St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-11

Ing IMGflDeFS present.
DR.. Clopton, President; Messrs.
Daley and Acduel Fontenot.
Absent: Messrs. Durio, St.
Cyr, Lanclos and Doucet.
No quorum being present, the
Police Jury adjourned until z
O'Clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant
to the hour of adjournment.
Present: DIR. Clopton, Presi-
dent; Messrs. Durio, Daley, and
Acduel Fontenot.
Absent: Messrs. St. Cyr,
Doucet and Lanclos.
The application of Miss Maud
Taylor for appointment as a
beneficiary to the Lafayette In
dustrial Institute, and that of
Miss Maize CresWell for appoint
ment to the La. State Normal at
Natchitoches, were read, and
upon
Motion Of Mr.. j. E. Daley
A committee of three consist
ing of Prof. w. B. Prescott,
and Messrs. Alb. Pavy and G. j.
Thompson were appointed to ex-
anime the applicants, upon COM
petitive examination, at their
convenience, and report upon
same at the January, 1912, meet
ing; resolved further that the
said committee shall have the
authority to examine any other
applicants for either scholarship,
whose applications shall have
been filed with the Clerk of this
Body and to be referred to the
above committee prior to t h e
date set for examination. Mo-
ton carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daley
That the Clerk and President
of this Body be and they are
hereby authorized to issue a
warrant to the Missouri Valley
Bridge and Iron Co., of Leayen-
worth, Kansas, in the sum of
one thousand seven hundred, and
ffty-eight and 2-100 dollars
(S1758. 02) in payment Of certifi
cate and interest thereon, issued
to said company on the Bayou
Rouge steel bridge, due on Nov.
21st, 1911, said warrant to be
issued against the Steel Bridge
Fund of 1911. Motion carried.
Mr.. Daley called to the Chair.
Motion by DR.. Clopton
That a committee composed of
Messrs. R. G. Hawkins, Jake
Mayer and j. Biessenberger, be
appointed to examine into the
condition of the parish bridge at
the old Faullkner's ferry over
Rouge, as per petition and
report upon the necessary re-
pairs and probable cost at the
next meeting; resolved further,
that the same committee be au-
to have repaired the two
small bridges on the public road
leading from Palmetto to Faulk-
bridge, and file claim for
said work at next regular meet
Motion carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Daley.
The Police Jury adjourned un-
ID tomorrow morning at 81
o'clock.
Nov. z, 1911.
The Police Jury met pursuant
% adjournment.
Present: DR.. Clopton, Presi-
lent; Messrs. Durio, Doueet, A.
and Daley.
Absent. Messrs. st, Cyr and
lanclos.
Motion by Mr.. Doucet-
That the petition from citizens
# Grand Prairie praying for the
establishment Of a public road
rom Point-Vert to Bayou Coco
lrie and to run between lands of
Edwards, ]. j. Smith,
Coneau, Ezra Martin,
fred. Fontenot, Sosthene CO.
neau and others, be received and
granted as prayed for, and that
i committee composed of Messrs.
I. j. Smith, Ezra Martin and
Al6. B. Fontenot be appointed to
ay out said road without cost to
he parish, and report at next
ocular meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daley
That the warrant issued for
lain approved Oct. 3rd, 1911,
n favor of A. G. Olivier, for
z. 80, be and the same is hereby
ordered cancelled as the said
lain was approved erroneeusly.
Notion carried.
70 the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen: We, the under
committee appointed to
examine statement of the st.
landry State Bank, fiscal agent,
beg leave to report that we have
examined said statement a n d
same correct, and recon-
mend that a warrant be issued to
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