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SUPPLEMENT TO THE CLARION RAYMONs BREAUX, Ed. & Bus. Mgr. SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1904. OPELOUSAS, - LOUISIANA. ProCeedings of the Police Jury. Opeloushas, La.. Sept. 5, '04. The police jury met- ins regular ses-I sions this day, with the following members present: Dr. W. F. Clopton, president; Mes srs. Guillory, Halphen, Dailey, Guidry, Stelly, Muller, Savant Vidrine, Fruge, Lafleur, Manuel, Bertrand, Deshotels and Durio. Mr. Halphen in the chair. Motion by Mr. Dailey seconded and carried, that petition from citizens of Elm Bayou and Cocodrie praying that Messrs. R. H. Smith & Co. be noti fied to remove the sawdust dumped into the mouth of Elm Bayou be ta bled until next regular meeting. Motibn by Mr. Guillory, seconded and carried, that the report of com mittee appointed to supervise the work of cleaning out gully running across Henry Comeau's place in Plais arice to drain public road, and also the cleaning out of ditch running across the northend of said place, and that of Godfrey Dupres, be received and accepted. Committee discharged, and the sum of thirty-one and 50-100 dollars ordered credited to Mr. Mentor Dupre out of the First ward funds. Motion by Mr. Lafleur, seconded and. carried,- that the report of com mittee appointed to sell contract for building the bridge at Point Olivier's. Seventh ward, be received and accept ed; committee discharged, and the sum of seventy-two dollars ordered cre.lted to Ernest Thomas out of the Seventh ward internal improvement funds. Motion by Mr. Lafleur, second and carried, that the report of committee appointed to lay. out a public road to connect with the Ville Plate and Washington road, to the Fanbough road, be received and accepted; com mittee discharged, and the road de clared a public one, as described in said report, as follows: Starting between lands of Orise La fleur's and Dominick Vidrine's, thence between lands of Sebastien Vidrine's and Samuel Haas,. thence crossing lands of Ben Brignac and Samuel Haas, and thence connecting with the Fanbouigh road. Received from Mr..J. E. Dailey the .umi-'.of.e thirteen and 45-100 dollars efrom the sale of old lumber in the Second ward, the said amount to be .turned over to the parish treasurer. ,To the President and Members of the Police Jury: Gentlemen: We, the undersigned ebmibttee appointed to examine state tment: of the fiscal agent, beg leave to report that we have examined said .statement, and found same correct. and recommend that a warrant be is sued to the fiscal agent for the sum -of one hundred and eiglity-one and :89-140l,4ollars for salary for month of August, 1904. S (Signed) A. J3 .uller, J. -I. Dailey, Commit teq. SMotion yy Mr. Davis, seconded `and carried. The report was accepted and a warrant ordered issued to the fiscal agent as per report. On- motion of Mr. Davis, the police · jury adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. -- .1 Evening Session. The 'police Jury met pursuant to a9jourament. Present: Dr. Clopton, president; Meswrs., Guillroy, Dailey, Guidry, Stel ly; Miller, Savant, Deshotels, Vidrine Fruge and Manuel. Motion by Dr. Clopton: Be It Resolved by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. 'Lndry, That the re port of thie committee appointed to lay out a public road, froni: Palmetto to Bayou JSak (at the old D'. C. McMil lan place), be and the same is hereby accepted. Resolved, further, that in accordance with said report a public road thirty-five feet wide be estab lislhed ;on the following line, to-wit: The said road to begin at or near Palmetto on the T. & P. railroad ana run between the lands of L. Goud cheaux and Pierre Durousseau and William Toliver to the land of Wes ley Budden; thence between the land of Wesley Budden and Pierre Durousseau to a point measuring 800 yards on said line of Pierre Durous seau, thence in a northeasterly direc tion to a point on Wesley Budden's land marked on an ash tree as a sur veyor's corner; this said line to run on a line supposed to be between two tenants, viz: Andy e H. Deshotels and L. L. Ellerbee; thence from said ash tree hrin a northerly ditecttion to the lands of S. S. Pierce, thence through 'said lands in a northerly di rection to a point on Bayou Rouge known as the old .Frith steamboat landing; thence up Bayou Rouge on its north or east bank to the land of W. G. Ellerbee; thence iunning north between the lands of W. G. Ellerbee and C. P. Dunbar for about four acres; thence running north between the lands of W. G. Ellerbee and Valley Land and Planting Company for the _distgnite ~ i about four acres; thence in a northly direction for about one mile to Bayou Tampa; thence across the said bayou, and thence in a north westerly direction for about one-fourth of a' mile to lands of E. P. Veazie