The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-05-01

ed that tie change above is mad,
provided no expenses shall be 10
Cured by the parish for the lane
taken from either of the partie,
interested who are L. J. Smith
J. N. Beauxis and L. c. Lyons.
On motin of Mr. Broussard.
! Art. 4th. Resolved, tha
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 o.
tree-holders to trace and lay of
a public road from the north enc
Of the AbbeviIle bridge to Cou
lee Grange road, and that they
make their report at the mex
meeting Of this body.
Art. 5lh. Resolved, that the
sum Of seyentyfve ($75) dollars
or so much thereof as may be
necessary, be and the same il
hereby appropriated for the pur
pose of having a suitable ferry
aat-boat built for the purpose Of
serving as a public ferry which is
hereby established. on the bayOn
Vermilior, 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 II. Kibbe,
AdHen Nunez, and Emard
Liable be and and thy are here.
by appointed commissioners to
superinteDd the building of said
ferry aat.boat, and that Adrien
Nunez shall draw his warrant on
the Parish Treasurer for the
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 H. 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. Is 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. N.
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. Fl. Putnam road
ovcrseer for the Ist road district
for the sum Of SIS on the road
6ne funds of 1879 to be expended
by 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 Ist day Of
January 1881.
An Ordinances to provide for the inspec-
ton of cattle and hides in the parish
Of Vermiiion.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of VermiIion.
First--That there shall be ap-
pointed by the Police Jury, for each
ward Of the parish Of Vermilion one
or more ips rector Of cattle aud
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 persons or about to be driven
out Of vermilion parish, and all