The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-23

enclose the land upon keeing good
gates on the road along the fence
enclosing the same should his pro
position be not accepted and he not
allowed this privilege they have as.
|ssssed the saam Of Two Hundred and
Fifty dollars in lis favor for dana
ges done to his property. ..9
In conclusion, they ask that the
road be laid out as above stated, he
surveyed and staked out by some
competent surveyor, SO that its geo.
graphical location, may be known to
| the travelling public. y " u
| Respectfully submittteda
[Signed] q. c. Harrington, Jos.
Theall, Chas. N. Perry, Wm. l..
Dudoit, B. Miia, Therozin Tonps.
Witnesses Lastie Broussard and n.
Perry. .easag. /
On motion of Mr.. L. Broussard,
Messrs. Laodice Butaud and j. N.
Williams were added to the jury Of
| free holders in Prairie Greig for the
purpose Of completing the report.
The Jury took a recess till even
ling at 3 o'clock eis 4,. .eoI ..5.7:,
At the hour appointed all the
| members being present, proceeded to
business, aH 5:,H. e'al
! Ii. B. Lyonsson behalf Of Mrs g..
IT. Chevis, made proposition to DO:
bate the land in front Of her resi-
Edence new in use eas ,apublic road,
to the parish for that. purpose, the,
same to be added to the fifth road
district, and the road overseer in,
structed and authorized to work the
same as other roads in said district.
/ And on motion of ]. Fl. Putnam,
resolved, tha: said proposition be
and the same is hereby accepted,
and said road is hereby declared to
be public road, on passing the act
to the parish. s'. ~ .s5G e-'F
| On motion of Mr.. Brouseard, re-
solved thai the lines Of, the 9th and
| 10th road districts of the parish be
and the same are hereby changed so
as to run as follows, to wit /: starting
on the line dividing the 4th ward
from the 5th on the township line
dividing townships II and: y and
running East on said line to the, ba-
I you Vermilon and all that territory
in said 4th ward south Of said line
is hereby designated as road dis
trict No, 9 and the portion north OF
4 same as road district No. 10.
j On motion of FL. a. sBartels, re-
solved, that the President of the Po-
lice Jury appoint committee OF six
to investigate the condition of the
Abbeville Bridge, and advertise for
bids, with view of having the same
out in perfect repair, and further
that the chairman of said committee
be empowered to call special meet
ing Of the Jury to consider said bids.
Whereupon the following named
persons were appointed on said
committee Messrs. Lastie Brous-
sard. j. A. Brrokshier. John G.
White, Henry Labit, Robert Green
and Edouard NosI.
On motion OF J. Alcee Leblanc
resolved that the petition of citizens
OF the Cd and 4th road districts ask
, ing for the laying off and establish
, ing a public road, starting from the
lane from Samuel Jones, and run
ming due east, on the line between
: sections II, 16. IA and l3 on the
3 north and sections 20, 81, %, % and
! "a, T. IL, SR. 4 East, and running
:; to or near Lake Pe1gneur, thus ma
! king this a branch or continuation
. Of the public road leading from 40
a beville to Long Point. They fur
r. tber suggest that another roae
/ should also be established about ont
!, mile or so. below the one, above sug
e gested and running on section line
4 from the Lake peigneur and con
;. uecting with the public road lead
d ing from Abbevi'lc to New iberia
], be allowed and fled.
h Whereupon Messrs. Eraste LIE
e blanc, P. U. Leblanc, Ludger Cha
II tagnier, Numa Broussard. NIehola
il Broussard, J. T. Theriot, Ii. Lasalle
: md NJ. M. Hartman were appoint
cd a iutT.a of fines. ho'derato trace
: lay of ana est, as.tra,}} ol5s3 j :s : roads a !:
Il 9eaig,atea & Salq pEttt'oa, Whfch
= 0n ite In fae@lfcaives OF TINS D0dy
Il sga to make due report thereof ant
a further provided, that petloners DC
z, nate the land for said roads to tn
J. parish.d s3eagRat FoI aTs0.a a5.G
i On motion Of Robert Green, re
i, solved. that ". ". Edwards be an
# he is hereby authorized TO sarve
D. 1.-THE Cow Island road, and presen
l. n. - 4,oi1 VrOrly ia thl