St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-08-06
Oeeeaings Of the Police Jury.

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Cyr n~ihopton, President; Messrs. ST
~ alley. LancIos, Doucet, Singleton
not ohtenot, Durio, Acduel Fonte
aotlon by Mr.. a. Lanclos-
potrt me report of committee APP
isnss 0 ~ sell Contract to dig the con
racssas1oA OF the Louis Noel canal, b.
ehsga End accepted, committee dis
doilas4 and the sum of one hundred
AMI S ofaered paid to Joseph Olivier
msnt tne 3rd ward internal improve
aands Of 1916. Motion carried.
Motlon By Mr.. Durio-
IT, 3 resolved, That E. P. Veazie il
hysssy authorized and empowered tc
bst5a Y his own expense a wagon
sgFoas Bayou Jack, at his Forest
M an1ation, TO enable his tenants
from one part of his land to an
same ct will:
paEoVldea: No work be placed in said
asgVA calculated to obstruct the flow
sns Nater, Motion carried.
MrsIheo. Doucet called to the chair
Motion BY Mr.. Singleton
9 the petition OF citizens Of the
saeEn portion of the 9th ward pray
- LQI 2 public road beginning in the
northwest quarter Of sec III ID L s, r / e,
~ = point, known as Julia Switch or
ss1tion, and running thence in a west
aarection through sec ID tip | 8, r
40 hayou Cocodrie, be received and
Snkea as prayed for aud that Messrs.
Gauseg, Jos. Brewster and IA. j.
carpenter be appointed to lay out said
zoAA as per petition and report at next
AgsA2aE meeting, provided, however,
snae SAID o q be established without
COS % the parish. Motion carried.
Up motion Of Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned until 2
o'clock d. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
Jonrnment.
Present: DR.. Clopton, President;
Messrs. Lanclos, Doucet, Singleton, Ac-
aaei k~ontenot, Daley, st. Cyr.
Motion by Mr.. Doucet-
That 3 committee composed of Messrs.
w. y Baker, e.. ID. Robert and w. "a.
Eiegal be appointed to examine the
bridge over Bayou B0uK at Garland
\ report the probable cost Of repair
ing o. rebuilding said bridge rs per
peaGlen presented to this Body. Mo-
ton carried.
Mr. Lanelos called to the chair.
@&Ob44h ny LIT. ClOpGOn-
That the petition from residents of
Ross and vicinity praying for a public
Togu leading from Rosa station on the
east side OF the Texas and Pacific rail-
r0aa right Of way to the division line
between the property of Mrs. ID. 10.
Hudspsth and Leonce Bush, there to
cross the Texas and Pacific track and
follow the west side of the right of way
south TO the point where it will cross
Bayou Petit Prairie there to intersect
With the Palmetto road, be received
and granted as prayed for, and that
Messrs. 81. ". Hudspeth, j. NJ. Cason, Il.
M, Monteith1 j. R. Hart and j.. t..
Hicks. be appointed a committee TO lay
cut said road as prayed for in said pets
ton and report at next regular meeting.
Motion carried.
Motion by Dir. Clopton-
That an appropriation Or twenty dol
lars, or as much thereof as may be neces-
saYy, be- appropriated out of the 4th
ward internal improvement funds, to-
have a ditch cleaned or deepened at
Round Point to drain the public road
at that point; that a committee
composed of Messrs. Henry
0neal, Jno. M. Moreland and J. NJ.
Hicks, be appointed TO sell contract to
lowest bidder and receive work when
completed.
Msssrs. st. Cyr, Daley, Lanc1os, Clop-
ton, Doucet, w. p. Fontenot and Ac-
duel Fontenot, voting yes. Motion
carried.
Or. Glopton resumes the chair.
Motion by Mr.. st. Cyr-
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
the parish of st. Landry that, In ac-
cordance with Act No. I34 of the Gene
ral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
session 1910. Raymond Breaux, Editor
iii the ST. Landry Clarion. and Presi-
dent of the Clarion Publishing Co..
Dnblishers of the st. Landry Clarion
q weekly newspaper, published 10 the
city of O~pelousas, st. Landry Par
ian. La, said st. Landry Clarion
newspaper having been in existence
he is hereby elected Parish Printer for
Tho term of four years, as provided in
said Act No. 1874 of the General Assem-
hly OF the State of Louisiana, session
1910. Motion carried.
Mr.. Raymond Breaux in open session
At this Body, designated the st. Landry
clarion al the official journal of st.
Landry parish.
Motion by Mr.. w. P. Fontenot-
Resolved, that Mr.. n. b. Dnbuisson,
PARISH attorney, be and he is hereby re-
anested todraft on behalf of this Police
fury i suitable reply to the letter of
Sheriff NJ. r. Swords, which appeared
til the st. Landry Clarion of July Both,
1910, and which criticized the official
acts of this body;
Resolved further. that the clerk OF
this body forward d copy of this resolu-
lion to said attorney without delay.
Motion carried.
48.ts.r ~ ~ Pnuaet
whereas the State of Louisiana has
appropriated the sum o ftwelve hundred
IN more dollars to be used towards the
hnilding of an Agricultural Demonstra-
klon Farm at the Grand Prairie High
school. provided that d sufficient
amount be subscribed by the citizens
orthe Parish board to carry out said
institution; therefore he ii resolved
chat this Jury appropriate the sum of
one hundred and fifty dollars ont of the
contingent expense fund to assist in the
establishment of said demonstration
fsrtn. Messrs. ST. Cyr, Daley, Lanclos.
CIopton, Doucet, W.P. Fontenot, Acduel
Fonfenot, Singleton and Durio, voting
yes. Motion carried
Mr.. Daley called to the chair.
70 the Honorable President and Mem
bers Of the Police Jury,
Gentlemen: We the undersigned com
mftfees Deg cave To report Ghat we nave
examined the report of the st. Landry
state Bank, fiscal agent, as submitted,
and found same correct, and recon-
mend that's warrant be issued TO said
fiscal agent for the sum of two hundred
and thfrtv-four dollars for salary inter-
est fer month of July 1910.
=. II. DALEY
THE0 DOUCET,
Committee.
E@M&MA &Fl&H#
Motion by Mr.. Singleton
That the above report be accepted,
and warrant ordered issued to said fiscal
apent as per committee report. Motion
carried.