The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
Police Jury Proceedings.

~ UTILITY, ENLilS, L'upiOS iIs =
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the jury adj
journcd till 2:30 p. m.
EVENING SESSION. .
The police jury met at 2:30 p. m
Present: Mr.. Il. III. MCGEE, president;
Messrs. Courtney, Clopton, Gnidry, Que
bedeau, Dupre, f.. II. La1eur, Evans
X. Lafleur and Prescott.
On motion of Mr.. f.. Il. L%af1eur, the re-
port of the committee appointed to lay
out a public rOad was received, commit
tee discharged, and the following de,
clared a public road, provided it entail
no cost to tfe, parish; From school
on railroad Md school lands and be
tween Onezime Aucoin and school
land, next between Veillon and Arthur
Fontenot, hence Dorsin Chapman and
Perro Aucoin, thence Dorsin Chapman
and Native Reed, thence BaZile Fonte-
not and G.. c. Duson, and thence between
BaziIe Fontenot and Adam GuIllorY,
and running to Adam Guillory, Osmaln
Reed, and thence turning Osmain Reed
and John Rougeau, and thence between
Sebastien Fontenot and Tomma McGee,
and thence between Theophile Nidrine
and Honore Fusilier, j., and thence be,
tween Theophile Nidrine and railroad
land joining public road.
ON motion of Mr.. E. Y. Latieur, Gin
ton Tate was appointed road oyerseer
from school house toTheophlle Nldrlne.
On motion of Mr.. r. Latieur, Henry
Jouhert was appointed road overseer on
Joubert road.
Mr.. Dupre in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. McGee, the petition
of citizens of Mamou praying for a hog
law was received and laid on the table
for future consideration.
Nh. MCGEE in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report
of the committee appointed to sell con-
tract to build three bridges Leading
from Bayou Chicot to Lloyd's bridge,
was received, committee discharged, and
Sidney Singletary credited with $34.OO
out Of internal improvement funds, 9th
ward.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, widow
Sesie Duplissey was placed on h in
digent list.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the petit
ton of citizens of Cocodrie, asking for a
change of road through B. L.. divers
land, was granted, provided, the new
road as changed be put in good condl-
ton to the satisfaction of road overseer
and that change be free of cost to the
parish.
On motion of Mr.. T.. r. Lafieur, the re-
port of the committe appointed to sell
contract to build bridge on gully near
| Jules Reed was received, committee dis
charged and Theodore Tate credited
with $500 out of internal improvement
funds, It'll ward.
On motion Of Mr.. Dupre, the sum Of
OF $50 or as much thereof as may pc ne,
cessary, was appropriated out of internal
improvement funds, 1st ward, to work
road thai has no road hands from Nc
bowels south line to Bourbeau's bridge
and f. A. Dimmick, Walter Pepper and
A. I: Burleigh, appointed a committee
to sell contract to do said work.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, be it re-
solved, that the sum of $4,000, be and the
same is hereby appropriated out of in
ternal improvement funds of I'd ward,
to clean IL gully in the neighborhood
of the Chretien place, and which drains
the public road which Nhns on the south
side of the said place.
Be it further resolved, that f. e. Sa-
vote, Caesar Miller and Jules Chretien,
be and are hereby appointed a commit
tee to sell contract to the lowest bidder,
receive work when completed and re-
port.
On motion of Mr.. Quebedeau, the sum
of 1880 was appropriated out of in
| ternal improvement funds, Sd ward, to
repair bridges across bayous Fuselier
and Teche at Arnaudville, provided, the
Parish of st. Martinville will make a
like appropriation as said bridges are
on the line between said parish and st.
| Landry, and that Louis M. Rodgers, A.
A. Quebedeau and Charles Clay, be ap-
pointed a committee to sell contract to
| do said work.
On motion of Mr. Evans, the sum of
$4,000 was appropriated out of internal
improvement funds, lst ward, to build
bridge over washout on Vile Platte and
Opelousas road neal sGarigue's bridge
and to put road in good condition. DR..
G. Rogers, Achille Z. Dnpre and Edgar
l nnnra an1a0infa1 q aoTn11iffnn tn cell
contract to do said work to the lowest
bidder.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Laf1eur, the
petition of citizens of Mamou praying
for a. new road, was received, and
| Messrs. Armand Fuselier, Ertemon
Glen Doguet and Alexandra l.. Fontenot
appointed a committee to lay out said
road and report at next meeting of this
body.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Laf1eur, the
| sum of $1,000 was appropriated out of in
ternal improvement funds, 7th ward, to
| build a bridge on Dural gully, contract
to be sold to the lowest bidder and work
done under the supervision of a COM
mittee composed of Clinton Tate, Emile
p. Fontenot and Augustin Guillory.
On motion of Mr.. E.. r. Lafleur, the
sum of 500 was appropriated out of in
ternal Improvement funds, 7th ward, to
DulIu DIIuSo Oh bayou JOS. NldfC6lle OIL
road leading from Vile Platte to Ma
mou, contract to be sold to the lowest
bidder and work done underline super
vision of a committee composed of j. P.
Landreneau, Joseph Tate and William
Butler.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, the. report
of committee appointed to sell contract
to build bridge on Prairie Basse Bayou,
| was received, committee discharged and
David Higginbotham credited with $40
out of internal improvement funds, I'd
ward.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafeur, the
following EWere appointed road over
seers: Pierre Guillory instead of Alex
andre .Veillon, exempted from Pointe
Duralto Nezpique, also Theodore Rozat
from S. e. OF B.. L. Laf1eur's land and
N. w. corner of J.. j. Laf1eur's.
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, $50 was
appropriated out of internal improve
ment funds, 9th ward, to rebuild 3 West
ern spans of Griffin's bridge, contract to
done under the supervision OF q COM
mittee composed of A. e. Calcote, Mon
roe Wolff and B. l.. Olivier. i
Mr.. Prescott in the chair.
On motion of Nj. Courtney, the report
of committee appointed to sell contract
to build bridge on Beaver Creek was re-
ceived, committee discharged and 81
mien johnson credited with $24.OO out of
internal improvement funds, 9th ward.
. Mr.. MCGEE in the chair.
On motion of Nh. Evans, the police
jury adjourned till tomorrow at $50
q. m.
August 9th, 1895.
The police jury met at $50 a. m.
Present: Mr.. e. Ell. MCGEE, presi-
dent; Messrs. Clopton, Evans, Gnidry,
r. Lafieur, Quebedean and E.T. Lafeur.