St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-03-06
Police Jury Proceedings.
OneIausas. La. Meh /

49, SAA "A III cocul.
Mr.. F. Dimmick, President. presi,
ing; Messrs. St. Cyr, Guillory, Dale,
Beall, McCaffery, Gournay, Walters.
Mr.. j. S. Evans presented his con
mission as a duly elected member {
the Police Jury, for the first ward I
this parish, vice Mr.. D. Durio, de
ceased, and upon motion of Mr.. Goul
nay, said member was duly recognize
and seated.
Motion by Mr.. Gournay,
Be it resolyed, that a committee @
three, including the President of thi
body. be appointed for the purpose Q
investigating the merits of the "Roa.
Oils submitted by Mr.. S. WybIe, sub
agent of the Standard Oil Co., of La.
and report upon the ACCESSIBILITY O
using said oils upon the gravel an
dirt roads of the parish. and the ap
proximate cost of same per mile. Mo
ton carried.
Chair appointed Mr.. Gournay and DR.
Pavy.
Motion by Mr. McCaffery,
Be it resolved that the President ane
Clerk of this body be and they are
hereby authorized to issue a warran.
in favor of the Parish of Evangeline
against the budget appropriation fol
the 4th and last installment and inter
est due said parish or March 1st, 1915
as per agreement approved June 5
1911, in settlement of the assets ane
liabilities in the division of the Parish
OF st. Landry; said warrant amounting
to two thousand three hundred and
thirteen dollars (S2,313.00l. Motion
carried.
Motion by Mr.. Guillory,
Be it resolved that the President and
Clerk of this body be and they are
hereby authorized to issue a warrant
for fourteen thousand dollars, ($14,-
0O0.001, against the budget %appropria-
ton of 1915, for public schools; and
that said warrant be made payable to
Mr.. G. j. Thompson, Treasurer Of the
Parish School Board, for public school
purposes. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Walters,
The Police Jury adjourned until 1:3O
O'Clock, p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present: Mr.. F. Dimmick, President,
presiding; Messrs. Guillory, Evans, Dali
ley, Iseringhausen, Pavy, Fisette, Dun
bar, w. F. Brown, Catlett, Walters,
Beall, McCaffery, Foster, Gournay.
Motion by Mr.. Brown,
Be it resolved, that the District At
be notified to bring suit at once
against the Texas & Pacific Ry. Co., to
compel said company to remove all OBJ
placed by it in the natural
drains of the 4th Police Jury Ward of
this parish, as indicated by resolution
adopted June 1st, 1914. Motion car
ried.
Motion by Mr.. Fisette,
Be it resolved, that a committee con
posed of Messrs. j. j. Benoit, C. j.
and Thelesmar Richard, be ap-
pointed to meet the members of the
Police Jury from the 3rd ward at Ben
bits store on Saturday, March 18th, to
consider me ACCESSIBILITY of opening a
road from Bayou Teche to Bay
oil Portage in the neighborhood of
what is known as the Robin bridge;
ind report at next regular meeting.
carried.
Motion by DR.. Foster,
Be it resolved, that the report of the
committee appointed for the purpose of
the Internal Improvement
Road and Bridge Fund of 1915, be re-
:eived and accepted, committee dis
and the report ordered spread
lpon the minutes;
Resalved further, that the Clerk of
his body be and he is hereby instruct
d to credit the six wards with the
mounts specified in said committee
epert. Motion carried.
Opelousas, La, Feb. 10Th, 1915.
the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury, st. Landry
Parish, La.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned committee APP
ointed at the last regular meeting for
ne purpose OF arriving at a proper di-
ision OF the Internal Improvement
und for the year 1915, beg leave t ore
ort that we have carefully canvassed
le proration of the fund for the past
ear and the condition and needs off
lie six wards OF the parish for the cur
ent year, and herewith submit the
blowing division of the So, 600, 90
udgeted as the Internal Improvement
cad and Bridge Fund, and recon-
END the adoption of same, to-wit:
irst Ward s.. 200. 90