The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-08-15
Police Jury Proceedings.

Vermihon met this day at the courthouse
in regular session. Present J.T. Brous-
sard. President. and,J. IA. Leblanc. 4. ].
Morgan, Howard Hotfpauir, III. T.. Ed
redge and C.N. GeTnerly. Absentl H. ii.
Bareels.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were adopted after due reading.
On motion of Mr.. Hofipauir, seconded
by Mr. E~ldredge. the following named
gentlemen were appointed q jury Of free
ing from Walter Fau1k's bridge on Bayou
Queue Tortue, to the bridge on Grand
Marais, TO wit: Preston Morgan, Valen-
tine HARRINGTON, John Dubose. Barney
Hotfpauir, Columbus Harrington and Ne
vile FauIk.-Adopted.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed road oyerseers for one year. ending lst
August 1892, to wit:
Lufroy Sonnier 5
Valentine Harrington 2
Martin Z. Broussard 5
made their annual reports, and the
amounts placed opposite their names were
allowed them for extra services. to wit !:
DespaIiere Breaux 6 8 90 90
Frank b. Choate 1000
& i 5ss ! / s ss %ssS5sg g g g g
j. Z. Gooch 2 90 90
The following change was made in the
4th road district, 9th ward, to wits.
Beginning at or near the lands of j. III.
Putnam and others on the eastern side OF
said district, running west on q parallel
line with the public road on the south
side of Henry Parish's land to the western
boundary of said district all on the north
side of said line to be known as the 9TH
district 18th ward, and all on the south
side of said line to be known as the 18th
district 18th ward. and Mr.. III ]. Stansbury
was appointed road oyerseer for the said
4th district and MIR. Fernest HebeTt over
seer for the 18th district.
The following named road hands now In
the 5th district 9th ward are hereby or
dered and instructed to do road duty IN
the LIST district ON road diyIding said DIS
tricts, to wit: Chas. Smith and Conerly,
DeIano, Smiley, Arthur Hebert and Hart
man, and their tenants.
. On motion of Mr.. EldFedge, seconded by
Mr.. Conerly, the contract for keeping the
ferry at Cade's for the remainder OF the
year 1891, was awarded to Mr.. j. Smiley,
in and for the consideration OF Sl5.W per
to take effect from this date,
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, the petition
Of Mr.. Don Louis Broussard and wife ask
to be placed on the pauper list was re-
said action was taken by request
Of some of the relatives of said parties.
Said motion was seconded by MI. Conerly
and adopted.
The Treasurer having submitted the
following report, the same was accepted
and ordered spread on the minutes:
ABBEyILLE. August IL. 1897.
To To the Hon. President and Members OF
the Police Jury of Vermilion Parish.
Genfs-The following represents the1
financial standing of the parish at this
Surplus fund has on hand & 80O.47
Received on this fund since
my last report on August
8th from L.. Sokoioski y 81
The courthouse fund has on
No receipts on this fund since my last
report. Very respectfully,
On motion of Mr.. HoffpauiT, seconded
Mr.. Morgan, the same commissioners
If unbranded stock were continued for
year.
The following claims were then allowed:
8. 3. Lyons, N. c. Young assg 2 bills S$7S lQ
Labauve. j P State VS. V Guidry 30 SO
Watts, S Wise assg printing min
5 mos ending Aug. /. 1891 80 80
J Broussard keeping @ BroussaTd's
ferry quarter July / 70 ~
: Smiley lumber nails for road oyer'r12 50
'hadraek Porter serv on cor jury on
} i Petrv do do 2o
] A Corbet do do 210
G PerrV do co 900
! j Morgan do. do 215
pert HE'S testi HDl9er SALARY anu SIS 90
r. !, Iaqra Hooks paqper %
frs Ell 2 Stakes 500
,ouis Gaitier
losite Meaux 250
Miguel
rannoia Gaguard b w