The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-09-13

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
The 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 go to any more
expense in the repairs entrusted
to it. 1t is hoped that the bridge
will be safe and continue to work
we'll for lS 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
uhsound and by that time will re-
quire taking out and putting in
new ones /; and the timbers in the
frame on which the girders rests
are decaying quite fast.
Annexed viii be found a detail.
ed acct of expense incurred which
was paid for by drafts drawn of
Mr.. Solomon Wise under his
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 and 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 7, 1879
A. LAcoUR, clerk P. J.
Art. lst Resolved, that the fol.
lowing named persons be, and
they are hereby appointed Com
missioners of unbranded stock for
their respective districts for one
year, viz.
lst district--Severien Primeaux,
I2l do-Austin Lee,
3rd do-Demosthene Trahan,
4th do--J T. Broussard,
5,h do-John Morgan,
9Th do-Demosthene Nunez,
6tn do-Lessin J Meanx,
7th do--Louis Thibeaux.
Art End Resolved that the fol
lowing named persons be. and
they are hereby appointed road
overseers for their respective road
districts to serve for one year
from date, viz
lst district,-M L Eldridge,
I'd do-Henry j Moss,
3rd do astie Bourquc,
4th do-Hermogene Langlinais
5th do-Cleomer Broussard,
9Th do-Joseph Theall,
18th do-T.eyi Hargrave,
8th do-Amb.'oise Mouton,
9th do-Felix Broussard,
10th do-F Despanet Lege
Il1th do-Julien Simon
10th do-Thos. Hoffpauir jr.
18th do-Sarrazin Hebert
] Whereas, Solomon Wise hal
presented to this body detail ac