The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-05-08

| Art. 3rd. Be it further resolv
ed that tie change above is mad,
: provided no expenses shall be 10
Cured by the parish for the lant
taken from either of the partie
interested who are l.. j. Smith
~. n. Beauxis and L. G. Lyons.
On motin of Mr. Broussard.
Art. 4th. Resolved, tina
Messrs Felix Brosussard, Lazar,
Broussard, Treville Guidry, F. D
Lege, Valerien Dartez, Alexan
DIRE Vincent, Joseph L. Broussard
and Aladdin Vincent, be, and they
are hereby appointed a jury oI
free.holders to trace and lay of
a public road from the north enc
of the Abbeville bridge to Cou
lee Grange road, and that they
make their report at the mex,
meeting Of this body.
Art. 5th. Resolved, that the
sum of seventy five ($75). dollars
or SO much thereof IS may be
necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated for the pur.
pose of having a suitable ferry
flat-boat built for the purpose OF
serving as a public ferry which is
hereby established, on the bayou
VermiIioE, at the residence OF
Raymond Gage, which ferry shall
be free for all persons to cross :
That for the purpose of carrying
the foregoing resolution into
effect, Messrs Levi Fl. Kibbe,
Adrien Nunez, and Emard
Liable be and and thy are here.
by appointed commissioners to
superinteDd the building of said
ferry E" t-boat, and that Adrien
Nunez shall draw his warrant on
the Parish Treasurer for ~Uae
amount herein appropriated
that said commissioners make a
report of their doings at the next
meeting of this body.
Art. 9th. Be it further res.
olved that it is hereby agreed
between the police jury and the
signers of the petition asking for
said ferry, who are represented
herein by Levi b, Kibbi, here
present, that they the signers of
said petition shall keep up said
ferry at their individual expense
for at least one year, and when
ever they cease so to do, then
said fat-boat shall revert to the
parish and sold by the police jury
if they deem proper to do so ;
the funds arising from said sale
shall be paid into the parish
treasury
Parish license No. l3 issued
against Martin Sarver as retail
merchant in 1878 for fifteen dol
lars. was ordered to be cancelled.
The jury adjourndet until to.
morrow at 9 o'clock A. M.
Tuesday, April 9Th 1880.
The jury met this day pursuant
to adjournment.
All the members that were pre-.
sent yesterday were present to-
day.
The president and clerk were
authorized to draw a warrant in
favor of Jas. 81. Putnam road
overseer for the Ist road district
for the sum of SIS on the road
fine funds of 1879 to be expended
ny him in the purchase Of lumber
to build bridges. The clerk was
also authorized to draw an order
on VIM. Ewing in favor Of said
Putnam for the sum of $3.40
which he collected as road over.
seer and which belongs to said
Ist road district.
On motion Of Mr.. Vanslyke.
Art. 7th. Resolved, that the
resolution adopted by this body
on the 29th day of March, 1875,
authorizing Mr.. Taylor Cade to
put gates across the public road
running across his lands, be and
the. same is hereby repealed.
This resolution to take effect
from and after the 1st day of
January 1881.
An Ordinance to provide for the inspec-
tion of cattle and hides in the parish
Of vermlion.
Be it ordained by the. Police,
Jury of the parish Of Vermilion.
First--That there shall be ap-
pointed by the Police Jury, for each
ward of the parish of Vermilion one
or more inspector of cattle and
hides, whose duty it shall be to
inspect all beef cattle previous to
being butchered for the public,
and all cattle sold to drovers or
other nersons or about f0 he driven