The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-25
Police Jury Proceedings.

The Police jury OF the parish VI YER
MILLION met at the courthouse IN the
town of Abbeville in regular session
this l4th day of May, 1889.
Members present.. T. Broussard,
President; Howard Hofpauir, Thos. J.
Morgan, Robt. Greene, j. A. Leblanc
and ". l.. Vanslyke, Absent q. II.
Bartels,
Minutes of the previous meeting We're
read and adopted.
A petition from many citizens of the
9Th and 7th wards and from other por-
tons Of the parish read asking that a
committee be appointed to look into,
the feasibility Of draining the Grand
Marais in said 9th and 7th wards by
subscription and some assistance from
the parish.
On motion of Mr.. Vanslyke, resolved,
that a committee of five be appointed
to examine into said matter. Second
Ell BY Mr.. Hoffpauir and adopted, and
the following committee was appointed,
viz H. 81. Rartels, ". l.. Vanslyke,
Uriah Stansbury and Willie White.
On lnolion of Mr.. Vanslyke, seconded
bv Mr.. Morgan the following resolution
Vas adopted.
Whereas the report Of the jury OF
freeholders appointed to lay cut a pub
lie road FROM some point Oh eastern Inc
Of Z. Gueyuan'a pasture to Lake AT,
thur, having been received and said
read adopted and declared a public
road, and whereas some changes IN
.ald road were found %expedlent at this
meeting in regard to various donations
OF land for said road.
Therefore, resolved, that we do here
o. reconsider said motion OF adoption
and amend it as follows George
Hoffman, Clara QuereaG, Ermina Car
tis and Worthy Quereau having dora
ted twenty feet Of their lands where
thew join the land Of j. p. Gueydan be-
tween TBS II and II. ST 2 west, between
sections l and 2 and IS and Sc for a
distance of two miles, therefore the
road known as the public road from the
east side of J. 2. Gueydan's pasture to
Lake Arthur is hereby changed to run
on lands 80 donated and 20 feet oflands
taken from J.. P. Gueydan, lying on the
south side of said road, where said road
Joins land OF said donors is hereby re-
turned to him.
The report of The Jury of freeholders
appointed to lay out a public road from
the public road to Lake Arthur to the
new bridge across the Queue Tortue,
situated at SW. Or of SW. or, Sec. IL,
Tp. IL, SR. j West, Vermil!on parish
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Nor
gan, resolved that the road described
in said report is accepted aud declared
to be a public road. This acceptance
being based on the various acts OF do
nations now on file in the archives OF
this body, signed by the parties who
own the lands along the line Of said
road. One juryman, z. 1. Moutop, hav-
ing failed to take the usual oath is here
BY requested to take said oath. Second
ed by Mr.. Vanslyke and adopted.
The report of the committee appoint
ed to inspect the new bridge over the
Queue Tortue, known as Gusydan's
bridge was read, and on motion Of Mr..
Morgan, resolved that the report be re
eeived and a warrant for five hundred
dollars be drawn in favor Of ]. ?. Guey-
dan as per resolution of November IA,
1887. Seconded by Mr.. Greene end
adopted.
A petition from certain citizens Of
the 6th ward asking for a jury Of free
holders to lay out a public road from
that point where the line Of townships
Nos. IL and Is, SIR. 3 and 4 East inter
sects tho road from Perry's Bridge run
ming west to cypress point, and on mo-
lion Of Mr.. Vanslyke the petition was
received and the following jury of free
holders wore appointed, viz: +. E. Win
ston, L. A. Lemaire, John Landry, G..
Conerly, r. J. Holmes and Whitfield
Holmes, duly seconded and adopted.
A petition of IA citizens Of the second
ward was read, asking for q public road
from corner of Mrs. Peter Lees land
running west to some point in woods,
and on motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, it was
resolved that the following jury of free
holders be appointed to lay out the road
asked for by petitioners, namely J. N.
Williams, r. S. johnson, Geo. Delano,
s. NJ. Henry, VIM. Cade and JEFF. Nor
gan. Seconded by Mr.. Leblanc and
adopted.
The following was offered by Mr..
Vanslyke, seconded by MI. Morgan and
adopted
Whereas previous to and in the year
1856 and following there was a consid-
cradle quantity of land advertised for
sale for taxes, and whereas some OF
said land did not sell but was adjudicat-
cd to the State of Louisiana; and whereas
said lands were again advertised and
sold for taxes due both the State of
Louisiana and parish Of Vermlion,
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