The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-30

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enclose the land upon keeling 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,
sessed the sum of Two Hundred and
Fifty dollars in his favor for dana.
ges done to his property.
In conclusion, they ask that the
road be laid out as above stated, be
surveyed and staked out by some
competent surveyor, so that its geo.
graphical location may be known to
the travelling public.
Respectfully submitted.
|, [signed] q. G. Harrington, Jos.
TheaH, Chas. n. Perry, VIM. l..
Dudoit, B. Min, Therozin Toups.
Witnesses Lastie Broussard and n.
Perry.
On motion of Mr.. T. 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
ing at 3 o'clock.
At the hour appointed all the
members being present, proceeded to
business
H. B. Lyons, on behalf of Mrs Fl.
7. Chevis, made proposition to do
nate the land in front Of her resi-
dence now in use as a public 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 J. 81. Putnam,
resolved, tha. sal d proposition be
and the same is hereby accepted,
and said road is hereby declared to
be public road, Oh passing the act
to the parish.
On motion of Mr.. 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 IL and l2 and
running East on said line to the ba-
you Vcrmilion and all that territory
in said eth ward south of said line
is hereby designated as road dis
trict No. 9 and the portion north OF
same as road dietrict No. 10.
On motion of H. b. 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
pht in perfect repair, and further
that the chairman Of said committee
be empowered to call a 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 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 OF and establish
ing a public road, starting from the
lane from Samuel Jones, and run
ming due east, on the line between
sections II, l6, IA and 13 on the
north and sections 20, 81, %, % and
"a, T. u, SR. 4 East, and running
to or near Lake Pe,gneur, thus ma.
king this branch or continuation
of the public road leading from 40.
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 aud con-
Meeting with the public road lead
ing from Abbevillc to New Iberia,
be allowed and filed.
Whereppon Messfs. Eraste Le-
blanc, P: q. Leblanc, Ludger Cha
tagnier, Numa Broussard, Nicholas
Broussard, J. T. Theriot, l.. Lasalle,
and NJ. NJ. Hartman were appoint
ed 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, that petitioners do
nate the land for said roads to the
parish.
On motion Of Robert Green, re-
solved, that W. W. Edwards be and
he is hereby authorized to survey
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