St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-07
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
opelousas, La, Aug. 2, 1915.

AUGUST 1SA@, ~i"
hs Mr. ]. f. St. Cyr, President pro.
.om and Mrs. Guillory, Evans, Dai-
1ev Iseringhausen, Dunbar, w. T.
Brown. GatIett, Walters. Beall,
Fisette, Gournay, Foster
Motion by Mr.. Gatlett,
Whereas. III co-WOrker and ap-
nreeiafed member, the Hon. Thos.
MpcCaffery. has met with a serious
accident, endangering the sight q
n of his eyes. therefore.
Be it resolved. that this body ten
der him its most sincere sympathy,
Be it further resolved, that The
Secretary be instructed to for
ward a a copy of this resolution TO
Mr.. McCaffery. Motion earned.
Motion by Mr.. w. +. Brown,
Re it resolved that the petitions
for and against repeating the reso-
luton adopted Nov. 3. 1913, permit
ting hogs to roam at large Wltliis
the 9Th and 9th Justices wards d
the 4th Police jury ward. De Ia
bled.
inghausens Fisette, Dunbar, ~. +,
Brown, Walters, Beall, roster
Gournay and st. Cyr. ~ yeas; :,
and Daley. 2 nays
On motion of Mr.. Walters.
The Police Jury adjourned untl'
t:30 O'Clock.
The Police Jury met pursuant te
Present: Mr.. J. 7. st. Cyr, Pres
r. - -.1 tow ond Mp2CTG lItl1l-
lorv Evans. Daley. Iseringhausen
Eisatta. Dunbar. w. F. Brown, Cat
/, lett. Walters. Beall, Gournay. Pavy
Foster.
Motion by Mr.. Bea1l.
Be it resolved, that the petltiot
OF DR.. Y. H. Bond, of Barbreck, La.
requesting permission to make :
massage way to the Bayou Boeti1
from his plantation for the pur-
nose Of watering stock. by IN
neIinQ under the road and brldglnF
same securely, be received ane
granted as prayed for; PROVIDED
hat said work be done to the satls-
faction Of the Parish Road super
;nfandent and without cost to tfls
parish. and further. that the III
tire maintenance of the bridge @
tunneI be at the expense OF petl-
toner. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. BeaIl,
Thai the report of Mr.. w: D
poherf relative to the Drldgs
across Bayou Boeuf, be received
and spread upon the minutes, am
the matter of making an appropfla
lion be deferred until action d.
aiken on the part of the parlsie'
ce Novelties and Eyangeline. Mo
ton carried. .o,s
Hon President and Members. Police
Jury. st. Landry Parish.
Sirs. hadv
have examined the bridge acros
Pavo,, Roeuf near the line OF TIL
narish and Evangeline and Ayoy
eiIes, Crossing on this bridge ma
haan abandoned and it is necessar.
IN replace the structure with a nev
bridge. T have drawn a plan n es
timafed the cost and mailed n .
each of the secretaries of the poiic
iI1ries of Eyangeline and Ayoy
allies Parishes, asking them 10 pre-
sent them to their police Juf1ss All
asking them each to make an ap
nronriation of one-third OF the COS
of the bridge which | estimated .
he S426 or for each parish to appro
nriate Sf42 provided the other wv
parishes did the same. | recon-
mend that your body appfopriat
Sf42 or as much thereof as IS neeeS
sary to pay one-third of the cos
provided the other two parishes ap
propriate a like sum.
Respectfully submitted.
w. B. ROBERT
Motion by Mr.. DALEY.
Ba it resolved that the sum 9
five hundred and twenty-four an
g3-tOO dollars, in the hands OF tn
Parish Treasurer, realized from In
sale al automobile licenses. as pc
statement and amount reunited
said parish treasurer by the Secfe
tary Of State, May goth, 1919, .
equally divided and placed TO To
credit of the per capita and ven
Gle tax fund of the various ware
of the parish. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. j. s. Evans,
Be it resolved, that the PreSldel
of this body appoint a commute
Of five to appear before the Boar
of Equalizers on August Atm. at
o. m, sharp, looking towards "
equalization OF assessments, as pe
resolution of Mr.. H. u. Estofgl
member of the Th district, offsre
and adopted on July ~, 1913. NC
ton carried.
Chair appointed Messrs. y.
Evans. w. C. Beall, f. O. Pavy,
q. Richard and M. l.. Swords:
Or. P. Foster offered the follow
ing ordinance, duly seconded,
AN ORDINANCE 49,
# or THE POLICE JURY OF III
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. STAT
OF LOUISIANA, creating q
BAYOU PLAQUEMINE DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT" and fixing 10
limits thereof: constituting sai
drainage district, q body corpoI
ate in law, and investing 1t VIII
powers incident thereto; invest
ing the government and contre
OF said drainage district IN
board of commissioners. and n2
ing their domicile; providing 70
the qualifications Of said eomnis
sioners, the manner Of their az
pointment, and fixing their teri
Of office; providing for the frs
and subsequent meetings 81 ia
board and the election OF ofileer
and fixing their COMPENSATION
authorizing the board to adoI
rules and bylaws for its gov
arnment and that of its officers
recurring the board to keep tn
. proper accounts and proyldln
the manner in which funds sha
ha raised for the district.