St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-07-11
Police Jury Proceedings.
Opelousas. La. JuIy s. 1914

Opelousas, La, July 6, 1914.
The Police Jury convened in regular
session this sixth day of fully, 1914, with
the following members present:
MIR. +. Dimmick, president, presiding
Messrs. Durio, St. Cyr, Guillory, Daley
Iseringhausen, Fisefte, Dunbar, Catlett
Walters, Beall, McCaffery; Gournay,
Brown, Pavy, Foster.
Motion by MI. McCaffery-
Be it resolved that the clerk and
president of this body be and they are
hereby authorized to issue a warrant
for the sum Of fifteen hundred and five
dollars ($1505. COZ in favor of the Mis-.
souri, Valley Bridge and Iron Co., OF
Leavenworth, Kansas, in payment of
certificate of indebtedness due said COM
pany July 18th, 1914, on the Bayou
Rouge steel bridge, as perappropriation
in the budget Of 1914. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daley
Be it resolved that the clerk of this
body be and he is hereby authorized to
cancel warrant issued to v, H. Sibille,
Jan. 10, 1914, for the sum of forty-five
dollars, for road work End ward. Mo-
ton carried.
Motion by MIR. Dunbar
Be it resolved that the petition of
property holders, praying that the pub
lie road leading from Bayou Waxia to
Bayou Courtableau be discontinued, be
and the same is hereby granted as
prayed for in said petition. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Catlett-
Be it resolved, that the petition of
citizens and property holders praying
that this body declare the road that
runs from Bayou Jack bridge up and
along the south bank OF Bayou Jack to
Indian Lake a public one be and the
same is hereby granted as prayed for,
and that the SID road be now declared
a public one. Motion carried.
On motion of DR.. Pavy-
The Police Jury adjourned until 2
o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
journment. Present: Mr.. F. Dimmick,
president, presiding. Messrs. Guillory,
Daley, Pavy, Fisette, Brown, Catlett,
Walters, Beall, McCaffery, Foster, Iser-
i%nghausen.
Motion by DIR. Pavy-
That the claim of the Germo Mfg. Co.,
in the sum of..SS249.6 go, be approved and
paid March 1st, 1915.
Messrs. Guillory. Daley, Isering-
hansen, Pavy, Fisette, Dunbar, Brown,
Catlett, Walters, Beall, McCaffery, Fos-
ter, Dimmick, voting yes. Motion car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Catlett-
That the petition of M. L. Swords,
vice-president of the A~tchiafaiaya Basin
Levee and Drainage District, askingfor
an appropriation of one hundred dollars
for the purpose of obtaining data and
actual expenses in conjunction with
thirteen parishes of this district, for
drainage purposes, be received and
granted as prayed for, and that the said
sum Of one hundred dollars be appro-
priated out of the contingent expense
fund of 1915.
DR.. Foster moved to table motion Of
fered by Mr.. Catlett.
Messrs. Daley, Iseringhausen, Fos-
ter, voting yes. 3yeas.
Messrs. Guillory, Pavy, Fisette, Dun
bar, Brown, Catlett. Walters, Beall,
McCaffery, Dimmick, voting no.. 10
nays. Motion to table lost.
A vote was then taken on the original
motion which resulted as follows:
Messrs. Guillory, Pavy, Fisette, Dun
bar, Brown, Catlett, Walters, Beall, Nc
Caffery, Foster, Dimnick, voting yes.
II yeas.
Messrs. Daley, ISeringhausen, voting
no. 2nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery-
Whereas the parish is about to COM
plete its gravel road between the city
OF Opelousas and the town of Washing
ton, and
Whereas there is a portion OF Main
street in the city of Opelousas which
remains ~ungraveled, which said street
ADULTS the parish gravel road, therefore
Be it resolved, that the city authori-
ties Oh the city of O~pelousas be and
they are hereby requested to continue
the laying of gravel On said Main street
until it meets the parish gravel road on
SAID Washington road, Motion carried.
Hon. President and members of Police
Jury, Parish of st. Landry, La.
Gentlemen: We respectfully beg
leave to submit the following report of
work done on the Good Roads for the
month of June:
WASHINGTON ROAD.
144S.4 As cubic yards of gravel laid
at $2.Q per G. Y.---$2944 10
in pipe. IS 20
Engine and graders 050
gravel, ~ rs 90
100
s3Oe3 80
BELLEVUE ROAD.
Grading ats. P. crossing$ Is so
Engine and graders- So 80
81 90
$i09 90
LAWTELL ROAD.
Bridge at Dietlein place, con-
struetion, S19.35, ibr., ETC,
$4S.25 CT 30
Bridge at Dejean place, constrle-
ton, $500, lbr., etc, S63.02.... 90 OF
Team work As 90
Engine and graders- 40 90
Oil q 90
s27s 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ross Garlin, repairing engines so