The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
PsIiee Jury Proceedings
opelousas, La, Jan. 8, 1891.

uary, 1921, vita the following mem
bers present:
DR.. F. o. PaTy, president, presiding;
Messrs. Phillips, Cummings, Guddroz'
Moreau, w. F. Brown. McCaffery, Do
shoteIs, Guillory, Dupre, Lejean, SyI-
Vestre, Mills.
Notion by Mr.. Guillory,
Resolved that Mr.. Jno. F. Launey be
and he is hereby appointed as mem
Der Of the Board of EQualiZers, OF the
parish Of st. Landry, as per ACT NO.
231 Of the General Assembly Tor the
year 1920. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery,
Resolved that Mr.. Archie DUNBAR
be and he is hereby appointed as d
member of the Board Of EQualizers OF
the parish of st. Landry, as per ACT
No 231. Of the General Assembly TOT
p the year 1920. Motion carried.
On motion OF Mr. HcCaftery,
The police jury adjourned until z
o'clock p. n.
Evening Session
The police jury met pursuant to ad-
journment.
Present: DR.. F. 0. Pavy, president.
nresiding: Messrs. Mills Phillips, Du-
IRE. Cummings, Guidroz. MOreau, Nc
Caffery. Deshotels, Dejean, Guillory,
Godeau, Sylvestre, CloptOn.
Motion by Mr. MOreau,
Whereas. the board Of supervisors
Ct the 1st Roard District, 3rd Police
Jury Ward has obtained q right-ot-Way
through the property OF D. H. Bernard
on the west side OF Bayou Teche, and
Whereas, the old road is no longer
needed therefore be it resolved that
the parish hereby abondons its claim
to said old road opposite the property
OF the said D. H. Bernard and be-
tween his property and the Bayou
Teche; the same to revert back to the
said D. H. Bernard Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. r. L. Mills,
That a committee of two be appoint
ed. with the clerk OF this body. to
canvass the returns of the election
held in the Second Road District, 4th
Police Jury Ward Of st. Landry par
ish, La, on Thursday, the 23rd day
OF December 1920 Motion carried.
Chair appointed MessTs. r. l.. Mills
and Eloi Guillory.
r. L. Mills and Eloi Guillory, assisted
by the clerk of this body and duly ap
pointed to canvass the returns Of tie
election held in the Second end
Road District 4th Police Jury Ward
parish OF St. Landry, La, on Thurs
day, December %, 1920, in open and
regular session OF the police jury
did canvass the returns OF said cleo
tion and reported the resulsts thereof,
as follows. to-Wit:
Melville Precinct:
No. Of property taxpayers voting
in favor of issuing bonds ... ~
No. OF property taxpayers voting
against issuing bonds ..... 1
Majority for ..............,.,. 20
Total valuation Of property
voted in favor of issuing
bonds .... .......... SIS, 140.00
Total valuation Of property
voted against issuing
ponds -. .,.t,,.,-,,.$ 3,430,00
Majority in favor ....s.a $74, 1000
Palmetto Precinct No votes cast
Upon motion OF Mr. Thos. McCatfery,
the report Of committee on the can
vass OF the returns of said road bond
election held in the Second (2nd)
Road District 4th Police Jury Ward,
!. st. Landry parish, La, on December
2S7d 1920, was received and accepted
and an ordinance ordered drafted in
accordance Herewith mad the promul-
cation Of said election be published
according to law Motion carried
Mr.. M. ]. Godeau offered the follow
ing ordinance.
An Ordinance
Whereas, on Thursday, the 23rd day
of December, 1920 an election
was held in the Second (2nd) Road
District, 4th Police Jury Ward Of
the parish of st. Landry, La, to
determine the following PROPOSE
ton to-wit:
Proposition to incur debt and is
sue serial negotiable bonds of Road
District Number Two ~ OF the Fourth
(4th) Police Jury Ward OF St. Ian.
dry parish, State of Louisiana, in
addition to the debt previously incur.
red and bonds previously issu I'd for
said district, said additional debt to
be incurred and bonds to be issued to
the amount OF one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, ($15Q00000), and
said bonds to be serial bonds running
from one to thirty 900 years, bering
interest at the rate OF five per centum
.(5) per annum, payable semi-annually
said additional debt to be incurred
and bonds issued for the purpose OF
constructing and maintaining public
roads and highways within the terri
torial limits Of said road district, ana
particularly for the purpose OF com
pleting the Melville-Palmetto Hiyhya,
and for the construction of a grave
road along the Atchafalaga River anC
mat portion of the Palmetto-BayoI
Rouge road lying within the boundar
les OF the said Second Road District
whereas, the returns Of said cleo
ton were duly canvassed by the DO
lice jury OF the parish OF st. Landry
according to law, and notice to thai
effect given on the Bird day ofNov
ember, 1920 and the result of said
election was declared to be that said
proposition has been carried in favor
OF said proposition, as follows, to-wit.
Majority in favor OF issuance o.
bonds, Twenty-six. (26) votes in mum
Der; and SeYenty-four Thousand. Sew
en- Hundred and Ten Dollars (s74,
10000, in amount Of property valua
ton.
Now, therefore, be it ordained BY
the police jury OF the parish Of st
Landry, in regular session convened
that said proposition having been car
rted at said election the result there
OF shall be promulgated by the presi