The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11
Police Jury.

1OAlce Jury.
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The Police Jury met on the 1st
day of September 1884, pursuant to
ad djournment and upon the call of
the Chairman Of the "Abbeville
Bridge Committee, were present ::
Messrs Howard Hoffpauir, presi-
dent, Thomas Morgan. Henry
Bartels, Robt Green, j. Alcee Le-
blanc and J. Henry Putnam.
Absent J. Treville Broussard,
The reading Of the minutes of last
meeting were dispensed with.
The report of the Bridge Commit.
tee was read and Oh motion Of Mr.
J II Putnam the same was received
and ordered to be filed and spread
on the minutes.
To the Hon President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury Of Yer
million Parish.
Your committee on the Able.
vile bridge beg leave to report that
they have met and organized on the
9th of July last and that the pro-
ceedings of their meeting has been
published in the "NERIDIoNAL" the
official Journal of said parish of
date OF July 26th ls84gand are here
unto annexed. '.ASAa
They beg leave further to submit
the bids and specifications received
by them for the construction Of a
new bridge, for the consideration OF
your Hon body together With all
other correspondence on that sub
iect in possession Of, your commit
tee, respectfully submitted by
LAsr1E BRoUssARD, Secty.
for the Committee.
Abbeville, July 9th 1884.
The AbbeviIle Bridge Committee
appointed by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Vermilion and composed
Of Messrs Robert Green, Lastie
Broussard, Edouard Noel, John G
White, Henry Labit, and John A
Brookshier, met this day, all the
members being present.
On permanent organization, John
A Brookshier was elected chairman,
Lastie Broussard secretary Of the
committee.
After thorough examination OF
the bridge across the Bayou Ver'
million at Abbeville, it was
Resolved, that in the opinion oi
the committee, the said bridge can
not in an economical point Of view
be repaired to any advantage to the
parish, and that a new bridge should
be built in the shortest delay pos
sible.
That it is unsafe and dangerous
to travel over said bridge in its
present delapidated and rotten con
dition, most of the pilings and tht
whole of foundation materials being
a mass of rottenness.
1t was further resolved, that th'
chairman and secretary be and the.
: are hereby empowered and request
, ed to correspond with bridge build
ers and contractors on the suhjec
of building a bridge here, and to ad
: vertise for bids and proposals iii az
cordanee with the resolution of tn
/ Police Jury adopted On the 7th inst
e and that in their correspondence an
}. advertisements therefor they Civ
the following approximate OF dinner
:, sions and measurements, to wit:
}. \ Span of draw bridge l2S tee
8 long.
y. q Trestle works, 139 # long.
q 8 Height of bridge from top
>. floor to water at ordinary stage, !
e feet.
o| 4 From surface of water at ord
:: nary stage, to the bottom Of the b
% you, at the pilirgs supporting tt
IL draw, ii feet.
Width Of the bridge Is feet.
II Resolved further that the seer
n tary publish the proceedings Of th
% meeting in the official journal Of tt
Or parish.
o The committee then adjourn
I'd subject to call of the chairman.
no Signed J. A. BROOKsHIER,
Chairman.
|v.1LAsrIE BRoUssARD, Secretary.
he The Police Jury then went in
al secret session for the purpose Of ct