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Police Jury Proceedings
(Continued from page 6)
trict, 4th Polce Jury Ward of St.
Landry parish, and report to your hon
orable body its recommendations as
to whether or not, said claim should
be paid, beg leave to report that a ma
jority of your committee voted to re
ject the entire claim and the subject
matter referred to the court, if clai
mant so desires, for adjustment.
Respectfully submitted,
W. C. DEJFIAN,
Chairman.
Opelousas, La., Jan. 3rd, 1921.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury, St.
Landry Parish, La.
"Minority Report"
Gentlemen:-We your committe ap
pointed to consider the claim of C.
W. Krcst against the First Road Did
triot, Fourth Police Jury Ward of St.
Landry' parish ,and report to your
honorable body its recommendation -is
to whether or not, usid claims should
be paid ,beg to report that a minority!
of your committee voted to pay the'
C. W. Kr:itz claim against the First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward ,anounting to $905.00 less
the $205.00 covering his trip and ex
penses to Baton Rouge. La.
Respectfully submitted,
W. F. BROWN,
M. J. GODEAU.
Motion by Mr. Guidroz. duly secend
ed,
That the majority report of com
mittee appointed to consider claim of
Mr. C. W. Krotz, which majority, re
port rejected payment of said claim
be received and adopted and commit
tee discharged.
Mr. Clopton. moved as a substitute
that the minority report recommending
pa~l nt, of said claim of C. W. Krotz
be retelved and approved. Motion
duly seconded.
For the substitute; Messrs. W. F.
Brown` Godeau, 2 yeas.
Against Messre. Mills, Phillips, Du
pre, Cummings, Guidroz, Pavy, Moreau
MCat-ery, Deshotels,. Sylvestre, De
. jean, 11 'nays. Substitute lost.
.The original motion was then voted*
npon atid carried.
On motion of Mr. Guidroz,
The ,police jury adjourned until to
anorrotw morning at 10 o'clock.
January 5th, 1921.
'h'e police jury met pursuant to
'tdjournment.
I Present: Dr. F. O. Pavy, president,
presiding; Messrs. Mills. Phillips, Du
I .pre, Guldroz, Moreau, W. F. Brown.
MtCaffery, Deshbotels, Sylvestre, De
Mr. w. F. Brown ,offered the fol
" owlng ordineade, duly seconded, to
An Ordinance
Levying a special tax for the payment
of bonds and interest authorized
and Issued, by virtues of the au
thority vested in the police jury
- in the Firest (1st) Road Listrict,
-i:". 4th Police Jury Ward of the par
t.: i of St. Landry, La., whereln
L .: >-. ectSal Road elections were held"
Si:: )ondoa authorized issued.
: Heit ordained by the police jury
e of the parish of At. Landry, in lawful
i session convened, that a tax of five
(5) Umills on the dollar, be and is
Shereby levied on all the taxable prop
'er y situated in-the First Road District
of thle Ith police jury ward of St.
I.ndry parish, La., for hte purpose of
l.i . the bonds and interest of said
t.,'disl'tlt t as same matures.
S. -.it turther ordained, etc., that the
easeesor of the parish of St. Landry,
.,.;,. ., . .. . . . . . .. .
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
Planters Bank & rust Co.
OF OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA
At the Close of Business December 31, 1920.
RESOURCES: LIABILITIES:
Loans and discounts _------------ ---------$1,042,921.15 Capital stock paid in _....-. . ...--- ------$100,000.00
Cash on hand and with banks-- --------------- 105,138.54 Su plus_ - - - -- - - - - - 20,00000
Banking house, furniture and fixtures ------------22,000.00 Undivided profits, less expen3es ar' taxes paid ..... 21,745.6
Now reduced $1,000.00) Total deposits-_ -------------- ---- --- 897,258.98
Other bonds- _ . _ _ . 217,185.65 Dividend No. 5 payable January 1, 1921- - D _ _ _ 4,000.00
Liberty bonds and other U. S. Bonds- - 41,550.00 Dividend unpaid e - - ----_----------------_ _ 104.00
Bills payable .. ....... 370,845.82
Re-discounts_ -----------_ - - ------ 14,840.88
Total- ------------_--- -----------------$1,428,795.34 Total_ -----------------------------$1,428,79534
SSTATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
I, J. A. Perkins, Cashier of th e above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. A. PERKINS, Cashier
Correat Attest: Sworn to and subscribed be
RQOERT- CHACHERE, fore me this 31st day of Decem
J P. SAIZAN, ber, 1920.
