The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-02
POLICE JURY
MONDAY OCT, End 1882.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN.

regul%r session at the Court House
in Abbeville
Present - Howard Hoffpauir,
President. aud the following mem
bers. VIZ :cMessrs. Broussard, Van.
slyke and Trahan.
Absent :-ihibeaux. Nunez and
Primraux.
The following named commission
er of unbranded stock made due
VIZ item reports aud the same were
ordered filed, VIZ:
End ward Austin Lee, sold (net)
for S is rs.
3rd ward Demos!hen Trahan inc
sale.)
9Th ward John Morgan sold met
ffol S 49, Is. For which respective
sums. they exhibited the Treasures
receipt.
Theolin Landry was appointed
Road Overseer of the 3rd road DIS
trict vice F D Lelcu excus, d on &C.
count OF over age.
F Despanet Lege was appointed
road overseer for the 18th road dis
trict vice Clement Fletcher excused
on account Of ill-heal,h.
Onesiphore Leblanc was likewise
appointed for the 4th district vice NJ
c. Broussard excused for same
reason.
Art. Is. resolved, tina! Che 10th
and 1lth road districts commencing
at the north end Of the Abheville
:ridge until it strikes the forks #
said two road districts, be and the
same are changed in the following
particulars. viz: TO 1un north from
the foot of the Ali eville bridge fol-
lowing the lines that seoerate the
l4uds Of David ,s'rsnk and Desire
Leblanc then continuing the same
objection until it strikes the corner
Of Boniface Rigat's present pasture
or field fence, turning said corner
towards the last md following said
fe &c until it strikes The lan.is Of the
Primeaux then turning north, fol-
loving tb" lines that separate the
lands Of BonifAee Big:t and the
Primeaux until it strikes the small
bridge built and used as a public
read being the forks If the said 10th
and 9Th road district. The said
change is 10 have no effect until the
SAID Bigat shall by authentic act
donate to the parish tue right of way
sufficiently wide for a public ro"d
and provided no expense whatever
shall accrae to the parish 10 conse'
quence of said change.
), Art. 2ud resolved, tina, Messrs
Paulin Dccuir,s U W siansburs
+ Gerard Decuir, Alex Moss, Sara.
Yin Hebert, joseph I Guidry, Ma
hnn Perry and fieu,y G Harring
ton, be and they are hereby appoi":
I'd q jury Of frecholders to trace ant
lay off a public read from Perry
Bridge to Cypress point, and tina
they make due report at The rex
regular meeting Of this body.
art. 3ed resolved, that the follow
ing change be made to the Is h roa'
district, Viz After crossing Gross
Isle Coulee where it Grasses the liz
between w L Va slyke aud DR. j
Ramsey shall continus along tn
lime between said W L Va"slyk
and Or j 3 Ramscy and theme
along the line between said Van
slyke and Bagley BIOS, to thu pub
lie road again on the land of sal
Bailey BIOS. Provided That tn
sid W L Vansly Ike work the ne'
road ard put it i" good travelling or
der !; also t o execute an authentic al
of donation in favcr of the parish
said land IN due form Of law, an
that 90 expense shall accrue to tt
parish n consequence, Of said change
Art. 4tb resolved, that the rcsolr
ton passed by this body allowing Il
! Clerk If the District Court to pu
chase at the expense of tie paris
. The necessary stationery Tor the us
> of the Court Except record book
; be and the same is hereb, repealed
Onesime Meanx. road overseer fl
!. the 9Th read district, was authorize
. to purchase for account of the pa
. ish, the quantity Of lumber he aske
. for by mis- writtep request, to be USE
in buildings bsidges i'll his said di
: trict.
> On motion Of Mr.. Bronssard.
Art. Ssh resolvedy That the Poli'
!. Jury # the parish Of Lafayette I
, respectfully requested to appoint
> committee Of three or more membe
!. of their body or outside, for the pu
!, pose of meeting a similar commit
: TO be appointed by this body for Il
. purpose Of devis.Dg means and mea
ures in order to build jointly
i. bridge on the public road crossir
the Coulee des Noix which is Il
/. dividing line between this and Il