St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

mate salary Tor the parish health OF
ficer; provided that no other fees b,
allowed. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Guillory,
Be it resolved that the sum of ON,
hundred dollars be appropriated out 0
the first ward funds, for the purpos'
of assisting in digging a canal ear ths
Lastrapes place, to drain the publ,
road in said vicinity; be it further re
solved, that a warrant be issued i'll ia
vor of DIR. Geo. w. Stubbs, who ha!
supervision of said work, covering
amount OF said appropriation. Messrs
ST. Cyr, Guillory, Iseringhausen, Fis
cite, Brown, Catlett, Walters, Beall
Foster, Gournay, and Dimmick, voting
yes. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Gournay,
That the sum of one hundred dollars
be appropriated against the contingent
expense fund of 1915, in favor of the
Southwest La. Development Bureau.
Messrs. ssIseringhausen, Brown, Beall,
F~osterTand Gournay voting yes, 5 yeas.
Messrs. ST. Cyr, Guillory, Fisette,
Catlett, Walters, and Dimmick, voting
no, 6 nays. Motion lost.
Motion by Mr.. ST. Cyr,
Be it resolved that the budget COM
mittee be and it is hereby requested
to set aside. the sum of one hundred
dollars, ii possible, in favor OF the
Southwest La. Development Bureau.
Messrs. st. Cyr, Iseringhausen, Pavy,
Catlett, Beall, Foster, Gournay, Dim
mick, voting yes.
Messrs. Daley, Fisette, Walters, vot-
ing no. Motion carried.
Onmotion of DR.. Pavy,
The Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock.
Sept. s, 1914.
The Police jury met pursuant TO adj
journment.
Present: Mr.. F. Dimmick, President;
Messrs. Durio, st. Cyr, Daley, Isering-
hansen, Pavy, Fisette. Dunbar, Brown,
Catlett, Walters, McCaffery, Beall,
Guillory.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery
That tho report of committee ap-
pointed to examine the roll in the
hands of the Tax Collector for the year
mittee discharged and that NJ. L.
- w uSJ CA-O1llSIO Ida SO1ICLLOI DCa
granted his quietus for tax collections
OF 1913, as per committee report, and
further, that a warrant be issued to A.
L. Andrus, Deputy Tax Collector for
the sum of 5000 for commission on
special roll of 1913, Motion carried.
Opelousas, La, Sept. 8th, 1914.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police jury,
Gentlemen: Whereas, NJ. L. Swords,
Tax Collector in and for the Parish of
Landry, has exhibited to us the Tax
Roll of 1913, and the receipts of the
Parish Treasurer for parish taxes col
lected, and also receipts for all special
taxes collected; we therefore recon-
mend that he be granted his quietus
for said year 1918; and further, that a
warrant for the sum of sos {, as a COM
mission on special roll of 1919, be is
sued to A. L. Andrus, Deputy Tax Col
Signed: F. O. PAVY,
j.. E. DALEY,
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. K. T. Catlett,
Whereas, the Texas C Pacific Ry, Co,
has practically ignored the positive or
der OF this body relative to removing
drainage distractions in the road bed
of said railway, lying and being stu
ated, or located in the 4th ward of this
and issued on June lst, 1914;
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
District Attorney is hereby instructed
to bring suit at once against the said
& Pacific Ry. Company to com ,
pei them to obey the order of the Pc /
lice jury, and remove all distractions
as are intended in the resolution per-
to this matter and passed on
June 1st, 1914. Motion carried.
DIR. Pavy moved that Mr.. K. T. Cat
lett be authorized to assist Mr.. w. B.
Robert, Road Supt., in locating the va!
distractions referred to in the
preceding resolution. Motion carried. !;
On motion OF Mr.. Daley, :.
The Police Jury resolved itself into a !
committee of the whole to examine and
approve claims.
Mr.. Daley in the Chair. !
VI L Swords, conveying j B Fall
to Pineville, mileage, etc S % 60
Toe Fields, attendance on in /
sanes for July and Aug 80 GO
{ Bouanchaud, Sniff, 4 arrests,
mileage, etc 80 so
VI [ Swords, conveying 4 pris.
from New Roads to Opel. 81 90
Allen Mccoy, conveying j Grad
nigo to prison from Evange-
line $50
u L Swords, feeding prisoners,
July 151 IS
If L Swords, feeding prisoners,
Aug POS So
" I. Swords, attendance on court
s days in Aug 40 90
II L Swords. 10.7 tons of coalfor
jail. hauling and unloading
Long, Shift, maintaining W
c Walters, 104 days - 90
D NJ Fontenot, Assessor, making
and assessing Road Tax Roll 400 81
sity of 0pelousas, water and
lights, July % "a
sity of 0pelousas. water and
lights, Aug 1896
z B wilkins, burying pauper 800
/ E Estorge, copying Marriage
Index and copying Land En-
try Book 246 %
snselm & Bihm, burying pauper Ii 90
{ I. Garland, expenses OF 2 trips
TO New Orleans for trial of
w c Walters. before SUI
preme Court, etc 25 %
las Ballard, moving grass and
clearing off same from C..
House square 3 80
3iilm and B0udreau, nursing and
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