The Opelousas courier., 1895-05-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.

.OPELoUsAs, May II, 1895.
The g Police Jury met st e:so 9. ~. G Present:
Guidry, r. Lafienr, Z. T. Lafeur, Evans, Quebe-
deau, Prescott, Ciopton and Dupre.. -.
On motion OF DR.. Clopton the petition OF clti-
Zens of Anse Aux Pailles. praying to open the
lane between the lands of Arnold Veilion and
Z. 7. Laflenr was laid on the table for want OF
jurisdiction.
OF citizens of Bellair Cove praying for a change
of road from Joseph Borde!on to Mrs. LOUIS
Young was received, and said road to run from
the line of Rene B. Fontenot instead OF through
his land, said change to be made without cost
On motion of DR.. Clopton, the Police Jury
went in committee Of the whole for the pur-
pose of revising the list OF indigents.
Mr.. Guidry in the chair.
The of the whole report through
their chairman Mr.. Guldry. that they hau eA-
amined the INDECENT list and erased from same
the names of parties died and removed from
the parish, and the following parties UNKNOWN
to the members of this body are hereby re-
quired to make themselves known by tne AeAt
meeting of this body: Liza Lesage, Margret
NeraDlt, Pierre Godeau, Oline Guldry, Cieman-
tine Johnson. Elizabeth Rels, Malina DuDruSe,
J. P. Lavigne, Jean L. L. Gulllory, folly
Frasee, AIcide Deshotels, Louisa Jacques. Mary
Jack and Mack Guillory.
MI. MCGEE i'll the chair.
On motion of Mr.. r.. Latieur the report or the
committee was received.
On motion OF Mr.. Z. L: Latieur, the petluon
OF widow Alexandra Ardoin praying for relleI
was received and her name was ordered placeu
on the INDECENT list.
On motion OF DR.. ClOpton, the fOnce jury
adjourned till $50 p. H..
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met at $50 p. III. Present.:
Messrs. McGee, President; Dupre, Courtney,
Guidry, Clopton, Robt. Latienr, E, 7. Lafieur'
Evans. Quebedeau and Prescott;
Mr.. r. Lafleur offered the following fesolu-
Resolved that $500 be and is hereby appro-
priated, payable out OF contingent 1unas OF
4 Ioak e., a~sisf in, 2afrn vino the qynPnSPS OF IQe
summer Normal School, for the beneht OF pom
public and private teachers to be held at opel
ousas, commencing June 18th and continuing
one month.
DR.. Clopton moved to amend Mr.. Lateur's
motion, making 8 1t 500.
Mr.. Dupre moved to table the whole sunJect
Mr.. Dupre called for the yeas and nays.
Messrs. Prescott, Clopton, Courtney, Quebe,
deau, r. Lafieur and MCGEE voted no. and
Messrs. +. Z. Lafieur, Evans, Dupre and Guldry
voted yes. Mr.. Dupre's motion was lost.
Mr.. Dupre called for the yeas and nays on Pr
Glopton's motion motto + M n Traa, PRESCOTT scott 9 9S"nre
and Guidry voted 10. The chairman requested
to be recorded as voting no. Messrs. Clopton
and Courtney voted yes.
DR.. Clopton's motion was lost.
MI. Dupre called for the yeas and nays on
Mr.. Lafeur's resolution. Messrs. Prescott, r.
Laflenr and Quebedeau voted yes: M 6
and Guidry voted no. The chairman requested
to be recorded as voting yes.
MI. Laheur's motion was lost.
y Mr.. r. Lafieur offered the following resOlu.
ton:
Resolved that $1,000 be and is hereby appro
priatcd payable out of internal improvement
funds, 5th ward, to assist in defraying the ex
penses of the Summer Normal School for the
benefit Of both public and private teachers. t.
be neld at opelousas, commencing June 18th
Mr.. Lafieur called for the yeas and nays
Messrs. Prescott, r. Lafleur, Clopton. Court
ney and Quebedeau voted yes. The chairman
i rpnnasta6 IN hn racnrda6 40 voting vpS
Messrs. e. I. Lafieur, Evans, Dupre anG
Guidry voted no.
Mr.. Lafleur voted no because the parish il
already too much indebted and the farmers ART
: not in a financial condition to stand sucf
y donation.
Mr.. Dupre voted no because the internal i'm
, provement funds of the 5th ward was set asid.
