The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-01-20

trict vics F D Lelcu excused on &C.
count Of over age.
| r Despanet Lege was appointed
road overseer for the 11th road dis
trict vice Clement Fletcher excused
on account Of ill-heal,h.
| Onesiphore Leblasc w.s Hksviss
appointed for the 4th district vice n
1C Broussard excused for same
reason.
Art. 1st. resolved. that the 10th
and l1th road districts commencing
at the north end Of the Abbeville
fridge until it strikes the forks OF
said two road districts, he 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
inuds of David Frank and Desire
Leblanc then continuing the same
direction until it strikes the corner
Of Boniface Bigats 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 Bigat and the
Primoaux until it strikes the small
bridge built and used us a public
road being the forks Of the said 10th
and 11th road district. The said
change is 10 have no effect until the
said 7Bigat 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. End resolved, that Messrs.
Paulin Dccuir, U w Stansbury,
Gerard Decuir. Alex Moss, Sara
zin Hebert, Joseph T Guidry, Ma
than Perry and Henry G HarriDg-
ton, be aud they are hereby appoios.
ed a jury of frccholders to trace ard
lay off public road from Perry's
Bridge to Cypress point, aud 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. Vauslyke and Dr. j B
Ramsey shall continus along the
line between said w L Vanslyke
aud 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
Baglsy Bios. Provided That the
said w J. Vanslyke work the new
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 tho resolu-
tion passed by this body allowing the
Clerk Of the District Court to pur-
chase ut the expense of the parish
the necessary stationery for the use
of the Court except record books
be and the same is Hereby repealed.
Oncsime Meaux, road overseer for
the 9th 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-
poss Of meeting 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
the Coulee des Noix which is the
dividing line between this and the
parish Of Lafayette,
! Art, 9th be it further resolved,
that the President of this body ap-
point committee of three members,
including himself, to consult and ad
wise with the committee to be ap.
pointed by :he Police Jury of the
parish of Lafayette. should that body
see proper to do SO. and that said
joint committee make due report tc
their respective bodies at an earle,
date as possible.
The President appointed with him,
self, Mossrs. A Vans'yke and ] I
Rroussard.
The following claims we're allowed
and ordered paid out Of their res