The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY:
Opelousas, La, July $, 1897.

The police jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Members present: f. IL. McGee, pres
ident; Messrs. Fontenot, Guidry, Quebe
deau, Haas, SaiZan, Manuel, Clopton
Prescott.
On motion Of DIR. Saizan-
BE it resolved, That the report of the
committee appointed to ascertain the
probable cost Of building a bridge across
the Teche at its mouth on h Courta
bleau was received and accepted and
committee discharged.
On motion of DR.. SaiZan-
BE it resolved, That the report of the
committee appointed to ascertain the
probable cost Of building a bridge over
Garland'3 gully, on the west side of Ba-
YOU Courtableau, be received and &C
cepted and committee discharged.
On motion of DR.. Clopton-
BE it resolved, that the sum of 500, or
as much thereof as may be necessary,
be appropriated out of internal improve
ment funds, 4th ward, to rebuild bridge
over Dry Bayou, rear Morrow, and that
T.. Morrow, ST., j.. III. Smith and Ed
Moss be appointed a committee to have
said work done.
On motion of Mr.. Quebedeau-
Be it resolved, That whereas, Am
broise Mayer has applied to the police
jury for the right of way to the public
| road from his tract of land in eros
Chevreul, over the lands of Armand
| Lanclos and Lucien Mistric, under the
provisions of Act No. 81 of the Legisla-
ture, approved and signed July 9th, 1896,
| resolved, that Thursday, July Sth, 1897,
be fixed to hcar the petition of the said
Ambrose Mayer, and for assessing the
amount to be paid to the owners of the
land to be taken for the said roadway
and fixing the width of the same, and
that a copy of this resolution be made
out by the clerk and delivered to the
said Armand Lanclos and Lucien Mis-
trio i'll order that they LAY be present
see fit to do so.
on motion of DR.. SaiZan-
Be it resolved, that the police jury ad-
journ until 2:30 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met at 2:3O o'clock
p. IN.
Present.: Mr.. +. II. MCGEE, president;
Mcssrs. VIM. NJ. Prescott, Fontenot,
Chachere, Guidry, Il. T.. Latleur, Que
bedeau, Haas, Saizan. Manuel, Clopton'
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Be it resolved, that a committee of
two be appointed to examine the state
ment of the Washington State Bank,
fiscal agent. Chair appointed Messrs.
Haas and Clopton.
On motion of Mr.. C%hachere-
BE it resolved, that the parish sur
yeyor be and is hereby instructed to
survey the public road beginning from
John Higgins northeast corner to Ba-
you Plaquemine bridge, and from John
Higgins northeast corner to. property
of JOsephus Brown, running in front of
properties of Paul kennison, Arthur
Simon, Mrs. NJ. l.. Swords, DIR. V. Boagni
and JOS. Hidalgo, Jr.
On motion of Mr.. Q~uebedeau-
Be it resolved, that the communica-
ton from f. +. King, of New Iberia, be
spread upon the minutes:
New Iberia, July 2, 1897.
Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury, Parish of st. Lam
dry.
Gentlemen.-Not being able to attend
your present meeting, / have thought it
proper to inform you of my reasons for
informs me thai it will be impossible to
do anything at the present session of
Congress, and that we will have to wait
for the regular session in December.
Consequently ] have thought it best to
defer the completion of the statistics of
the commerce OF the Teche until next
September or October. This will enable
lie 10 uSe ti1e pIeStuU Cup IIStGdu VI VIC
last in case / find it more favorable, for
/ wish to make them as favorable as
possible.
These statistics are always valuable
records. 1t matters not what you may
want, either the improvement of the
Courtableaux or the Teche, or both, you
will find them of great use to you. For
the reasons above given, there is no nee
essity for immediate action. At the
same time I would suggest that if you
are convinced that the proposed i'm
proyements of the navigation of the
Bayou Teche will be beneficial or desir-
able that the sooner you do so the bet
ter. I know that the proposed improve
ment will be a great advantage to a por-
ton of the people of your parish resid-
ing on the Teche, but also to all those
residing on its banks to Berwick Bay.
1t will also be beneficial to all the peo-
pie of YOU parish, if in no other way by
regulating railroad freights. Atpresent
you are entirely at the mercy of the
railroad, and will remain SO until you
can open some avigable water route.
[ beg to call your attention to the
bayou to which l called your attention
on the map | showed you, and urge you
to appoint a committee to examine it,
also the route into the Atchafalaya as
soon as the water falls sufficiently, to
ascertain which is most practicable. the
cheapest and most desirable. From in
formation received 1 am afraid you will
find it difficult to remove the raft and
keep open the communication with the
Atchafalaya, for it is not only RATED up
but filled with sand and other deposits.
I assure you that the people Of the
Teche do not wish to deprive you of
your short route to the locks at Plaque
mine, but anticipate that it will also be
beneficial to them. Through the Opel
ousas Courier / have answered all the
objections to the Improvement of the
Teche, and am confident you will give
me due consideration.
Respectfully,
E. T. KING.
On motion of Mr.. Manuel
Be it resolved, that the tax-collector
be authorized to change the assessment
of Ozemin Courville so as to read as fol-
lows: For the year 1896: Is acres of land
and improvements, bounded north by
Lorenzo Young, south by Oscar Fruge,
east by railroad land, and west by Mrs.
G. Aguillard.
The undersigned committee appointed
to examine statements of the Washing
ton State Bank, fiscal agent; for bust
ness of 1896 and 1897, beg leave to report
that said statements have been examin-
&c and found correct, and ask that a war
ran be issued for the sum of $751; 20, one
hundred and eighty-seven 70-1OO dollars,
for salary Of said fiscal agent from May
1, 1897, to July 4, 1897, covering 1896 bust
ness to said date, and also a WarraffRttor
$183. OF for salary from May 1851, fe,,
July 4, 1897, inclusive, coveringIS97 bus
mess. SAM HAAS,
w. F. CLOPTON,
4 Committee.
On motion of Mr.. T.. T. Lafleur-
Be it resolved, that Mr.. D. Quirk be
authorized to ascertain the cost of re-
placing the missing weights and meas
for the perish, and to report as oon