The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

: parish, provided he be allowed
enclose the land upon keeling goo
+ gates OIL the roed along the fenc
l. enclosing the same should his pre
# posisl6. be not accepted and he DO
8 allow this privilege they have al
sessed the sum of Two Hundred an,
/ Fifty dollars in his favor for DANA
e ges done to his property.
In conclusion, they ask that til,
road be laid out as above stated, b,
surveyed and staE:ed out by som,
j, competent surveyor, so that its geo
graphical location, may be known t.
the travelling public.
Respectfully submitted,
4 [Signed] q. G. Harrington, Jos
Thealls Chas. n Perry, VIM. l.
4 Dudoit B. Mia, Therozin Toups.
Witnesses Lastie Broussard and N
Perry.
On motion of Mr.. T. Broussard
Messrs, I4aodice Rutand and J. N.
Williams were added to the jury of
free holderssin Prairie Greig for the
purpose of completing the report.
The Jury took q recess till even.
ing at 8 o'clock.
At tie hour appointed all the
membe, being present, proceeded to
business.
| Fl. B Lyons, on behalf of Mrs n.
T. Che',s, made a proposition to do.
nate the land in front of her resi-
dence nss IN use as public road,
to the parish for tnat purpose, the
same to be added to the fifth road
district, and the road overseer in
structed and authorized to work the
same as bther roads in said district.
And on motion Of J. II. 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.
On motion of MIR. Broussard, 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 IL and
running East on said line to the ba-
you Vermilion and all that territory
!, !" sYaid 9TH ward south of said line
IS hereby. designated as road Ias,
same as road district No. 10.
On motion of H. 81. Bartels, 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 a view of having the same
put 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.
Wbereupon the following named
persons were appointed on said
committee Messrs. Lastie Brons-
sard, J. 4. Brrokshier. John G. |
White, Henry Lahit, Robert Green
and Edouard Noel.
On motion OF J. Alcee Leblanc,
resolved that the petition Of citizens
OF the Sd 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
north and sections 20, 81, %, % and
"a, T. IL, SR. 4 East, and running
to or near Lake Pelgneur, thus ma
king this a branch or continuation
Of the public road leading from Ab-
beville to Long Point. They fur.
ther suggest that another road
should also be established about one
mile or so, below the one above sug-
gested and running ON section lines
from the Lake Peigneur and con-
Meeting with the public road lead
ing from Abbevillc to New Iberia,
be allowed and fled.
Whereupon Messrs. Eraste Le-
blanc, P. q. Leblanc, Ludger Cha.
tagnier, Numa Broussard, Nicholas
Broussard, J. T. Theriot, L. Lasalle,
and NJ. N. Hartman were appoint
ed a jury Of free holders to trace.
lay off and establish said roads as
designated in said petition, which is
on file in the archives of this body,
and to MAKE due report thereof and
further provided, thae petitioners do.
nate the lard for said roads to the
parish.
On motion Of Robert Green, re.
solved, that W. W. Edwards be and
be is hereby authorized to survey
the Cow Island road. and present