St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-03-12
Police Jury PROCEEDINGS
opelousas, La, March 18th, 1910.

not, W.P. Fontenot, st. Cyr, Durio.
Motion by Mr.. LancIos-
Be it resolved, That the amount APP
propriated in the bndgetf for the salary
of the Assessor for the year 1910, be
! payable to him monthly in advance, be-
ginning Jan.Ist 1910, at the rate of four
hundred and sixteen and 66-I00 dollars
per month up to J~'v fst, 1910;
Be 1t further reso4 That.the action
of the President and Clerk of this Body
in having issued warrants to said As
SCISSOR on his salary for the months Of
Jan. and Feb. be approved and ratified
by this Jury. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. W. p. FontenoE-
That committee composed of Mossrs.
Vandol Ortego, Zenon Eandreneau,
Theo Doucet and Edgar Lafieur, be APP
pointed to ascertain the probable cost
of repairing or rebuilding the Petit
Passe bridge over Bayou Carron, and
report at next regular meeting. Motion
carried.
Received from Mr.. Theo. Doucet the
sum of FortY-One Dollars realized from
sale of old lumber from the Taylor
bridge, 4th and 9Th wards; the said
amount to be turned Owe to the parish
treasurer,
Received from Mr.. r.. Lee Garland
4 ~A@0 - - IA ~ LII OG4GO CLAC 90 q ~
fund of surplus on the appropriation OF
ten dollars made at last meeting to Sc
cure a list from the Revenue Collector
Of all persons procuring licenses since
Oct. 10, 1903.
On motion of Mr.. Doucet-
The Police Jury adjourned until
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present.: DR.. CIopton, President
Messrs. Durio, st. Cyr, Lanclos, Daley,
Doucet, Singleton, w. p. Fontenot, Ac-
duel Fontenot.
Motion by Mr.. Durio-
That a committee composed of Nor.
ton II. Thompson. e. 3. Harmon, j. O
Chachere, L.Austin Fontenot and Chas
s. Hollier, be appointed to lay out g
public road, commencing at q point
where the public road intersects the
Washington road and leads back to the
property of E. f. Veazie and known as
the Collins place, and to start from 9
point just north of the Veazie place
and running due east, and ending q
what is commonly known as the Kenf
son woods, as per petition. presented
to this Body, and the said committee t.
report to this Jury at its next regular
meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Doucet-
That the sum Of FIVE and 60-100 dollars
be refunded TO Ernest Prud'homme or
taxes paid enormously by him, yea
1908, and that a warrant be issued FOL
sBid amount out of the contingent ex
pense fund OF 1909. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. ST. Cyr-
That the report of committee appoint
ed to lay Out II public road across tht
woods from MaIlet to Prairie Ronde, tt
connect the public road at Theog. Der
trand's. leading to ArtemOn Pitre's il
committee discharged and the road dc
cIared a public one as described in sale
report which reads as follows to-Wit
starting from pheogane Bertrand's ffelC
running soHth % acres, all on Theo
gene Beatrand's wood land; thence
west, all on Thaogene B~ertrand's Woo
land, about 4 acres thence south, all OF
pheog. Bertrand's wood land, about
acres; thence west, 7 arpents, all OF
Theog. Bertrand's; thence sonth Z acre
long by l7A It wide on Eraste Andre
points and I acres long by 17Lf TT Wild
on unknown properties Gu the west; re
solved further, that warrants be issueC
to Theog. Bertrand for the sum Of 5000
and Eraste AndIepont for the sun 0
$12 80, in payment of rights-of-way fo
said road. Motion carried.
Motion by MIR. Lanclos-
That the report of committee appoint
ed to ascertain the probable cost OF dig
ging a canal TO drain the public roat
known as the Numa Hebert public road
be received, and the said committee dis
charged. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Doucet-
That q committee composed of Messrs
B. Baker, r, r. Andrus and G. w. Der
~, be appointed to ascertain the proba
bic cost of repairing or rebuilding tn,
Bayou Wa1ia bridge between Begg ant
Palmetto, and report at next reguia
meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by MIR. Singleton
That the sum of sixty-dolIars, or a
much thereof as may be necessary, b
appropriated out Of the 9th ward inter
nal Improvement funds, to rebuild
bridge across Bayou Marsh, near prop
erty of Mrs. q. D. Obanion; and tina
the contract be sold to the lowest re
sponsible bidder and work received b.
the following committee: Messrs. j
". Leggett, Neuvilie Guillory anC
Pierre MORN the said committee to re
port to this Body upon completion ant
acceptance of said bridge.
Messrs. Durio, st. Cyr, DALEY, Ian
clos, Clopton, Doucet, Singleton, w. P
Fontenot, voting yes. Motion carried
Motion by Mr.. w. F~ontenct-
That the petition Of citizens and tax
payers of the eth ward, praying for
change Of road leading from Vile Plat,
TO Oakdale, through the land Of Ugt
Fontenot, lie received and granted al
prayed for, aud that said change bs
made without cost to the parish, and By
the following committee: Marcena
Fontenot, SemiIlien Desl1otels and Dor
seize Vtdrine. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Durio-
That the sum of one hundred dollars
be appropriated out of the contingent
expense fund Of 1910, TO assist the Civic
League of the Oity Of Opelousas in
maintaining and improving the Court
House square; and that a warrant be
issued and made payable 10 Mrs. w. a
robertson, Chairman Of the Civic Lea
que.
Messrs. Durio, st. Cyr, Daley, Ian
clos, Clopton, Singleton and Doucet
voting yes. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Durio-
That a warrant for the sum of ninety
cents be issued i'll favor of DIR. w. j.,
Cioptan as d refund on the taxes of
1903, paid by him enormously. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mr.. st. Gyr-
That a warrant for the sum of two
and .68-l00 dollars be issued III favor of
a, f.. Ghaehere as q refund on parish
taxos Of 1903, paid enormously. Motion
carried.
On motion Of Mr. Durio-
The Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at $3.50 o'clock.
March S, 1910.
The Police Jury met pursuant TO adj
~jOurnment.