The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
SESSION.

Nv EN- Inv SlISSIoN.
The police jury met at 2:@ o'clock
Present.: f. H.. MCGEE, PRESIDENT;
Guidry, T.. 7. Latieur, Q~uebedean, Bur-
leigh, Haas, Saizan, Manuel.
ON motion of Mr.. T.. II. Latieur-
The sum of $50 was appropriated out
Of internal improvement fund, 18th ward,
to build a bridge across bayou NeZ Pi-
que Oh road from Vile Platte to God
wins mill. contract to be let out to the
lowest bidder by the following commit
tee: Damon Deville, Jos. Landreneau
and Darius Soileau.
Nh. Burleigh in the chair.
ON motion of Mr.. McGee-
The following report was ordered
spread upon the minutes:
MAMOUTH, Aug. s, 1896.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury, Parish of st.
Landry, La.
conference.-the, the undersigned
committee appointed to sell and receive
known as the Fruge bridge, beg to re-
port that in conjunction with Mr.. G.. NJ.
Gossett, representing the parish Of Cal
casieu, we agreed to build the bridge as
follows:
40 feet lo%nG{pilings S-inch heart pine,
three in a Tow, II feet apart; cap stills
SKIS inches, all heart; stringers 2xl2
inches, all heart; all lumber to be heart
pine and bridge to be built in workman
like order.
Weauthorized Mr.. G.. NJ. Gossett to
sell bridge at Lake Charles according
to plans and specifications agreed upon.
The bridge has been built as follows:
Piiings. white oak, three in a row, 20
feet apart; strtngers, 2X1O inches, which
il contrary RI 1Urnampnt. and for which
reason we refuse to accept the bridge.
Respectfully submitted,
E. S. CLEMENTS,
his
ERNEST X FRUGE,
O mark
'ONEZIME JOUBERT.
Mr.. McGee i'll the chair.
ON motion of Mr.. Chachere-
The sum of $50, or as much thereof as
necessary, was appropriated out Of in
ternal improvement fund, 1st ward, to
build bridge on gully between land of
G.. G. Duson and ID. Roos, contract to he
sold to the lowest bidder by the follow
ing committee: Jno. M. Ware, NJ. Il.
Wilson and Jules Boutte.
I Mr.. Latleur moved that the police jury
90 into a committee of the whole for the
purpose of passing on claims.
Motion carried.
Mr.. Manuel in the chair.
The committee of the whole having
arisen, reported through their chair
man, Mr.. Manuel, that they had exam
nee the following claims and found
them correct
$ A Gournay, repairing pillow, Sth
ward l so
Olivier Lafleur, spades and spikes,
C d Quilk, lumber and spikes, 18th
WHru s 10
w c Tate, 2 plows broken on pub
lie road, a So each, It'll ward. 6 90
Dardeau Il Co. Limited, nails,
lumber and spades, 18th ward Is p
Dardeau q Coreil, nails and lum-
Der, 18th ward ..... .......-... 10 so
Emile Reed, timber for road, 18th
G;bbens 4 Nicholson, lumber, 3rd
ward IA 80
Jas w Russell, lumber and spikes,
9th ware ....-..... ii 50
Gibbons d Nicholson, lumber, LIST
ward ..,.....,.....'....,.,'."~~ ITO
Gibbons d Nicholson, lumber, 5th
ward : IS
Gibbons 4 Nicholson, lumber, 18th
ward % "a
Lloyd Antoine, spade broken on
road, 9Th ward. "a a......... 80
w j Young, juror on inquest ... 2 90
J f Bacon, E" .... 2 90
J w Bacon, =" .... 2 90
r G Chapman, i" 2 90
Jno e Bacon, Railroadfare, bring
ing two prisoners from Dubuis-
son to Opelousas and feeding of
same ) W
Gibbons & Nicholson, lumber, 5th
ward IS 80
st Landry Clarion, printing!. SO so
c w MilIspaugh, juror on inquest 2 90
Quirk McCaffery, " 2 90
Tom McCaffery, i" 2 90
Mrs Ann Louis, for killing of
mare by order of veterinary sur
geOn Is 90
VIM Forman, lumber and hauling
of same, 6 ward.................. u so
A M Goodwin, building bridge on
Beaver Greek road, furnishing
lumber, nails and hauling 49,, II so
S Desbrest, repairing cistern for
Jail, Observation-Disclosures. u %
Gus Bellard, 5 days extra work on
road, l ward 5 90
Gibbons Nicholson, lumber, 4th
Citizens 4 Nicholson, lumber, srd ~
ward % so
ID Fontenot, lumber, 9Th ward, Ii 80
Alfred Pavy, recording inquest of
Alfred Linton. 2 SO
T Nee Hyman, costs in suit, State
of La. VS. Brooks, ............... 4 20
Alfred Payy, express paid on min
ute rs
Bros d Simon, 3 diaries ..... 6 90
Bros Il Simon, l minute
Book to order. :.-............... 81 50
Levy Bros d. Simon, II docket
books to order. Is 90
W M Rozas, lumber and spikes, 8
ward ..........................'.. 8 05
L + Sibille, nails, 5 ward......... so
L nails "a s' ; i re- 1sHades, shovels and 8 50
MecheAdeputy sheriff, to
arresting JdY Johnson in AGA
dia, mileage, NC, to Opelousas.. 8 95
F Anderson, to putting lock in
Jail, etc .................,......... 725
B f Anderson, rebuilding Jail gate
Samuel Brown, sharpening six
spades, l ward. | 20
Samuel Brown, repairing a pillow,
ward. ~, ..--:,,.>, 225
Louis Mouton, sharpening five
shoyels, "a log each,2 ward. .... 70
III BsShotels, feeding prisoners q
from JuHpe 23d to July 10, 1896. PIP l5RFz
III DSraotels, committing pri-
sonelOtrom June I'D to july Is.
1896 IS 90
A fired PAW aYpraSs maid ~, n