St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06

width of fifty feet and a length of 1541,
containing an area OF 1T acres be and
the same is hereby appropriated for the
purposes of said public road, and that
a warrant issue in favor OF said j. +.
Guidryf for the sum OF $61.95 being the
amount of damages assessed to him by
the committee of free holders that laid
out said road; be it further
Resolved, that the warrants herein
ordered to be issued in favor of the
said Mrs. Hazard, Mrs. Prosser and the
said Guidry be drawn against the ap.
preparation set aside by this body on
the third day of March, 1914, and made
for the purchase of the rights OF way
necessary for the opening of this pub.
lie road. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Catlett-
Whereas, great damage and loss have
been occasioned to the lands, planta.
tons and homes of the people residing
in the fourth ward of the parish of st.
Landry by the act of the Texas and Pa.
cific Railroad Co., in placing dams and
other distractions in the natural drains
of the said ward in order to create re.
servoirs from which the companydraWs
water for it's own purposes; and
Whereas, this is especially true as to
the dam placed by the said company
across bayou Petit Prairie, about two
miles east of Rosa station in the parish
of St. Landry; therefore, be it
Resolved by the police jury in regu.
lar session assembled that: Section l.
That said Texas and Pacific Railroad
Company be, and it is hereby ordered
to remove the dam placed by it across
bayou Petit Prairie at its tank about
two miles east Of Rosa station, and
thereby to restore the natural flow OF
water through said bayou; be it further
Resolved: Section 2. That said Rail.
road Company shall remove all other
distractions placed by it over and
across other natural drains, bitches,
sloughs and bayous in the fourth ward
of the parish OF ST. Landry; the same to
be designated to it by the engineer OF
the police jary of the parish; be it fur.
Their
Resolved: Section 8. That ninety
days from notice hereof, are allowed ia
the said Texas and Pacific Railroad Co.,
in which to comply with the provisions
of this ordinance, and r. Lee Garland,
district attorney and ex-officio attorney
OF the police jury, is hereby required,
at the expiration Of the delay allowed
herein, to bring the necessary legal
proceedings against said railroad COM
pany, in order to compel compliance
| with the letter and spirit of this resolu-
ton. Motion carried.
Opelousas, La, June 1, 1914.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
committee appointed to examine the
statement of the st. Landry State Bank,
fiscal agent, beg leave to report that
we have examined said statement and
found same correct and recommend
that a warrant be issued to said fiscal
/ agent in the sum OF two and SLIGO dol
lars, for salary interest month of May,
1914, interest deducted on deposits as
per contract.
j. E. DALEY,
Committee.
On motion of DR.. Foster
The above report was accepted and
warrant ordered issued to said fiscal
agent as per committee report. Mo-
ton carried.
GIN motion of Mr.. Iseringhausen-
The police jury adjourned until TO-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
June 2, 1914.
The police jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present: Mr.. ]. T. St. Cyr, President
pro tenn, presiding; MeSsrs. Durio,
Guilfory, Daley, Iseringhausen, Payy,
Fisette, Catlett, Walters, McCaffery,
Gournay, Foster, Dimmick.
On motion OF DIR. Payy-
Duly seconded and carried, the COM
m~unication addressed to MIR. Thos. Me-
Gallery was received and ordered
spread upon the minutes, which reads
as follows, to-wit:
Washington, La, June /, 1914.
Mr.. Thos. McCaffery, City.
Dear sir: At a regular meeting last
night of our Progressive League, Mr..
j. g. Going offered a motion which was
duly seconded and carried, that this
body express with a rising vote its sim
cere thanks to Jul police. jury for the
gravel road nearing completion between
Washington and Opelousas. Carried
unanimously. Yours truly,
Signed: w. R. PEUREFOY,
Acting Sec'y.
On motion of Mr. Walters
ThesPolice Jury resolved itself into
a committee of the whole to examine
and approve claims.
Mr.. Walters in the chair.
L. Swords, conveying Miss
Smith to Pineville, mileage,
"a 80
M. L. Sword, Paid to Sheriff for
service in Walters case. 80
M. 1. Swords, convayinf w. C..
Walters to New Orleans, mile
age, a so
M. L. Swords, conveying VIM.
May from Port Allen to Ope-
lousas. mileage, etc, 18 20
M. 1. Swords, feeding prisoners,
May, 1914- ia rs
M. L. Swords, attendance ON
Court 10 days in May. so 90
Clarence Jackson, attending in
sanes in Jail, May 1914 Is 90
K. E: Smith, conveying insane to
IL 50
F. {. Sandoz, sundries-. 445
P. T. Blacksher & Son, one AK. / Is
j. Perrodin, City Treasurer,
20 per cent on block paving,
east side Market Street,. 2Os AZ
P. A. SandoZ, sundries...-. $50
St. Landry Clarion, publishing
IA As
A. j. Muller, Demonstration
Agent, May 1914----.-..-..-..... 81 so
Alb. O'Quin, juror on inq.. 200
WA. O'Quin, ST., jury on inq..... 200
w. A. O'Quin, DR., joror On inq.... 200
Quirk McCaffery, juror on inq.-.. 2 40
P. 7. Blacksher & Son, groceries