The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-03-27
Che M1eridional.
police Jury Proceedings.

Tho Police Jury Of the parish OF
E.rm,lion met at the court house in
C.anlar session, on this Sth day OF
Msmhers present : Howard Hof,
.'ir' president, II. II. Bartels, I.
pau, Woraan, Robt. Green, j.: Alcee
.blanc and J. +. Broussard ; Az
[ept n. L. Eldredge.
Minutes of last meeting read. and
L.e following correction made, to
sin section 5 Of ordinance proh1b.
.;t;,o sale Of Intoxicating liquor, mer.
'handise, etc.. on Sunday the word
.po tem., was ordered stricken out
nd district attorney to remain, and
|";th this correction same adopted.
On motion of R. Green, resolved
|,hat the committee appointed to lay
|on, a road as far as his place, be au-
,horized to run as far west as they
NAV deem proper, or in any other
Rsnort Of jury of ree.holders, read
and adopted and ordered spread
=, minutes, and on motion of Robt.
Green same declared a public road.
To the Hon. members Of the po-
lice iury Of the parish Of Vermi'ion:
The Undersigned jury Of freehold
Or, appointed by your honorable
body 10 lay out roads in the 18th
road district. beg leave to say that
thew have laid out and traced the
following road, to wit
Commencing at the post on the
western line Of section IS, I IL, SIR
E., said post being the division
line between Felix Guidry and Syl-
yanie Gotreau, running west to the
southwest corner of Camille Sellers
land, thence north following the
western line of Camille Sellers 40
chains thence west 20 chains to a
point in the center Of the eastern OF
section IS, thence north to north
east corner, sec Is, continuing north
to northeast corner, sec. 7, continu.
ing north between sec. 5 and 6 to
the township liue between T. IL, 3
and 70 3 east !; thence west to cor
ner Of township IL, 3, |, 2, II, and
u, 3 cast and thence north 20
chains to the northeast corner of
Eloi Richards land, south half of
south half, 3e, IL, 2 east ; thence
west 50 chains between Eloi Richard
and Onezime HerpIn in section 36,
4. H., 2 east i; thence sonth to the
township line between township II,
ana u, 2 cast to the southwest
corner of section SO, of L II, 2 E.,
thence west between section % and
4ofT. IL. 2 east and section 33, 81
and IS Of I IL, 2 east, being two
hundred and Forty chains to the SW
corner section 80, IL 2 cast, thence
north between section 30 and 20.
80 and %, one hundred and sixty
chains being the terminus of the
road, as selected by Us on this End
day Of March 1886.
Ernest Montague, Athanase D,
Meaux, Desire Meaux, Antoine F,
Meaux, G. Sellers, Augustin Ri
chard, Emile Primeaux.
| hereby certify that the above
signed free.hoIders were sworn by
me. ERNEST MONTAGUE,
Justice of the Peace
Filed March s, 1885.
l.. G. LYONS, clerk.
Report of John Trahan, road
overseer, 18th road district, read
and ordered filed.
On motion of T. j. Morgan, re
solved that hereafter, including the
present year, all road overseers
shall each be entitled to pay for five
days extra work on road at rate o.
81 per day, provided they work moi
less than six days each year on pub
lie roads, same to be paid afte'
their fual report is made for TIT
year.
Jury then took a recess until :
o'clock. Met at 2 o'clock, same
members present.
Report Of building committee
read, approved, ordered filed an(
spread on minutes and committe'
discharged.
10 the Hon. President and mem
oers OF the Police Jury Of the parisl