and others, then through said lands (fol lowing Bayou McMillan cn its east side, tp Bayou Jack, at a point known as the old Dan McMillan place. Motion carried. Ikcion by Dr. Clopton: Whereas, The local taxpayers and residents of Palmetto, Bayou Rouge, and- Baou Jack, have voluantarily sub seribed:the sum of four hundred and thirty-four 50-100 dollars in aid of the ,constrution of a public bridge across the Bayou. Rouge at a point known as tlie-Steamboat. LIafing on the Frith lace, ,pn.the Bayou Rouge; "and, Whe, The contruction of said wri ouo'dld be' one of great public utility' kl d advantage; .Rdi1te d, e yj the Police Jury of the Parish of St Landry, that the sum or ie bvpdret d6ltars, or so much there o' as Aity be necessary, be, and the .uis `°hereby 'appropriated by the Sla;b payable out of the internal im ~voeeaent funds, to aid in the con struetion of said bridge at said point; ·tesame to; be available as soon as the $4 4a", aubscribed by the citizens, a 'bar3 paid into the parish treasury. Be t further rgsolved, that Green L. L Gauson, and Dr. B. G. ad are bereby appointed to let, after ten days ad thie cra t firthe buiild 0 t:he lowest 'bid I der, and to receive and report upon same after its comp:etion. Messrs. Clopton, Guillory, Halphen, Dailey, Guidry, Stelly, Muller, Sa vant, Deshotels viidriue Fruge, La fleur and Manuel voting yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Stelly, seconded and carried. That the report of commit tee appointed to extend the public road now leading from Bayou Teche to Pacannier, be received and accept ed as a public road, to-wit: Starting at said Bayou Teche, between the plantation of Jo3. Benoit and public school house, going as far as planta tion of Mrs. Alexis Moreau, running thirty arpents, starting on a line be tween the plantations of Mrs. Alexis Moreau and Mrs. Francois Castilles and running in a northerly direction. Motion by Mr. Halphen, seconded and carried. That the appropriation of forty dollars, made at last meeting, for rebuilding bridge across gully near C. Richards, First ward, be and the same is hereby rescinded. Motion by Mr. Deshotels. That the sum of seventy-five dollars or ab much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated out of the Fifth ward internal improvement funds, to build an annex- to the bridge across Grande Cordee, and that the contract be let to the lowest bidder, and work receiv ed, by the following committee, when completed: Messrs. Joseph Vidrine, Ezra Mar tin and Dr. L. Lazarro, committee. Messrs. Clopton, Durio, Guillory. Halphen, Dailey, Guidry, Stelly, Mul ler, Savant Deshotels, Vidrine, Fruge, Lafleur, Manuel, and Bertrand, vot ing yes. Motion carried. Received from Dr. P. Foster the sum of seven dollars from sale of old lumber, Eighth ward, the said amount to be turned over to the parish treas urer. Motion by Mr. Savant. That the police jury go into executive session. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Guidry. That the po lice jury now go into open session Carried. Motion by Mr. Adraste Lafleur: Resolved, That the second proposi tion of Favrot & Livandals, architects, as contined in their letter of August 23rd, 1904, to Mr. E. B. Dubuissehi be1 accepted, and their services engaged on the terms proposed. Motioa: car ried, " . Motion by Mr. M. A. Lafleur: - Resolved, That the committee here tofore appointed to advertise for bids, with Mr. Adolphe Guillory as an ad ditional member, be and they are here by authorized in conjunction with Mr. -Livandais, of the firm of Favrot & Livandais, architects, to open and con sider the bids submitted under the call of said committee, and to report back their conclusions and recommenila tiOns in regard to said bids, to this body, as soon as they can convenient ly do so. Motion carried. On motion of Mr. Ddrio, the police jury adjourned until tomorrow morn ing at 9 o'clock. Sept. 6th, 1904. The police jury met pursuant to ad journment. Present: Dr. W. F. Clop ton, president; Messrs. Guillory, Dai ley, Guidry, Stelly, Savant, Deshotels, Vidrine, Bertrand, Durio, Manuel Fruge, Halphen and Lafleur. Motion by Mr. Guillory, seconded and carried. That the petition from residents and taxpayers of the First ward praying that a committee be appointed to' lay out a piiblic road, starting from the old Arthur Simon place, thence running north between I the land of Wm. LeBlanc and David Lock; ;thence west between lands of B. H. Pavy and lands formerly be longing to J. Meyers & Co., thence north between lands of Francois Davy and Alcee Guidry and Albert Davy, to intersect the public road leading from Opelousas to Chataignier, be received and that Messrs. Henry Pavy, Lodge Fisher and P. P. Hidalgo be appointed to lay out said road as despribed. Motion by Mr. Dailey. That the parish school board be allowed the use of the treasurer's office for their meetings. