St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-05-06
(OFFICIAL)
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
Opelousas, La, May |, 1916.

Opei0uSaS, Id, May H lolos
The Police Jury met in regular
session this first day of May, 1916
with the following members pres
ent:
MT. E. Dimmick, President, pre-
siding; Messrs. Guillory, Evans,
DALEY, Iseringhausen, payy, Fis-
cite, Dunbar, w. +. Brown, Cat
lett, Walters, Beall, MeCaffery and
Gournay.
Motion by Mr.. Gatlett,
Be it resolved, that the communl-
cation addressed to this body by
Mr.. E. 6. Richard, President of the
n. r. "A. e B. B. Levee Board, be
received and filed, and that the
| Clerk of this Jury be and he is
hereby requested to inform Mr..
Richard that his explanation of the
crevasse situation. is entirely salts
factory to the Police Jury. Mo-
ton carried.
Motion by Mr.. Gatlett.
Be it resolved that the contract
entered into by and Between the
committee appointed by the Police
Jury and W. S. Clark, IN the sale
and transfer Of the parish dredge
boat to the said w. s. Clark, be and
the same is hereby fully approved,
confirmed and ratified by this Po-
lice Jury; and be it further re-
solved, that the committee be dis
charged and a vote of thanks ten
dered it for the very efficient man
ner in which said sale was effected.
Yeas: Messrs. Guillory, Evans,
Daley, Iseringhausen, payy, Fis-
cite, Dunbar, W. F. Brown, Cat
lett, Beall, McGafery. Foster, Gour-,
nay and Dimmick.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. DALEY,
Be it resolved, that the sum of
seven hundred and four and 73-f005
dollars, f704.73). in the hands OF
the Parish Treasurer. realized from
the sale of automobile licenses. as
per statement and amount remit
ted to the said Parish Treasurer
by the Secretary of State, April III,
1916, be equally divided and placed
to the credit of the per capita and
vehicle fax fund of the various
wards Of the parish. Motion car
ried.
On motion Of MI. MeCaffery,
The Police Jury adjourned I'M
til i::30 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present: Mr.. F. Dimmick, Presi-
dent, presiding Massrs. st. Gyr,
Guillory, Evans, Tseringhausen,
pavy. Fisette. dunbar. W. F.
Brown. Gaflett. Walters, Beall, Nc
Gallery, Foster. Gnurnay and Dali
ley.
Mr.. w. F. Brown offered the fol-
lowing ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
To create a Road District in the
Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the
Parish of ST. Landry; to fix the
limits and boundaries of said
Road District and to designate
the name by which such district
shall be known.
Sec. {. Be it ordained by the po-
lice Jury of the parish of st. Landry
in regular session convened, That
pursuant to the authority vested
in this body by law. Road District
Two of the Fourth Police Jury ward
of the parish of st. Landry be and
the same is hereby created and its
boundaries ri hereby fixed as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Description of Proposed Melville
Palmetto Road District No. Two
~ of the Fourth flth) po-
lice Jury Ward Of st. Lam
dry Parish. Louisiana.
Commencing at a point on the
west bank of the Afchafalaya River
where the north line of +. A. S. n.
Y E., i~ntersects said River, said
point also heine the Northeast cor
ner of section two of said township
and range. and thence running due
west nine and three quarter 70 3-4l
miles to the northwest corner Of
section ONE GA. in r. 4 S. r.. S r.;
thence running due south eleven
ffi) miles to the southwest corner
of section 25, in r. 5 s. r. 5 f;
thence running due east four A1
miles to the southwest corner OF
section q. in T.5 s. R. 6 e; thence
running dne north two l2) miles
to the northeast corner of section
81, in T. s s. r. 6 F.: thence run
ming due east three RAJ miles to the
southeast corner eff section IS, in T.
5 s. r. 6 e: thence running due
north three 80 miles to the north
east corner of section 4, in T. 5 S.
r. 6 E: thence running due east
three and one-half q f-21 miles to
the west hank of the Atchafalaya