POLICE JURY PROCEEDING Crowley Signal January 27, 1900 News Article from Adadia Parish Submitted by Winston Boudreaux, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ POLICE JURY PROCEEDING Crowley Signal January 27, 1900 The police jury met in regular session at Crowley on January 23, 1900 The petition of citizens of the Fourth ward asking for an appropriation of $150 was duly read and motion of Adam Reed, duly seconded, by Dr. Geo. E. Brooks, Dr. Leon A. Clark and Rev. Father Gassler were appointed a committee to have said work (does not say what work) done as cheaply as possible, but not to exceed said sum of $150, to be paid out of the general impromement funds of 1900. Motion J.E. Daigle appointed a committee to lay out road from E. Stagg’s southwest corner to T.C. Chachere’s southeast corner, is hereby discharged, having failed to report, and in stead thereof the following committee was appointed to wit: Edmond Amy, T.N. Ross, O.K. Brunson, Robt. Sittig, Silvan Bendick, Lastie Lavergne and C.A. Ledoux. Petition from Gustave Thibodeaux, Hornsby, et als., asking for a public road was duly considered and to be found to be a private nature and was rejected. Motion of Adam Reed, committee appointed to lay out a road from the east to the west line of township 8 South, Range 1 west, starting from the meridian line, running west between sections 13 and 24 to between sections 18 and 19, also a half mile in section 21, on half section line north and south, to wit: H.J. Daigle, Dallas Greene, Gerasine Pouson, Gaudens Pousson, Dutrive Miller, Samuel Cart, Sr. and Fernest Daigle. Petition of citizens of Fourth ward asking for change of road was read and on motion of Adam Reed same was accepted, and the donation of G.H. Shrove and Joseph Leger was accepted and recorded, and Alex Dartez is hereby appointed overseer of said road. On motion Julia Comeaux was placed on the indigent list. On motion of Cesaire Breaux, duly seconded and carried. J.E. Barry, Esq., was hereby authorized and requested to make a legal tender to Euphremon Mire of the amount assessed as damages and value of his land, as ascertained by a committee appointed November 14, 1898, with a view of appropriating his land for public road purposes. Notice of transfer of Chas. Matt to Francois Savoy was duly acknowledge and notice of transfer of Moise Arceneaux to E.O. Bruner for salary of 1899. The following road overseers were appointed: Second ward 1. Parish line to Jeffries NW corner, Lastie Smith. 2. Jeffries NW corner to Jules Comeaux bridge, Varice Miller. 3. Jones’ NE corner to Pelton’s bridge, Louis Johnson. 4. Jeffries’ SW corner to Lastie cormier’s SW corner Walker Lyons. 5. Parish line to Don Louis Bauillion’s bridge, Betemand Deshotel. 6. Jule Comeaux to R.R. Lyons bridge, Edmo Caruthers. 7. Don Louis Bauillon to Louis Castille’s SE corner, Joseph Latier. 8. Coles Gully to Dr. Jones, Henry Zaunbrecher. 9. Webb’s bridge to Anding’s bridge, Jos. H. Spatgens. 10. Legnion’s bridge to Moses Wilson’s, Pierre Falcon 11. NE corner of section 28 to NE corner of______ land, Elphege Dupont. 12. SW corner of Cesaire Breaux to railroad crossing, J---- Guidry. 13. Dupont bridge to his SW corner thence east to bridge over Castex canal, Jo—D. Istre. 14. Dupuis bridge north to railroad crossing, P.O. Dupuis. 15. J.F. Istre railroad crossing to Mermentau, Euclid Broussard. 16. Aurelian Caruthers to run north to intersect public road, Hebrard Broussard. 17. NW corner of his land to run west one mile thence to run seven arpents south to run to Oliver Holloway road, Cypremon Mire. 18. P. Hebert bridge following canal on south side one-half mile, thence north to NE corner of E.W. Ledoux land, P. Hebert. Third Ward 1. Road from Higginbotham’s to corporation of Church Point, Joseph Latiola, Jr. 2. Road from Higginbotham’s to Palemon Guidry’s, Aristide Richard. 3. Road from Basile to intersect Millerville road at Adam Reed’s, Enas Johnson. 4. Road from E. Higginbotham’s to Jule LeBlanc’s, Lucius Doucet. 5. Road from Cyprien Savoy’s north corner to intersect Church Point road, Theodore Jagend. 6. Road from E. Stagg’s to SW corner of T.C. Chachere’s, Sylvian Bundick. 7. Road from Emile Chevis’s NW corner to intersect road to E. Higginbotham’s, Eugene Thibodeaux. 8. Road from Goss bridge to parish line, Christ Ruppert. 9. Jules LeBlanc’s to Eugene Daigle’s south corner, Alphonse Bergeron. 10. Road from Raymond Harmond’s east corner to O.L. Harmon’s south corner, Aldest Lejeune. 11. Road from Harmon bridge to corporation of Church Point, Cyprien Fontenot. 12. Road from Harmon’s bridge to Hornsby’s SW corner, James Math. 13. Road from Latt’s SW corner to Prud’homme, Theogene P. Richard. 14. Road from corporation of Church Point to parish line, Ignace Latiola. 15. Road from F. Savoy’s to intersect the Opelousas and Prud’homme road, Dupari Richard. 16. Road from Barousse’s west corner to to F. Savoy’s, Tom Daigle. 17. Road from Latta’s to Joe Thibodeaux’s northwest corner, John Hissilwood 18. Road from F. Savoy’s to intersect the Prud’homme road, Terville Guidry. 19. Road from Arnold bridge to Trilby, Jerome Cormier. 20. Road from Corporation of Church Point to parish line, Thelesmare Guidry. 21. From Joseph James to parish line, Joseph Carriere. 22. Road from corporation of Church Point to intersect the public road leading from Church Point to Opelousas and Sunset road, Gustave Richard. 23. Road leading from Hundley school to Eunice, Robert Sittig. 24. From John Fruge bridge to parish line near Eunice, Peter Klein, Jr. 25. From John Fruge bridge to German Bridge, L.O. Berthram. 26. From German bridge to intersect Millerville road at Reed’s, Villior Bergeaux. 27. From Alphonse Thibodeaux’s to Prud’homme City, Joe Maggie (McGee?) 28. On road from parish line to intersect Prud’homme road, Ulysse Aguillard. 29. On road from parish line to ward line, Benjamin Johnson. 30. From Paul Tansaint’s NW corner to Fournerat bridge, Jesse Young. 31. From Jule LeBleu’s to parish line, Gabriel Daigle. 32. From his NW corner to Hornsby’s west corner, Joe Thibodeaux. 33. Road from Prud’homme road to Latta’s, Ernest Ledoux. 34. From Chachere canal in Prudhomme to parish line east, Jackson Chachere. 35. From Chachere canal in Prudhomme to parish line west, Willie Humble. 36. Road from F. Savoy’s to intersect Latta’s road, Alphonse Francois. 37. From Hornsby’s to Latta’s, Arville Matt. 38. From Fournerat’s bridge to parish line near Eunice, Sevene Miller. 39. From Church Point road to Pelton lane, Joseph L. Comeaux.