The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1877-12-29

and Aoddie. Absent
J. Boyanc6.
TIE reading Of the minutes Of
last meeting were dispensed with.
Proposals for the keeping Of
the AbbeviIle bridge for the anex-
pired term of A. w. Badon. decd
were presented and read to the
Council.
Whereupor after due considera.
ton by the Council of different
proposals, the proposal OF Geo. h..
Lyons was accepted, and ordered
spread on the minutes and pub.
lished /:
PaoPosAL.-To the Honorable
Mayor and members Of the Town
Council Of Abbeyiile
| the undersigned do by these
presents submit this my proposal
10 keep the Abbeyllle draw bridge
and supervise the opening. and
closing Of the same, to keep the
same in good order for public use,
for the unexpired term OF former
bridge keeper, for the sun and
amount OF So so per month.
Signed GEORGE z. LYONS.
On motion Of Las,le Broussard,
resolved tia the said contract be
and the same is hereby awarded
to said Geo. L. Lyons for The un-
expired term;.and Cor the sum spe-
cited in his proposal, his salary
made payable quarterly. to date
from the 9Th day Of December
1877.
Resolved further, that in order
to insure the proper and faithful
performance Of duty Oh the part
of said bridge keeper, he be re-
quired 10 furnish bond in the sum
Of two hundred dollars, to be APP
proved by the bridge committee
and mayor, the same to lie given
within FIVE days from date.
On motion Of S. Wise, resolved
that a committee Of TWO be ap.
Ipoilsed, whose duty it shall be, 10
ascertain the amount of delinquent
Taxpayers, both for licenses and
taxes for the present and back
years, ard to submit their report
next meeting if possible.
Whereupon the mayor appoint
ed Messrs. Bropesard and Wise.
On motion the Council adjourn
ed to next regular meeting.
LEoNcE pERRET, mayor.
L. G. LYONS; secretary.
December, s, 1877
Tie board of Town Council Of
AbbeyiIie, met this day pursuant
to adjournment. Members pres
ent Leonce Perrct, Mayor and
aldermen Broussard, Wise and
4 badie. Absent f: J.. Boyanee.
Tie minutes of the last meeting
were read and On motion Of Lasile
Broussard adopted.
Reports of +. ?. O'Bryan, atty,
G. Z. Lyons, constable, were read
and submitted, and on motion OF
Lastie Broussard, adopted, and or
dered spread on the minutes.
On motion Of Lastie Broussard,
Be it resolved that the Treasurer
be, and he is hereby authorized to
settle with the following named
officers pro rata, OF in full, i funds
N his hands are sufficient, out OF
any currency funds which he may
now have in hand, or which may
be turned over under the reports
adopted at this meeting, for sala-
ries due said officers since Apr
7th 1877.
Which amounts are due as fol-
lows. to wit:
NJ. L. Bernard, former constable,
deceased, whose salary was due
from April 18th to Juhc 10Th 1871,
to date OF G. E. Lyons election,
amounting to 5 ~ %
Leonce Perret, mayor, 70 W
e. I. Addison, Printer, 70 W
l.. G. Lyons, Secretary, 70 W
r. P, O'Bryan, Attorney, 10 W
6. Il. Lyons, Cogs. & com. l50 W
making a total sum -
Of due said officers s ESQ 50
as herein specified.
On motion Of Lastie Broussard,
resolved that the secretary post
up advertisements in three places
in town calling for proposals Tor
the keeping Of the bridge at Az
beyille, for the unexpired term OF
\. W. Badon, deceased.
Resolved further that no per,
son will be employed unless he
obligates himself, besides the con-
ditions already imposed by former
ordinances to keep said bridge