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Guidry. Be It Resolved, That Measrs. Jno. B. Clay, Marcey Gardiner, Jean Louis Hebert and D. Savoie, be appointed a committee to ascertain the best way to drain the public road between the old Chretien and Guidry places, and to estimate probable cost; and said committee be instructed to interview the adjoining land owners to the end of obtaining from them contributions to assist in carrying out the work. Carried. Motion by Mr. Guidry. That the report of a committee appointed to locate a canal to drain the public road in the Second ward, be received and accepted, committee discharged, and that the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated to dig said canal as laid out by the committee as follows: Beginning at public road leading from Bristol to Acadia parish line, and run ning between the lands of Placide Simar and Joe Daigle on the west, and the lands of J. 0.: Johnson and Comeau on the east, 28 arpents long, and intersecting gully on north side of Joe Daigle's land. The work to be done under the 'supervision of and received, when completed, by Messrs. Placide Slmar and Chas. el4ahousse, and they to report to this body: Mes srs. Clopton, Durio, Guidry, Halphen, Dailey, Guilory, Stelly, Savaiit De shotels Vidrine, Fruge, Lafleur, and Manuel voting yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Dailey, that Messrs. J. J. Barry, Augustus Burleigh, J. B. Sibille, J. M. Gardiner, and J. M. Smith, be appointed to lay out a public road as petitioned tor by- citizens of the Second ward from J IM. Smith's corner to Ben De Valcourt, ,and from thence to some point intersecting the public road leading to Sunset, with out damage tda-anyone,; anrdthe sRaid committee to report at next regular meeting. Motion by Mr. Lafleur, seconded and carried. That the report of com mittee appointed to sell contract for cleaning out canal, through fields of Emile A. Soileau and others, be ac cepted, committee discharged, and the sum of thirty-five dollars ordered cred ited to Mr. O. T. Lafleur, out of the internal improvement funds of the Sev enth ward. Motion by Mr. Halphen. seconded and carried. That Messrs. T. A. Cooke, Leon Lavergne, and Geo. Wilson be appointed a committee to lay out a public road to the plantation of Thos. A. Cooke, and there connecting with a public road leading from the church point road to the plantation of Tiros. A. Cooke, and there connecting with a public road leading to the Belleyue road, as per petition presented to this body. Resolved, further, that the said committee make its report at next reg ular meeting, and also as to the prob able cost of building the bridges upon said road. Motion by Mr. Bertrand: Resolved, That Mr. E. B. Dubina son, parish attorney, be and he is here instructed to take such legal pro ceedings as may be necessary against the proper parties to cause the remov al of the obstructions in the ditches or canals draining the public road through lands formerly belonging to Terrance Johnson and Leon Pitre, to Bayou Mallett, and known as the Ter race Johnson and Leon Pitre canals or ditches. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. 'Guidry. That the salary of Mr. J. C. Sittig as janitor be increased five dollars per month Mr. Manuel called for the yeas and nays. Messis. Durio, Guidry, Stelly, Des hotels, Fruge, Lafleur, Bertrand, vot ing yes. Messrs. Dailey, Savant, Vidrine, Manual, voting no. Motion lost, for want of a two-thirds vote. Motion by Mr. Lafleur. That the petition of Augustin J. Barzarre, of the Seventh ward be tabled until next regular meeting. Motion by Mr. Bertrand, seconded and carried. That the petitions for and against a road being established in the Eighth ward along the canal between the property of the heirs of Joseph Bourque, R. E. McBride and others, be and the same are hereby ordered tabled indefinitely. Motion by Mr. Vidrine. That the petition table at last meeting praying for a public road starting from Dun bar's store and leading west to in tersect public road at corner of O. Guillory's land, be and the same is hereby tabled until next regular meet ing. Motion by Mr. Deshotels, seconded and carried. The police jury resolved itself into a committee of the whole to examine and approve claims. Mr. Deshotels in the chair. M. L. Swords, conveying pris oners, arrests, mileage, etc. $151 20 M. L. Swords, feeding pris oners, Aug. 1 to Sept. 5.. 167 85 J. M :Currey, guarding jail eighteen days ............. 36 00 M. L. Swords, arresting Sam Harmon in Acadia parish. mileage, etc. .............. 15 50 W. F. Clopton, one 2-wheel grader, Fourth ward....... 63 00 J. L. Stewart, road work, Fourth ward .............. 774 98 W. A. Duikworth, road work, etc., Fourth ward.......... 50 00 John Jennings, 2nd Qt. road work, First ward....... ... 