The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-07-31

lines OF 8 and I in L II, SIR 3 E.,
land south Of said line belonging to
G Landry. D Broussard and G Le-
blanc north of said road, land be.
longs to Elias Spell, P Foreman and
B Foreman, continuing east on lines
Of sec 5 & s, in T 10, SIR 3 East !;
lands south Of said road belonging
to Lalande and others, north by Il
Williams, colored and others, said
road being now at the northwest
corner of land of j Bnudreaux,
thence south on dividing line of J
Boudreaux and A Breaux to SW
corner same tract ]; thence east on
dividing line OF j Boudreaux and
others, being north of said road,
Mrs Bansept, Fl Libersat and Hyp
Lege north. W. came to Sc corner
Of the lands of j Boudreaux, thence
south on dividing lines of Hyp L9ge
and Theogene Meaux to bayou Yer.
million road.
Your committee laid this road out
to he forty feet wide. taking twenty
feet each side the line, and to be
open as soon as necessary, there are
some that should be open as soon as
possible. We were asked no dana.
ges, We assessed none, trusting this
may meet the approval of your Hon.
body, and be established as a public
road, as we have tried to comply
with our oaths in laying out same.
H Hoffpauir, Geo Haves, Joseph
Foreman, Albert Morgan, Thomas
Hoffpauir and Preston Spell.
Filed July IL, '86.
l.. G. LYONS, clerk.
On motion Of L j Morgan, re-
solved that the Police Juror of each
ward is authorized TO contract with
a mechanic to assist superintend aud
lay oft work for such bridges az may
be necessary in their respective
wards, provided such bridges are
not less than twenty feet in length.
Jury then took q recess until half
past ! o'clock, and met at half past
l,o'clock. same members present.
The Jury then proceeded with
their work examining assessment
lists:
p Gucydan complained Of his
lands being appraised too high =
Whereupon the Jury allowed said
Gucydan to make a new assessment
designating his marsh lard from
the high land, by the effect of which
the estimation placed on his lands
was reduced in the following parti,
cnlar. Low or marsh lands at so c
high land at $l.0O.
The Jury then adjourned until
to. morrow at 9 o'clock.
Tuesday. July Is. 1885.
Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Same members present.
On motion Of W l. Vanslyke. re.
solved that it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to travel on
the bridge across the bayou Yer.
million at the town Of Abbeville, on
horseback or in any kind Of vehicle
in a gait faster than a walk. and fur.
Their that it shall he unlawful for any
person or persons to drive more
than ten head of cattle or horses
over said bridge at one time that
all persons violating said ordinance
shall pay a fine Of twenty-five dol
lars to be recovered before any
court Of competent Jurisdiction, and
in default Of payment Of said fine
and costs to be imprisoned in the
parish Jail for cot less than ten nor
more than fifty dlys, at the discre-
ton of the court. And further that
it shall be the duty Of the bridge
keeper to keep a list of the persons
violating this ordinance and to re
port them to the district attorney
the first and third Mondays of every
month, with the number Of times
and respective dates when said ordi.
nance vas violated by each respec.
lively and the names of witnesses to
each violation. And it shall be the
duty Of the district attorney upon
the receipt Of said list to proceed i'm
mediately by suit to recover the fines
so incurred in the name of the parish
of Vermilion, that all former ordin-
ances and resolutions in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, this
ordinance To take effect from its