The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-05-09

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tials as members Of said Council
proceeded to organize as follows I:
Jos J Abadie, Mayor, presiding.
On motion of Mr. Bourque
W B White was elected Secretary
and Treasurer of the Corporation
for the ensuing year and his selary
as such fixed at the sum Of Seventy
Eve dollars per annum, payable
quarterly.
On motion same member
WB White was elected Corpora.
ton Attorney for the ensuing year.
and hia salary as such fixed at the
sum Of Fifty dollars per annum paya-
BILE quarterly said Attorney is to
he the legal adviser of the Council,
is to prosecute all suits brought by
the Corporation, and to defend ali
suits brought against the same, and
also to collect such licenses and
taxes as cannot he collected except
by suit.
On motion of same,
Geo E Lyons was elected Consta-
BILE Collector of the town for the en-.
suing year at salary of Forty dol
lars per month. payable quarterly !;
he also to retain and receive one
half of all fines he may collect on
account Of the corporation.
On motion Of Mr Wise,
Resolved thai the bonds of the
Collector. and that Of the Treasurer
he each fixed in the sum of One
Thousand dollars +; eaid bonds to be
furnished in thirty days as required
by law.
On motion Of same,
MrEI Addison was elected Pub.
lie Printer for the Corporation for
the ensuing year and his compensa.
tion for doing all the printing Of
said Corporotion was fixed at Seven
ty dollars per annum payable quar-.
terly.
On motion of same,
The salary of the Mayor was tx.
ed at Fifty dollars per annum, paya.
hle. quarterly.
The Mayor appointed .Messrs.
Wise and Young on the Finance
Committee and appointed Messrs.
Bouruue and Mills on the Street and
Bridge Committee.
On motion of Mr. Wise,
The bond Of the keeper Of the
Bridge across the Bayou Vermilion
at AbbevilIe, was fixed at Five
Hundred dollars.
The bids Of Messrs F F Feray. A
D Laborde and Eraste Thiheaux fol
the keeping Of said bridge were
taken up and considered. =
The proposition Of Mr. Eraste
Thibeauzz, he being the lowest bid
der, was accepted, and he was elect
ed Bridge Keeper at the salary o.
Ohe Hundred Dollars per. annuu
payable quarterly f.; said Thibeau,
being required to furnish the requir
ed bond within ten days.
Bid of Eraste 7Hibeaur,
TO the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men of the Town of Abbeville
Louisiana. =.
t propose to take the Bridge
across the Bayou Vermilion at Alb
beville, to open the same whenever
required, and to keep the same il
working order as required BY exist
ing ordinances for the sum of One
Hundred Dollars per anpum.
| ERAsrE TH1BEAUx,
:, On motion of Mr. Mills,
Resolved that in case said Erast,
Thibeaux fails TO qualify as Bridg'
Keeper the Mayor issfe his procla
nation calling for bids for the keep
ing Of said bridge and further tina
!, he be authorized to contract will
some responsible party to TAX
charge of said bridge until bridg'
keeper is properly elected and quail
fed.
Mr. 4 q Mills was appointed a
a member of a joint committee 0
two, one to he appointed by th'
Town Council and the other by, th'
Police Jury Of this parish, to hav'
the general superintepdance ane
charge Of the bridge across the bay
gu VermiIion at A bbeyille.
The claim Of w B White, Secty
$3.50 for holding town election o!
J April 9th 1885, was allowed.
On motion 6 Mr. Wise,
! Resolved that Mr. Henry Chew
:. he allowed to erect the necessar.
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