167 50 Thomas Meyers, road work, First ward ............... 25 00 Eddy Harmon, road work, First ward ................ 6 50 Mentor Dupre, building levees First ward ................ 3 50 Mistrick & Potier, road work, Second ward . .......... 10 00 Albert Prejean, road work, Second ward ............. 10 00 Albert Daigle, road work, 2nd ward ...... .............. 5 00 Cleophas Guidry, road work, Second ward ............. 15 00 Olivier Cornier, road work, Second ward ............. 57 00 Walter Guidry, road work Second ward ........ .... 25 00 Chas. Guidry, road work Second ward ............ 10 00 Felix Miller, draining mud hole, Second ward ......... 5 00 Robt. Barry, road work, Sec ond ward ................ 5 00 R. L. Mills, road work Sec ond ward ................. 3 00 C. A. Jeffries, serving notice on L. Savoie, road contract b-r, Second ward .......... 2 00 L. Domigeaux, serving no tice on L. Savoie, road con tractor, Second ward ..... 1 0' L. Domingeaux, serving notice ' on J. M. Ware, road con tractor, Second ward ...... 1 75 7. H. allride.e road work. Fifth ward. 2 0o Sosthene Deshotels, 20 box. drains on public road, Fifth ward .................... 20 00 J. E. Roberts, road work, Fifth ward, ............... 12 50 Walter McRae, filling hole in public road, Fifth ward.... 75 H. Guillory, cutting trees off public road; Fifth ward ... 3 00 Alcindor Fontenot, First Qt. road work, Seventh ward.. 14 14 Angelas Fontenot, First Qt. road work, Seventh ward.. 30 00 J. R. Fontenot, filling mud hole, Seventh ward ....... 5 00 M. B. Fontenot, filling mud hole, Seventh ward ....... 8 00 Jean Hidalgo, road work, Eighth ward ............. 75 00 Ned O'Pry, 2nd Qt. road work, Eighth ward ............. 11 25 E. Fisher, 2nd Qt. road work, Eighth ward ............. 54 40 J. B. Childs, 2nd Qt. road work', Eighth ward ........ 12 25 L. M. Bihm, 2d Qt., road work, Eighth ward ....... 12 50 Arville Richard, 2nd Qt. road work, Eighth ward ....... 40 65 Allen McCoy, 2nd Qt.,- road work, Eighth ward ........ 41 25 W. C. Dejean, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ....... 45 35 Christoval Duplecham, 2nd Qt. road work, Eighth ward.... 12 19 Damonville Savoie, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth wardi.... 9 00 Valmont Duplecham, 2nd. Qt., road work, Eighth ward.. 9 00 Theog. Manuel, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward.......... 5 62 Alex Hardesty, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ..... 24 00 John Brown, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ... ... 7 50 Dumas Fontenot, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ... 8 75 Felicien Ledoux, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ....... 35 00 Alex Hardesty, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ........ 31 50 Christoval Duplechaim, 2nd Qt., road work Eighth ward 19 68 Francois Fusilier, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward.... 21; 25 Eusebe Bertrand, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward... 21 87 Eusebe Bertrand, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward.... 35 00 John Brown, 2nd Qt., road work, Eighth ward ....... .31 25 Valmont Dupleclatan, 2nd Qt., road 'work, Eightj ward.'. 25 e0 M. B'llerideau, 2d..,9t., supt. ,road obrk, hth Ward .. 31 25 Dr. W. F. .CIopton, registra tion on warrants ........... 96 J. J. Healey, registration on warrants, etc. ............ 1 30 L. A. Sandoz, supplying omis sions on torn and defaced pages Labyche Index ...... 10 00' J. A. Drummond, sundry work 6 00 F.. J. Dietlein, repairing and changing combination lock, clerk's office ........... 5 00 R. M.' Littell, M. D., profes, stonal service, examination of Elina Kelly ...... 10 00 Alex Deville, Jr., reward for arrest and conviction of Lee Cox, selling liquor without license ................. 150 0 T. R. Carroll, Jr., information to district attory, resulting in conviction of Will Lewis, selling liquor without li cense -...... .. : . .... 150f 90 J. O. Chachere, moving and hauling grass from court house square ....... 0t Manufacturer's Rec'd "Pub. Co., Advtg. for bids on Jail 11 40 Emile Reed, juror on inquest 4 25 Hardin Hebert, juror on I inquest ................. .. 4 2, Tom Mitchell, jurorr on in quest ..................... 40 Oscar Bordelon, juror on ex quest ..................... 4 25 M. "L. Swords, telegram, Au gust, '04 .............. .. 2 7a Town of Opelousas. water and light bill rend. Aug. 27..,: 23 S The Picayune, %dvtg. for bids. on jail .................. 29 16 R. E. Burleigh, burying paup er ............. .......... 8 Cumberland Tel. ".o., service, month of August .. ...... 3 00 H. Bodemuller, printing, etc., sheriff and tax collector's offices ...... ........... 14 0S J. K. Sandoz & Bro., sundries 12 60 Jacobs News Co., one journal 1 00 J. L. Chapman, building - bridge, Seventh ward ..... 