The Opelousas courier., 1898-06-18
a warrant for $56.91 be issued in favor of
w. S. Frazee. sheriff and ex-officiO tax

MIR. ThOs. ii. Lewis, chairman of the
committee appointed to let out contract
to build an iron fence around the court
house square, appeared before the jury
and made a verbal report, stating that
the amount appropriated to build said
fence was inadequate, and that they
therefore recommend that suitable side
walks be built around said square and
that iron settecs be purchased for said
square; whereupon upon motion OF MIR.
mittee be and are hereby requested to
ascertain the probable cost of building
said sidewalks and cost of s%ettees, and
report at next regular meeting.
On motion of MIR. Prescott
Benjamin Gibbs was placed on the in
digent list.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Ars. Celeste Hebert was ordered plac-
ed on the INDECENT list.
On motion Of DIR. Clopton-
Malinda Guillot was ordered placed
On the INDECENT list.
On motion of Mr.. C~hachere-
Resolved, That the sheriff and tax
collector, be and is hereby ~aAthorized to
refund to Eugene Duriasfaes em of $50,
BILE assessment for yfar 1897.
On motion of DR.. 0opton-
The police jury adjourned until "
morrow morning at 9 o'cls9ck: ,.oo
Z, 1898.
The police jury mer pursuant to adj
jOurnment.
Present: E.. II. MCGEE, Presidents;
Messrs. Prescott, Fontenot, Durio, Cha
chere, Guidry, E. T. Aat1eur, Quebedeau,
Haas, Manuel, II. LAfleur, Clopton and
Saizan.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-
Edmond Henry was ordered placed on
the INDECENT list.
On motion of Mr.. Prescott
Resolved, That the report of commit
tee appointed to let out contract for the
renewing of long bridge over bayou
Carron, nea Washington, be received
and accepted, committee discharged M
the sum of 5000 ordered credited to Thos.
Mccartney, out of the internal improve
ment funds of the 5th ward.
On motion Of Mr.. Haas
Resolved, That a committee composed
of Justin johnson, Miller Miller, John
r. Fontenot, M. l.. Fontenot, A. ID. Ar
doin and Thos. Ellis, be appointed to
ascertain the probable cost of repairing
or rebuilding the bridge across Nez-
pique on road from Pine Prairie to Ma
mou, and they to report at next regular
meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Resolved, That an appropriation of
$25, be made out of the internalimprove-
ment funds of the 9th ward, to repair
bridge yer Doggy Bayou and Robenet
gully contract to be let out to the low
est bidder by the following committee:
J. Fl. Cole, Eli Clark, Jr, Perry Camp
bell, A. w. Campbell and John Dona-
hue.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Mrs. Israel Guillory vas ordered placed
on the INDECENT list.
On motion of Mr.. Haas
Resolved, That the report of commit
l~~ al - --~~1~ r~--I &.~-nz
DIR. Fosters southwest corner to the
Malveux heirs, be received and accepted
and committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Manuel
Resolved, That an appropriation of
$500 be made out of the internal inn
provement funds of the 9Th ward, to
build a bridge across Anse-aux-Vache
the lowest bidder by the following COM
mittee: Homer Fruge, Ernest Langles
and Leandre Manuel.
On motion of DR.. Clopton-
Resolved, That the report of commit
tee appointed to lay out a road from the
Bolner field to the public road on Wax
ia, be tabled.
On motion of MI. Manuel
Resolved, That the petition from cit
liens of Mamou, praying for a change
of road, be granted as prayed for in said
petition, and said change to be made as
follows: Starting from Theophile vi
drine to Frederick's crossing, between
lands of Anatole Fusilier and Atanas
Fusilier, SO as to meet the old public
road; said new road to be received by
the road Overseer and the old road to re-
main opened until the new one be re-
ceived.
On motion of Mr.. e. 4. Lafleur-
Resolved, That George Israel be ap
pointed road overseer from Mrs. Louis
Young to intersect Vile Platte and
Chataignier roads.
On motion of Mr.. Manuel
Resolved, that the petition from citi-
zens of Mamou praying for a change of
road, be granted as prayed for, and said
change to be made as follows: The pub
lie road which leads from Edward De-
jean to NeZpique woods to turn north at
q point 81 arpents east of present turn
ing point, then to run II arpents be-
thence east 80 arpentS between lands of
. Fruge and c G Duson, and from latter
point to continue in old public road
said change to be made without expense
to the parish.
q On motion of Mr.. Prescott
Resolved, that the following report be
received and accepted and ordered
spread upon the minutes:
OPELoUsAs, June7
the President and Members of the
Police Jury, st. Landry Parish, La.
conference.-the appropriation Of five
hundred dollars made at the last meet
by the members of the first ward
for the purchase of four mules, etc, for
the use of the first ward, was used and
expended as follows:
mules purchased from JOS Sled $463 OF
pillow, l scraper, harness, etc, 46 90
Total $500 OF
Balance of expenses for hire of hands, |
ETC., as well as the surplus expended,
was paid by the citizens of Opelousas.
10. c nMflPsftfaRiEE,
Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry-
Resolved, that the tax-collector be and
Is hereby discharged from collecting all
taxes on notes as assessed upon the rolls
Of 1897.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafleur-
Resolved, hat the claim of Harry
Bloch for experimenting Adolphe jack
son, indicted for robbery, amounting to
the sum of SIS, be approved and paid out
IF the contingent funds of 1893.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere-
Dave Carson was appointed road over
seer from Bourbeux bridge to Lastie La
Vergne'S corner.
On motion of Mr.. E. T. Lafeur-
Resolved, that the following report be
accepted and spread upon the minutes
ind committee discharged:
The undersigned committee, appoin-
ed to sell the old fence around the court
house square to the highest bidder, beg
cave to report that after due publica-
that it was adjudicated to J.B. San
loz for the sum of $15.25.
JOS. p. SATAN, C. c..
JAS. o. CHACHERE,
J.J. THOMPSON.
Received Of DIR. JOS. P. Saizan, chair
nan, the sum of $15.25, amount realized