ANDREW MORESI, C. P. DUNBAR, Notary Public
Directors.
. I I I I I I
be notified of the, foregoing .tax levy
to the end that he may calry id
tax on his assessment roll for thle
t. year 1920.
1- The foregoing ordinance was duly
a read and considered, and a majority
d of the member& elect being present,
voted as follo s, 4-wit:,
For: Messrs. Mills,sPhifllip Jpre,
t Guidroz, Pavy, Moreau, W. F. Brown,
. McCaffery, Deshotels, Sylvestre, De
jean.
Against: None.
Adopted January 5th, 1921;
F. OCTAVE PAVY
President.
Attest:-J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Motion by Mr. Brown,
Whereas, the First Road District
of the Fourth Police Jury Ward, in
S1918 constructed a bridge on the
Krotz Springs Road over and across
Darbonne Bayou and the cost of
which was paid out of the toad Pis
trict funds, and
SWhereas, the Board of Commission
ers of the Red River and Bayou Boeuf
Levee District took up a part of said
bridge without the knowledge and
consent of the Board of Supervisors
of said Roard District, and
Whereas, the possession, care and
maintenan: e of said bridge has been
and still is in the Police Jury of the
parish and it is the duty of the par
ish through its police jury to replace
said bridge out of the parish contin
gent funds, and
Whereas, the parish is without con
tingent funds for such purpose at
present. ,and the .said Road District
has Road funds in its treasury:
Now, therefore. be it resolved, that
- the Board of Supervisors of said Road
District is hereby authorized and in
struoted to replace said bridge at once
and pay for the same out of the Road
District funds, the amount and cost of
! which to be refunded to said Road
District out of the next parish con
tingent funds.
Be it further resolved,, that the
clerk of the police jury is instructed
I:to notify the Board of Commissioners
of said Levee Board that said Levee
Board will be called upon by this body;
I a reimburse the parish for ,the
amount of money expended to replace
said bridge. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr. Phillips,
The police resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to examine
and approve claims.
Mr. Phillips in the chair,
ROAD DISTRICT CLAIMS
Road District No. 2-Ward 4
Dr. H. S. Joseplh, expenses
incurred in performance of
duty as chairman of board:$ 150.00
Road District No. 1-Ward 6
SDuriel AguiHard, moving fence 81.95
Eron Fontenot, right of way.. 250.00
Mrs. Rudolph Savoy, right
of way .................... 250.00
i Road District No. 14
- D. E. Durio, expenses work
ing up notes on Pershing
Highway .. ............. 156.00
Road District No. 1-Ward 4
W. B. Robert, cross section
[ ing, etc................ 124.80
N. A. Dawson ,estimate No. 1 1444.25
Lilla Pavy, report of mem
bers of board and esti
mate ....... .............. 2.00
Road District No. 1-Ward 2
. Est. J. B. Sandoz, two kegs
t of nails ...13.55
Albert Andrus, fence and road
work .... ..................125.00
St. Landry Lumber Co., lum
ber ................976.41
Leo Richard, one keg of
nails.................... .. 8.00
Hopkins Bros. O)., lumber :. ..: 106.25
IFHptbJa Bros. Coah, jvsber .. . 6.70
Hopkins- Bros.. Co., lumlber.. ".1,
Andrus Bros. estimate N. o. I 1806.S~
Road District No. 11
T. Soileau additional right
of way ................... 10.00
W. A. -oberteon, drafting oon
-tracts ... 1.....0.00
D. E. Durlo, engineering fee
for December ............ 17.60
D. E. Durio, engineering fee
for December .. .......... 78.23
F. P. Martin, nails.......... 56.02
Ole K. Olsen, iron beams.... 502.95
D. E. Durio, cash paid Desho
tels a-c r-way .............. 25.00
G. W. Prutsman, 431.1 tons
washed gravel ............ 439.94
E. Fisher, Sr., & Son, esti
mate for December ....... 1143.93
Road District No. 1-Ward 3
W. A. Robertson, drafting
contracts .... ............ 10.00
D. E. Durio .engineering fee
for December.. .......... 34.45
G. DeKerlegand, right of way 12.00