40 00 J. E. Roberts, repairing bridge, Fifth warl ....... 5 0o P. P. Hidalgo, repair'g bridge, 1st ward .... ......... 5 50 W. R. Bondreau, drawing two deeds to public road, Sec ond ward ................. 6 25 J. M. Smith, building bridge, Second ward .............. 2 00 T. C. Gibbens, lumber, Fifth ward, ......... ........... 4 09 L. D. Stelly, work on Fro zard bridge. Second ward.. 5 00 L. D. Stelly, hauling lumber, Second ward ........... i 30 V. H. Sibille, lumber, Second ward .................... 15 76 Goltier Frilot, building bridge, First ward ............... 24 00 J. B. Sibille, fencing public road through land of J. B. Btrnard, Secon I ward . 30 00 F. Debaillon, repairing Lb"ldge. Seventh ward ........ ... 30 00 O. T. Lafleur, repairing bridge, Seventh ward .. 3 00 D. Meche, selling old lumber, Second ward ............. 2 00 A. C. Skiles, lumber, Eighth ward ......... ......... 24 24 A. C. Skiles, lumber,' First ward, .................. 85 46 Lem Wolff, nails, etc., Fifth ward ..................... 5 60 Motion by Mr. Guidry. The committee on claims resolved itself into regular session of police jury. The committee on claims reported through Chairman Deshotels, that they had examined the claims as above de dailgd, and found same correct. On motion the report was accepted and committee discharged. Motion by Mr. Guidry, seconded and carried. That the clerk of the police jury be authorized to issnea warrant in favor of Mr. R. Lee Garland, for claim approved April, 5th, 1904, and amounting to one hundred and forty two dollars and 90-100 dollars, for convictions where parties worked out their fines, said warrant to be issued against the parish. treasurer. Motion by Mr. Deshotels, the police jury adjourned until 2:30 o'clock p. m. Evening Session. The police jury met pursuant to adjournment. Present, Dr. VW. F. Clopton, presi dent; Messrs. Dailey, Guidry, Stelly, Savant, Deshotels, Fruge, Lafleur, Manuel, Bertrand and Halphen. Motion by Mr. Dailey. That the parish attorney, Mr. E. B. Dubuisson, be requested to draft a game ordi nance in accordance with the game law adopted at the last meeting of the Legislature, and to be adopted by this body at its next regular meeting. Mo tion carried. Motion by Mr. Savant. The minutes were read and adopt ed. On motion of Mr. Manuel the police iurv adiourned until 9 o.'clock. Sept. 7th, '04. The police jury. met pursuant to adjournment. President, Dr. W. F. Clopton, presi dent; Messrs. Dailey, Guidry, Stelly,, Savant, Vidrine, Fruge, Manual, Ber trand. Halphen, Durio, Muller, Guil lory, Lafleur. Motion by Mr. Savant, duly second. ed and *carried: Resolved, That the report of the' committee appointed to receive and consider bids for the erection of a new jail for this parish be received; that said report with accompanying documents, be spread upon the min utes, and the committee discharged. Resolved, further, that the recom mendations of said committee be adopted, and that accordingly the bia, of the Pauly Jail Compapy of St. Louis, Missouri, to build -a modern jail for this parish, according to the plans and specifications of W. S. Hull, architect, submitted to this jury, sub ject to the modifications and changes recommended by the sulpervising ar chitect, 'Mr. L. A. Livandals, for the price and sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, payable according to the pub lished terms calling for bids, under which the present award is made, be and the same is hereby accepted. Resolved, further, that a contract in accodance with this award Ile drawn up by the parish attorney and supervising architect to be submitted to this police jury at its next meet ing. Resolved, further, that when this police jury adjourns, it shall adjourn to meet again on Thursday, Septem ber 15th, 1904, at 11 o'clock a. im., for the purpose of signing and ratifying said' contract and passing the proper ordinances to carry it into effect. The following documents and re ports were ordered spread upon the minutes, to-wit: SEALED BIDS FOR THE EON struction of a modern jail for the par ish of St. Landry, with capacity for fifty prisoners, and to cost not more than thirtyfive thousand dollars, pay able five thousand dollars on comrle tion of the building, and the balance in six year installments, with five p_ cent per annum interest from accept ance of the building until paid, will be received by the undersigned on ori before Sept. 5, 1904, bids to be found ed upon plails and specifications to. be furnished by each bidder. As an evidence of good faith, a certified check for twenty-five hundred dollars must accompany each bid.' The un dersigned reserve the right to reject any and all bids. A. J. Muller, E. B. Dubuisson, Committee. Opelousas, La. " . Opelousas, La.,-Sept 5,, 904i Building Comnattee of the Police