St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-02-07
Baton Rouge, la, Feb'y 20, 1914
F. OCTAVE PAyY,
j. E. DALEY,
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
w. B.
Committee.

w. b. ROBERT,
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery-
Be it resolved that the above report
be accepted and ordered spread upon
Treasurer be and he is hereby request
ed to set aside FROM revenues of bond
issue the sum of twelve thousand dol
lars as requested in committee report,
and further that the committee be dis
charged.
Yeas: Messrs. st. Cyr, Durio, Dim
mick, Daley, Iseringhausen, Pavy,
Dunbar, w. r. Brown, Walters, Nc
Gallery and Foster, voting yes-11.
! Nays: Messrs. Guillory and Fisetie,
voting no. :,
Motion carried.
Dr. F. o. Pavy offered the following
ordinance, and upon being duly read,
vas adopted UNANIMOUSLY, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to constructing and building
of permanent gravel roads in the
Parish of St. Landry, and the set
ting aside a fixed sum therefor,
ant the appointing Of a Committee
to supervise the anne.
Section l. BE it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish Of st. Landry in
regular session convened, That there
be set aside, out OF the revenues OBJ
tanned from the recent bond issue
floated by this parish, a fixed sun OF
Seventy-five Thousand dollars, the
same to be used exclusively for the
building of permanent gravel roads.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the President of this body,
the Supervisor of Public Roads, and
the Clerk of the Police Jury OF the
| Parish of ST. Landry be and they are
{ hereby appointed a COMMIT TEE DIV
GOOD ROADS, whose duty it shall be
to supeivis the building OF gravel
roads between the points hereinafter
mentioned in this ordinance.
Section 5. Be it flu, ther ordained,
ETC., That the above mentioned Com
mittee on Good Roads be and they are
hereby authorized to use ont of the
above mentioned funds set aside for
the building of permanent roads, asum
mott exceed Eight Thousand dollars
for the purchase OF any and all ma
chine1y, tools, Graders, etc., for the
building OF grave. roads.
Section A. Be it further ordained,
etc, That said Committee on Good
Roads are hereby vested with the
power TO have the roads hereinafter
mentioned Strengthened out as they
NAV see fit and proper, and to do any
ana all things necessary in the prem
ises, should the properly wner along
said roads be not williog to donate the
proper. where said roads are to be
changed, either by buying or by ex-
preparation.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
| etc, That the roads to be built shall be,
! First: From the corporate limits OF the
| City of Opelousas to the corporate linn
its of the Town of Washington, a dis
lance of 4.S2 miles. Second: From the
corporate Limits OF the City Of 0pelou-
sas to the corporate limits of the Town
of Sunset, a distance of $50 miles;
Third: From the corporate limits of the
| City OF Cpelousas to the Town OF Law
, tell, a distance of 6.25 miles; Fourth:
From the corporate limits of the City
of Opelousas to Little Bayou CarTiere,
near Port Barre, a distance OF sos
miles.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the Committee on Good
Roads shall make a report to the Police
Jury at its regular meetings on the
First Monday OF every month, of any
and all work done by said Cornmi..ee.
They shall also have kept a regular
monthly account of all purchases made
by said Committee and all disburse-
ments out of the above mentioned
fund, and in their repoi to this body,
each and every month, shall specially
mention the same.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the kind of gravel to be used
shall be left entirely to the Committee,
said Committee, however, shall in no
place build a road other than what is
termed an 8 foot road.
Section S. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That this ordinance shall take
| effect from and after its passage, and
that all ordnance contrary to Or in-
consistent with this ordinance, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Adopted Feb. 2, 1914.
FRANK DIMMICK, President.
Attest: j. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
Motion by DIR. Pavy-
Be it resolved by the Police Jury Of
the Parish OF ST. Landry, in regular SEES
sion convened, that this body hereby
pledges itself to pay witnesses of w. c.
Walters on trial of his case; provided
that not more than twelve in number,
same being the legal limitation OF the
laws of tins State, be cited to appear;
the amount to be paid to each respec-
tive witness to be Two dollars per diem
and five cents per mile each way, from
the boundary line of the State OF Mis-
sippi to the Citi of Opelousas. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mi. st, Cyr-
Be it resolved that a committee COM
posed OF Messrs. L. L. L~avergne, John
Andrus and W. w. Hunt, together with
the parish road supervisor, De appoint
ed to- lay out a public road starting
from tie Sunset and Eunice public
road at j. w. Bacon's southeast corner
running due north between the lands
of j. w. Bacon and Van Bryant and
others to interseet with the Bellevue
and Lewisburg road, as per petition on
] file, and report at next regular meet
ing. Mot on carried.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery-
Be it resolved that all bridges in the
parish Of ST. Landry, be built and main