: for the benefit Of bridges. drainage, &c.
Mr.. Lafeur's resolution was carried.
On motion of Or. Clopton, the Jury took
recess for Is minutes.
, Mr.. Prescott moved that the sum of one hun
dred dollars be appropriated out ct the eont tina
Institute to be held at opelonsas from June II
and continuing four weeks.
l Mr.. Evans called for the yeas and nays
! Messrs. Prescott, r. Lafieur, Clopt0n, Quebe
deau, Evans and Guidry voted yes. The chair
, man requested to be recorded as voting yes.
: Mr.. E. I. Lafleur voted no. MI. Dnpre votet
blank. 81
Mr.. Prescott's motion was carried.
Mr.. r. Lafieur moved to reconsider the vot'
: just taken and to lay the motion to reconsider
> on the table. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Evans the chair appointed
a committed of two to examine statement o
the Fiscal Agent and report Immediately. Thu
On motion of Mr.. Courtney, the report of thu
{ Parish Surveyor for the Parish of st. Landry il
conjunction with the Parish Surveyor of tht
Parish of Calcasieu, relative to, the line estab
lished by them between the said parishes was
accepted and spread upon the minutes Of THU
body, and also the original report filed an(
recorded 4 III Recorders Office.
! The committee aDDOluteu to examine The
statements OF the Fiscal Agent, report tina
they find same correct and recommend as FOL
lows:
. LIST. That warrants be issued in favor o.
Washington State Bank, Fiscal Agent, covering
! Court orders this day Cancelled and SURRENDERED
as follows: one against Grand and Petit Jurors
1894 funds. 1924. 90 one against Grand and Peti
Jurors 1895 fund. for $621 80; one against Dis
trict Court witness fund 1894, for $500; one
$4,000.
I'D. That the salary claims OF Washington
State Bank, Fiscal Agent, from Jan. 5, 1895, tt
May IL, 1895, 1884 b~usiness) be approved fol
payment out of License fund of 1895, as provid
ed in contract to the sum of S679.75.
ard. That the salary claims OF Washington
State Bank, Fiscal Agent, Q895 buslness) from
Feb. %, 1895, to May Il. 1895, amounting to 500. 0'
be approved and q vibrant issued to said Fis
cal Agent for said salary against Contingent
fund for 1895, as provided in contract.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, the report of the
committee was accepted and mmit dis
charged. -ar.4. -
I'll tlUItOu i ME. z. i. duSu Gu6 OuCt
Jury adjourned till tomorrow at $50 q. ID.
May 18th, 1896.
The Police Jury met at $50 a. M. Present:
E. 81. MCGEE, President; Messrs. Guidry, Clop
ton, r. Lafieur, Quebedeau and Prescott.
On motion OF MI. r. Lafeur, Ifaac Phillips
was appointed road overseer from public road
at Burleigh bridge to o. D. Fontenot's saw mill
MI. Prescott in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Quebedeau, Louis Holliel
was appointed commissions for the sale Of
unbranded stock sd ward.
On motion OF Mr.. MCGEE, Leon Sonnier was
appointed commissioner for the sale of I'm.
branded stock Sth ward
On motion of Mr.. MCGEE, JOS. Hilldergo was
removed as road overseer on parish line and
that the overseer be appointed by Acadia par
ish as appeared ON the minutes of the body.
On motion of Mr.. McGee, Resolved that the
sum of 5000 be and is hereby appropriated
out of Internal Improvement funds 1895, 8 ward,
for the purpose Of digging . canal along the
n j. Gosselin's to Mallet bridge. said work to be
done under the supervision OF Louis NJ. Bihm.
road o%verseer, and the amount to be paid to
him on completion OF the work and approved
Be it further resolved that the appropriation
of q like sum made last year ont of the same
fund OF 1894, be and the same is hereby annull
ed, repealed and ~5rescinded.
whereas the road in the neighbOrhood of the
town of Eunice is Obstructed in some places
i because the boundaries of some land are not
fully established. Be 1t resolved that the fol
Leger, road overseer, Rodolph Savoie, road
overseer, Hon. Martin Carron and Gustave
Fusilier, be and are hereby appointed to view
4 said road and ascertain It's proper location and
obtain from the land owners the right OF way
II necessary and locate the same from west
corner of Martin Carron's land to Gerand Fru-
g6's land, in order that the road may be work.
ed where designated and located. Said COM