The Opelousas courier., 1897-01-02

Moved to table the petition indetin-
ately.
Mr.. r. Lat1eur-
Called for the yeas and nays on ia
bling the motion indefinitely.
Messrs. E. II. McGee, i. II. Laheur,
Q~uebedeau and Manuel, voting yes.
Mcssrs. Prescott, Fontenot, Durio,
Chachere, Burleigh, Haas and X. La
t1eur, voting no.
Motion to table lost.
Mr.. Prescott
Moved to leave it to a vote of the land
owners within the limits of the petition
as prayed for, i'll the following territory,
to-Wit: Commencing at the upper line
OF the Citizens Bank Plantation on the
Bayou Marie %Croquant; up said bayou
to the bayou Carron; thence down said
bayou to the bayou C~ourtableau; thence
down the bayou ~Courtableau to the
lower end of OZime Motifs property;
thence on a straight line to the upper
line of Citizens Bank property
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Durio-
The Tax-Collector of the parish, is
hereby instructed to reimburse to Es-
tate of L. A. BreauX, the sum of $500
(three and 20-l0O dolIars,) amount col
lected through double assessment on
parish taxes for years of 1891 and 1892.
VII L4Ctlou Oh MI. DlIiO-
| The Tax-Collector is hereby instruct
ed to reimburse to OneZime Fontenot,
the sum of S1.20, amount collected in
excess of land owned by said OneZime
FOntenot.
On motion of Mr.. f. T. Latleur-
Armand Foret was ordered credited
improvement funds, 18th ward, for fixing
a mud-hole on road from Vile Platte to
| Opelousas.
On motion of Mr.. E. Z. Lafieur-
The report of committee appointed to
sell contract to build bridge near Gus
taVe Bellalr F~OntenOt, was accepted,
committee discharged and Octave j.
Fontenot ordered credited with the sum
OF $3.50, out of internal improvement
funds, It'll ward.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafleur-
The report of committee appointed to
build bridge on John Tousient's gully,
was accepted, committee discharged and
the sum of $39.75 ordered credited to Lu-
Glen Bacon, out of internal improvement
funds, 9TH ward.
On motion of Mr.. Prescott
The report of committee appointed to
sell contract for painting and tarring
iron bridge at Washington, was accept
ed, committee discharged and Otis Lunt,
was ordered credited with the sum of
$500, out of internal improvement
funds, 5th ward.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafeur-
The petition of the citizens Of Blue
Cove, relative to the changing of the
road on land OF Florence Johnson, was
granted as prayed for, to-wit: The new
road prayed for to run on the lines and |
land OF said Florence Johnson, between |
the lands OF r.. M. Boagni and Florence
Johnson, and to be done at the expense
OF said Florence Johnson, and the old
road not to be closed up until the new
road IS accepted by road overseer, and in
good order.
On motion of Mr.. Prescott
The report of committee appointed to
sell contract to repair west half of Wax
Ia bridge and to build bridge across first
bayou on Waxia road, was accepted.
committee discharged and C.. L, Bur-
leigh ordered credited with $685. 100, out of
internal Improvement funds, fourth
ward.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
A committee was appointed to sell
to build bridge over Gum
Point Slough, by the following commit
tee to the lowest bidder: Justin Jonh-
son, Nj. L.. Fontenot, VIM. Clark, Jas.
West and Sam Haas.
vi IlOI1On or Mr.. Haas
The report of committee appointed to
sell contract to build bridge near the
Singletary gin, was accepted, committee
with $500, out of internal inn
provement funds, 9th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-
The police jury adjourned until to-
at 8 80 o'clock a. m.
December Sth.
The Police Jury met at 9:sO o'clock
q. m.
Present: e. HI. MCGEE, president:
Saizan, Haas, Durio, Prescott,
tontenot, Chachere, Guidry, e. T. La
teur, Burleigh, Manuel, r. Lafeur.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafeur- D..
A committee of three was appointed
or the purpose of framing a budget for
he yea 1897. The chair appointed
r. Lafeur, Durio and Burleigh.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-, :
Mr.. r. B. Dubuisson was added to the {
Ibove committee appointed for framing /
budget of 1897. t
On motion of Mr.. Manuel t
The report of committee appointed to
investigate the Fruge bridge, was re-
eived, committee discharged and Mr..
u. Vincent ordered credited with one {
hundred and forty-tive dollars ($l45yOO),
ut OF internal improvement funds, Sth
yard, and that the sum of ten dollars
,e appropriated out of same funds for I
he purpose of additional work on said L
ridge as recommended in the report. l
nd said work when completed to bere- 7
eived by the following committee: (
Tiger Manuel, Ernest F4uge and Theo- G
ose Fruge. q
O., motion of Mr.. r. Lafeur-
fsaeriff Deshotels and President Me-
re were appointed a committee to as -
the probable cost of having1 q
uilt an additional iron cage, within the .
Ill, for the purpose Of separating the !
7hites from the blacks. u
On motion of Mr.. Durio-
A committee of two was appointed to
the probable cost Of bridging y
piece OF road which is in an impassa-
lie condition on the Durio road. The
hair appointed Eraste Durio and One .
Landry. r
On motion of Mr.. Guidry- \
Mr.. D: Durio was added to the above =
ommittee. L
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafeur-
Robert Pitre, J. H. Baldridge. M. P. t,
tagg and DIR. HI. C<Milburn were an a.
a committee to Sell contracts to n
lowest bidders to build the follow f.
lg bridges: Two on front of Mrs. Du-
ulsson's plantatic.; two on front of
lrs. Stages; one on the Anchorage
ont n on the Cumberland front. el
On motion of Mr.. Haas 81
Mr.. r. Laf1eur was added to the above Il
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