St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-06

OpSI0QBhbs AAsS GNONs II AOSOsr
The Police Jury met in regular Sos
sion this day with the following mem
bers present:
Dr. Clopton, President; Messrs. Durio
st. Cyr, Daley, Doueet, Singleton, Ac
duel Fontenot, Lanclos, Willis Fonte
not.
ON motion Of Mr.. st. Cyr-
Duly seconded and carried, The Pc
lice Jury adjourned until tomorrow
morning ut 8 o'clock, this being a lega
holiday.
The Police Jury me pursuant to adj
i~ournEaent,
Present: DIR. Clopton, President
Messrs. Durio, st. Cyr, Daley, Lanclos
due FOntsnot.
Mr.. Singleton called to the Chair.
70 the Honorable Police jury Of st
Landry Parish, State of Louisiana
The Standard Oil Company of Louis.
ana, represented herein by Theodore
M. FOWL, it's duly authorized Agent
with respect representss
That it is engaged, in laying a pipe
line for the purpose Of carrying oil
from the oil field in Caddo Parish to a
point iii the Parish of East Baton
Rouge, Louisiana; that in laying said
line It will be necessary to cross public
roads OF your Parish st several points
1S fully shown by maps herewith st
taehed, and your Petitioner respectfully
requests that your Honorable Body
grant it permission to lay it's line on
lines aeross the said public highways
upon the following conditions:
That the Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana will lay its pipe or pipes
acros said highways, ut a depth OF not
less then Three (3) feet below the sur
face Of said highways; and that sll
earth removed in the laying of said pipe
or pipes across the said highways shall
be replaced and thoroughly tGmped as
soon ne the said pipes are laid; and that
all drainage on the side of said high
ways be left open and in the same com
dition as found.
Your Petitioner prays:
That che above and foregoing petition
DO granted.
Respectfully,
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF
LOUISIANA
BY THEo. M. row.,
Duly Authorized Agent.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion of Mr.. Theo. Doucet-
Whereas the Standard Oil Co. of
Louisiana is engaged In the laying Of q
pipe line for the purpose Of carrying oil
across the State of Louisiana to q point
in she Parish OF West Baton Rouge
along the Mississippi River, and that In
laying the said pipe line, it will be nee
esaary to cross several of the public
roads In the Parish of st. Landry.
And whereas the said Standard Oil
Co. of Louisiana have made application
to this body to grant them q right OF
way across the public roads OF this par
ish that may intersect with the course
of said pipe line, q drawing of which ID
appended TO the petition.
Therefore, be ID ordained by the Police
Jury of st. Landry Parish, Louisiana,
In regular session convened that the
Stsndsrd Oil 90. of LoHtsiana be and is
hereby granted the right 10 lay its pipe
line or lines across all of the public
highways, that may lie across It's pAsh,
and shat she said right Of wey.be and
the am Ia hereby subject to the fol-
lowing conditions. to-yFtts
The said Standard OH Co. of Louis-
iana he and is hereby required to place
ffs Pipe line or lines across any of the
said highways init depth OF not less.
than Three t81 feet below the surface
thereof, and shat al earth.ram6ved in.
the laying ef said pipe line lei lines
across the sMid highways shall be re-
placed. and thoroughly tamped ne aoon