The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-09-27
hsont T. Treville Broussard,

Absent J. Treville Broussard,
The reading of the minutes OF last
meeting were dispensed with:
The report of the Bridge Commit
toe was read and on motion OF Mr.
7 Fl Putnam the same was received
and ordered to be filed and spread
on the minutes.
70 the Hon President and Mem
hers of the Police Jury Of Yer
million Parish.
Your committee on the Able
Vile bridge beg leave to report that
thew have met and organized on the
eth of July last and that the pro-
ceedipgs of their meeting has been
published in the "MERIDIoNAL" the
official Journal of said parish OF
date of July 26th 1884 and are here
unto annexed.
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 Abbeville Bridge Committee
|appointed by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Vermilion and composed
Of Messrs Robert Green, Lastie
Broussard, Edouard Noel, John c
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 a thorough examination Of
the bridge across the Bayou Yer
million at Abbeville, it was
Resolved, that in the opinion o.
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 shoulc
be built in the shortest delay pos
sible.
That it is unsafe and dangerou:
to travel over said bridge in it;
present delapidated and rotten con
dition, most of the pilings and thu
whole of foundation materials being
a mass of rottenness.
1t was further resolved, that thu
chairman and secretary be and the,
are hereby empowered and request
ed to correspond with bridge build
lers and contractors on the suffice
of building a bridge here, and to ad
v~ertise for bids and proposals in &C
cordance with the resolution of tn
Police Jury adopted on the 18th inst
t and that in their correspondence an
advertisements therefor they Civ
the following approximate of dimen
sions and measurements, TO wit
y | Span of draw bridge l2S fee
long.
2 Trestle works, 1879 # long.
8 Height of bridge from top {
floor to water at ordinary stage, l
feet.
4 From surface of water at ord
!, nary stage, to the bottom Of the b
you, at the piliEgs supporting tn
I draw, IL feet.
Width of the bridge Is feet.
t Resolved further that the seer
tary publish the proceedings of tn
! meeting in the official journal Of tn
J parish.
The committee then adjourne
subject to call Of the chairman.
Signed J. \. BRooKsHIER,
Chairman!
LAsTIE BRoUssARD, Secretary. \
S The Police Jury then went I'M
0 secret session for the purpose of Co
sidering bids for the construction
the Abbeville Bridge.
On motion, it was resolved that
committee of two Police Jurors
f. appointed to confer with parties m
: king bids for constructing the Abb
u vile Bridge, receive specification
Il and report the same to this body
the meeting on the 18Th inst ; wher
'e'upon the following named membe
were appointed on said committee
Fl. 81. Bartels and J. 81. Putnar
On motion it was further resolve
that the Presidents name be addt
to said committee.