The Opelousas courier., 1903-02-21
Subscr be for the COURIER.
AN ORDINANCE
Extending It's Corporate Limits of the Towr
of OltelOuSas La


Extending It's Corporate Limits of the Town
of Opelousas, LA
Section /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town nf Opelousas,
La, that the corporate limits Uf the town of
OpelouSas be and hereby are extended as fol
lows, viz:
First-Commencing at a point in the centre
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad track, where
tie south line of the corporation crosses said
track and from thence south along said rail
road three hundred and eighty $500 cet to the
south line OF ii road going in westernly direc
tion to u point 3094 feet; thence n 90 E 1745
feet, striking t..e east side OF the public road
and following the same; thence continuing 5G34
feet to Il corner; thence S12 w 75 feet TO Il cor
ner of III. l.. Garland thence 0so L 290S feet,
about to N w corner thence 81 Il to the n w
nerOf the present town of Opelo,.sas; thence
south along the western line OF Opel0usas to
the southwest corner of said town; thence east
along the south line of OpelOuSaS t0 the point
of beginning 3G3 feet.
Secondly-Comniencins at Il point where the
north corporation line of OpelouSas strikes the
right OF way of the Southern Pacific Railroad
on west side; thence running in Il northern dt
reefon on the west side of said right of way to
the south side of @ road connecting the Ope0u-
sas and Washington road with the Opeiousas
and Vile Platte road; thence along the north
lido OF said road to the Washington and Opel-
ousas road thence along the east side OF said
Opelnusas and Washington road to the corpora
ti0n line where it crosses or interSectS the east
side of Main street; thence aonZ the corpora
ton line to the point of beginning.
| Section 2. BE IL ordained. etc, that the cor
pOrate limits OF ttlt town OF OpeiOusaS shall be
as follows:
| Commencing at the northeast corner of OPEL
0lisas, where an iron bar Is located In the cen
| tre of the road running between the property
of the Catholic church and the Old Prudhomme
| place; from thence oing n 80 w along the
| centre of said road about 3145 feet to the east
aide Main street where the proposed LaWer
| addition strikes said corporation line; thence
! to include said addition going in northernly
| direction following the east side of the public
road running TO Washington until it strikes the
| continuation of the north line of the road run
| ming from the Washington and Opsousas road
| with the Vile Platte road, being the road be-
| tween the property OF j. B. Sandoz and Lawler
/ & Caldwell; thence along the north line of said
| road in a westernly direction to the west side
| of the right of way OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad; thence following the west side of
| said right Of way In s0nthernly direction to
| the corporation line OF Opelousas at point
about 10 feet east of the northwest corner OF
| Opelousaa; thence N 80 W to the northwest
ton commences; thence to include the Garland
| addition $40 w, - chains to the northwest
| corner Of the Garland addition on H. l.. Gar
lands property; thence 9to W 1908 feet along
; Garland to stake; thence s s1o p IS feet to a
cornc7~- thence S So W 5075 feet, about passing
on the east s,,deof the public road between the
proparty OF George ~ rltHs and the old Marte
niace 10 a point on the south side OF 4 public
road from Opelousas to Bsslevue thence in al
easterniy direction along the s0uth slde OF saih
road to the east SIDE OF tne right OF Wy vi tti'
Southern Pacific Railroad, about 3G9s- leet
thence up said right OF way On the east sde-t
the corporation line OF Opeiousas abont ago feet
at point about 353 feet from the southwest
corner of Opelousas; thence 80 about 5lt
feet to coulee; thence in same direction al0nG
the south boundary line of Opelousas so
1919 feet to where Union street strikes the cor
poration line; thence 2668 feet to the southeas
corner of Opeiousas, on the Houston property
which corner la 54ST feet from the southwes
corner of Opeeusas; thence from said south
east corner N 90 7ls5 feet TO the point of com
mencement, the northeast corner OF 0pelousas
1 Adopted B. a. LITTELI.
| w. r.. COCHRAN, Clerk. Mayor.
On motion, duly seconded and carried, tin
board adjourned subject to cali.
\ W. II. COCHRAN, Il A LfrTELL,
Clerk. Mayor.
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