The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

e4LE ONCL W HILL
In faith whereof, the parties here
to have signed these presents in du-
plicate, at Opelousas, La, on this
9Th day of January, 1920.
THE POLICE JURY OF THE PAR
ISL OF ST. LANDRY.
By JOS. T. ST. CYR,
H. d. LARCADE, SR.,
R. LEE MILLS,
Committee.
ST. LANDRY BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, OPEL0USAS, LA.
By L. ]. LARCADE,
Vice President and Cashier.
Mr.. st. Cyr called to the chair.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown
Be it resolved, that the petition of
Mr.. Chas. o. Dejean of Port Barre,
La, praying that he be permitted to
dig a twelve-foot canal across the
public road opposite his farm on the
north bank Of the Bayou Corutableau
for irrigation purposes, be and the
same is hereby granted as prayed for,
provided, that the said Dejean prop
erly build and maintain a bridge
across said canal, according to law.
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown
That the petition of the Lake Sway
zee Lumber Company, requesting the
parish to build a bridge paraleling
the Opelousas-Port Barre branch of
the T. and P. Railway, the said COM
pany to pay one-third of the cost of
same, sbe received and granted as
prayed for.
Mr.. Mills moved to table the mo-
ton offered by Mr.. Brown.
Motion to table carried.
Motion by Mr.. Mills
That a committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the district at
torneys and judge and request of said
officials to appear before this body
at its next regular meeting for the
purpose of requesting their co-opera-
ton in the tick eradication work 20
be carried on in this parish during
this year.
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Larcade-
The Police Jury adjourned until
2 o'clock D. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Present-Dr. Pavy, president, pre-
siding ;Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade, Pitre
Mills, Cummings, Catlett, W. F.
Brown, Doueet, Sylvestre.
ORDINANCE CREATING THE
COULEE CROCHE DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT
Mr.. Cummings offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was duly Sec
onded by Mr.. Mills:
AN ORDINANCE
Of the Police Jury of the Parish OF
st. Landry, State of Louisiana
creating the Coulee Croche
Drainage District of the Parish
of st. Landry, State of Louisi-
ana, and fixing the boundaries
thereof, constituting said Drain
age District body corporate II
law, and vesting it with power
and authority incident thereto
vesting the government and con
troll of said Drainage District IN
a board of five 90 commission
ers, and fixing their domiclle
providing for the qualification OF
said commissioners, the manner
of their appointment and FIXING
their term of office; providing
for the first and subsequent
meetings of the board and the
election of officers and fixing
their compensation; authorizing
and empowering the board tt
make and adopt bylaws, rule:
and regulations for its govern
ment andsthat Of its officers; re
ouiring the board to keep tht
proper books and accounts; anC
providing the method of procur
ing funds for the district.
Section Now, therefore, be i
ordained by the Police Jury OF thu
said Parish of st. Landry, State o.
Louisiana, now in regular sesior
duly assembled, that all of the lant
and property situated within the fol
| lowing described boundaries, to-wlt
Beginning at the southwest cornel
Of Section 4, Township s, South
Range 8, East, thence two miles t
the southwest corner Section 10
Township 8, South, Range 3, East
thence east to the southeast cornel
/ Oh SaIu OECktOh w. SASANC
the southwest corner of Section ~
Township 8, South, Range 8, East
thence east to the southeast corne
of said Section 81; thence south t,
the southwest corner of Section 2
Township 9, South, Range 8, East
which point is where the line of tn
Parish of st. Landry intersects tn
line of the Parish of Lafayette, La.
thence in a northeasterly direction Of
the line between the said parishes o
st. Landry and Lafayette to the cas-
line of the right-of-way of the Alex
androia branch of the Morgan's Lou
isiana and Texas Railway Company
thence north along said east line o
said right-of-way to the TOWNSHIP
lime between Townships z and
ESouth, Range 4, East; thence west o
said township line to the line of tn
Bellevue and Coulee Croche Drain
age District; thence following tn
line Of said drainage district to tn
place of beginning, containing az
proximately sixteen thousand nc
O00) acres, be and the same Is hereb