The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-12-31
Police Jury Proceedings.

The Police Jury of Nermilion
Parish met this day pursuant to adj
tournament. Present il. Brous-
sard, President, and Messrs. j. A..
Leblanc, Jules Thibodeaux. g.. God.
chaux, NJ. sarver, Ernest Broussard
and A. Laceur.
The reading of the minutes of De.
cember 9th was dispensed with.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the matter proposed by the
Sheriff at the last meeting of this
body stated that they had not been
able to.inyestigate said matter and
asked for further time, which was
granted.
The following act Of donation was
presented and on motion duly Sec
onded and adopted the land was ac-
cepted, to wit
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.
Be it known by these presents
that we the undersigned land owners
believing that it will be to our ad-
vantage and improve our public
road, we do by these presents donate,
make over and transfer all of our
rights, titles, &c, to the Parish Of
VermlIion for the purpose OF drain
ing and otherwise beneftting U
public road, the following described
lands, to wit !;
A strip or space ten feet wide
along our western boundary lines
adjoining the public road as laid ont
and now a part of your records,
leading from the town of Perry TO
Grand Marais, or SO far as your
Hon. committee may deem needtul.
Done. read signed this 9th day OF
November, 1892.
! (sigued) A. Guidry, J. ". James,
Pr. Thos. Henderson, s. Delaaae, J.
E. Gooch, j. Joseph Delaune, Pete
! Clement.
Witnesses Oliver S~tansbary, j.
!. L. Stansbury.
] The following gentlemen were APP
3 pointed a committee to make a de-
mand on the Town Council acting
for the Town of Abheville, for the
{ amount due by said town to the
bridge fund Of this parish for the
keeping of the bridge across the
: bayou at Ahbeville, and also to as
, certain whether said Council intends
to carry out the agreement OF their
, predecessors relative to said matter
, to wit G.. Godchaux and Martit
: Saryer.
7 On motion of Mr.. Sarver, duly
Y seconded, the clerk of this body il
herby instructed to publish o list 0
the old warrants now drawn will
notice that if same are not called To-
within thirty days after said publ
! cation then said warrants are to b.
9 cancelled. Adopted.
j. The Police Jury then went int
secret session on bids, and after ex
aiming all bids made the following
u awards, to wit
For keeping bridg at Perry, to Z
OiNeil, for $245.00.
For keeping bridge at AbbeVille
to Eloi Bronssard. $4,000.
Janitor Of Courthouse, q. Bernar'
. Leblanc, $4,000.
- For Constable of Police Jury, t
If Fl. B. LYONS, $1,000. Said partie
to perform all services required {
them by the Police Jury during th
g year 1888.
The bids for keeping the ferrie
'r located at Smiley's and Campbell
d were rejected. Said bids being !
1t excess of what the Police Jur
n thought was reasonable. Therefor
bid for keeping said ferries will +
received at the January meeting 4
this body, provided that said bic
shall not exceed for ferry at Smiley
ID $4,000 per annum, at Campbell
Il $l75.00 per annum.
E. Montague, appeared before I'll
10 - Police Jury and made a partial +
II port as oyster inspector, which +
ye port vas accepted.
a The following claims were the
!; allowed to the Police Jurors for Sc
vices to date, inclusive !:
eI Ward III. Alcee Leblanc S % {
ne Ward Jules Thibodeauz 36
a Ward &c. aodchaux %