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VOL. VI. \ JProrrrdiug* of tl»c Police Jnrj-.OFBMHJ8A, La.. Jan-10.1883-The Police Jury uiet pursuant to adjournment. Present : Messrs. Albert Uultlry, President; A. Pcrrodln. I. Mc-che. E. liulmlimon. T. A. Hicks, 6. Haas, U Young, T. C. CUaehe-Tho reading of the minutes of last meeting wen; dispenhcd with.AN ORDINANCE.To assess and levy the amount of taxes to be collected for the services aud expenses of the I'lim'iu year, and to make appropriations for that purpose. ... , , .On motion of Mr. 'Perrodln it was ordained That the sum of thirty-five thousand nncl thirty dollais he and the some is hereby assessed ami levied as the amount of taxes to he collected f»r the services and exprnNe* or the current yvar 1883. and that the said sum he appropriated as follows:Pay or officers and in cm tiers...........$ 1.000 wPay of pub lie printing.................. 350 00Pay of Magistrates aud constables 4,two ooPay or District Attorney...............Pay of Sheriff Criminal Salary ^.o*10 00Pay of Sheriff Jail salary ............. 3.M0 00Pay of Grand and Petit Jurors I,7o0 00Pay of District Court witnes s 1..3P 00Pay of internal improvements......... 14,680 ooPay of existing debt................... 2,000 00I*ay of ludlgouts....................... $00 00Pay of Contingent Expenses........... i.ooo noPay of Assessor......................... L®* jPay of Collector........................ i,.oo ooJojJel135.030 00and that to secure that amount, a tax of (10) ten mills on the dollar is hereby levied on all pruivrty horne oti the assessment roll of the pariah und not in eluded on property on the uAsessmeflt roll situated within the incorporated towns of Opelousas, Washington. Grand Oo-tcau, Vlll© Platte and Amaudvxlle, and that on the property situated within these Incorporated cowutt, to defray tlieir proportion of the ex peases of the criminal proceedings, there be levied in aeeordanoe with section So. tri of the General Assembly of Louisiana. regular session of 1878, a tax of (5) five mills on the dollar.The Licenses ior the current year 1883, on all trades aud professions, Ac., will be the same as those imposed by the State for the same**The committee appointed to estimate the cost of building a bridge over Marcello gully, made their report which whs accepted, and on motion of Mr. DubaiMon, Messrs. Philip La-lleur. Octave Fontenot aud Alfred Stagg were appointed a committee to sell the contract for building Mid bridge according to law, and fur which uu appropriation of $130, one hundred aud fifty dollars, was made.The committee appointed to estimate the cost to build the Coulon bridge over Bayou Teche made their report which was read and accepted when on motion of Mr. PcrrodJn the sum of $730 seven hundred uml fifty dollars was appropriated for that purpose, and Messrs. t. Soileau, Valery Duplechalu. S. C. DevUltaM. Theogcne Richunl. Edgar Devilllers and Phllogeno Du-plechalu were appointed h committee to ecu the contract for the building of auid bridge ao-Clt;Th©1 committee appointed to estimate tlie cost to repair Hudspeth bridge made their report which was read and accepted, when on motion of Mr. Dubuissou, the sum of $300 was appropriated for that purpose, and Mueara. J.W. Daniels, W. L. Andrus :uid D. S. Edwards m were appointed a committee to sell, according ,d to law, the contract to build said bridge. A.The committee appointed to estimate the cost to build Calahan bridge made their report which was read aud accepted, when on motion 0j Mr. Pcrrodln the sum of poo. five hundred n( dollar. was appropriated lor that purpowr, mill . i. VeMT.