The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-18

Henry Kohl --- - --------5
j. S. IRENE ---- -----------.----4
Ausam Marcantel --- ---- ID
j. H. Cooper ------.' ----'''''----V
F. A. ArCeneauX. .-- -.------------'
H. A, Fontenot--- -------~.---.--o
Yves Pitre -------- -----------9
Absent, Geo. Hathaway. ..........1
The minutes of May 6, were read and
approved in open session.
ROAD REPORTS
Wards and
Welsh, La, May 8, 1915.
To the Police Jury, jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana:
conference.-the, your Commissioners
appointed by your Honorable Hody, al
your May 9Th Session, 1915 to lay out
procure right-of for a public
road from N. w. corner Section 81 9-5
to NV IA of the NV IA Section 1895
beg to submit this, our report: after
having been duly sworn, we proceed to
trace out and locate said right'of.Way
so feet wide, commencing at NV corner
Section 3l.9.5, thence running East on
the Section line between Section 3O'3l'
S2.29,33.28. to the ne corner OF the
NV ia of the NV ID Section 1895.
We have taken from each adjoining
property 80 feet for right'of'way on
legal sub dividing lines, and have re.
ceived the right.of.Way from all land
owners on said route, except Est. OF c.
E. Smith acres South side Sc OF SW and
sw Sc $685.;
J.D. Pousson, 30 feet wide across
South side Sc ID Section 1895 and &C.
ross South SW SW 28.9 5 also aStrip 80
feet wide across North side OF ne Ia 81
as and across North side of nW.nW 80
9.5.
And we appropriate the right'of'Way
over said lands and assess damages al
SL0O to Est. of G. E. Smith.
Also appropriate the right.of.Way over
said lands, and assess damages at $l.0(
to j. C. PousSon.
We most respectful ask that yor
adopt report, and grant us the said road
witnesses: Respectfully submitted
E. F. HardcaStle .. N. England
d Chas. Jeter Joseph Duga!
H. l. Longenbaugf
A. Reeve
A. F. Da!
B. P. Tabo
The President called Yves Pitre to tn
chair.
BY Mr.. Cooper: That the above repor
of Road Commissioners be reserved
, approved and adopted, and that thu
said right.of.way as above described
and laid out in above report be a dec
Jared public highway and dedicated t
to the public use.
That the Ordinance Committee b.
r instructed to report proper Ordir
t ance exproprating the rigt.of.way 10
said road as above described and re
t commended in said report. carried
5 The president of the Police Jur
r then resumed the chair.
g In connection with the above repor
E Mr.. j. D. PuSson presented tn
following objection:
To The Honorable President an
= Members of the Police Jury of th
Parish OF Jefferson Davis;
The protest of Jean Dural PouSSon,
resident of the said Parish of JeherSo
Davis, with respect represents:
That he is the owner OF the we!
, half of sW IL section rs the SoutheaS
quarter of section 20 the north half {
northeast quarter Of, section IL and Il
northwest quarter of the northwa
quarter of section SO Township nine {
South, Range five (5) west LouiSiar
4 Meridian; that he has said lands en-
losed and much of it is planted to Ri
every year. That he has well establi
ed on the southeast forty of said lar
which he pumps water to irrigate h
rice, which water is carried to mu(
of the land across the section line b
: tween section rs and 20 on the on
side and 81 and22 on the other, Sa
Township 8 south, rane west, L
Meridian, that he lives upon said lar
having his home established on Il
section line between the Sectiol
! aforesaid where he has good dive
ing house, barn and houses, etc. al
3 that his entire place has been SO fence
, and arranged so that his lands mig
be used to best advantage and proper
irrigated.
3 Your appearer and proteStat
further shows that several years a.
he donated to the Parish strip on t
rs south side of his said lands for a pub
road, and that such rood was eStablit
ed has since been maintained at tn
point,
He futher shows that he objects tc
~ movement before YOUR Honorable Bo
to have a public road establish
+, through his saldland on the secti
, lines between the section as here
above set out because tho same "
cut the south tier of fortier from t
rest of his land,run througe his DIV
ling house, barn and out houses a
situated ane will cause him irreparaI
injury,
He futher shows that the public a
JG private individuals as well are well
commodated for travel by the 70
hereinahove referred to and establish
on the south side of said lands, a
there is no necessity for establish
the road between said section lines.
- Wherefore, your said appear
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