The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-23
Special Meeting.
December Is, 1871.

The Board of Town Council
Abbeville, met at the COURTEOUS
on this day pursuant to adjour
ment, Members present Leone
Perret, mayor !; aldermen Wis
Broussard and Abadie. Absent
J. Boyance.
The reading Of the minutes {
last meeting were dispensed will
Proposals for the keeping {
the Abbeville bridge for the unel
pired term of A. w. Badon. dec
were presented and read to tn
Council.
Whereupon after due considers
ton by the Council of differen
proposals, the proposal Of Geo. Z
Lyons was accepted, and ORDERED
spread on the minutes and pub
lisked
PRoPosAL.-To the Honorable
Mayor and members of the TowI
Council of Abbeyille
| the undersigned do by these
presents submit this my proposal
to keep the Abbeville 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 sum and
amount Of $l2 so per month.
[Signed GEORGE E. LYONS.
On motion Of Lastie Broussard,
resolved tina the said contract be
and the same is hereby awarded
to said Geo. E. Lyons for the un-
expired term, and Cor the sun spe-
cited in his proposal, his salary
made payable quarterly, to date
from the 9Th dayDof December
Resolved further, that in order
to insure the proper and faithful
performance of duty on the part
of said bridge keeper, he be re-
quired to furnish bond in the sum
of two hundred dollars, to be ap-
proved by the bridge committee
and mayor, the same to be given
within five days from date.
On motion Of S. Wise, resolved
that a committee Of two be ap.
pointed, whose duty it shall be, to
ascertain the amount Of delinquent
taxpayers, both for licenses and
taxes for the present and back
years, and to submit their report
next meeting if possible.
Whereupon the mayor appoint
ed Messrs. Broussard and Wise.
On motion the Council adjourn
ed to next regular meeting.
LEoNcE PERRET, mayor.
l.. G. LYONS, secretary.
December, s, 1877 T.
The board Of Town Council of
Abbeville, met this day pursuant
to adjournment. Members pres
ent : Leonce Perret, Mayor ; and
aldermen Broussard, Wise and 4,
.badie. Absent J. Boyance.
Tie minutes Of the last meeting
read and on motion of Lastie 7
3roussard adopted. !
Reports of R. P. O'Bryan, atty, }
J. E. Lyons, constable, were read ! !
md submitted, and on motion OF
.astie Broussard, adopted. and or .
Tered spread on the minutes. ,
On motion Of Lastie Broussard,
&c it resolved that the Treasurer
e, and he is hereby authorized to
ettle with the following named T
Ulcers pro rata, or in full, if funds s
u his hands'are sufficient, out of
currency funds which he may "
ow have in hand, or which may
9 turned over under the reports t
dopted at this meeting, for sala- a
les due said officers since April I
tn 1877. {
Which amounts are due as fol. v
'ws. to wit y
l.. Bernard, former constable, n
ceased, whose salary was due r
ON April 7th to June Goth 1877, 81
date Of G.. E. Lyons election, |
mounting to 5 40 Sc I
eonce Perret, mayor, Is 90 a
|. Addison, Printer, 25 90 o
/. c. Lyons, Secretary, 25 90 Il
+. T. OBryan, Attorney, Is 90 h
Z. b. Lyons, Cons. 4 com. $50 90 Of
a total sum - 5
due said officers 5 $50 Sc y
herein specified. sa
motion of Lastie Broussard. I
solved that the secretary post 9
advertisements in three places
town calling for proposals for -
, keeping of the bridge at Alb !.
vile, for the unexpired term of VIII