- O. C. Sway.ee. W. 1. Trmuau. C. A. fra.ee. 8. Watson and T. li. Smith were ap-ucltitrd a commltlm In mil the euntruct, ao-rtirliiic tc lew, lor tlu- building of bjioc.TUo committee appointed lust October to lay out a public road on the cast bunk of Bayou Teche. leadiug Jrom J he corporation .»f Arua.ni- ^ villu reported that they layed out said road, • | as prayed for by petition, und claim damages jy lor 33 nrpents or fencing at te-ooTllCWport w:isn jccte l, Messrs. Mcche and Hicks voting f«»r adoption.A petition i reui tiiu residents of Big Cane was road when u:i moron of Mr. Dnbnisson, Messrs.F E.’BcJI.L. GtHleluittX and E. Morrow, were appointed a committee to ascertain the cost to build bridge over Bayou Rouge at the Baptist Church .u» prayed for.A petition from residents of Fnquetahrae was read when on tnutJuu or Mr. Chacbere, Messrs.K. C. 8lttig, Oil inline Miller and O. A. laaloux were appointed a committee to ascertain cost to build the bridge across Bayou Mallet a*praj red for.^ residents of Fort Barry wasread when on moiiou of Mr. Mcche, Messrs. D.P Saixan, Jos. Dubourdier, M. L. Mehnu ou,O vignoe Carriere aud J. E. Leblanc were appointed a committee to ascertain the cost to build Luuiorandier bridge over Bayou Teche uspraed fjj^n ^ indents 0f Phiquemlnc Brulee was rernl, when »u motion or Mr. Cha-clierc, Mcssr. Jean CnMilb*, A. V. Lyons and F tV Cahanin, were appointed a committee toascertain the eust to build a bridge over Breaux’s gully on roud from Rarue to Opelousas. as prayed for. *A M iltlon from the resident* of Bellevue, was read wheu on luoUoii of Mr. Perredin, Messrs. Jos. Ufcachcre, win. Bacon, and Jos. P. GuidS. V noutlr.J.M in-xltis.J. M. Ware, juid Victor Ricnurd. wer.-appointed » committee to lay a read to beg a «»r -.car F. F. Per-rodtu'H place to Dayan BoujIkmix bridge on Mdlrom Graud C.-ienu to Opelousas, as prayed for aud In Accordance with section 0“‘oS'motJon’opMr. Hu., Ucure. A. Richmond, Neville Doguet, W. D. Godwin, W. M. Fisk. Fclicien Guillory. W. M. Daniel and Cliriatoval Descardis were appointed a committee to a*-A-w'rtal'i the Ih'sI location for the nubile read from Spring gully near Bertrands store to Calcasieu line hear Win. Fisk, aud report on* Oif motion or Mr. Young, the road oveneer la instructed to allow Mr. Ulysee Lnfleur to change the public road from where It now noKses so as to pass on tin: limits ol and on hia Lind, and In accordance with section 0 road or-’’on’niotlon of Mr. Chnohoro the foUowlngrSSS?«SM,Sft:« Moreau, and U, T. Verret to ascertain the cost to repair the bridge on Mallet gully. , ,Messrs. Houicr liarouaae, H. D. McBride and VaJeatineD. Bream to aaoertaln the coet to the bridge at Church Pointlic.re Zouon nnher. Neville Reed, and Dan. a Roae to aacertain the dost to repolr Bayou EivmIo. Iirhlge at German Mttlemeut.Mewa.Soetbene Lelemie, Knille Lejeuue and j.JiiiFryc to ascertain enet to repair Baou Mallet bridge near Seetliene Lcjeune.Messrs Zenou Vldnue. Urciu Miller Jr and Wm Vdifmd to aw-ertain ooet to re|»ir Bayou /ia i' nin.-c bridge near the Frugee Settlement “o^otmnof Mr. Haam the foUowlng com-“'ai-lSolin,^bnson, Serand SoileauSSS.tBVH^ BBal« Ihn tan bihlgee near Foreman'. itoS iSd also tbo bridge over Elm Bayou:. u ■ outal. Kvarlate Foutenot. and Sifffi J tn .aMiertiiiu the cot to reijalr bridge -2jr Bwou Nea-Fhiue on road from Pine 1dittoes were apimmtcd:tiMl
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Saint Landry Democrat
Opelousas, Louisiana, US
Sat, Jan 20, 1883
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