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SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA PRAIRIE HISTORY
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POLICE JURY MEETING
March 17, 1900
A committee to lay out a public
road from Frey bridge to parish line to wit:
Peter Klein, Sr., Peter Klein, Jr.,
Andrew Wilfert, Toney Wilfert, Joseph Ruppert, Zeno Huber & Geo. W. Lotz,
and to report at next meeting.
The following committee was
appointed to lay out a public road from Union bridge on Bayou Nez Pique to the
new Fournerat bridge on Bayou des Cannes, to wit: Hypolite Langley, Charles
Shamber, Jas. P. Bult, David Young, L.F. Shamber, Polom Guillory and John
LeBlanc.
Report of the committee on Richard
bridge on Bayou Que de Tortue was duly accepted and the sum of $150 is hereby
credited to Eloi Comeaux contractor.
ROAD OVERSEERS
First Ward
- Joseph Medoza from Naile Provost’s SW
corner to Molozon bridge.
- Amadi Meau from Olier Holloway’s SE
corner to Arvilier Caruther’s SW corner.
- Hebrard Broussard, from Aurelien
Caruther’s SW corner to W.W. Post’s NE corner
- Hebrard Richard from Hypolite Richard’s
NW cornet to land of Anthony Mouton’s SW corner.
- Theophile Hebert from Anthony Mouton’s
SW corner to parish line.
- J.B. Boudreaux, from NE corner of
Joseph Viddere’s land to Alex Guidry’s corner.
- Aloi Comeaux from Petitjean bridge to
Noma Arceneaux’s NE corner.
- Dupre Broussard, from Theogene
Rihcard’s SW corner to Ben Arceneaux’s NW corner.
- Philogene Menard, from Numa Arceneaux’s
to Comeaux bridge.
- Joseph Dupont, from Lee Smith’s NE
corner, thence south to section 16, thence west to NW corner of section
17, south to Richard bridge on Bayou Que de Tortue.
- Gilbert Haines, from NE corner of
section 17, south to Richard bridge on Bayou Que de Tortue.
- Onile Provost, from corporation of
Rayne south to Dorius bridge.
- Toutsaint Schexnider, from Drosin Breaux’s
NE corner to corporation line of Rayne.
- Hypolite Breaux, from Madam Alexander
Cormier’s SW corner to Davis bridge.
- Willie Clark, from Davis bridge to
parish line.
- Onile LeBlanc, from Cesare Breaux’s SW
corner to corporation of Rayne.
- Alex Richard, from corporation of Rayne
to ward line.
- Lee Smith, from Archie Hoffpauir’s NE
corner to Lee Smith’s NE corner.
- J.B. Petitjean, from corporation of
Rayne to Petitjean bridge.
- Theodore Vinnesat, running east and
west to intersect both public roads.
- Dr. R.C. Webb, from corporaton of Rayne
to Legnon bridge.
- H. Richard from Drosin Breaux’s NE
corner to Amedi Breaux’s SE corner.
- Chas. C. Quebodeaux, from corporation
of Rayne to Anding bridge.
Second Ward
- Edmo J. Murphy, from Spatzen’s NE
corner to Lem Hoffpauir’s north line.
- Willie Higginbotham from Riley bridge
to Coles’ gully.
- Parren Hayes, from Coles’ gully to
Stanton gully.
- Branch Hayes, Stant gully to Hayes
bridge.
- James L. Murphy, from Stanton bridge to
Coles’ gully.
- Abram Richard, from Stanton gully to
Hayes bridge.
- Branch Hayes, from Hayes bridge J.E.
Power’s SE corner.
- W.E. Hockaday, from E. Clement’s SW
corner to H.W. Hornsby’s.
- Palemon Guidry, from Pelton’s bridge to
his west line.
- Reuben Fortner, R.T. Clark’s SW corner
to Lyons bridge.
- J.C. Andrus, from J.C. Andrus’ SW
corner to Lyons brige.
- Archie McClelland, from Jesse Andrus’
to Webb bridge.
- R.J. Block, from D.M. Robinson’s bridge
to the SW corner of W.A. McClelland.
- Luther Turner, from Riley bridge to the
SW corner, thence east to intersect road at D.M. Robinson’s.
- Ed Amos, from McClelland’s SW corner to
intersect road at E.A. Wellman’s.
Third Ward
- Alex. Latiolais, from E. Higginbotham’
to Jules Lebleu in place of Lucius Doucet.
- Jno. Francois, from Latta’s SW corner
to Prud’homme, in place of Theogene Richard.
On motion of W.W. Duson, duly
seconded and carried, that part of the meridian line public road from toby’s SW
corner to Jake White’s bridge, was duly declared abandoned as a public road.
The following donations of rights
of way for public roads were duly accepted and ordered recorded, to wit:
Adam Istre, et als., G.C. and R.
Hinshaw, Mrs. Addison Meaux, Alcee Henry, et als., Francois Breaux.
The following resolution was
offered by Cesaire Breaux and was duly seconded and carried:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of Acadia Parish, in regular session convened, that Hebrard Arceneaux be and he
is authorized to change the public road leading from Rayne to parish line
between Acadia and Lafayette parish so as to run on the south and east side of
the NW ¼ of SW ¼ of section 9 of township nine south, range thee east, instead
of on the west and north side of said NW ¼ of of said section. Provided said
Hebrard Arceneaux give the right of way and make said change at his own cost;
and a copy of this ordinance recorded shall be recognized as a donation from
said Hebrard Arceneaux .
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