The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-03-19
Police Jury Proceedings.

ABBEVILLE, LA, March D., 1897.
The Police Jury in and for the Parish
of Vermilion met this day at the Court
House i'll the town of Abbeville in
regular session Present j L Broussard
President and Messrs t j MorganJ A
Leblanc NJ L Eldridge Howard Hof-
pauir FL II Bartels and C W Conerly.
The minutes of the previous meeting
WEIR approved after due reading.
On motion of Mr. Conerly Mrs Charles
Toups of the 6 ward was placed on the
pauper list of this parish with an al
lowehce of two $50 Dollars per month
Seconded by Mr. Leblanc adopted, said
motion having been made on and by
request of citizens.
On motion of Mr. Bartels Harry [
Lee was appointed Road Overseer of
6 Dist z ward to fill the unexpected
term of Henry South who has removed
from the parish also Mr. Jack Lemaire
was was appointed Road Overseer 3
Dist ward to fill the unexpired term
of JOS. B. Guidry, deceased, seconed
by Mr. Conerly and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Hof pauir seconded
by Mr. Conerly a change was made in
the public road leading from Bayou
Que Tortue to S W coner Sec l6 Town
ship IL S Range 2 E So as to start
through the lands of Mr. III. w. Gibson,
at N w conner of N Z quarter Sec IA
thence east / mile to road as laid out
by a jury of Freeholders and now a part
our records.
On motion of Mr. G g I'll y
Messrs Despalier Breaux j b Faulk
Joseph Faux, Dulon Hebert Delmas
Hebert Theogene Hebcrt, be and is
hereby appointed a jury of Freeholders
to trace and lay out a public road as
requested by petition now N file secon-
ded by Mr. Bartels Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Hoffpauir Resolved
that the first road district 5 ward
be and is hereby changed as follows to
wit: Beginning at Indian Bayou on TIP
line dividing TIP 10 2 1)3 E contain
ing South on Up line dividing 10 2 and
10 8 E until it shall intersect the public
road leading from Bayou Vermilion to
Bayou Que Tortue and West of said
line to be known as 9Th road district 9th
Ward and AnGonche Comeaux is here
by appointed Road Oyerseer for said
district; all on East and South of said
line to remain in said 1st Road district
and all roads forming dividing line Of
said districts shall be worked by the
roads hands from both Of said districts
respectively seconed by Mr. Bartels and
adopted.
On motion of MIR Conerly Resolved
that Mr. w. W. Edwards, be and is
hereby employed to survey the public
road as laid out between Messrs Adam
B%oudreaux, and II. Carter, said survey
to commence at a post neal G, L.
Guidry, gin house according to agree
ment now on file in this office Seconded
by Mr. Hoffpauir, Adopted.
BE it Resolved that the District At
torney be and is hereby instructed to
bring suit against all parties who may
Instructions on publicroads throughout
the next term of the District Court in
accordance with the resolution adopted
by this body curing the year 1891.
adopted.
The Farmers Union having presented
a communication the same was read
and filed for future consideration.
On motion Of Mr. Conerly the follow
ing named gentlemen were appointed
a jury of Freeholders to trace a road
beginning at the terminus of the Cow
Island road to extend said road south
to the line of the land of Felix Brous-
sard to wit: NJ L Morton Henry G..
Harrington John Lemaire Ernest
Broussard W ID Holmes and A j.
Porter Mr. Hoffpauir having seconded
the same it was approved.
On motion of Mr. Hoffpauir. The
Treasurer is hereby instructed to pay
to Office Speciality Manufacturing Co.,
the sum of Six hundred and fifty five
dollars on presentation of claims for
furniture for Court House. !.
Resolved further that Mr. W W
Edwards be and is hereby requested to
take charge OF and place in his safe the
bills and vouchers pertaining to the
furniture for the Court House seconded
by Mr. Bartels and adopted the build
ing committee for Court House having
presented a report the same was
accepted and ordered filed.
The following ward gentlemen were
appointed clerks of election to be held
April 10, 1892. to wit.
LIST ward LIST precinct j A Leblanc
2 r S Henry
3 Adonis Leblanc
4th j T Broussard
9Th Howard Hofpauir