The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY:
~Opelousas, May 8,

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O%pelousas, May 3, 1897.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad
journment at 1890 o'clock p. m.
Present: f.. H.. McGee, president
| Messrs. F]ontenot, Guidry, Il. Il. Lafieu1
Quebedeau, Manuel, II. Latleur, CloptOn
Durio.
Absent: Messrs. Prescott, Chachere
Haas, SaiZan.
On motion of Mr.. Il. Lat1eur-
The police jury adjourned to meet a
2:3D o'clock p: M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met 2:D O'Clock
p. IN.
Present: Mr.. T.. Ii. McGee, president
Messrs. VIM. NJ. Prescott, Fontenot
Durio, Guidry, Il. II. Lafeur, Quebe
deau, Manuel, r. Latieur, CIopton, Cha
chere and Saizan.
Absent: Sam'l Haas.
On motion of DR.. Saizan-
Be it resolved, That the petition OF
the citizens of the first ward, asking fol-
a new public road beginning at the
| northwest corner of Mr.. Goodloe's field
and running between his place and tina,
of T.. p. Veazie, Esq, iii an easterly di
rection and crossing the S. =. r. II. on
the line between DR.. Boagni and Mr.. f
S. Taylor, the said road being about
| granted as prayed for in the petition
and that a committee of three composed
of Mcssrs. J. O. Chachere, f. II. Lewis
and Joachim Joubert be appointed tC
view and lay out said public road and to
ascertain the probable cost of same and
report as soon as practicable to this hon.
orable body.
On motion of Mr.. Durio-
Be it resolved, That Theogene Ber-
trand be appointed a road overseer from
Paul Young's to the Big Woods at Erie
mon Lafieur's.
On motion of Mr.. +. Il. Lafieur-
The following road overseers were APP
pointed:
Etienne Fusilier, from NeZpique
bridge to PAnse Johnson, to meet Vile
Platte road.
Francois Vidrine instead of Benatield
Fontenot, who refuses to act, he having
been oyerseer last year, from Vile
Platte road to Bayou Came bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Guidrv-
The report of committee appointed to
construct a bridge over bayou C%arencro,
was accepted and committee discharged
and O. III. Breaux ordered credited with
the sum of $3.50 out of internal improve
ment fund, I'd ward.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lat1eur-
A committee of two was appointed to
settle with the Washington State Bank,
fiscal agent. Chair appointed Messrs.
r. Lafieur and Clopton.
On motion of DIR. Saizan-
Be it resolved, That a committee of
three composed of Messrs. Samuel Lee
blanc, Ouvignac Carriere and @. b.
Rourk be appointed to ascertain the
probable cost of building a bridge over
Garland's gully on the west side of ba-
you Courtableau.
The undersigned committee appointed
to examine statements of the Washing
ton State Bank, fiscal agent, for business
of 1895 II 1897, beg leave to report that
said statements nave been examined
and found correct and ask that a war
rant be issued for $22O.3S, for salary of
said fiscal agent, from March 1st to May
LIST, 1897, covering 1896 business, and a
warrant for S6l.I for salary from March
1st to May lst, 1887, covering 1897 bust
ness. Il. LAFLEUR,
w. F. CLOPTON,
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. E. r. Laf1eur-
The report of committee appointed to
examine statements of Washington
t,oNtS HuAh O. cSSSftSut IN
discharged. ...
On motion of Mr.. Durio-
The report of Mr.. Armand Wartelle
the Vile Platte and Washington roads,
was accepted, committee discharged and
Mr.. A. Wartelle ordered credited with
the sum of $1,000, II of internal inn
proyement funds of first and fifth
wards.
On motion Of Mr.. Manuel
Willie Boudreau wAs appointed road
from northeast corner of [. R..
Guidry's Land to public road leading to
Pot Cove.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere-
Aristide Sebastien was appointed road
from Frilot's bridge to Opelou-
sas and Vile Platte roads.
Lucius David, from Cottingham's
south line to Olin +. Lavergne's north
west corner.
Mr.. r. Lafleur in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Durio-
The Clerk of this body is hereby au-
to issue a warrant of $40 in
of Aleda Laf1eur, reimbursing him
for taxes paid through double assess
ment on properties of Estate l.. a.
Breaux and Onezime J. Fontenot.
On motion of Mr.. E. r. Lafeur-
The report of committee appointed to
out contract to build bridge near
IoWney's, was accepted, COM
discharged and Remi Vidrine
credited with $3.50 out of in
5ernal improvement fund, 18th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Z. T. Laf1eur-
The following names were ordered
on the INDECENT list:
Joseph Bordelon and Widow Leon
Vidrine.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Laf1eur-
The police jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 80 o'clock.
May 4, 1897.
The Police Jury met at 9:3O o'clock
b. M.
Present: E. I'll. MCGEE, presidents;
Messrs. Prescott, Fontenot, e. T. La
leur, Quebedeau, Manuel, r. Lafieur,
Jlopton Saizan, Chachere and Haas.
Absent: Guidry, Durio.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafieur-
Be it resolved, That the former reso-
he assessment of DIR. Chas. A. Harry,
20 apa is hereby rescindPd, and that the
rax-Collector be and is'hereby author
Zed to correct said assessment as fol-
oWs: rs acres open land bounded north
y Levy Rider, south by j.. Brother, east
" Adam Rider and west by r. s. Fon-
enot, with improvements, valued at
1850; also 40 acres open land with
art woods, bounded north by Levy
Rider, south T. S. Fontenot and Henry
Aucoin, east self and north r. Rozas.
'alued at $4,000, live stock 5000, yehi-
les $4,000, total amount of assessment
$500.
On motion of MI. Prescott