St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-11

advance the estimated cost of
making said surveys, maps, plans,
/ Investigations, reports, etc, on the
basis of twenty $4,000, Dollars
per mile for each mile of road
applied for, and
Whereas, the State Highway
Department, Board of State
Engineers, agrees to refund to the
Parish any Of the above fund over
and above the amount necessary
to- cover the cost of said surveys,
maps, plans, investigations, reports,
! ETC., together with an itemized
statement showing The exact
amount expended in making same.
Be it resolved That the Police
Jury of st. Landry Parish, id reg
ular session convened, hereby
makes formal application and.
petitions the State Highway
Department, Board Of state
Engineers, t4lng for State Aid under the
provisions of Act 49 OF 1910, for the
construction of the following
named highways: From west
bank of Atehafalaya River at the
town of Milville, to west boundry
OF Road District No. q, of 9Th ward,
ST. Landry Parish, Louisiana. at a
point where the Texas &Pacific
R.R., crosses said line: embracing
total Of about 1 i-t-4 miles.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
President Of the Police Jury of ST.
Landry Parish, be, and he, is hereby
authorized and instructed ia draw
on the Parish Treasurer and issue
to the State Highway Department,
Board of State Engineers, check
for Two Hundred and Twenty-Five
.(s225.00 Dollars, said amount
being equal to the number of miles
applied for at Twenty $4,000
Dollars per mile. and the amount
required to be advanced TO cover
estimated cost of making the
necessary surveys, maps, plans,
investigations. reports, ETC.,
Voting for Messrs. st. Gyr,
Larcade. Evans. Mills. Daley.
Beaugh, pavy, Lanclos, Catlett,
w. E. Brown, BabingtOn, DoueeE,
Martin Sylvestre. Deiean, and
Mccoy.
Against: None. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. K. T. Catlett-
That pursuant to petition. Mr.. 81.
G. Richard, be and he is hereby
elected as a member Of the BOARD
of Supervisors Of the 4th Police
Jury Ward, for the purnose of con-
structing roads and bridges IN said
Ward in compliance with Act fa9
OF 1916, amending Act f83, of 1914
Motion carried.
Mr.W.F. Brown, on the part OF the
committee appointed to secure 4
loan Of 100000 to pay reward for
the capture of Heliare Carrierp. ETC.
reported verbally that the st.
Landry State Bank. fiscal agent
would now pay said claims since
| the budget of 1917, had been pub
lished ACCORDING ta law: and mon
lmotion Of Mr.. j. e. DALEY tho re-
mort was accepted and committee
| discharged.
Motion Inv Mr. w. n. Browrl-4-
BE il resolved. that the Clerk yof
| this body be and he is hereby all-
fhnrized fo nav ffe reward nf e2na.
90 offered for the capture Of Halaire
Garriere. TO Slteriff Henry Reid nf
/ falcasinu parish. and he Is also att
fhorized to paw The 81, landry San-
| ifari'lm the claim af 1890 annrnv-
ed SeDt.5tF.# 1916 for sllndrv ex-
! nerses in attending Bruno ST.
8ndreand panf nsJrollssaarf aad
further, that the said clerk IS here
lv ailtharizad III iss11e Certificates
{ of inaahfadnass tn the sit. Tantlnp
sfafe RalaE, ffsea aeaflt. ,eariTlp 3
DER eefafs5if7 inrast Ariflfr
plef1fs rs ahasfss be fiscal aeetaf f1
he rairlfaersaa ~ laan atif nf tstn
budget ef at7 afafian CARRIED
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