Jury of St. Landry Parish, a. Gentlemen: We propose to erect and build .a parshl ailal ýcordng to the plans ad4.pedfleatio pr d by Wil. 8.l Kal, am@ fict re r here with sab~itte.. The building and ee work as shfown complete for the. sum of thirty-five thousand ($35,000) dollars. Respectfully submitted, Signed: Pauly Jai uihlding Co., . Per F. B. Hull, Agent. To the Honorable, the President and Members of the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Lou isiana. Your committee, appointed to open bids for the construction of a new jail and consider them. in connection with the plans and ;specifications ac companying them, with the assistance of Mr. Livandafs, supervising archf tect, and to make a repott thereon to your honorable body, beg leave to re port as follows: There were submitted to us three separate bids, and sets of plans and specifications. All bids -were for the lull amount of $35,000, the limit set in the resolution of your honorable body, and the call for bids as pub lished by the committee appointed for that purpose. Of the three sets of plans and speci fications, your committee considers that those submitted by the Pauly Jail Company and designated as the "Bry an plans and specifications," are not suited to the requirements of this par ish. The other two sets of plans and specifications submitted by the South ern Structural Steel Company of San Antonio, Texas, and the Pauly Jail Company of St. Louis, Mo., respective ly, the latter known as the "Hull plans and specifications,.". are both excel lent as to size of building and dis tribution of space. The supervising architect, however, found certain de fects in each and upon pointing them out to the representatives of the re spective bidders, the -representative of the Pauly Jail Company agreed to make the changes required and sug gested by the supervising architect, for the amou'ht of the original bid. The representative of the San Antonio firm would not make the changes suggest ed in its plans and specifications with out extra compensation. The super vising architect. figures that the changes required in the plans and specfications of the San Antonio firm to make them equal to those of the St. Louis firm, as modified by him, would involve an extra cost of about $3200, which would make the cost of the San Antonio company's Jail exceed' the limit set by your honorable body, and the bid of the other firm by said amount. We, therefore, recommend that the -bid of the Pauly Jail Company, on the Hull plans and specifications, be accepted, provided that the changes in said plans and g"pcificationo sug gested by the superviing architect in his report to us, and hereto annexed, be accepted by said firm. Signed: AUG. J. M!TLLF1. Chairman. 3. B. DURUISSON. ADOLPHE GUFLLOGRY. Mr. A. J. Muller, Chairman. Etc. Dear Sir: I beg to report that,- af ter a careful examination of the plans and specifications submitted to your committee, there beinig three in numn her. viz: That, of the Soutahern Structural Steel Company o San Antonio, Texas; that of the Pauly Jail company, on the Ilan of W. S. Hual and that of the Pauly Jail Company on. the plan of W. .1. Bryan. The plan of .W. J. Bryan being of such a nature as- not to cover yonr requirements, snould be returned to him. The plan and speciecations of the Southern Structural Steel Company ar very good, and if modified to incor porate the following changeS would make you an excellent building: 1. The face. brick of exterior walls to be pressed brick instead of ordi nary bricks called for. . 2.- The cement for concrete to be Portland instead of Louisiana cement. 3. The large sizes of glass to be double strength instead of single strength. 4. The hardware to -be of. bronze metal, with mortice locks instead of iron ant rim- locks. 5. The roof to be covered with slate instead of tin. 6. The plastering to be of some patent cement plaster instead of ordi nary lime plaster. 7. The sizes of the members en tering into jail, work to be more spe cifically set forth. 8. The steel floor beams to be in creased to carry the floor loade, with factor of safety of fire. 9. ..The cement foundation to be in creased in width so as :to load the, soil not mqre than two-thirds of a ton to the square foot. To make the changes above enumer ated, I figure that it would cost the parish an amount of about $3,200 in addition to the estimate submitted. 'The plan and specifications ,of W. S. Hull are very good and would, with. the following changes, make you an excellent building: 1. Trie reference made to architect to be changed to supervising archi tect. 2. The bond to be for one-third of contract price instead of $10,000. 