The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-07-19

Of which is due by large and res
ponsible property holders. we
most respectfully suggest that the
Police Jury shall take prompt
means to have the assets OF the
parish collected so as to meet the
claims continually accruing.
Accompanying this report is a
statement rendered this commit
tee of the fines imposed on snndry
individuals by the District Court
at its last special term, by Lastle
Broussard, clerk.
Hon. Police Jury will please
find a list attached of the names OF
persons who have not paid licenses
for the years 1861 & IS.
SOLOMON WISE,
A. VANsLYKE.
A. G.. MAXWELL.
Sect'y Of Committee.
Read, adopted and filed July
18th 1879.
a. LAcouR clerk P. j.
Mr.. Wise, chairman Of the COM
mittee appointed to superintend
the repairs to be made to the
Abheville bridge and other mat
tiers connected Herewith, submit
ted the following report which
was read, adopted and ordered to
be spread upon the minutes and
published, viz ],
To the President and Members OF
the Police jury Of the Parish OF
Vcrmilion >:
The undersigned committee ap.
pointed By your Hon. body to su-
perintend the purchase of mate
rails, and making repairs on
the draw bridge at AhbevlIle,
would respectfully report as tot
lows: That an inspection OF the
: bridge showed that the entire pier
together with the draw had set
9 tied materially and in some places
more than Others, thus throwing
j. the draw out of level and causing
it to strike on the connecting ends
that the pier would in all pro
! liability continue to settle and nc
permanent structure could DC
s placed thereon. That the bridge
y would be continually getting on
of order unless the pier was made
# more solid. This was not only
necessary bnt an expensive ane
troublesome work, ana constitutes
0 the expense and difficulty in ma
0 king the repairs. Twenty neG
0 piles were driven in the founda
o ton making a row Of new pile
0 between each row Of old ones
10 These piles had to be spllced, be
u ing from IS to 40 feet long an
O were driven about 80 feet in tn
10 mud and water and it is hope'
70 and believed by your committed
70 that the foundation will not mate
70 rally settle again and that th
70 draw will remain in good workin
% order until further repairs shall b
20 needed on girders. This pilin
10 was heavy and expensive to hau
= besides the roads we're then ba
20 and your committee found grea
difficulty 10 getting any one t
20 haul the timber and lumber for tn
70 work. Your committee had col
90 tracted on favorable terms wit
DO Mr.. Thos. L. Ransom to get OF
so the piles and lumber at his sa'
20 mill at Grosse-Isle, and he We
DO ready to deliver most of it earl
90 thereafter. but no one could
90 found in the condition the roat
90 then were to haul it, and even
90 high as $40 per thousand was as
ed for hauling after the roads g
90 in good condition. The comml
90 tee was unwilling to pay sue
90 prices as it would not allow the
90 to complete the work within Il
90 limit Of expense fixed by yo'
90 body, a. the same time the publ
90 and the business men of Abhevil
90 were setting up a howl becau
90 the committee were making
90 progress with the work. Und
90 these circumstances, one Of 20
90 committee offered 10 haul the pill
90 and lumber from Grosse.Isle at
90 per thousand which the commit
paid. Other lumber had to
so purchased in New Iberia viii
it'll cost laid down in Abbeville S
nd, per thousand being best kind
md cypress. Yonr committee CO
tracted with Mr.. Thomas l.. RI
Use som to do the work for three h'
ON dred and twenty FIVE dollars,
committee furnishing all materi
ned and the blacks,niths work. So
the additiona! work such as splici