POLICE JURY MINUTES
Crowley Signal August 12, 1899
News Article from Adadia Parish
Submitted by Winston Boudreaux, 2006

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POLICE JURY MINUTES
Crowley Signal August 12, 1899

The police jury met at Crowley Tuesday, August 8, 1899.  Honor. B.E. Clark, 
president, with all members present.

Motion of Adam Reed, Dr. M.P. Fenelon, Jesse Reed and W.S. Robertson are 
hereby authorized to have a bridge of seventy-five feet built on the major gully 
near Iota, and to report to the police jury the cost of same when completed.
Motion of J.E. Daigle, donation from Gerand Sonnier is hereby accepted.
Motion of W.W. Duson, right-of-way from Joachin Richard and others is 
hereby accepted and wire and posts allowed to Joachin Richard to make his 
fence along said road, and  Eugena Cormier, Nicholas Cormier and Eugene 
Trahan are hereby appointed to see the construction of the bridge over Lyons 
Point gully.

Motion Cesaire Breaux, the following committee is hereby appointed to build 
the Faulk bridge:  Edward Faulk, J.M. Huff and J.W. Adcock, and to report the 
cost of same when completed.

Motion of J.E. Daigle, Mrs Francois Langley is hereby placed on the indigent 
list.

Motion Adam Reed, the controversy on the Gay road is hereby laid over ‘till 
the next regular meeting.

Vilare Bergeaux is hereby appointed overseer in place of Edmond Ortego.
Ulysse Aguillard, is hereby appointed overseer on road from parish line to 
intersect the Prud’homme road.

Benjamin  Johnson is appointed overseer on road from parish line to ward 
line.

Willie Clark is hereby appointed road overseer on Bayou Que de Tortue to 
parish line.