3. The pressed brick to be bonded with metal ties instead of clip cor ners. 4. The mortar for foundations to be of pure cement mortar, instead of lime cement mortar, and the mortar for brick above damp course to tbe gauged with one-fourth barrel cement to evvy barrel lime. 5. All iron and steel work to be .ainted one coat before being shipped. 6. Slates to have rover of at least. three ibehes, and valleys to be of 12 ounce copper instead of tin. T. Hardware to be of bronze metal instead of imitation bronze. 3. 'ihe factory work :to be of select e4 cypress instead of pine. 9. All outside stees to be of stone. 10. The contractor to furnish'boaller in kitchen 'and make all connections thereto. 11. The names of city and parish to be made to lead-Opelousas, St. Landry Warish, instead of Natchitoches, Natchitoches parish, Louisiana. 12. The cesspool, if used for sew erage, to be vented, with stack run ning above roof. 13. All cell work' to be new;. no old to be used. 14. The building 'to be lighted bp electric lights. conduit system, sulb-' beet to annr6dv$ of National or 'South 'western Board of Underwriters. 15. Minor- wall to be of channel 'ron and metal latbs; plastered, in stead. of wood shown oIn drawings. 16. frofdt 'wall to have concrete foundation increased eight inches. 1.7. Nine-inch retaining wall 'to be built in basement' between excavated and. -non-excavated portions. 18.; The parish to have the option: of using either the warm air system alled for made tq 'leetf all, par.s of isary s-eniat is irii b l itu and "is eithera iset shown, or to lawn' a- hot 'water system to.licfa a :art: ot ,iutild. ;ing and sanitar pluminng. connected. ,to oesepool and no incinerators. The above ohanges will: be. madk by the coitraetors all no additional, ex. pense to the parish: It i' my opinion, that if: yon' should accept either the proposition of the Structural Steel Company, or. that' of: the 'Pauly Jail Company,. upon; the plans of W'. S. Hull, with changes above enumerated, you' would= be. pro vided with a good, modern and sub stantiar jail. Being-governed by your advertise ment, the proposition of the.Pauly Jail Company, fulfilling all the require ments and making th, cl,'ges above suggested at no additibnat-cost, sug gests itself as the best proposition' at' hand. Very truly yours, Signed: L. A9 LIVANDAIS. Honorable Police Jury of St. Landiry Parish, La. Opelousas, La., Sept. 7, 1904:--G4n tlemen: We have heard the report of 'the committee appointed by your body to examine plans and specifications for the parish jail at Opelousas, and' here by agree to make the changes and modifications as therein' set forth, without extra compensation. Respectfully submitted. Signed: - PAULY TML BUILDING' CO:, Per F. B. Hull, Agent. Motion by Mr. Guidry. That the president of the police jury be em powered' to have the insurance on the court house 'building renewed for ten thousand dollars, and that said insur ance be divided, between the insurance firms in this town, namely: A. L. La combe and H. E. Estorge. Motion' 'by Mr. Muller, seconded and carried. , The police jury adjourned to meet on Thursday. Septeinber 15. 1904. W. F. CLOPTON, President. J. J. HEALEY, Clerk. Opelousas, La., Sept. 15, 1904. The Police Jury met pursuant to ad journment this day with the following members present: .Dr. Clopton, presi dent, Messrs. Guillory, Durio, Halpheun, Dailey, Guidry, Stelly, Savant, Vidrine, Lafleur, Bertrand. Motion by M:r. Dailey.: That the chair appoint a committee'of three for the purpose of having the old. jail .torn down, and to make whatever dis position of the old material they mnay deem proper. Motion' carried. Chair appointed Messrs,. 'Dailey, Durb land Guillory. Motion by Mr. Savant: That the new jail lie 'built on -the' site oft'the old one. Motion by Mr. Vidrine: That a com mittee of three be appointed for. the purpose of settling ' wth' the tax col lector for collections -of' 1903.- Chair appointed Messrs. Vidrine, Savant and Haiphen.. The following ordinance was offer ed. by Mr. H. Savant, duly seconded, and upon- being reado was adopted uflanimously,.to-wlt: OR!iNANCE. An ordinance to provide for the erection of a parish jail for the par. ish of St. Landry, La., at the town of Opelousas, to make a contract there for, and to provide for the payment of the price thereof, and to issue certifi cates represbentng'the contract price. Section I. Whereas,. It= is. iow necessary that the +Police Jury for the parish of St. Landry should provide a jail, con taiinng all the necessary cells and cages ,for confining prisoners; Therefore, be it 'ordained by. the Police Jury of the parish of St. Lan dry, that plans 3082, and, speci~cations prepared by 'Wm. S." Hell, architect, Jackson, Miss., and addend'a prepared by Mr. L. A.. Ljvaudais, architect, of New Orleans, for the jail; as identi fied this day..by signature of the pres ident of the Police Jury, be, and the same are hereby approved and adopt ed. and that Messrs. 