephirin Thibodeau,. Pierre Bieube,
Saul Guidry and ]. r. Duplechin were appoint
ed to lay out a public road leading in public
road near Guidry school house intersecting
public road to Acadia line.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the sum of $50 or
as much thereof as may be necessary was
appropriated out Of internal Improvement fund
Of 9th ward, 1894, to repair and rebuild bridge
to be sold to the lowest bidder and work done
under the supervision of a committee consist
ing of J. B. Singleton, VIM. Chapel, Louis De
vile and ]. L. Stewart.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the police jury adj
journed till tomorrow at 10 a. m.
OPELoUsAs, La, April 10, 1894.
The Police Jury met at 10 a. M. Present E. H.
MCGEE, President Messrs. Fontenot, Courtney.
clooR p t %ct ta5le of N.Y. Evf nni, sna 9 Rae GniIIorv and
Napoleon Auguste Fontenot were placed on
the INDECENT list.
On motion of Mr.. Lafeur, a book having
he is hereby requested from and after this
meeting of the police jury to comply with the
resolution, passed by this body on Sept. 18th,
1892, requiring him to keep the minutes of tins
body in a well bound book, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the following were
appointed road oyerseers: Barthelmy Laiieur,
DR.. Hardy; Joseph B: Fontenot, from Debail-
Ions bridge to the forks Of Washington and
Opelousas roads at the end of Fosters lane.
Pointe FrOizin.
Auguste Debaillon, from the east end of Eos
ter's lane to Vile Plate corporation instead of
from Debaillon's bridge to Vile Plate corpo-
ration.
Lucien Bacon, from John f. Fruge to Pointe
Froizin instead of John E. Fruge to POinte-aux-
Pins.
on motion of Mr.. Guidry, Charles A. Della
houssaye was appointed road Overseer from
northeast corner Of Emile Chevis' to Gustave
Richards northwest corner.
Mr.. Quebedeau in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Laf1eur, Messrs. Z. c.. Mil
burn, A. l.. Stage and OneZime Savant were ap-
pointed a committee to ascertain the probable
cost OF repairing the Whiteville bridge and re-
port at the next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Dupre. the sum of $500 was
appropriated out of internal improvement
funds of 1st ward for 1894, to build a new bridge
over Bayou Garrigues, to repair BATHS and Jos.
Vidrine's bridges; old lumber from Garrigues'
bridge to be used in repairing the other two
Sler and work done under the supervision Of a
Committee composed of Messrs. Edgar Dupre,
c. w. Thorp, Albert Fontenot and Cleophas
Andrepont.
On motion Of MI. MCGEE, the sum of $4,000
was appropriated out Of internal improvement
funds Of 9Th ward for 1894, to rebuild bridge on
gully at Fruge's bridge and Olibe Manuel. Ur-
pointed a committee to let out contract to build
same.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the following were
pldE6u OA Ii luulRcut llSU. SHIIltEt,
Zenon Deshotels, child of widow Zenon Desho.
tells, Odile B. Fontenot, child of Appolinaire B.
Fontenot.
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, Ernest n. Richard
bridge to Miller Cola.
Mr.. MCGEE in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, Be it resolved. that
whereas it has come to the knowledge Of this
body, from information received, that Mr.. AID.
am Reed has not put that portion of the road
changed by him in a good condition; now,
fhnrnPnr hn ~ ran01roH fho+ Tho voco1,r+iN, NV
der date of March 14th, 1894, discharging the
committee appointed and accepting the above
road, be and Is hereby rescinded and said conf
ed to examine the said road and report its con
dition to this body instanter.
On motion OF Mr.. .Dupre, the report of the
the Opelousas and Washington road to Kent
son woods was received, committee discharged, |
and the road declared a public road, and John |
Collins credited with the sum OF $500, amount
Mr.. E. M. BOagni, ex-presldent of the Police
Jury, appeared and, after stating that under a
Of the Police Jury. he had sold for
of the parish certain lands on the east
side OF the town OF Opelousas, handed in his
Of money and notes received from
and requested that the same be examined
and if found correct he be granted his quietus
the matter.
On motion of Mr.. Dupre, DR.. Clopton and E.
DubuissOn were appointed a committee to
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the petition of citi-
zens of Piaquemine Ridge and Mallet Woods
praying for an appropriation of $50. 90 to cut a
to drain road from Mallet bridge to s. j.
.osselin's, with the aid of road hands was re-
ceived.
Oh motion of Mr.. MCGEE, the sum of $780, 90
appropriated out Of internal Improvement
Iunds Of 9Th ward for 1894, to drain road as
for, and the work to be done under the
of !. ouis M. Bihm road overseer of
said road.
On motion Of Mr.. Bnller, the Police Jury adj
burned till 8 p. m.