St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-05-11

until said amount is exhausted and
be it further resolved that the sun
of eleven hundred and fifty-one and
24-100 dollars, paid by H. S. Clark
on April 26, 1918, and representing
final payment on the said dredge
boat, be and the said amount hereby
is ordered placed to the credit OF
the fourth ward road fund.
Yeas-Mesrs. st. Cyr, Larcade.
Evans, Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Pavy.
Lanclos, Catlett, Rushing, Martin
S~ylvestre, Dejean, Mccoy.
Against-None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. F. P. Martin
Whereas, a committee has ben ap.
pointed by this body at a previous
meeting with authority to advertise
for bids for the construction of the
Carron bridge W. Bayou Courta-
bleau; and.
Whereas, said committee followed
its instructions and received no bids
for said work; and,
Whereas, the present bridge is in
such a dilapidated and dangerous
condition, beyond repair, and a new
one absolutely necessary; therefore,
be it
Resolved, that the committee pre-
viously appointed be discharged and
that a committee of two from this
body be appointed with full power and
authority to purchase materials ne
cessary to rebuild said Carron bridge,
employ all labor and a superintendent
and to do n and all things neces-
and, be it further
Resolved, that the president and
clerk Of this body be and they r
hereby given full authority to con
tract for a loan of $2700.00, with the
fiscal agent, and a certificate Of in
debtedness issued and signed by said
president and secretary and made
payable in 1919, and the said amount
to be budgeted in the parish budget
for said year; and be it further
Resolved, that the said sum of
$4,000 shall be deposited with the
fiscal agent to the credit of the chair
man of said bridge committee, to be
drawn against for payment Of mater
ials, labor, ETC., in the course of con-
struction of said Carron bridge; and
be it further
Resolved, that upon final compile
ton Of the bridge, the committee
shall make a complete report to this
body for approval, and its final dis
\ charge.
Yeas-Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade,
Evans, Mills, Daley, Beaugh, Ian
clos, Pavy. Catlett. Rushing. Martin,
Sylyestre, Deiean, Mccoy.
Against-None.
Motion carried.
Chair appointed on the above COM
mittee Messrs. F. P. Martin and Alex
~Sy1vestre.
Opelousas, La, May 7, 1918.
70 the Honorable President. and Mem
bers Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned
committee appointed to examine
statement of the ST. Landry State.
Bank, fiscal agent, beg leave to re
port that we have examined said
statement and found same correct,
and recommend that a warrant fer
the sum of sixty-three dollars $685..
00) be issued to said fiscal agent for
salary interest month of April, 1918,
interest deducted on deposits as per
contract.
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
J. e. DALEY,
Committee.
Motion by Mr.. Martin
That the report of committee on
fiscal agency be received and ae-
cepted, and that a warrant he issued
to said fiscal agent as per commit
tees report, against the fiscal agency
fund OF 1917.
D. M. Fontenot, feeding prisoners, Ap
o. E. Langley. conveying prisoners fro
The S~tar-Progress, publishing proceed
The Star-Progress i record book, stat
Mcneil Stationery Co, books clerks
Geo. w. Stubs, reg. "a voters at SC
Clarke & Courts, mortgage book, cleri
JOS. Bordelon & Son, sundries .......
Jacobs News Co, stationery for warrior
Ernest Fuselier, sundries .......
City of Opelousas, water and lights /.
Tom Meyers, hauling ........
II. Bodemuller, sundries for assessors
H. Bodemuller, 500 R. tax plates .....
Burgess Repair Shop, sharpening c. cut
Gus Fuselier, per diem and M, drawing
E. D. L~amorandier. per diem and M, {
David Meche, per diem and M, drawing
] E. Hicks, per diem and m, drawing
H. Lastrapes, Jr, per diem drawing jur
G. Mornhinveg, witness to drawing ju
Gus. E. Dupre, witness to drawing jul
Tel. Co, service April, 10.
Alma Jackson, registering vital statisti
o. @. Foster, registering vital statistics
O. Barry, registering vital statistics
Joseph Firnberg, juror on inquest :.
Landry Lumber Co, paint, rope, etc
Schwartzenberg, repairing c. House
z .Conklin. hauling trash -
Noise st. Cyr, salary April, 1918, T. C.
Irouchet & Lafond, one coffin 1900.
Newell Lumber Co, lumber, 9Th ward
Jennings & Lahaye, road work, 4 wd
sidney Thibodeaux, road work. 2 vi
A. Gardiner, paid for road work, 2 wal
louis sayoie, road work, 2 wd .....
Ben Andrus, road work, 2 wd .........
PUBLIC RoA.
y. J.. Amy, road work, / wd ......
c. Skies Lumber Co. lumber, / wd !.
.os. Bordelon, road work / wd ......