1Pavroat & Liva ed, and that Messrs. -Pavirot & BLivan dais, of New Orleans,. beb and they are hereby designated as the super vising architects of this bullding. Seetlon, II. Be it further, ordained, etc., that, the bid and proposal of Pauly Jati Building Company for the erection add construction of the jail of said parish, in acocrdance with plans, specifica tions and addendti aforesaid for fur nishinig the labor and material and to build the said jail at Opelousas, La., in accordance with said plans, specifi cations and addenda, Is hereby accept ed and adopted and approved by the Police Jury of St. Landry parish, and the price named in said proposition, to-wit ($35,000.00) Thirty-five Thou sand Dollars, is agreed upon and fixed as the contract price, subject tQp such additions or deductions as may be provided for hereafter or bY terms of the contract to. be made in pursuance hereof. Section :III. Be it further ordained, etc., that the president of the Police Jiury be'and he is hereby empowered to make and en ter into a notarial contract and agree ment with Pauly Jail Bdilding Cont pany for the ierection of a jail in ac -ordance with the. plans, specifica tions and addenda as accepted, adopt ed and approved, and in accordance with. the proposal made by Pauly Jail Building Company for the price and sum of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00), which price is to be tsub ject to such increase or diminution as mat result: in changes and additions or deductions in the plans, specifica tions or addenda that may le.directed, and shall be paid annually on May firet, in installments, as hereinafter; provided, and this ordinance shall be and become part of the lotarial con tract herein directed- to be- made, and this 'contract price.shall bear (5). five per cent per annaup interest from the first day of May, 1005, aid the inter eat shall, be payable anlnally; . pro Vided. that if the building be finished and ,eepted before that date the parish will pays interst at the rate of 5 per cent on the ebntract price to the contrcther from the date the build ing is 'acepted until said first day of Mays 1906, And if the building be not finished on otr before said first day of May, 190E then, and -Ia.that event, the contractor. will reimburie to the parish a sum equal to the inter-, east onte ..ontraet price at the rate of s per cent from said first day of May, ,1905, until the completion and acceptance of the building. Section IV. i.e- .it further ordalied, et., " that this .ail shall be erected c~.. the plot of giround in the town of Opelousas, at sadit ilot bein in square No. ,, on page as per ,plat f the--town ofr Opelousas; St. fldy -parish, Loui it"hebIk ntheý ii;t~rlbpe which thie couatL beliall iBeit notarial: o contain sj builders. . buildini 3Be it furt president of~ Police Jury i n c .onnlom r , form preiaj state of Lo of a questi.. ing done so, & )hould there otherwise exercise of. there be h as wise respectii work of localt respecting the; or the collecti4 debt. under. thlk. shall. pay all fend said suft, lays that may arif contractors o.t~ held; harml ,dia Sectl Be it firhwe there be and set apart,. out of the, ass the dollar ;'n of all properf. the parish oof and every y riod of seven the year 19 of the price h such additlon said pride, o years, 1904, 1 1909 and ;10, ,. o price and" (itt thereon, mill, anti any and all much thereof above the s usual charges are hereby d apart and a pay the afores Company for t'h herein provided, be paid to Pau pany or their k On the 1st the revenues. Thousand' ': oi the th venues Thousand' 4On the lst the irevenues Thousan D On the st the reve es thousand : On the 1 _t. the revenues thousand Do On the:: the rvenuaeo Thousand. .Be it furth Order to sbs 'dencce, and -_ parties t, the anac' with Secs'* General 'Ase~mbl isiana," appr -e' president; .o the within 90 da4y1 tract ,herei . execute t .. paidct ont These ce the purposes sued. the a i date upaon h iued, and the an to the cowrnet and is evden the contract to stated in tbat state the .em: ed ais paybl year, thet: a pledged,; to the pa contract . sthitl besign Police J'ry and shall be 4e:lr" upon the' architect. A tificate shall bt er certificatet eat thereon, per annum, be "slgt:} S«d dent aBd ~ The int~erst 'e the contra. certificates shit on the first of cate shall pois; expires5s est payable on. purhase ýprice: certificate to These faterest catee shall : with: the c: Iing or arb itOh cate for tih pa" mnt of ble on thft year that ta t and the k and pay ,each . cates on and. out of the fundi ated for their Be it farther form of, the shall be JAMB Opelouss, It i. hereby, to. aa,4edtfiadincO; Jugreef the tbhe ~th' day 'bo't. uandf and by' *rwae 'and e tween the thrtog.. Dr. '< of the Policei, Buildfng , C public act bero" tary ?blic;, tembrer. 1904. ,for and pursuant o beep :ac app t s~aidt aun~tsJ