The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24


THE POLICE JURY OF THE PAR
ISH OF ST. LANDRY.
By JOS. T. ST. CYR,
H. D. LARCADE, SR.,
R. LEE MILLS,
Committee.
ST. LANDRY BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, OPELOUSAS, 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 q 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 paralelling
the Opelousas-Port Barre branch of
the T. and P. Railway, the said COM
pany to pay one-third of the cost of
same, be 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
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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 %
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.
Presently. Pavy, president, pre-
siding ;Messrs. st. Cyr, Larcade, Pitre,
Mills, Cummings, Catlett, w. F.
Brown, Doucet, 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 a body corporate in
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 Isl commission
ers, and fixing their domicile
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
their compensation; authorizing
and empowering the board to
make and adopt bylaws, rules
and regulations for its govern
ment and that of itssofficers; re-
curing the board to keep the
proper books and accounts; and
providing the method Of procur-
ing funds for the district.
Section Now, therefore, be it
ordained by the Police Jury OF the
said Parish of st. Landry, State Of
Louisiana, now in regular session
duly assembled, that all of the land
and property situated within the fol
lowing described boundaries, to-w1t
Beginning at the southwest corner
of Section A, Township 8, South
Range 8, East. thence two miles to
the southwest corner Section 10,
Township 8, South, Range 8, East
thence east to the southeast corner
Of said Section 16; thence south TO
the southwest corner of Section ~
Township 8, South, Range 8, East
thence east to the southeast corner
of said Section 81. thence south to
the southwest corner of Section 2
Township 8, South, Range 8, East
which point is where the line of the
Parish of st. Landry intersects the
line of the Parish of Lafayette, La.
thence in a northeasterly direction or
the line between the said parishes OF
st. Landry and Lafayette to the east
! 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 Of
said right-of-way to the township
line between Townships 2 and 8
South, Range 4, East; thence west or
said township line to the line Of tht
Bellevue and Coulee Croche Drain
age District; thence following the
line Of said drainage district to thu
place Of beginning, containing ap
proximately sixteen thousand tic,
OO0) acres, be and the same is hereby