St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-11
Police Jury Proceedings.

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Opelousas, La, April 9th, 1914.
The Police Jury convened in regula
session this sixth day Of April, 1914
with the following members present:
Mr.. Frank Dimmick, President
Messrs. Guillory, Daley, Iseringhausen
Fisette, Dunbar, Brown, Walters, Beali
The commission Of MIR. K. T. Catlet
having been presented as q member O
the Police Jury from the 4th ward o
this parish, vice DIR. w. F. Clopton, de
ceased, upon motion of MFR. Daley, sait
member wal duly recognized ant
seated.
Motion by Mr.. w. C. Beall-
Whereas, the Police Jury did on tht
4th day of February, 1914, appoint
committee of six free holders to lay ou
a public road from Begg to the public
road leading from Bayou Boeuf to Big
Cane and assess the damages to prop
erty traversed by said road; and,
Whereas, said committee did lay out
said road and assess damages to sale
property and reported back to the Pc
lice jury,
BC IL ICSUkfEA, 1lIdk Liz
President of this Body be and he il
hereby authorized to accept donations
Of such rights OF way, or purchase such
rights Of way from such persons whose
lands are ~traversed by said public road
and to institute such appropriation
suits in behalf OF the parish al may be
necessary to acquire che right of way
for the opening of said public road,
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown
That the application of Messrs. w. p.
Baldridge and w. S. Fisher to conduct
a saloon for whites in the ~unincorpor.
ated village of Morrow, La, in what is
known as the Morrow building, under
the firm name Of Baldridge e Fisher,
be and the same is hereby granted,
and that the Sheriff and ex-officio Tax
Collector be and he is hereby author.
lied to issue q license to the above
named firm for the year 1914. Motion
carried.
On motion of MIR. Daley
The Police Jury adjourned until 1:3C
o'clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
iournment.
Present: MIR. r. Dimmick, President,
presiding; Messrs. Guillory, Daley,
fseringhausen, Fisette, Dunbar, X. r.
Catlett, Walters, Beall, McCaffery, Eos
ter, Pavy, Brown.
Motion by Mi. McCaffery-
Be it resolved that the President and
Clerk of the Police Jury, be and they
are hereby authorized to issue a war
rant for the sum of three thousand two
hundred and thirteen dollars, $3,213.00
in favor Of the Missouri Valley Bridge
& Iron Co., of Leavenworth, Kansas,
in payment of certificate due said COM
pany on the Bayou Rouge Steel bridge
as per amount set aside in the budget
for the year 1914. Motion carried.
Motion by DIR. Foster
Be it resolved that the President and
Clerk of this Body be and they are
hereby authorized to issue a warrant
for the sum of eight thousand two hun
dred and eight dollars, $8,208.00, in
payment of certificate of Indebtedness
issued for public school purposes, due
April LIST, and that said warrant be
made payable to the st. Landry State
Bank against the budget appropriation
of 1914, for said purpose. Motion car
ried.
O~pelousas, La, April 9Th, 1914.
To the President and Members OF the
Police Jury.
Gentlemen. Pursuant to your in
struetions, we the undersigned mem
bers of the Parish Board of Health, have
this day inspected the courthouse, jail
and public square, and have the follow
ing to say: The Jail is now in perfect
sanitary condition, having recently
been painted and cleaned throughout;
the courthouse is in as good condition
as circumstances permit; but the pub
lie square is an eye sore and should re-
ceive immediate attention. We,
therefore earnestly urge your Honor
able Body to have the square cleaned
UP without delay.
Signed: w. R. LASTRAPES, President.
P. FOSTER, M. D.,
j. E. DALEY.
Motion by Mr.. MI Caffery-
Be it resolved that the report of the
house and square, be received and ac-
CSdlSus anu OFUSESu SpISdu upoA hiS
minutes. Motion CARED.
Motion by MIR. Fisette-
Be it resolved that a warrant be is
sued in favor of Jos. Chautin, for the
sum of one dollar against the Public
Road Fund of 1913, as a refund on his
per capita tax paid in duplicate. Mo-
ton carried.
Motion by DR.. F. o. Pavy-
That the Clerk of this Body be and
he is hereby authorized to cancel the
warrant issued Feb. 7th, 1914, In favor
of Willie Fitzgerald, for burying pau
per. Motion carried.
Motion by DR.. Pavy-
That the report of Mr.. A. j. Muller,