St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-04-08
Police Jury Proceedings

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DR.. Clopton, President; Messrs.
DALEY, Lanclos, Doucet, Aeduel
Fontenot, Durio and ST. Cyr.
Motion by Mr.. Doucet-
That a warrant for the sum of
one and 57-100 dollars be issued
to Archille ID. Dupre as a refund
on taxes of 1910, paid by him
through erroneous assessment.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daley
That the following names,
whose applications are on file, be
placed on the INDECENT list, and
that warrants to the amount of
Ten dollars each be issued to said
persons, against the INDECENT
fund of 1911. Motion carried.
LIST ward: Joseph HoIlier,
Grannison Boswell, Caroline
Young and Mrs. Emile Dupre.
End ward: Mrs. Aurelia Miller,
Elizabeth Cormier, Rachel Hicks,
Clotile Bocher, Miss Corinne
Miller, Marie Savoy, ] a e s
Walker. Stanislaus Guidry, Zula
Savoy aud Alfred Pierre Auguste.
Bird ward: Domelize Fontenot,
Constance Duplechain, Jerasime
Ianclos and Paul Emmoney.
18th ward: Walker Johnson,
Henry Shaw Annie T,yaIs and
Millie Sloane.
18th ward: Lucinda Thomas,
Amelia Fontenot, Mary Anne
Phillips and Ann Howard.
9th ward: Mathilda Motto,
Josephine Motto, and Celestin
Motto.
18th ward: Jarvis Lede.
Motion by Mr.. A. Fontenot-
That the petition signed by
residents and taxpayers of the
9th Police Jury ward, praying
for d change of the public road
now established starting from
Acadia parish to meet the public
road at Chas. Coburn's old place,
be received and granted as pray
ed for, and that said change be
made as per petition which reads
ais follows, to-Wit: the new road
To start at the Acadia line be-
tween lands of Lucien and Eug.
Miller, thence between lands of
David Bellard and j. d. Young,
thence between lands of David
BeIlard IN Ernest Bellard,
thence between lands of Willie
Bellard and Arthur Bellard,
thence between lands of Arthur
Bellard and John Wyble to meet
the public read leading from Ope-
lousas to Prud'homme City; the
said change to be made without
cost I'd the parish, and further,
the old road to remain opened
until the new road shall have
been completed. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. j. 7. st. Cyr-
the petitions Of the fol-
lowing persons applying for a
permit To conduct saloons within
the Parish of st. Landay be
granted as prayed for, and that
licenses be issued to said persons
in accordance with their petitions
on file:
R. Morrow, application to con-
duct d saloon for white people in
the incorporated town of Nor
row, La, in what is known as
the Clopton building.
Godeau q Godeau, application
To conduct a saloon for colored
people to be located on Bayou
Rouge leading from Big Cane to
Evergreen, in a building belong
ing to il. Godchaux. Motion
carried.
On motion of Mr.. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned un-
til o'clock b. nj.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant
I'd adjournment.
Present: DR.. Clopton, Presi-
dent; Messrs. Daley, Lanclos,
Thee. Doucet, A, Fontenot, st.
Cyr and Durio.
Motion BY Mr.. Doucet-
That the petition of residents
and taxpayers in the Grand
Prairie section, praying for a
public road leading from the
Vile Platte road to the Grand
Prairie Church through property
of u. r. Stephens, be received,
and that d committe composed of
Messrs. Frank Fontenot, Philip
Laaeur and r. G. Fontenot, be
appointed to lay out said road
and report at next regular meet
ing.
Resolved further, that the sum
of twenty-five dollars be appro-
pr1ated out Of the 5th ward funds
To purchase a strip of land about
! 34 acres in length, to complete
said road.
Messrs. Daley, Lanclos, Clop-
Doucet and A. Fontenot,
voting yes. Motion carried.
10 the Hon. President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury.
Gentlemen: We the under
committee appointed to-
examine statement of the ST.