The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-08-29

intended laying out of said road through
the lands of said proprietors, which mo-
tees were duly served on said roprietors,
did meet on the oath day Of July, 1891, at
the house of Francois J. Frederick the
place designated in said notices. and did
then and there, in presence of the follow
ing named of said proprietors. to wit:
Pierre G. Harrington, Clet Leblanc,
Aristide Leblanc, Francois j. Frederick,
j. d. Frederick. Cleophas Frederick pro-
ceed to trace and lay out said public road
as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of the
school land. tel northeast quarter of Sec.
16, Up. 10. SIR. 2 East and running north
thence between the lands of the Board of
School Directors forV ermilion Parish and
distance of one-half mile, taking a strip
of twenty feet wide off of the land of each
one along their common boundary line,
which boundary was mutually agreed
upon and shown us by said pr0priet0rs,
and by them designated to us, by setting
stakes and blowing burrows, SO as to be
easily visible and recognizable. and
thence north through the lands Of j. ID.
Frederick and Mrs, Bosnian Lyons for a
distance of 0ne-quarter mile, thence east
through or between the lands of Pierre G.
Harrington on one side and Mrs. Bosnian
Lyons and Cleophas Frederick on the
other side for a distance of one-half mile,
inc1uing a piece of land 20 feet square cut
off the corner of the land of Mrs. Harrison
Hargrave> thence north through the land
of Pierre G. Harrington. cutting saidland
into two portions for a distance of one
quarter mile, thence north through the
land of Clet Leblanc cutting his land
likewise for q distance of one-haff mile,
thence north through or between lands of
Antoine Menard OIL one side and Clet Lee
blanc on the other for a distance of one-
half mile. thense north through or be-
tween land of Aristide Leblanc and Capt.
l. Hebert for a distance of one-half mile
to the township line between township 10
and Is, south range 2 East to the termina-
tion of said road, which road is forty feet
wide throughout it's entire length, and
was SO traced and staked out as to be
plainly visible throughout its entire
course; and we have caused to be made a
course of said road, and the location of
the lands of the different proprietors
through which said road runs, and the
distance and quantity of land expropria-
ted from each owner for said road, which
plat is annexed to this our report of said
road for reference.
And we further report that we, said
jury of Freeholders. did on our oaths
aforesaid, assess the following damages to
proprletors in compensation for thir land
so taken and appropriated for said road as
follows, to wit:
Five dollars per acre for those whose
land was cut in two and three dollars and
fifty cents to others.
To Mrs. BOSNIAN Lyons $8.75 or $3.50 per
acre for q acres.
To Pierre c. Harrington $12.5e or $500
per acre for.2k acres.
To Clet Leblanc $500 or $500 per acre
for S acres.
To Captain t. Hebert $S.75 OF $3.50 per
acre for q acres.
To Antoine Menard $8.75 or So 8 50 per
acre for d acres, and to the other proprie-
tors no damages We're assessed. and in our
opinion the benefit of said road fully com
pensates the value of their land taken.
Done at the Parish of Vermilion, this
oath day of July 1891.
Felix Broussard, M. Morton, A. j. Por-
ter, Ernest Broussard, Francois j. Freder-
lex, Pierre G. Harrington.
ENDORSEMENT OF CONSENT.
I, one of the proprIetors named the writ
ten report, do hereby consent to the loca-
ton and direction of the road as described
in the written report, and accompanying
plat; and hereby agree to accept the
amount of damages allowed me. by said
Jury of ~FreehOlders, as by the written re-
port set forth. in full compensation of all
damages by me sustained. by reason of the
appropriation of my land for the use of
said read.
Signed and dated this oath day of July,
1891.
CIet Leblanc, Pierre C. Harrington, MIS-.
Bosnian Lyons, Antoine Menard
Witnesses w. P. Edwards, Felix
Broussard.
We, the undersigned agree to have the
foregoing road laid out as described and
hereby give our consent without the as
sessment of any damage.
Clet Leblanc, Aristide Leblanc, Pierre
G. Harrington, Francois J Frederick. j..
~ Lrnlnrso- Elaant,oo LIro9 ~.
The following named road hands now in
the 5th district 9th ward are hereby or
dered and instructed to do road duty in
the 1st district on road dividing said dis
tricts, to wit: Chas. Smith and Conerly,
Delano, Smiley. Arthur Hebert and Hart
maQ, and their tenants.
Oh motion of Mr.. Eldredge. seconded by
Mr.. Conerly, the contract for keeping the
ferry at Cadets for the remainder of the
year 1891, was awarded to Mr.. J.. Smiley,
in and for the consideration of $500 per
month, to take effect from this date,
On motion of Dir. Hotfpauir, the petition
of Mr.. Don Louis Broussard and wife ask
ing to be placed ON the panper list was re-
jected. said action was taken by request
of some of the relatives of said parties.
Said motion was seconded by Mr.. C0nerly
and adopted.
The Treasurer having submitted the
following report. the same was accepted
and ordered spread on the minutes:
ABBEvILLE, August II, 1891.
To To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of Vermilion Parish.
Gents-The following represents the
financial standing of the parish at this
date:
Surplus fund has on hand 4 soo.47
Received on this fund since
my last report on August
Sth from l.. Sokoloski 5 1 sol
The courthouse fund has ON
hand 111.15
No receipts IN this fund since my last
report. Very respectfully,
ELI WISE.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, seconded