lgn3ce DeKerlegand, right of
way .... ........... .... 15.00
La. Construction Works, esti
mate for December......... 813.66
Public Road Claims
Aricise Labore, road work, 2
ward .................... 7.00
Maurice Daigle, road work. 2
w ard .... ................ 9.00
Vaitere Ballard, road work, 2
ward .... ................ 15.00
Moise Guidry, road work, 2
s ,ward.................... 16.50
Earl Cummings. road work 2
ward...... .... .......... 14.00
Maurice Braussaure, road work,
2 ward.. .. .............. 7.00
Maurice Richard, road work,
2 ward ...... ............ 6.00
L. A. Guidry, road work. 2
ward.... ................ 4.20
L. L, Perrault, notarial service
in preparing sale of right
of way, 2 ward.. ......... 5.00
Ovignace Meche, bridge work,
2 ward .... .. .......... 1.00
Vessay Smith, bridge work,
2 ward ............ .... 13.35
Joe Camatello, road work, 4
ward.. .. ................ 113.00
J. L. Carter, lumber. 4 ward.. 229.91
i0. C. Foster, bridge work, 4
ward ...... .............. 22.50
Kenneth Quirk, road work, 5
ward.. .................... 5.00
Felix Lafleur, road work, 5
ward.. .... .............. 3.00
Contingent Expense Claims
Cumberland Telephone Co.,
service and tolls Decem
r b ................... 19.45
W. F. Brown, expenses attend
ing meeting R. R. comm..... 24.25
City of Opelousas light and o
water, November and Decem
ber... .................. 29.08
Jonas Roos, clothing and shoes
" for prisoners ............ 15.87
Bennett Stores, Inc., clothing
and shoes for prisoners.... 19.15
McNeel Stationery -Co., book
of estates for clerk of court 39.04
Bodemuller, stationery and
printing for clerk of court.. 11.10
Bodemuller, stationery and
printing for clerk of court.. 81.50
Jacobs News Depot, stationery
and supplies. .............. 7.96
Clarion company, publishing
proceedings ,etc. .......... 107.00
Dave Hollier, repairing toilets 5.501
Ivy Schwartzenberg repair
ing court house bell........ 7.50
Andrepont & Dossmann, in
stalling heaters in jail .... 5.00
Andrepont & Dossmann, re
pairing lights and materials 10.05
Henry Lastrapes, registering
'voters and liata'tor electiouid 70.66
Henry Lastrapes, ordering and
pro arlgating returns ot. elee
tion held December 14,
1920. . . .... .. 615;00
L. . a Gosselin, ordering and
promulgating returns of
eiectioq held' Ilecember 4,
L. L. Danel, ordering and pro
mulgating returns of elec
tion held December 14, 1920 15.00
Anthony Beutionio, 2 days
coroner's jury ... 4.00....
Joseph Anselm, 2 days coro
ner's jury.............. .. 4.001
Jno. Nicko, 2 days coroner's
jury................... 4.00
Lastie Harmon, 1 day coroner's
jury.... ................... 2.051
Waldorf Restaurant 3 lamps
for sheriff's office ........ 31.89
R. E. Budd, salary for Dec.. 75.00
N. W. Davis, burying pauper.. 12.00
Chas. Thibodeaux, conveying
prisoners to jail .......... 4.40
Chas. Thibodeaux, feeding and
maintaining prisoners De
cember .... .............. 188.68
On motion of Mr. Sylvestre,
The committee on claims resolved
i itself into regular session of police
jury.
Dr. Pavy in the chair,
The committee on claims reported
through Chairman Phillips that they
had examined the claims as above
I detailed and found same correct.
On motion of Mr. Guidroz.
The report of committee was ac
cepted and committee discharged.
On motion of Mr. Phillips,
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with and stand approved.
On motion of Mr. Guidroz,
The police jury-adjourned until the
'first Monday in February, being the
seventh day of said month.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
Aittest:-J. J. HEALEY;
Clerk.
Promulgation of Result of Election
ISTATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
By direction of the police jury of'
the parish of St. Landry, La. notice is
hereby given that on Thursday, De
cember 23rd, 1920, an election was held
in the Second Road District, 4th Pol
ice Jury Ward of the parish of St.
