The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-16
Special Meeting.
December Is, 1877.

on this day pursuant to ADJOURN
,nent, Members present Leonce
Ferret, mayor aldermen Wise,
Broussard and Abadie. Absent
J. Boyance.
The reading of the minutes OF
last meeting were dispensed with:
Proposals for the keeping OF
the Abbeville bridge for the une1-
PRED term of A. W. Badon. decd
were presented and read to the
Council.
Whereupon after due considera'
ton BY the Council of different
proposals, the proposal Of Geo. -:
Lyons was accepted, and ordered
spread on the minutes and pub
lished j: =,
PRoposAL.-To the Honorable
Mayor and members Of the Town
Council Of Abbeville:
/ 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 $12 so per month.
[Sigued] 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 day Of December
1877.
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 meetingi if possible.
Whereupon the mayor appoint
ed Messrs. Broussard and Wise.
On motion the Council adjourn
ed to next regular meeting.
LEoNcE PERREr, mayor.
l.. G. LYONS, secretary.
December, 8, 1877
The board of Town Council of
Abbeville, met this day pursuant
to adjournment. Members pres
ent : Leonce Ferret, Mayor ; and
aldermen Broussard, Wise and
Abadie. Absent :: J. Boyance.
Tie minutes Of the last meeting
we're read and on motion Of Lastie
Broussard adopted.
Reports Of R. P. O'Bryan, atty,
G.. E. Lyons, constable, were read
and submitted, and on motion OF
Lastie Broussard, adopted. and or
dered spread on the minutes.
On motion of Lastie B%roussard,
Be it resolved that the Treasurer
be, and he is hereby authorized to
settle with the following named
officers pro rata, or in full, if funds
IN 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 Apri'
7th 1877.
Which amounts are due as fol.
lows, to wit
NJ. l.. Bernard, former constable,
deceased, whose salary was due
from April 7th to June Goth 1877,
to date Of G. E. Lyons election,
amounting to 5 40 86
Leonce Perret, mayor, % 10
4. l. Addison, Printer, Is 90
l.. C. Lyons, Secretary, IS 90
r. P. O'Bryan, Attorney, Is 90
G.. E. Lyons, Cons. & com. $50 Oh
making a total sum -
Of due said officers 28O &c
as herein specified.
On motion of Lastie Broussard,
resolved that the secretary post
up advertisements in three places
in town calling for proposals for
the keeping of the bridge at Alb
haviIle for the nnaxnirnd term IF