The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-06-08
Police Jury Proceedings.

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Morgan, Robt. Greene, J. A. Leblanc
and W. L. Vanslyke, Absent H. II.
Bartels.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and adopted.
| A petition from many citizens of the
9th and 7th wards and from other por-
tions of the parish read asking that a
committee be appointed to look into,
the feasibility of draining the Grand
! Marais in said 9th and eth wards by
| subscription and some assistance from
the parish.
On motion of Mr. Vanslyke, resolved,
that committee of five be appointed
to examine into said matter Second
ed by Mr.. Hotfpauir and adopted, and
the following committee was appointed,
viz: IL. h. Bartels, W. J.. Vanslyke,
Uriah Stansbury and Willie White.
On molion of Mr.. Vanslyke, seconded
by Mr.. Morgan the following resolution
was adopted.
Whereas the report of the jury of
treeholders appointed to lay out pub
lie road from some point on eastern line
OF j. p. Gueydan's pasture to Lake Ar
thur, having been received and said
read adopted and declared a public
road, and whereas some changes in
said road were found eXpedient at this
meeting in regard to various donations
Of land for said road.
Therefore, resolved, that we do here
by reconsider said motion of adoption
and amend it as follows: George
Hoffman, Clara Quereau, Ermina Cur
tis and Worthy Quereau having dona-
ted twenty feet of their lands where
they join the land of j. p. Gueydan be-
tween tips IL and ~. ST 9 west, between
sections l and 2 and 35 and 36 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 so donated and 20 feet of lands
taken from j. p. Gueydan, lying on the
osuth side of said road, where said road
joins land Of said donors is hereby re-
tn rned to him.
The report of the jury Of freeholdcrs
appointed to lay out 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. IS,
Up. IL, SR. West, Vermilion 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 ejaryman, T. l. Mouton, hay-
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 Gucydan's
bridge was read, and on motion of Mr.
Morgan, resolved that the report be re-
ceived and a warrant for five hundred
dollars be drawn in favor of J. 2. Guey-
dan as per resolution of November II,
1878 Seconded by Mr.. Greene and
adopted.
A petition from certain citizens of
the 9th ward asking for jury of free
holders to lay out public road from
that point where the line of townships
Nos. IL and Ii, SR. 3 and East inter
sects the road from Perry's Bridge run
ming west to cypress point, and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Vanslyke the petition was
received and the following jury of free |
holders were appointed, viz: +. E. Win
ston, l.. A. LcmaIre, John Landry, c. !
Conerly, 4. J. Holmes and Whitfield
Holmes, duly seconded and adopted.
a petition of IA citizens of the second |
ward was read, asking for public road !
from corner OF Mrs. Peter Lees land |
west to some point in woods,
and on motion of Mr.. Hofpauir, it was
resolved that the following jury of free
holders be appointed to lay out the road
asked for by petitioners, namely: J. N.
Il. S. Johnson, Geo Delano,
). M. Henry, Wm. Cade and jeff. Nor
gan. Seconded by Mr.. Leblanc and
adopted.
The following was offered by Mr..
seconded by Mr.. Morgan and
adopted
Whereas previous to and in the year
1856 and following there was consid-
,rable quantity of land advertised for
'ale for taxes, and whereas some of |
said land did not sell bat was adiudicat
ID to the State of Louisiana; and whereas
said lands were again advertised and
;Gld for taxes due both the State of
Louisiana and parish Of FermllIon, /
principal and interest, and whereas the
legislature of this State has passed an
,ct requiring the tax collector to send I
III the proceeds of said sales to the
state. Therefore, be it resolved, that
We do hereby order the attorney Of and
or this parish to make demand on