The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-02-14


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 paralelllng
the Opelousas-Port Barre branch OF
the 7. 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
That a committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the district at
/ terneys and Judge and request Of said
| officials to appear before this body
At its next regular meeting for tbs
purpose Of requesting their co-opera,
ton in the tick eradication work &
j be carried on in this parish during
this year.
4 Motion carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Larcade
The Police Jury adjourned until
/ 2 o'clock .. m
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant tt
adjournment.
Present-Dr. Pavy, president, pre-
i siding IN essrs. st. Cyr, Larcade, PItre
Mills Cummings, Catlett, w. +
Brown. Doucet, Sylvestre.
4 ORDINANCE CREATING TIL
3. COIIEE CROCHE DRAIN
4 AGE DISTRICT
Mr.. Cummings offered the follow
ling ordinance, which was duly sec
onded by Mr.. Mills:
AN ORDINANCE
OF the Police Jury Of the Parish O
st. Landry, State Of Louisiana
creating the Coulee Croch
Drainage District Of the Parisl
Of ST. Landry, State of L0ulsl
ana. and fixing the boundarle
thereof. constituting said Drain
are District a body corporate !
law. and vesting it with powe
and authority incident thereto
vesting the government and con
trol 81 said Drainage District I
board Of five (5l commission
ers. and fixing their domiclle
providing for the qualification
said commissioners, the mamie
az their appointment and fl1zln
their term OF office; provldln
for the first and subsequen
meetings Of the board ana en
election Of officers and flxln
their compensation; authorlzIn
? and empowering the board
make and adopt bylaws rule
and regulations for its govern
ment and that OF its officersi r
curing the board to keep "a
nroper books and accounts; an
nroviding the method of procul
ing funds for the district.
Section Now, therefore, be
I ordained hv the Police Jury Of q
said Parish Of st. Landry, State
: T louisiana. now in regular seslo
: d1Ilv assembled, that all Of the Lar
{ and property situated WITHIN tae Is
Z lowing described boundaries, Jo-Wi
Beginning at the southwest corn.
Iof Section 4, Township 8, SouI
Range s. East, thence two miles
tbe southwest corner Section !
! township s, South, Range 3, Eas
thence east to the southeast cornl
~ said Section is; thence south
1 tha southwest corner OF Section z
{ township 8, South, Range 5, Eas
9 thence east 70 the southeast corn
. Of said Section 81; thence south
the southwest corner Of Section
township 9, South, Range 8 Eas
! which point is where the line q 2
:. Parish Of st. Landry interseets q
!, line Sc the Parish Of Lafayette, Ii
thence in q northeasterly direction
y the line between the said parishes
Il 81 Landry and Lafayette to the es
= line If the riqht-of-way Of the Ale
androia branch Of the Morgan,s 70
= isiana and Texas Railway Compan
thence north along said east me
n aid rirnt-of-way to the townsh
re line between Townships Z and
" South. Range 4, East; thence west
o. said township line to the Lire Of {
Bellevue and Coulee Croche Dral
~ aue District: thence following {
% line Of said drainage district to :
o. place 81 beginning, containing
= nroximatelv sixteen thousand a
s. 0o0) acres, be and the same is here