The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
ing
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front OF the A. " OlA'AOA -
An the End police jury WGro Oh -
narish. at the point where the saLao
furn. separating the Olivier pTopoiEy
from the Higginbotham properly win
the public road leading from SUNSET
N Carencro bridge and running IN
| aouth westerly direction through INC
nronerties Of Perry Higg1nDotham'
Mrs Eliza Higginbotham, Dave hig-
ginbotham, Frank and A. G. OhyleF'
Gerard Marks, Baptiste Marks, Eug-
enc Sicily, Jos. Landry and Euclde
Landry; therefore,
Re 1t resolved, that DR.. 2. S. Barry,
EeIix Sicily, A. c. Olivier, Euclide
Landry. Armand Sicily, and Artebus
Landry. resident inhabitants OF the
said parish and ward be and they
are hereby appointed as jury OF
| freeholders to lay out and trace said
public road to the greatest advantage
OF the inhabitants Of said locality ana
! with as little prejudice to existing In
/ closures as possible, and to assess
such damage as any person may sCs-
( tain by reason of the tracing OF said
road; said jury to be duly sworn as
| the Jaw directs and to report to this
| body at its next meeting, the location
OF said road as traced by them, as
also the amount Of damage sustained
! by each land owner through whose
property said road has been traced.
Motion carried.
/ Acceptance of State and Federal Aid
Extract from the minutes Of the
meeting OF the police jury OF st. Ian
dry parish held this 3rd day OF jan
uary, 1921.
I Be it remembered, that the police
| jury Of st. Landry parish, state Of
! Louisiana, met in the court house
in the city OF Opelousas, st. Landry
parish, Louisiana, on the above date,
/ in regular session convened, with the
| following members present:
| r. L. Mills, F. H. Phillips, Edgar Nj.
Dupre, E. A. Cummings Clarvais Gui-
droz, DR.. F. o. Pavy, D. P. Moreau, w.
| F. Brown, Thos. NcCaffery, Arthur
Deshotels, Alex. Sylvestre, W. c. De-
jean, Eloi Guillory.
A quorum present
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had and ordered recorded.
By Mr.. D. P. Moreau:
! Whereas: The police jury OF St
Landry parish, under resolution of Jan.
| 3, 1921, and under the provisions OF
Act No. 49 of 1920, petitioned the
State Highway Department, Board Of
State Engineers, for State Aid and
Supervision and for Federal Aid in
the construction OF the Opelousas-
Arnaudville Highway, and
| Whereas: The State Highway De.
partment, Board Of State Engineers,
has made the necessary surveys, and
| has submitted report together with
! maps, plans, profiles, typical sections,
/ ETC., relative to the location, length,
! quantities and estimated cost, ETC.,
of said highway, situated in the par
/ ish of st. Landry, State OF Louisiana,
| between DeVilliers' Corner and Cain
Store, same being approximately 1855
miles long, and,
Whereas; The state OF Louisiana.
through its Highway Department,
Board of State Engin" :. has agreed,
!, provided it can ser 1 from the
Federal Governmo, tend the
parish Of st. Landry OF s17-
10000, or Approximate, cent
OF estimated cost out of f.. all
aDle our1T he year 1921, a. the
sum ...., from funds that
/ will b. =. 2 during the year 19.
towards st Of constructing the
| afores5 ID ay, and provided that
the parish : Landry has on hand,
or will s. without delay, all addi-
| tlo1al fur 9ssary for the construc
| ton Of this highway and the mainten-
ance Of same after completion; there
/ fore.
Be It resolved: By the police jury Of
| st. Landry parish, State of Louisiana,
that President F. Octave PaVy, or his
successor, be and he Is hereby in.
structed, authorized and empowered
to accept the offer Of state and fed
eral aid made by the state of Louisi-
ana through the state highway de-
partment Board of State Engineers,
on the construction OF the above
highway, as indicated on maps, plans.
profiles, and as described In report
submitted by the state highway engi-
neer and embracing a total distance
OF approximately 1855 miles.
Be it further resolved etc: That
the president OF the police jury of St.
Landry parish, notify the state high
way department, Board of State En-
gieers, that the parish OF ST. Landry,
and the police jury OF said parish,
have on hand the sum of thirty-five
thousand and no-100 (S35, 900. 0O) Dol
lars to be used for the construction
and completion OF said highway, and
that the same is now on deposit with
the st. Landry Bank & Trus too, the
Opelousas National Bank and the
Planters Bank & Trust Company, of
Opelousas, Louisiana, and further
guarantee to secure, If required. all
additional funds necessary for the con
Struction and completion OF said high.
way, and in addition further guar
antee and agree to secure, by deeds
OF conveyance, all rights-of-way that
are required by the state highway de-
partment, board Of state engineers.
and by Act 40 OF 1910.
Be 1t further resolved, ETC.: That the
president Of the police jury OF st.
Landry parish, notify the highway de-
partment, board of state engineers.
; that the parish Of st. Landry has in
addition to the thirty-five Thousand
and no-1OO Dollars (S35, 00O.00) Dol
lars, construction funds, hereinaboye
mentioned, to be used in construction
OF the Notwithstanding Highway
the sum of ... rs
Dollars, which sum is derived from
the bond issue tax, which, for the year
H.. vii yield approximately
..'''.'-'.'. ($..........) Dollars
: Ihls fund, or as much thereof as NAV
be necessary viii be applied to the
maintenance OF the Opelousas "A maud