St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-06-12
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Proceedings Of The Police Jury.


O~pelousas, La, June I, 1909.
The Police Jury met In regular ses
sion this day with the following mem
bers present:
DIR. Glopton, President; Messrs. Daley
Lanclos, Doucet, w. Fontenot, Aednel
Fontenot, Singleton, st. Cyr, Durio.
Motion by Mr.. A. Lanc1os-
That the petition of DR.. j.. p. Saizar
and others, praying for the establish
ment of q public road as donated by
them, be received n granted as PRAYED
for, and that the road be declared q pub.
lie one; the parish agreeing to build the
necessary bridges as indicated further
that the petition be spread upon the
minutes. Motion carried.
Port Barre, La, June 1903.
To the Hon. President and Members OF
the Police jury, Parish Of ST. Landry
Gentlemen: We the undersigned
property holders in the vicinity of Port
Barre do hereby grant unto the parish
of St.Landry public road through onI
properties beginning at the dividing
line of church property and the traci
formerly known as the Deshotels tracl
through said tract running north and
south through formerly Mornhinveg
tract, A.. Zeringue tract, Estate of Mrs
Bertha SaiZan and through formerly
Sicily tract, nov property of DR.. Saizan
on through and to the Colorado South
ern depot; all of the above mentioned
belonging to the signers of this petition
provided that the parish agrees to build
the necessary bridges over said road SC
as to provide proper drainage Of the
properties along said road.
Jos. p. Saizan, Mrs. DIP. Saizan per J
II. SaiZan, Agent, Mrs. Arsene Robin
Placide Robin, Mrs. ]. N. Robin.
Motion by Mr.. st. Cyr-
That the sum OF thirty dollars be APP.
propriated out of the LIST ward funds to
dig q ditch on road leading from Opel.
ousas to Joubert bridge.
Messrs. st. GyT, Daley, A. Lanclos
Cloptons Doucet, w. Fontenot and Ac-
duel Fontenot, voting yes. Motion car
ried.
On motion of Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjour I'D until
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Singleton, Acduel Fontenot, w. Fonte,
not and Durio.
Motion By Mr.. Daley
1t ~ GGS0AHGu bAdb y GJA1ul1GbGG o.
three be appointed to advertise FOL
sealed bids for the public printing and
job work of this parish from July LIST
1893, TO August Ist, 1910, in pursuance to
tbs provisions Of Section ~ Of Act 1s4 d
1908;
Resolved further that said advertise.
ment shall run not less than ten TO
days and shall call for bids to be sub.
mitted not later than 10 o'clock m, OF
the first Monday of July, 1903;
Resolved further that said committee
shall open such bids as may be received
at the expiration of said time and enter
into s contract with the lowest respon.
sible bidder under said law and then
submit n to this Body for approval
before It shall become final. Motion
carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. Daley, y. j.
HealeY and ST. Cyr.
To the Honorable Presidents and Mem.
bers of she Police Jurfes of the Par.
ishes OF st. Landry and AyoyelIes
State of Louisiana:
Your undersigned property tax-uav.
ers Of the Parishes of st. Landry and
Avoyelles respectfully petition your
Honorable Bodies to order 8 specsal
election in the Bayou Beuf School Dis.
trict No. 81, composed Of territory taken
from the Parishes OF st. Landry and
AVoyelles, and further described as fol.
lows, to~Wit:
Begin at NV corner of neL of section
2f, s, s. In the parish of AvoyelIes
thence running due south AZ miles to
the sW corner Of neN Of section II f 8 b
r 2 Q; In the parish OF st. Landry thence
due east 81 miles to Sc corner Of nek
of section To- I 5 S, r 5 e, in said parish 81
st. Landry; thence due north III miIee
to the ne rne OF section q, Is, T 5,
In the parish OF Avoyelles; thence due
west along section line to the point OF
beginning the territory embraced with
in this district being 24M square miles,
Said election TO be called Tor the pur-
pose Of submitting to the tax payers OF
said district, entitled TO vote ct said
election, the proposition of leYying 3
special tax of Ave (5l mills on the dollar
per annum for the period Of ten wears
on al the taxable property in the said
district for the following objects and
/ purposes:
said tax levy to be for the purpose 81
acquiring school grounds in said school
district, and also for the purpose of con-
~structing and equipping thereon ID CEN
trail school building, the title to which
shall be in the public, and also for the
purpose of providing and doing such
other things 90 may be necessary in
school development in said district.
And your petitioners further pray that
your Honorable bodies will embody in
bthe call for this election, the submission
to the taxpayers. voting at said election.
the question of issuing bonds or the
funding into bonds, the taxes which
may be collected in this school district,
by virtue Of this special election, for the
purposes afore enumerated.
And your petitioners further pray
that this petition and the requisite or
dinance ordering said election be DUR
passed and published, as provided BY
law and as in duty bound, your memo
~rialists pray for one and favorable con-
sideration and action in the premises.
Petitioners Of st. Landry:
w. H. Lewis, j.. III. ModaWeIl, II. g.
Evans. w. Al. OQuin. j. w. Deare. w.
A. Biles, J.Js 0'Quin, I'll Harrel.
Petitioners of Ayoyelles:
g. NJ. Richards, Mrs. AZ. L. Wharton
per s. j.. Wharton, f. r.. White, Dr.
A. Young, John Tubre. w. E. Tubre, j.
NJ. Kelley, @. X. PfskeIs, J.Y. LaWther.
Isidoro Candida, q. w. Kelley, w. r..
Coates. Walter Scales, Mrs. ". Nugent,
OK. White, j. ALT. Warteile, b. y. san
defur, f. e. Sandefur, II. Sandefnr, S. a.
Townsend, JIG. Morrison. Jr., Al. Mill
burn, r. NJ. Nngent, Philippe Candida,
Mr.. Doueet offered the following or
dinonce and sitter being duly read was
adopted unanimously, to-Wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering 3 special election at which
shall DO submitted to such Of the