The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-10-01

Gents-Ihe following is the financial
standing of the parish at this date
To credit of the courthouse fund 4 sa4 IL
No receipts on this fund since nv last - =
port.
Surplus fund sos sss
port.
Very respectfully,
Ell WISE.
Parish Treasurer
Mr.. Sarver having submitted a r..
port relative to she removal If H.
bridge ros Indian Bayou near The
Methodist church, the same accentaJ
and he was discharged, and on motion
OF Mr.. Sarver, duly seconded, the fol-
lowing named gentlemen were appoint.
ed a committee to act with a like com
mittee from the parish of Lafayeffa
relative to the removal of said bridoa
to wit: Howard Hoffpaair and Gseo,
Hayes. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Godchany. the sa
lowing named gentlemen were appoint.
ed a jury of freeholders to trace q road
starting from the public road leading
from AbbeVille to Lake Peigneur at ths
northwest corner of Gustave Leblanc,s
land, running in a southerly direction
to intersect with the public road near
the blacksmith shop of A. F. Maxfeld.
to wit: j. G. White, w. j.. Swain. i
Alclde Broussard, Leonard Wiley i.
Perret and Numa p. Broussard. Said
motion was seconded by Mr.. Leblanc
and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Godchaux, dnly
/ cnanG1dnd TIA 1, ndina Tlr%n,I
pointed road overseer, LIST district. Ia
ward, vice Fred OBryan who is not 4
resident of said district.
On motion Of Mr.. Godchaux. duly
seconded and adopted a committee On
Rules and Regulations for this body for
the conducting of public business was
appointed. The following gentlemen
were appointed on said committee, I'd
wit: Messrs. G.. Godchaux and Martin
Sarver.
On motion of Mr.. Sarver, duly Sec
onded the President be and is hereby
authorized to appoint and employ i
a committee (at 80 per day Of actual
%seryice) for the purpose of making an
Index of the Records of the acts of the
Police jury OF this parish. The Presi-
dent appointed the following named
gentlemen onesaid committee Messrs.
G. Godchaux and j. N. Williams; said
committee are authorized to purchase
a suitable index book. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Sarver. resolved
that the auditing committee for this
body are hereby requested to reject any
bill or claim presented to said commit
tee which has not been endorsed or APP
proved by the officer or ether persons
duly authorized, taking or procuring
the articles for which said bill shall be
presetted, said bill shalhalso give dates,
etc., when such articles were procured.
Seconded by Mr.. Lacour and adopted.
Mr.. Z. Montague, Jr., having pre-
sented the following proposition, to-
Parish Of Yermilion, Sept. IA, 1892.
70 the President and Members Of the
Police jury Of Vermilion:
hereby make this my application
before your honorable body for the app
peintment Of oyster inspector for the
parish of Vermiliony subject to all pro-
visions Of article IA of an act No. Ito
approved July Z, 1882.
| further agree in case / am appoint
ed by your honorable body to make all
the surveys and necessary plats at the
expense of the claimants, to be collect
ed by the tax collector and placed as
oyster collections to the credit OF oyster
fund, for n year from the LIST Of 0cto-
Der next.
/ further agree to accept in full pay
ment OF my dues any amount under the
regular emolument provided for By law
in case the amount to credit of the
oyster fund be not sufficient to pay said
salary. e. MONTAGUE, JR.
the same vas considered and on motion
duly seconded, he was appointed in-
spector of oyster beds or reefs for this
parh. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Leblanc, resolved
that NJ. T. Gordy, ESQ, be and is here
by employed as attorney for this body
at a salary of one hundred and fifty
dollars per annum; said attorney to be-
present at the regular meetings of this
body, and also to prosecute all cases III
which this body may be Interested
Seconded by Mr.. Lacour and adopted.
On motion of Nh. Sarver, resolved
that the regular meetings of this body
shall be held hereafter on the LIST Tues
day of each and every month instead OF
the second Tuesday as now held
Seconded by Mr.. Lacour and adopted.
The following claims were allowed,
to wit:
| Geo. T. LYONS TAILOR 8 A 10
constable "
Fl Montarne. constable 90
Ia So
Abshire. If. iury commissioner s 80
Aryenne Heherf +. 8 30
Ophelias Bourque 18s
T n pntnoc - . 10