Landry, La., to determine the fol
lowing proposition, to-wit:
"Proposition to incur debt and issue
serial negotiable bonds of Road Dis
triot Number Two (2) of the Fourth
(4th) Police Jury Ward of St. Lan
dry parish, state of Louisiana, in addi
tion to the debt previously incurred
and bonds previously -isued for said
district, said additional debt to be
incurred and bonds to be issued to
the amount of One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand DollarS,; ($150,000.00),-and
said bonds to be serial bonds running
from one to thirty (30) years, bearing
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 mintaining public
roads and highways within the terri
torial limits of said road district, and
particularly for the purpose of com
pllting the .MelilleiPalmetto High
way, and for the construction of a
gravel road along the Atchafalaya Riv
er and that portion `of the Palmetto
Bayou Rouge road-hlying within the
bounldaries of thd'+said Second Road
District."
The result of said count showed
that said proposition was carried in
favor of said proposition; and take
further notice that the vote in favor
of said proposition was as boilows, to
witt -
Proposition for the Issuance of Bonlds:
No. of .property taxpayers voting
in favor of issuing bonds ........27
No. of ,property taxpayers vot
ing'against issui lg bonds........ 1
Majority for:.. ........ ......26
Total valuation of property
voted in favor of issuing
bonds ................ ..$78,140.00
Total valuation of property
voted against issuing bonds 3,430.00
Majority in favor ........ $74,710.00
Therefore, said proposition was ear
ried by a majority in favor therof, as
follows:
Majority in favor of issuance, of
bonds: Twenty-six (26) votes in num
ber, and Seventy-one thousand, Two
hundred and eighty dollars ($71,280.
00), in amount of valuation of prop
arty.
Therefore, it is hereby publicly an
nounced, proclaimed and promulgated
that the proposition submitted and
above set forth was duly carried and
that said election was therefore fav
orable to said proposition.
Thus done and signed on the 3rd
day of January, A. D., 1921, at Opelou
sas, St. Landry parish, La.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President of the Police Jury.
Attest:-J. J. HEA.LEY,
Clerk of the Police Jury.
jan 8 It
SHERIFF'S SALE
JOSEPH BOONE
Versus
LUCIEN LAVERGNE
No.-, Civil Docket, Sixteenth Ju
dicial District Court, Parish of
St. Landry, La.
By virtue' of a writ of fi-fa, issued
out of the Honorable Sixteenth Ju
dicial District Court, in and for the
parish of St. Landry, Louisiana, in
the above entitled and numbered suit
and to me directed, I have seized and
will proceed to offer for saje, at pub
lic auction to the last and highest
bidder, at the front door of the Court
House of St. Landry parish, at Ope
lousas La., on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1921,
at 11 o'clock a. m., the folowing de
scribed property towit:
1 sorrel mare mule,
1 Black horse mule.
1 bay horse.
1 Buggy.
1 Set of buggy harness.
2 Cows and 2 calves.
1 Cow without calf.
125 Bushels of corn.
TERMS:--CASH.
CHARLES THIBODEAU,
jan 8 3t Sheriff.
(OFFICIAL)
Board of Aldermen Proceedings
Opelousas, La., Jan. 4 1921.
The Board of Aldermen met this
day in regular session. Present: E.
L. Loeb, mayor, presiding; Aldermen
Mouret, Dejean, Danel, Stelly and
Clark. Absent: None.
Meeting called to order.
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The monthly reports of the street
commissioner, city clerk and tax-col
lector and city treasurer were re
ceived as read and -ordered filed.
On motion of Mr.- Clark, seconded
by Mr. Dejean, ..and carried, -the bond
of HI. U. Callahan, as assistant clerk,
was tilied': at; $1009,00.-.
Moved by Mr. Clark, duly seconQed
and carried, that this board constitute
itself ea a committee ofi the whole to
.look into the advisability of convert
*ig tfhe city market into a city ball,
and to report at some subsequent
meeting of this board.
.Moved by Mr. Danel, seconded by
Mr. Stelly that the question of the
fee due P. R. Sandoz' for services in
connection with the $250,000 bond is
sue be submitted to atbitration in the
following manner: This board to bli
ect one arbitrator, P. R. Sandoz to se
lezt one arbitrator, and these two
arbitrators to select a third, all of
whom are to consider the question of
the fee charged, and to determine
what fee shall be allowed fpr the serv
ices in question. All three arbitrators
are to be selected in advance of the
submission to them of the proposition,
in the manner above detailed and their
decision shall be binding upon the
city and the said Sandoz, irrespective
of the amount fixed by them.
When the arbitrators have acted
upon the question, which it is re
quired shall be within the next ten
days, their report shall be submitted
to this board in writing, and i tis
agreed that a special meeting will be
called to receive the same.
