St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-09-25
Police Jury Proceedings.
Continued from 4th Page.

repairing bridges on the Plalsance road,
be received and accepted, committee
discharged, and Jos. Bertrand ordered
credited with the sum of $2S.Oe, out of
the internal improvement funds of the
lst ward, for work done by him. on
bridges on said road.
Mr.. Guidry in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. McGee-
Resolved, That the report OF commit
tee appointed to sell contract for build
ing bridges over bayou Plaquemine and
over gully at Narcisse Jones, be accept
ed, committee discharged and the sum
of $100 ordered credited to Pierre N.
Cormier, out OF the internal improve
ment funds of the Sth ward.
On motion of DR.. Clopton-
Resolved, That the sum of $1,000 be
appropriated out of the internal i'm
proyement funds of the 4th ward, to re-
pair bridges near Fogleman's and in
front of Misses Poland's; and work to
be let out to the lowest bidder and un-
der the supervision of j. @. Vannoy, Il.
A. Pickett and b. s. Haw.
Received from Gustave Moreau, for
sale of unbranded stock, 8th ward, the
following amounts:
For one COW 5 4.10
One horse 500
One COW $40
Less commission 600
Balance $n5O
The above amount has been turned
over to the parish treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. e. Z. Laf1eur-
The police jury adjourned until 2:30
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 2:3o o'clock
d. - 3
Present. e. H. McGee, president;
Messrs. Prescott, Fontenot, Guidry, E..
7. Lafleur, Quebedeau, Haas, Saizan, r..
Lafieur, Clopton, Chachere.
On motion of DR.. Clopton-
Resolved, That the petition from
opening of a public road, starting from
Rosa and intersecting the Palmetto road
be received and accepted, and the fol-
lowing committee appointed to lay out
said road: Z. C. Foot, G.. A. Foot, G. w.
Ward, A. B. Cason and T. A. Hicks.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafieur-
JAS. FL. Baldridge was appointed road
Whiteville bridge, east side of Bayou
B@uf, vice Henry Shaw, removed.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafieur-
Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed to ascertain the probabl
cost of building an iron fence around
the Court House square, and committee
to report at next regular meeting.
Chair appointed Sheriff H. II. Desho-
tells, Judge e. I. Lewis and CD. Thomp-
son.
On motion Of Mr.. Prescott
Resolved, That the sum of $3.50 be
refunded TO Mrs. NJ. G. Flynn, said
amount having been collected through
double assessment on taxes OF 1896.
On motion of DR.. Clopton-
Resolved, That the sum of 500, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be
appropriated out Of the internal i'm
.provement funds OF the 4th ward, to
build two bridges near Sackett Landing
and that the work be let out to the low
est bidder, and done under the superyi-
sion of Messrs. Preston Reynolds, Robt.
Savant and Joe Deiean.
Mr.. Quebedeaui in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. McGee--
Resolved, That the petition from
citizens of Pot Cove and vicinity, pray
ing for public road commencing at
Nose Dorsey's gin, and intersecting the
public road leading from Faquetaiaue
to Opelousas at G. d. Verrers, be receiy-
ed, and committee of five be appointed
to lay out said road as prayed for:
Messrs. OK. Brunson, M. G.. Wilkins,
I. r. Guidry, Victorin Lemelle and
Johnnie Derosier, committee.
Mr.. MCGEE in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Durio-
The police jury resolved itself into o
committee of the whole to examine and
approve claims.
Mr.. E. T. Ladeur in the chair.
A. I'll. Mallet, work done ON Ro-
bin bridge, Sd ward - -......sl sl25 90
ID. j. Higginbothanl. repairing
Marks bridge, Sd ward ......- IL so
John Arnaud, repairing Armand
bridge, Sd ward ....... 20 90
Alphonse Quebedeau, repairing
bridges, edward ...-s....... 60 90
j. A. Boyd, building bridges on
road from Baptist church to
parish line, 4th ward .......... so 90
J. a. Boyd, spade broken onroad
q. G. Richard, lumber, 4th ward . 25 28
nails 4th ward so
r.. Tanner d Sons, lumber, fourth
ward ,.....=.s.....s..s...... b n
Thomas Thomas, hauling dead
Armand Coreil, shovels, spades
and naiis,7 ward 13 96.
A. M. Laflenr, spades sharpened,
Gibbens d Nicholson, lumber, 4th