The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-08-16

and your committee found great
difficulty in getting any one to
haul the timber and lumber for the
work. Your committee had con-
tracted on favorable terms with
Mr.. Thos. L. Ransom to get out
the piles and lumber at his saw
mill at Grosse-Isle, and he was
ready to deliver most of it early,
thereafter. but no one could be
found in the condition the roads
then were to haul it, and even as
high as $40 per thousand was ask.
ed for hauling after the roads got
in good condition. The commit
tee was unwilling to pay such
prices as it would not allow them
to complete the work within the
limit Of expense fixed by your
body, at the same time the public
and the business men of Abbeville
were setting up a howl because
the committee were making no
progress with the work. Under
these circumstances, one of your
committee offered to haul the piles
and lumber from Crosse Isle at 81
per thousand which the committee
paid. Other lumber had to be
purchased in New Iberia which
cost laid down in Abbeville $50
per thousand being best kind Of
cypress. = Your committee con-
tracted with Mr.. Thomas L. Ran
som to do the work for three hun
dred and twenty-five dollars, the
committee furnishing all materials
and the blacksmiths work. Some
additional work such as splicing
he piles, &C., amounting to $65
was paid for. Your committee
found many of the timbers in the
bridge considerably decayed and
needing new timber, but did not
feel authorized to 60 to any more
expense in the repairs entrusted
to,'it. It is hoped that the bridge
will be safe and continue to work
well for l8 months or two years,
ny which time it will probably
need extensive repairs, again, on
account of decay Of its timbers.
Many planks in the girders are
unsound and by that time will re,
quire taking out and putting in
new opes (; and the timbers in the
frame On which the girders rests
are decaying quite fast;
Annexed will be found q detail
ed acct of expense incurred which
was paid for by drafts drawn OF
Mr.. Solomon Wise under bis
agreement with the Police Jury.
The cost of iron and blacksmiths
work done is $74 40. A small
amount of blocks and timber is
| left on hand which might be sold
for the account of the parish.
The total expense of said re-
pairs after deducting the amount
of timber taken back by Mr.. Wise
at cost is eight hundred aud sixty
four dollars and seventeen cents.
All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
| w. W. EDWARDS,
SOLOMON WISE,
A. G.. MAXWELL.
Read and adopted July I, 1879
A. LACoUR, clerk F. J.
Art. 1st Resolved, that the fol
lowing named persons be, and
they are hereby appointed Com
missioners of unbranded stock fo'
their respective districts for one
year, viz.
! lst district--Severien Primeaux,
l2l do-Austin Lee,
3rd do-Demosthene Trahan,
4th do 7. Broussard,
5,h do-John Morgan,
9Th do-Demosthene Nunez,
l6tu do-Lessin J Meaux,
7th do--I4ouis Thibeaux.
i Art 2nd Resolved that the fol
flowing named persons be. anc
they are hereby appointed r'ae
overseers for their respective roae
districts to serve for one yea1
from date, viz {:
lst dietrict,-M L Eldridge,
I'd do-Henry J Moss,
3rd do astie Bourquc,
4th do-Hermogene Langlinai
5th do-Cleomer Broussard,
9Th do-Joseph Theall,
, 18th do-I4evi Hargrave,
9Th do-Amb.'oise Mouton,
9th do-Felix Broussard,
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