The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-07-01

on the jury of freeholders in the
place of Messrs. Ed. Vanslyke,
Marion EIdridge and Alphonse
Leblanc to trace and lay off a
public road in Rice's Cove.
Art. Sd resolved, that Marcus
l.. Morton, Road Overseer tor the
7th road district, be notified to
have the necessary repairs made
on the CouIee Kinney bridge with
out delay.
On motion of Mr.. Nunez, the
following preamble and resolution
were unanimously adopted, and
copies thereof ordered to be for
warded to Hons. A. Nunez, Sena-
tor and VIM. Shepherd member
of the House of Representatives
Of the General Assembly Of this
State
Whereas. the raising of sheep
has become difficult and almost
fruitless industry of late years in
our parish owing to the destruc
ton by dogs. which are allowed
to roam at large in this parish,
therefore
Be it resolved that the Legis'a-
tnre be and it is hereby respect
fully requested to pass an act to
remedy the evil complained of
with view to the protection of
sheep.
Art. 4th resolved, that the con-
tract to build the fence around
the Court House square be let to
G. B, Shaw and to be built as
follows The posts to be AKA six
feet long and to be let in the
ground two feet pannels to be 8
feet long, five planks to the pan
mel, same style Of fencing as around
said Shaw's lot. All to be of No.
l cypress lumber !; also four pairs
of steps to be three feet high six
feet wide. u inch lumber hest
quality Of cypress. Also, to build
a picket fence around the Jail.
to be FIVE feet high, posts to be
same size as the Court House
fence, and a gate to open in front
OF the Jail. The picket fence on
the north and east side Of the Jail
is to join the fence surrounding
the Court House square-a ban
qnet Of six feet width to be left
aronnd TIE whole square. The
fence around the Jail to be built
Is feet from the walls on the north
and south sides and Is feet from
the walls on the east anu west
sides, the whole work or job to
he done in a workman like man.
ner and to be received and accept
ed by committee to be appointed
by the Police Jury for that pur-
pose. The Police Jury will make
an appropriation of a sufficient sum
out of the common surplus fands
Of 1881 to pay for said fencing
when completed and accepted.
| hereby agree to superintend
the building of the fence around
the Court House square and the
picket fence around the Jail, and
to see that said fence is built as
specified in, the resolution passed
by the Police Jury in regard to
same free of charge; and to have
all The work done as cheap as
possible, buying all lumber and
material and furnishing the same
at cost to the parish.
(Signed) G B. SHAW.
The Police Jury being now in
session, do hereby accept the fore.
going proposals.
The following claims were al.
lowed and ordered to be paid out
of their respective funds.
Criminal funds of 1882:
Simon Blanc 5 l 12d
G. B Shaw. for locks, &c 4 90
Isabella Gage ! IS
Raymond Gage l IS
Aufclien Broussard 2 25
Erastus Perry l 9344
SEVERN Broussard 4 124
Chat alias Auguste Picard 4 l2a
Norbert Mire l 12a
Preston Morgan l 9444
D Fl Lyons, Sheriff Of Cal
casieu 9 so
w D White, Coroner 5 90
Lastie Broussard assignee Of
Adam Foreman +" l 80
Pierre BOulet 43A