St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-07-11
Proceedings of fl,e Police il Jury.
OpELousAs, La, July 6, 1903.

OPELoUsAs, La, July 8, 1903.
The Police Jury met in regular Sc
sion this day with the following men
bers present:
i DIR. Ciopton, President; Messrs. Sal
ant, Muller, Darby, Smith, Derouen, d,
rio, Qnebedeau, SandoZ, Manuel, Fontt
not and Foster.
Motion by Capt. Smith
That the report of committee appoin
ed to sell contract for repairing tn
Bourbeux bridge be accepted, commit
tee discharged and the sum of $l75 ol
! dered credited to MrJ. w. Boring, cor
| tractor, out of the first ward funds. Cal
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Muller
That the report of the committee aI
pointed to sell ten bridges on Courtah
ieau, be accepted, committee discharge,
and the sum of Two Hundred Dollar
ordered credited to Messrs. J. G. Carrol
and Robt. Zersot out of the 5th ware
funds. Motion carried.
Motion of Mr. Sandoz-
That an additional appropriation b.
made of Sixty Dollars out of the LIST, 5tI
and 7th ward funds to rebuild the De
baillon bridge, in accordance with re
port of committee.
Messrs. Clopton, Deroan, Foster, Fon
tenot, Savant, Muller, Manuel, Darby
Smith, Sandoz and Quebedeau voting
yes. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Derouen--<
That the report of committee appoint,
ed to have dug and to superintend canal
known as Yellow Jack in Prairie Basse
be accepted, committee discharged and
the sum of One Hundred Dollars ordered
credited to Mr.. Louis Hebert out OF the
first ward funds. Motion carried
Motion by Mr.. Derouen-
That the report of the committee ap-
pointed to sell contract for rebuilding
the Debaillon's bridge be accepted, COM
mittee discharged and the sum of Four
Hundred and Sixty Dollars be credited
to Mr.. Hebrard Soileau, out of the 1st,
5th and 7th wards. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Manuel
Seconded and carried, the Police Jury
adjourned until O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
journment.
Present: DR.. w. f. Clopton, President: I:
Messrs. Derouen, Foster, Fontenot,s.S s.Sav-
ant, Muller, Manuel, Darby, Haas, Durio,
Smith and Quebedsau.
Motion by Mr.. Manuel
Resolved, That the polling place Of
the 18th election precinct, in the Sth Po-
lice Jury ward at Faquetaique be
from Mrs. Valentin Sayoie's to
Theogene Rosa's store at David Cour-
ville's old place. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Derouen-
That an appropriation of $50 out of the
7th ward funds be made to rebuild the
bridge over Point Grand Louis, and
that J. w. White, Xenon Ardoin and
Azelien Fruge be appointed COM
mittee TO sell the contract to rebuild said
bridge, provided, however, that said
bridge shall not be shorter than So feet
in length.
Mesrss. Clopton, Derouen, Foster, Fon-
tenot, Savant. Muller, Manuel. Darby,
Haas, Durio, Smith, Sandoz, Quebedeau,
voting yes. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Derouen-
That Mr.. J. B. Ortego, Olive Vidrine,
Numa Guillory, Numa Moreau, Anrelien
Aurelia NJ. Fontenot and
Adolphe Andrus be appointed COM
nittee of seven to receive the part Of
The public road changed by Mr.. Uuzebe
Tate, and TO report to this body at its
lext meeting. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Derouen-
HAb mt66Ess aLG1ASA ITASG9 1VC
Johnson aud Robert Tate be appointed
, committee o5 three to ascertain the
cost of rebuilding the bridge
,yer the gully near Mr.. Frugc's, on pub
ic road leading to Gustin Bellair's, and
10 report to this body at its next meet
ng. Motion carried.
Capt. Smith in the Chair.
Motion by DR.. Clopton-
Seconded and carried, that the petit
ion from citizens of Waxia and yicini-
~ asking that the parish conyicts be
Used to clean out. canal from Basin of
Waxia to Grand Gully, be tabled.
Motion by DR.. Clopton--
Seconded and carried, that the petition
rom citizens of Bolner settlement,
Waxia and Palmetto be received, and
hat Messrs. ThOs. A. Dunbar, III. b.
Taylor, Prevail Rideau, Lee Hawkins
md w. G. Suiter be appointed COM
nittee to lay out a public road from the
WaAia road to the Bayou Petit Prairie
.oad without cost to the parish and re-
port to this body at next regular meet
ng.
)n motion of Dir. Muller
Resolved, That the sum Of Twenty
Dollars be appropriated out of 5th ward
Dad fund to dig ditch to drain public
'oad leading from Washington to Beggs
it the J. u. Payne place, and that j. U.
Payne and George Kelt be appointed a
committee to supervise the work.
Foster, Fontenot, Savant, Muller, Haas,
)urio, Smith and Sandoz voting yes.
Notion carried.
dotion by Mr.. Muller
Seconded and carried, that the
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and Dollars for the Existing Debt
fund be and the same is hereby or
leFed equally divided san internalim-
fund to each ward, mas
much as the Rxisting debt of the parish |
las been extinguisbed.
DIR. Clopton in the Chair,
IN motion OF Mr.. Smith
That the sum of One Hundred and /
xistipg debt fund of 1903, lst and I'd I
Yards, to assist in the digging of two
annals: one on the public road on the I
lorth line of Jno III, Wares. and the |
tiler to begia at the PUBLIC road at |
Wares south line, and that Messrs. Jno,
4. Ware. Joe Bacon and j p. Smith be
ppointed committee to supervise said
york.
Messrs. Clopton, Derouen, Foster, Sa-
ant, Muller, Manuel, Durf0, Smith,
Iandoz and Quebedeau voting yes. Mo-
ion carried.
IN motion OF DIR. Foster
Seconded and carried, the applications 1
or the cadetship to the Louisiana State /
University and A. Il NJ. College were
rdered read.
The following names were placed In /
to be voted upon by ballot:
fasters II. Rudolph Bodemuller, y
iaude Muller has. Guidroz, Hypolite
feche, RayaTdJ. saaaoz and Robt. NJ.
irown.
Master Claude NJ plier. having reaeiyed |.
majority of the votes cast, was de-