Mr. Sandoz being personally pres
ent, in open meeting hereby declares
his willingness to accept the decision
of the arbitrators as final. T'he city
likewise agrees to accept such deci
sion as the arbitrators may render,
as final and binding upon it.
Motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: Mouret, Dejean, Danel, Stelly
and Clark.
Nays: None.
I agree to the above.
P. R. SANDOZ,
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the following bills were approv
ed:
W. L. Prud'home ........... $ 3.20
D. E. Durio ................ 70.00
Chas. W. Dupre ............. 5.45
Haas Garage ............... 266.70
R. V. Miles .. .............. 119.55
H. Bodemuller.. .......... . 13.75
J. A. Dejean ................ 3.30
R. Mornhinveg & Son ...... 20.00
Albert. Clary ............... ".75
Star-Progress ................ 8.00
Clarion Company, Ltd., ...... 44.80
Chas. Borchers ..... ........ 27.10
Jacobs News Depot Co. .... 1.75
A. L .Lacombe ............... 40.00
Soniat & Deblieux, Inc ...... 91.50
W. D. Lastrapes ............ 3.00
St. Landry Wholesale Gro. Co. 12.50
T. Coriel & Co................. 1.50
Opelousas Moto Co.,......... 7.50
St. Landry Lumber Co., Inc., 2,336.98
Oliver H. Van Horn Co., Inc. 11.25
A. WW Faber, Inc............. 4.16
A. M. Lockett & Co......... 15.08
Garlock Packing Co.,........ 3.75
Anderson & Gustafson, Inc., .. 576.93
Cargill Company .......... 62.15
Texas Oil Company .......... 496.14
Woodward, Wight & Co., Ltd. 299.23
There being no further business, on
motion, duly seconded and carried,
the meeting was adjourned.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest:-J. J3 PERRODIN,
City Clerk.
FOR RENT-7 Room house, Eight
arpents of land. Apply to
D. CONKLIN,
jan 8 It Washington, La.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTrRATION
aSTTrE OF WIA EDWARDS
No. 7139, Probate Docket, Sixteenth
.u- dicia District Court, Parish
of St. Landry, La.
Whereas, Paul Edwards, has ap
plied to be appointed administrator of
the above. numbered and entitled
estate, and
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
any and all interested parties to show
cause, it any they can or have, in
writing in this office within ten days
of the first publication hereof, why
the prayer of the said petitioner
should not be granted.
By order of said court dated, Jan
uary 7, 1921.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
jan 8 It Clerk of Court.
TRESPASS NOTICE
We, the undersigned, notify the
public that ,all hunting and trespass.
ing on our properties situated in the
Second and Third wards is prohibit
ed. VioLators will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
D. J. HIGGINBOTHAM,
MISS E. HIGGINBOTHAM,
PERRY HIGGINBOTHAM.
Jan 8 4t
FOR SALE-One Maxwell touring
car, equipped with winter top, cheap.
also, one Ford truck, with Bosch mag
neto ignition. Must sell at once as
leaving city.
Apply to
W. T. STAUTZ,
N. Market Street, Opelousas, La.
Jan 8tf.
FOR SALE
1 pair large mules-young and per
fectly sound.
1 pair small mules, gentle but not
broke.
1 Good saddle horse.
350 sacks Blue Rose Seed Rice (get
sample).
CHAS. O; DEJEAN,
jan 8 3t Port Barre, La.
LOST-On November 27th, ring
with small diamond set, gold slightly
worn on inside. Finder return t.
Leonice Browne at Dardeau & Roberts
and receive reward. Jan 8 St.
FOR SALE
One-hore wagon and hack, in good
shape, for sale cheap. Apply to Mrs.
O. FUX, Opelousas, La. Jan8.tf
Charles Dejean and Herbert Guil
lot attended to busienss in Eunice dur
ing the week.
Arthur Veltin returned Wednesday
after spending ten days visiting in
New Orleans.
Miss Hemphill, efficient stenograph
er at the Bennet Stores in this city,
has returned 'here after spending the
holidays with relatives in Mississippi.
Sergeant D. D. Davenport of Hous
ton, Texas, returned to his home Mon
day after spending the holidays here
with friends.
Charles Pucheu of Ville Platte was
a visitor to Opelousas last Monday.
Sheriff F. M. Latiolais of Lafayette
was here Monday in attendance of the
federal court.
Mayor Jas. A. Going of Washington
was a business visitor to Opelousas
yesterday morning.