The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-09-25

PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY:
nArI InI-Sc Il 1


OPELoUsAs, September 6, 1897.
| The Police Jury mot pursuant to &C
; journment.
: Members present: Z. II. MCGEE, pres
ident; Messrs. Prescott, Fontenot. Dr.
rio, Guidry, E. T. Latleur, Quebedea,
Haas, saizan, Clopton.
!, On motion Of Mr.. Guidry-
Resolved, That John Washington
and Celeste Washington be placed OF
o On motion ,1s} osGar. e. I: :1afleur-
Resolved, -: ihat the sum of $1,000 b,
credited " Mr.. Emile Soileau; saie
amount, .,:'being the purchase price O
|, reach bridge m)ar John. F
Sff-~s4s place, on the Opelousas road.
On motion Of DR.. C1eaton-
The Police Jury adjourned until ;
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
=, The l,t police jury met at three O'Clock
Present: T.. II. McGee, President
Messrs. Prescott, Fontenot, Chachere
Guidry, E. 7. Laf1eur, Quebedeau, r. La.
1leur, CloptOn, SaiZan, Haas.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafeur-
Resolved, That committee Of two
be appointed to examine the statement
agent. Chair appointed Messrs. Clop-
ton and DuriO.
On motion Of Mr.. E. T. Latleur-
The petition tabled at last meeting
from citizens of Vile Platte prairie and
rates Cove, relative to opening Of pub
lie road, was taken up and read and laid
over for further consideration.
| Your committee appointed to exam
Inc statement Of the Washington State
| Bank, beg to report that we find same
correct and recommend that a warrant
Tor $53o.Y covering 1897 business from
July. 9th, 1897 to September 5th, 1897, in
elusive, be issued III favor Of said bank
against contingent funds of 1897.
| w. .CLOPTON,
D. DURIO,
Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Guidry-
Resolved. That the report of commit
| tee appointed to examine statement of
Washington State Bank, be accepted,
committee discharged and the sum of
$4,000 ordered credited to said Wash
ington State Bank.
On motion Of Mr.. Haas
Resolved, That the report of commit
tee appointed to sell contract for repair
ing bridge over bayou Cocodrie, on road
from bayou Toro, be received and ac-
cepted, committee discharged and the
sum of $500 ordered credited to Aloise
BOSNIAN, out of internal improvement
funds of the 9th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-
Resolved, That the report of commit
tee appointed lay out road commenc-
ing on p. Boudreaus track of land to Ar
mand Richards, be received and accept
ed, committee discharged, and the road
declared public road as follows: COM
mencing from the public road leading
from rom Sunset u to 0pelousas on the line Of
Edgar Boudreau's, crossing the railroad
thence following land of Alex Burleigh
near railroad, up to the land Of Mrs.
Ray smith; thence following on the
lines of Mrs. Ray Smith and Alex Bur
leigh, up to small coulee; thence fol-
lowing the coulee on the west side, up
to the land of Joe Burleigh; thence fol-
lowing the lines of Joe Burleigh and V.
II. Sibille to the lands Of Armand Ri |
chard and Mrs. Alice Duffy; thence fol- |
lowing between the lines of Armand
Richard and Mrs. Alice Duffy, inter
secting public road leading from Grand |
Coteau to Opelousas; the said road to be
thirty-five feet wide.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-
Sylvester Smith was appointed road |
overseer from E. Boudreau's land, and |
intersecting public road leading from !
Sunset to Opelousas.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafleur-
Resolved, That the report of commit |
tee appointed to expend the money ap-
propriated for the Bayou des Glaizes le-
wee, be received and accepted and COM
mittee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Haas |
Resolved, That the report Of commit
tee appointed to lay out public road |
from Mrs. Phillip Fontenot to Old Car
roll road near Mahober's, be received, |
committee discharged and the road de- |
clared public road as follows: COM |
mencing at Mrs. Phillip Fontenots |
field; thence crossing Pine Prairie and |
entering the Pine Woods, near Orrin |
Elliots and intersecting the Old Car
roll road at or near Mahober's.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Louis johnson was appointed road |
overseer from public road reading from
or near Mrs. Phillip Fontenot's place,
intersecting the Old Carroll road to or
near Mahober's.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Resolved, That the report of commit
tee appointed to sell contract to repair
bridge over bayou Cocodrie on road |
from Vile Platte to Eola, be received,
committee discharged and the sum of
$500 ordered credited to Chas. Doss-
mann, out of the internal Improvement
funds of the 9th ward.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Resolved, That a committee COM
mittee composed Of Messrs. VIM. Car
penter, Frank Hebert, L. NJ. Carpenter,
r. G. Shadrick and John Clark, be ap-
pointed to ascertain the probable cost Of
building bridge across Coon's gully,
near Singletary's old place, on road
leading from or near Singletary's old
place to Loyd's bridge road, and they to
report at next regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. r. Laf1eur-
Resolved, That the sum of $17.S9, be
to Nicholas Lahaye for costs
on levee and acreage taxes erroneously |
for year 1896.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafleur-
Resolved, That committee of two
be appointed to contract with the Wash
ington State Bank for an additional
loan to defray court and other expenses.
Chair apI 'nted Messrs. Lafleur and
Haas.
On motion of Mr.. r. Lafleur-
The police jury adjourned until to-
at 9 o'clock a. m.
September 7th.
The police jury met at nine o'clock
a. m.
Present: E. II. MCGEE, President;
Messrs n Prescott, Fontenot, Guidry, Z.
T. Lafleur, Quebedeau, Clopton, Durio,
SaiZan.
Mr.. Z. T. Lafleur moved that the min
utes be read.
On motion of Mr.. E. L. Lafleur-
The minutes were adoI Il as read.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. -Lf1eur-
Resolved, That the petition from citi-
zens of Vile Platte and Faubourg pray
Ing for the right of opening public
road, commencing at the Washington
and Vile Platte roads and ending at
the Faubourg and Vile Platte roads,
between lands of Sam Haas and Leon
and also lands Of Sam Haas
and Francois Pitre, be received and
committee appointed to lay out said
road and report at next regular meeting.