The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-15

and he is hereby directed to institute
in the name Of the parish, expropria-
ton proceedings against Perry H1ggin-
botham and Eliza Higginbotham VINO
have refused to grant right OF way
, Motion carried.
! On motion of Mr.. Dejean,
The police jury adjourned until z
o'clock p. m.
Evening Session
The police jury met pursuant to al
| journment.
Present: DR.. F. o. Pavy, president
presiding; Messrs. Mills, Phillips, Du-
pre-, Cummings, Guidroz, Moreau, ".
! F. Brown, McCaffery, DeshOtels, Gull
lory. Sylvestre, Godeau, st. Cyr, De-
| jean.
Mr.. w. F. Brown offered the follow
| Ing
Resolution
Whereas, the st. Landry Bank 4
Trust Co., Port Barre Branch, Port
! Barre, La, are the highest and only
bidders for the $16,000.00 Road Dis
| trict No. 10, Fourth Ward, st. Landry,
parish, La, per cent bonds, dated
August /, 1919, interest payable semi
annually, to mature as specified in
their bid bearing date of December
9Th, 1920, now, therefore,
Be it resolved, that said bonds be
and the same are hereby awarded 70
said ST. Landry Bank & Trust Co.,
| Port Barre Branch, Port Barre, La,
and the president and clerk are here
by authorized and directed to execute
said bonds, and when executed to de-
+ liver the same TO the said st. Landry
Bank & Trust, Co., Port Barre Branch
! Port Barre, La, on compliance with
! the terms of their said bid on file in
! the office of the police jury clerk,
/ Be it further resolved that if the
attorneys of the said St. Landry Bank
& Trust Co., Port Barre Branch, Port
Barre, La, on examination of certified
| transcript Of the record of proceedings
to be furnished them in accordance
with the terms of their bid, decline to
approve said bonds, said transcript, aac-
cOmpanied by letter Of the attorneys
so declining to approve same, shall be
promptly forwarded to the clerk of
this body whereupon said clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to i'm
mediately return to said st. Landry
Bank & Trust Co., Port Barre Branch,
! Port Barre, La, their certified good
faith check deposited with their bid
for said bonds.
Motion duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
Motion by Mr.. w. F. Brown,
Be it resolved that the clerk of this
body be and he is hereby authorized to
return to W. L. Slayton & Co., their
certified checks which were deposited
with their bids on the $4,000 road
| bonds Of the 10th Road District 4th
Ward, and on the $4,000 road bonds
of the 9Th Road District, 4th Ward.
| Motion carried.
Resolution by Mr.. Cummings;
Whereas, the supreme court Of
louisiana, in the suit entitled Crsin
T. Iseringhausen VS. Walter Larcade,
ct al; has declared that a public road
exists on what is known as the Nc
ilheney tract in this parish, said road
running east and west and lying be-
TWEEN lots 80, 81, 80 and SO and lots
80, 81, SS, 80, 40 and Al of said Nc
Ilheney tract; and
Whereas, the said court has held
that legal dedication of said road
was made by the filing of plat of the
McIlheney property in the clerks Of
flee, st. Landry parish, La, on August
IL 1913 in conveyance book "R" No,
4, at page 544, said plat having been
made by R. M. Hollier, surveyor. July
Is, 1913; and
Whereas, said road had been pre-
Viously rendered to this police Jury as
public road, and rejected by this
body on December g. 1915; and
whereas, the property owners. in
that vicinity are practically unani-
nous that no need for said public
road exists, and have petitioned this
body to set aside the dedication of
said public road, which the said SUE
preme court of Louisiana has declarsG
was made; therefore, be it
Resolved, that this police jury, in
pursuance OF the authority vested in
1t by the provisions of Act 151 of the
General Assembly of Louisiana of the
year 1910, does hereby set aside and
revoke the dedication of said road. run
ming east and west and lying between
lots 30, 81, 80 and S3 and lots SO. ~,
~, 80, 40 and Al of what is known as
the Mcllheney tract, in the parish of
st. Landry, La, he it further.
Resolved, that said road, not being
needed or desired as a public road.
and the Pine not being needed for
public p1eposes, the dedication of said
road isfhereby specially revoked and
set ASIDE. Be it further,
Resolved, that the soil embraced IN
such road up to the center line there
OF, is hereby declared to revert to the
present owners Of the land contingu-
Gus thereto.
Motion carried.
Application for State and Federal Aid
To the State Highway Engineer,
New Orleans, La.
The police jury Of st. Landry mar.
ish Louisiana in regular session con-
vened, respectfully submits for your
consideration and approval, this their
application for state and federal aid
upon the construction OF the:
Melville-Alexandria Highway-Pal-
metto to AVoyelles Parish line High
way, hereinafter described, and
whereas, the state highway depart
ment board Of state engineers, request
the parish to advance the estimated
cost OF making said surveys, maps, pl
ans. investigations, reports, etc., on the
basis OF thirty 800 dollars per mile.
for each mile of road applied for; and
Whereas: The state highway de-
partment, board of state engineers.
agrees to refund to the parish any of
the above fund over and above the
OF said surveys, maps, investigations.
amount necessary to cover the cost
reports, etc. together with an item
ized statement showing the exact
amount expended in making same. and
the police jury of st. Landry narish