St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-16

and the balance of said tax after the pay.
ment of said bonds and principal and inter
est as the same natures is to be used BY
the serving authorities of said Tenth ROAD
District in constructing the roads anc
bridges in said road district the title tc
which shall vest in the parish and public.
Section s. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the clerk of the Police Jury shall
cause the original of this ordinance to be
recorded in the mortgage records of the
Parish of st. Landry and also publis he'd in
the official journal of the Parish of St
of the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1910, and amend
ments.
Section Z. Be it further ordained. etc.
that this ordinance take effect frcm and af-
ter is PRONUNCIATION.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President of the Police Jury, Parish of st.
J j. HEALEY. Clerk of the Police Jury.
The foregoing ordinance was duly read
and considered and a majority of the mem
bers being present, upon roll call voted as
For: Messrs. J. T. St. cyr. H. D. Lar
2. A. Cummings, F. O. Pavy, X. T. Catlett,
W. F Brown, w. M. Rushing. Theo. Dou-
Coy.
Against: None.
Absent: Messrs. Geo. Greig. W. c. De-
jean. Ordinance adopted.
Mr.. w. F. Brown offered the following
ordinance, duly seconded:
AN ORDINANCE
To eliminate all of that part of the property
of st. Martin Parish from Krotz
Springs Navigation District.
Whereas, an ordinance was adopted by
this body July 8, 1919, creating the Krotz
Springs Navigation District in territory in
the parishes of St. Landry. Pointe Coupe,
and st. Martin of this State; and,
Whereas, it is necessary for the Police
Juries of the Parishes of Pointe Coupee and
st. Martin to adopt said ordnance creating
said navigation district; and,
Whereas, it is the will of q majority OF
the property owners within the boundary
lines of the property described in said or
dinance within the Parish Of St. Martin that
the part of the territory in said district
which is in the Parish of st. Martin be ex-
cluded and eliminated from said district
and,
Whereas, the said ordinance creating said
navigation district has not been adopted by
the Police Jury of st. Martin Parish; now,
therefore
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Landry. that said ordinance
is amendmended SO that the territory in the
Parish of st. Martin described in the ordi-
nance creating the Krotz Springs Navigation
District is hereby excluded and eliminated
from said Krotz Springs Navigation Dis
trict.
Yeas: Messrs. 81. cyr. Larcade. Pitre.
Mills, Daley, Cummings, Pavy, Greig, Cat
lett. w. r. Brown, Rushing, Doucet, Martin,
Sylvestre, Mccoy.
Against: None.
Ordinance adopted August s. 1919.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President Police Jury.
Attest:
J.. j. HEALEY Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Catlett,
The Police Jury adjourned until 2 O'clock,
p. n.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: DR.. F. O.. Pavy. president, pre-
sinding Messrs. Pitre. Mills. DALEY, Cum
vestre. Mccoy, Larcade, Rushing, st. Cyr.
Motion by Mr.. Mccoy,
Resolved that an appropriation of Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00l be
made against the contingent expense fund
for the purpose of rebuilding the Bayou des
Cannes bridge at Deiean's crossing and that
a composed of Messrs. j. Leer
LaCombe, M. j. Reddell and Eloi Guillory
wise the construction of said bridge, and re-
port to this body upon completion of said
work.
Yeas Messrs. Pitre, Mills. Daley, Cum
mings. Pavy, Greig, catlett, Doueet, Mar
tin. Sylvestre, Mccoy. Against: None.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Catlett,
Resolved, that Messrs. S. w. Dunbar, C.
Z. Duckworth and R. Lee Hawkins be and
they are hereby appointed members of the
Road District, Fourth Police Jury
Ward of st. Landry Parish, La. in accord
ance with Section 4, Act No. 80 of the extra
session of 1917. of the General Assembly
Motion by Mr.. Martin.
That the sum of One Hundred Dollars
($l00.00) be appropriated against the contin-
gent expense fund to assist the farmers in
stitute (colored) in their parish fair to be
held in OpeIousas beginning August %. and
that a warrant for said amount be issued
and made payable to W.. b. Prescott, super
to be expended by him in con-
nection with the said fair.
Yeas: Messrs. Larcade, Pitre, Cummings,
Pavy. Catlett, w. F. Brown, Martin. Sylves-
tire and Rushing; 9 yeas.
Against: Messrs. Mills, Daley, Doucet
Mccoy; 4 nays. Not voting: Mr.. Greig.
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Mills,
The Police Jury resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to examine and APP
prove claims.
Mr.. Mills in the Chair
D. M. Fontenot. feeding prisoners,
month of July ------ ----------Sl7S.2
E. Landry. conveying prisoners to
Homar nnnre .-restino na-ties in ~
Evangeline parish ----------- 800
st. Landry Bank & Trust Co., ex-
change for interest coupons due
July / on $65 600 bond issue End
road district. Attn ward ---- 1625.OO |
CONTINGENT EXPENSE CLAIMS
Landry Blk & Trust Co, interests
on various drafts ------- 1900
Cumberland Tel. Co., service and
tolls, month Of July - 1900
Dallas P. Pitre. 2 days c~oroner's
jury and mileage 4.Ao
Boudreu 2 days coroner's
jury and mileage - - 4.40
Ursin Prejean. 2 days eoroner's
jury and mileage - 4.40
Bihm. 2 days coroners jury
and mileage ------- 4.40
J.. A.. Dejean, 2 brooms - $50
Jos Bordelon & Son ,sundires 4.55
Shute's Drug Store, sundries $500 1875 |
Albert Clary, sundries - I4.05
los. Lafond, 2 collins $3.50 $3.50 |
:. G~onsoulin. drayage - 100