St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
OFFTCIAL
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.
Opelousas. La.. Aug. :, 19O9.


The Police jury met in regular ses-
sion this day with the following mem-
beers present:
DR.. Clopton, President; Messrs. st.
Cyr, Daley. Ianelos, Doueet, Singleton,
Acduel Fonten0ts Durio.
Motion by Mr.. st. Cyr-
That the report OF committee APP
pointed to sell contract for building the
Poplar Grove bridge be received and
accepted, committee discharged and the
sum OF one hundred and f0rry-R0nr dol-
lars ordered paid to Bernard Ray out Of
the Ist ward internal improvement
funds. Motion carried.
Mr.. st. Cyr called to the chair.
Motion by Mr.. AcdueI Fontenot-
That the petition from property own
and residents living near the town
site of LeWisburg praying for s public
from T~hihodeaux's bridge On the
Bayou Plaquen1ine so as to interseet the
public road leading from Theodule f..
Richards to the townsIte at Lewisburg,
be received and granted as prayed Tor,
and that q committee composed OF
Messrs.A. W.. Dejean, Visca Delarue,
Jean Bite. Thibodeaux, q. 4. Cary, Sra
and Edgar Savofe, be appointed to lay
out said road and report at next regular
meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Douce-
That the report Of committee ap-
pointed to sell bridge on road leading
from Bayou Boeuf to Waxia, be received
and accepted, committee discharged,
and the sum OF eighty dollars ordered
paid to Messrs. Chas Stage and Phillip
Bacon, contractors out of the 9th ward
internal Improvements funds. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Doucet-
That the petition from citizens of this
parish, asking for d change Of d part Of
the public road Leading from the Gull
1oTy bridge ACROSS Bayou Carron, so as
to run from said bridge to line between
lands OF Emile VidTine and Sam Haas,
thence between line OF Mrs. Emile and
Max Vidrine. thence between Mrs..
Emile Vidrine. Sr. and Sam Haas, until
tt i~ntersects the public road leading
from j. B. Ridaau. IN. to the main Piais-
road, be received and granted rs
prayed for in said petition. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Lanclos-
That Easton Dnrio, OF Arhaudyi1le.
La, be appointed beneficiary cadet to
the Southwestern La. Industrial Insti-
tute Of Lafayette, Las for the session Of
1909-I9I0.
DR.. Clopton moved to tab1e Mr.. Lam
clos motion for the reason that the
Police Jury makes animal ~appropria-
lions to the Parish School Board to the
full amonnto of which 1T Is able and be-
lfeves it to be more eRectual to the
educable children Of the parish than the
proposed appointment.
Mr.. Daley called for the yeas and
nays.
Messrs. st. Cyr, Daley, Clopton, Dou-
Get, and a. Fontenot, voting to table.
Messrs. LancIos and Singleton voting
no. Motion to table carried.
on motion of Mr.. Singleton
The Police Jury adjourned until 2
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to sd
Present.: Dr.. c1opton, President;
Messrs. Daley, Lanc1os, Doncet, Single
son, w. Fontenot, AcdueI Fontenot and
Durio.
Mr.. Daley called to the chair.
Motion by Mr.. w. Fontanot-
That the report of committee ap-
pointed to sell bridge over the Coulee-
de-Manuel, be received and accepted,
committee discharged and the sum OF
one hundred and thirty-hye dollars
ordered paid Co Lazant Fontenot out Of
the 18th ward internal improvement
funds. Motion carried.
Dr. lopton in the chair.
Motion by Mr.. Daley
That the report Of COMMITTEES ape
pointed TO let the contract for the revi-
sion and making of q township and sec
tiona1 map as required BY Act No. 38, OF
1884. be received and accepted, COM
mittee discharged and the sum Of two
hundred and ~Iorty-efght dollars or
dered credited to MeEsrs. LittelI q Law
Ter, out OF the contingent expense fund.
Messrs. Durio. st. Gyr, DALEY, Lam
clos, Glopton, Doucet, Singleton, Willis
Fontenot and AcdueI Fontenot, voting
yes. Motion carried.
on molten OF Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 80 O'clock.
Aug. I, 1905.
The Police jury mel pursuant to adj
journment.
Messrs. Daley, Lanclos, Doucet, Single
ton, Willis Fonfenot, Acduel Fonsenot,
St. Cyr and Durio.
Motion by Mr.. Willis Fontsnot-
That the report OF committee ap-
DD6nEEG 10 supervise lie QG6AAAS6 A8Q
building of 4 bridge over the aPIaGinn
Or lowiand ut Widow Vidrine's place In
7th ward, be received and accepted, com
mittee discharged and the sum Of
hundred and thirty dollars ordered
ia Hebrard Soileau out Of the con-
tfngent expense fund, for work done By
him and further, that the appropria-
ton OF one hundred dollars made on.
ApriI 5. 1908. to purchase a strip of land
from Mrs. YidrIne to change road and
to build bridge on said road, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Messfs. Daley LaneIos, Glopton. Dou-
Get, Singleton. N. Foutenot and Acdfei
FonteHot, voting yes. Motion carried
Motion BY Mr.. Willis Fonteno-
That the President aud Clerk of THU
Body, be and they are hereby authorized
~ issue warrant for sne sum ct fou
hundred and sIxtx-fhret and II0a dol
lars IN fiSttr IT SIR. .I.I Feff0t lii. Trea<
urs.r ek line t'#fy Nf 0lsetaiSae, I'll fuI
pas uaenf uftiIe sidewalk recently con.