The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-01-27
POLICE JURY
MONDAY, OCT, End 1882.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN,

Parish aforesaid met this day IN
regular session at the Court House
in Abbeville.
Present - Howard Hoffpauir,
President. and the following MEM
bers. VIZ :cMessrs. Broussard, Van
slyke and TrahAn.
Absent :-Thibeaux. Nunez aud
Primeaux.
The following named commissions
er of unbranded stock made due
written reports aud the same were
ordered fled, VIZ:
End ward Austin Lee, sold { metz
for S 18 rs.
3rd ward Demosthen Trahan { no
sale.)
5th ward John Morgan sold [netj
for S % Is. For which respective
sums. they exhibited the Treasurer's
receipt.
Theolin Landry was appointed
Road Overseer of the 3rd road dis
trict vice F D Leleu excused on ac-
count of over age.
F Despanet Lege was appointed
road overseer for the 11th road dis
trict vice Clement Fletcher excused
on account Of ill-health.
Onesiphore Leblanc was likewise
appointed for the 4th district vice NJ
G Broussard excused for same
reason.
Art. LIST resolved, that The 10th
and 11th road districts commencing
at the north end Of the Abbeville
bridge until it strikes the forks of
said two road districts, be and the
same are changed in the following
particulars, viz: To run north from
the foot of the Abbeville bridge fol-
lowing the lines that seperate the
lands of David Frank and Desire
Leblanc then continuing the same
direction until it strikes the corner
Of Boniface Bigat's present pasture
or field fence, turning said corner
towards the east and following said
fence until it strikes the lands of the
Primeaux then turning north, fol-
lowing the lines that separate the
lands Of Boniface Bigst and the
Primeaux until it strikes the small
bridge built and used as a public
road being the forks Of the said 10th
and 11th road district. The said
change is to have no effect until the
said Bigat shall by authentic act
donate to the parish the right Of way
sufficiently wide for public road
and provided no expense whatever
shall accrue to the parish in conse-
quence of said change.
Art. 2nd resolved, that Messrs.
Paulin Decuir, U w Slansbury,
Gerard Decuir, Alex Moss, Sara
zin Hebert, Joseph T Guidry, Ma
than Perry and Henry G Harring-
ton, be and they are hereby appoint.
ed jury of frecholders to trace and
lay off public road from Perry's
Bridge to Cypress point, and that
they make due report at the next
regular meeting of this body.
Art. 3rd resolved, that the follow
ing change be made to the 18th road
district, viz !: After crossing Crosse
Isle Coulee where it crosses the line
between w L Vanslyke and Dr. J B
Ramsey shall continus along the
line between said w L Vanslyke
and DR. j B Ramsey and thence
along the line between said Van
sIyke and Bagley Bros, to the pub
lie road again on the land of said
Bagley Byos. Provided That the
said w L Vansly Ike work the hew
road and put it in good travelling or
der also to execute an authentic act
of donation in favor of the parish of
said land in due form Of law, and
that no expense shall accrue to the
parish in consequence Of said change.
Art, 4th resolved, that the rcsolu-
tion passed by this body allowing the
Clerk Of the District Court to pur-
chase at the expense of the parish
the necessary stationery for the use
Of the Court except record books]
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Onesime Meaux. road overseer for
the 5th road district, was authorized
to purchase for account of the par.
ish, the quantity of lumber he asked
for by his written request, to be used
in building bridges i'll his said dis
trict.
On motion Of Mr.. Bronssard.
Art. 5:h resolved, that the Police
Jury of the parish Of Lafayette be
respectfully requested to appoint a
committee of three or more members
Of their body or outside, for the pur-
pose of meeting a similar committee
to be appointed by this body for the
purpose Of devis;ng means and meas
ures in order to build jointly a
bridge on the public road crossing