The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-19
Police Jury Proceedings.
ARBEyLLE. La. SeptemberIs. 1891.

1
The Police jury IN and for the parish OF
| Vermilon met this day at the courthouse
| in the town of AbbeVille, in regular ses-
| sion.
| Present-J. T. Broussard, President !;
and Messrs. Howard Hotfpauir, t. j. Nor
gan, ia, Leblanc, +, Il. Bartels and =.
! ". C0nerly. Absent NJ L. Eldredge.
! The minutes Of the last meeting We're
| read and approved.
| Messrs. r. j. Morgan and VIM. Cade
were appointed committee to make out
a bin of lumber for and receive two
| bridges when built on the road leading
| west from Cade's ferry.
On motion of HotfpauiF. Seconded by
| Mr. Conerly, an additional sum of $500
| is hereby appropriated ont of any funds
not otherwise apEs sliri.sted for the .p4lr-
| pose of assisting the inhabitants OF the
| 9th ward in building . bridge across
| CYpress Point in said ward; said amount
| TO be drawn from the road and bridge
| fund when there is sufficient funds IN
| the treasury to pay the Same.-Ad0pted.
On motion of Mr.. ConeTly, seconded by
Mr.. Leblanc, the sun of thirty-six dollars
| is hereby appropriated out of the General
| fund to defray the expenses of sending
Albert Jackson IA deaf mutel to school
| for the scholastic year.-Adopted.
On motion of Mr. SHohpauir an addition
al sum of sixteen dollars and fifty cents
| was allowed Pierre G. Harrington as road
| damages. for cutting his lands, seconded
by Mr.. Leblanc and adopted.
| On motion of Mr. Morgan, resolved that
Mr. VIM. Cade be and is hereby appointed
| road overseer vice Frank Foster, removed.
! and all hands living north of and lnclu-
ding Frank Foster and his tenants and
family be and are subject to do road duty
under the jurisdiction of Mr.. Cade, Sec
onded by Mr.. Bartels and adopted.
The contract for keeping the ferry at
Cades, awarded to j. Smiley, at Sl5 per
! month was rescinded, and d contract was
entered into with Flofian LuQuette at the
above named salary.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan, seconded by
Mr.. Leblanc, the following road report
| was accepted and tie same is hereby de-
ciared a public roaa.-Adopted.
State of Louisiana. i
, Parish of Vermliion.
We, JOS. ThealL I'd. Vanslyke. I. J..
Morgan, Jr., Judge Walker, Louis Camp
bell and Alex. Moss, foreman. do selemn-
| ~ swear hat will lay out the road now
directed to be lani out j by the poilce jury
OF the Parish of Eerni lion, TO the greatest
ease aud advantage of the inhabitants
| and with as little prejudice to enclosures
as may be-withput favor or affection.
malice or hatred and to the hest OF my
skill and abilities. So help me God. And
| furthermore. that will truly assess all
damages to propgietoGs. caused by sala
AA9'.Sst, ~ tAts-ssssSssf - &C. m
Joseph Theall, Alex. Moss, Thomas j..
Morgan. Jr., Ed Vanslyke, Jage Walker.
Louis Campbell
Subscribed and sworn to before nue., this
| 18th day of July, 1881. +. ONEILL..
Justice of the Peace 7th ward.
REPORT.
We. the Undersigned Jury of Freeholders
of the Parish of Vermilion, ttMly appointed
4l,ap pftEia I,1r nf d
and lay out public. road leading from
| Campbell's ferry 10 the west line OF r..
Corbet's land, through the land OF the toll
| lowing proprietors, TO wit: Mrs. EIlZa-
| beth Campbell Mrs. Priscilla Grogan, Levi
| S. Rice. Daniel Paul, Edward Corbet hay-
| ing been notified OF our appointment and
of the time and place of meeting by the
person first named in said order OF ap-
Sentiment; and having severaliy taken
and subscribed the foregoing oath, and
| having given notice to each andeyery one
| of the aforesaid proprietors IN writing at
| least three days previous, of the time and
place of meeting and of the Intended
| laying out of said road throughthe lands
of said proprieters, which notices were
duly served on said proprietors, did meet
on the 27th day of July 1891, at CampbetPs 8
! ferry, the place designated insaid notices.
! and did then and there, IN presence OF the
| following named of said proprletors, to
n B. Campbell, Alex. Campbell, for
moIneIl DapIiSsG6e hhant. ~. Torhat
>. RICE; Danlea Faud apsne a+ saia nnb,;c J?c
pfoeeeu 70 9iace anu lay o"0 s''iu puoiio
foad, as IoiioWs " +; o11,s ea,r,, ,,,d ,,,n-
Beglllhlng ~ oanLppSS,a tS aolIy f aeI ia.,
nlng bnence ehIongi s tto distaea " &c d 20
betn anpoell IoI eae " eI.ts. fet "a - ~
acres, Iakllg sIrlp ~ ie1S a,aI III III
OF the lallu VI Mls. E4in"pSSn lsraat
Which o9uhaaFy was niujIalls said rr;eters 5s1o1u
upon alla s,i9m us ~ ~ ns nv satting
I stakes and blowing burrows, SO as to be
sasitv yisihle and recognizable. and
thence across the lands Of Mrs. Percilla