The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-02
Special Meeting
December Is, 1877.

~ 80 N"J
ment, Members present !: Leonct
Perret, mayor ; aldermen Wise
B~roussard and Abadie. Absent
J. Boyance.
The reading Of the minutes o
last meeting were dispensed with
Proposals for the keeping O
the Abbeville bridge for the unex
pred term of A. W. Badon. deco
were presented and read to the
Council.
Whereupon after due considera
ton by the Council Of different
proposals, the proposal ofGeo b.
Lyons was accepted, and ordered
spread on the minutes and pub
'lished :
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.
[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 I'M
expired term, and Cor the sum spe-
CITED in his proposal, his salary
made payable quarterly, to date
from the 8th day Of December
1877.
Resolved further, that in order
to insure the proper and faithful
performance Of duty on the part
Of said bridgS keeper, he be re-
'quired to furnish boud in the sum
of two hundred dollars, to be ap-
proved by the bridge committee
aud mayor, the same to be given
within five days from date.
On motion Of S. Wise, resolved
that a committee Of two be APP
pointed, whose duty it shall be, toll
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 PEREEr, mayor.
l.. G. Lyons, secretary,
December, 8, 1877
The board Of Town Council of
.%bbeville, met this day pursuant
o adjournment. Members pres
mt !: Leonce Ferret, Mayor and
lldermen Broussard, Wise and
Abadie. Absent j. Boyance.
Tie minutes of the last meeting
we're read and on motion of Lastie
5roussard adopted. /
Reports Of R. P. O'Bryan, atty,
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,
Sc it resolved that the Treasurer
'e, and he is hereby authorized to
ettle with the following named
Ulcers pro rata, or in full, if funds
n his hands are sufficient, out Of
my currency funds which he may
have in hand, or which may
'e turned over under the reports
dopted at this meeting, for sala-
les due said officers since April
tn 1877.
Which amounts are due as fol.
ows. to wit: +,
4. L.. Bernard, former constable,
deceased, whose salary was due
ON April It'll to June Goth 1877, $
0 date of G. e. Lyons election,
mounting to S 40 Sc
Perret, mayor, IS 10 {
:. /. Addison, PRINTER, 25 90 {
}. c. Lyons, Secretary, 25 90
(. ?. O'Bryan, Attorney, Is 90
!. E. Lyons, Cons. & com. $50 90 {
baking a total sum - F.:
i due said officers S $50 Sc
s herein specified. Is
On motion Of Lastie Broussard.
esolved that the secretary post
p advertisements in three places
n town calling for proposals for
he keeping Of the bridge at..lb-
%eville, for the unexpired term of .
I. w. Badon, deceased. {
Resolved further that no per. d
on will be EMPLOYED unless no