The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-09-20

Bridge Committee, we're present !:
Messrs Howard Hoffpauir, presi.
dent, Thomas Morgan. Henry
Bartef, Robt Green, J. Alcee LIE
blame and J. Henry Putnam.
Absent /: j. Treville Brcnssard.
The reading Of the minutes of last
meeting were dispensed with.
The report Of the Bridge Commit
tee was read and on motion Of Mr.
] r Putnam the same was received
and ordered to DO fled and spread
on the minutes.
To the hon President and Mem
bers Of the Police Jury Of Yer
million Parish.
Your committee OBJ 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 "MER1DIoNAL" 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
ject in possession Of your commit
tee, respectfully submitted by
LAsTIE BRoUssARD, Secty,
for the Committee.
Abbeville, July 9th 1884.
The Abbeyille 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 a thorough examination of
the bridge across the Bayou Yer
million at Abbeyille, it was
Resolved, that in the opinion Of
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 ia the shortest delay pos
sible.
That it is unsafe ard dangerous
to travel over said bridge in its
present delapidated and rotten con.
dition, most of the pilings and the
whole Of fonndaeiec materials being
a mass of rottenness.
1t was further resolved, that the
chairman and secretary be and they
are hereby empowered and request
cd to correspond with bridge build
ers aud contractors on the subject
Of building a bridge here, and to ad'
vertise for bids aud proposals in &C.
cordance with the resolution Of the
Police Jury adopted on the 7th inst,
and that in their correspondence and
advertisements therefor they give
the following approximate Of dimen'
sions and measurements, to wit
l Span of draw bridge 1913 feet
long.
2 Trestle works, 1879 # long.
5 Height of bridge from top oil
floor to water at ordinary stage, IA
feet.
\ From surface of water at ordi
nary stage, to the bottom of the ba.
you, at the pilings supporting the
draw, IL feet.
Width Of the bridge Is feet.
Resolved further that the score
tary publish the proceedings Of this
meeting in the Official Journal Of this
parish.
The committee then adjourned
subject to call o. the chairman.
Signed j. l. BRooKsH1ER,
! Chairman.
LAsp1B BRoUssARD, Secretary.
The Police Jury then went into
secret session for the purpose of con.
sidering bids for the construction oil
the Abbevilfe Bridge.
On motion, it was resolved that q
committee Of two Police Jurors be
appointed to confer with parties ma
king bids for constructing the Able
vile Bridge, receive specifications
and report the same to this body at
the meeting on the 18Th inst ; where
upon the following named members
were appointed on said committee
H. 81. Bartels and J. Fl. Putnam.
On motion it was further resolved
tbat tha Presidents name be added