The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-05-07
The Legal Adviser reports on Matters

10 MIN submitted. L ne pItolueul woo ou
thorized to lease from Mr.. Henry Beslin,
at the rate of SIP year, such tract OF
his land for public road leading to and
from Seigle's Bridge.
Mr.. A. V. Fleming, Mayor OF the town
of st. Martinville calls in person on this
Body TO solicit and obtain the consent
of holding the Meetings of the Council
in the Room of the Police Jury. This
was granted.
At the request of Police Juror. r, st.
GERMAN, MIR. Jos. Castillo was appoint
ed Road Overseer for the Sd District OF
the 4th Ward i'm place Of Mr.. Valsin La
tiolais.
At the request of the Police juror Of
the Ward, Mr.. Cbas. Rsbin Jr.. was ap-
pointed Road Overseer for the II Dis
trict of the Sd Ward.
At the request of Police Juror A. ID.
Roy, Messrs. J. B. Kidder. Pierre Arnaud.
Ernest Gillard, Fustin Fongy and An
thenor Bernard are appointed on Com
mittee to lay out and trace a public road
to be- donated to the Parish at Bite Le-
Blanc in the 9Th Ward of this Parish.
At further request of said Police Juror
Mr.. Anthenor Bernard was appointed
Pond Keeper for the 9Th Ward OF the
Parish.
The 9Th Ward. West Of Bayou Teche,
was now subdivided into Road Districts
to be thus known and designated here
after and the following Road Overseers
were appointed said for Districts, viz:
10th Road District. From upper line
Of the 4th Ward of La Place Bridge,
Adsm Guidry overseer.
1lrh Road District, From La Place
Bridge to upper line of A. D. Roy. Mar
cisse Begnaud, overseer.
18th Road District, From upper H.
nit of A. ID. Roy to upper line Of j. Do
mec, Gabriel Castillo, overseer.
18th Road District. From upper line
of ]. Domec to Corporation of Arnaud-
NIllt, Cdtu MdItlu, OftIecci.
nth Road District. From Corporation
of Arnaudville to the limit Of the parish
of st. Landry, road following Bayou Flu
seller, Adolphe Kidder. oyerseer.
18th Road District. Road at Jean Do
mec and Mcvea. back to 40 arpents, Hte.
DOmec, oyerseer.
10Th Road District. Road back Of said
40 arpents to Bayou Vermillion, Eu-
trOpe Savoy, Overseer.
18th Road District. Road to Adrien
Marks aud Cab. Castillo back to 40 ar
pents. A. GuidTy, Oyerseer.
18th Road District. Road back of 40
arpents to meet public road. Antoine
3 Patin, oyerseer.
At O'Clock 2. ~, recess is taken
until 2 o'clock P. NJ.
Evening Session.
The settlement for the month Of April
1892 is made with the Parish Treasurer
by which 1t appears that he has received
r from the Sheriff Tax Collectors for col
I lections of said month 1929 80 amount
represented by Checks, Jurors and Wit
nesses Certificates returned, cancelled
and destroyed.
At the request Of Police Juror R. St
r German, the name of Mr.. Jacques Me
nard was carried on the List of Pauperl
of the Parish he being an infirm, sick
destitute and helpless person of Ovel
sixty years Of age.
3 The President report that he has re.
D presented the Parish of st. Martin al
q Commissioner on the Board of Assessor
for the assessment of Rail Road lines
y said Board met in Lafayette on the -
: ult., and said lines were thus assessed:
t Main Road or Line at Seven Thousand
v Dollars per mile.
q Branch Road or Line at Three thou
sand five hundred dollars pet mile.
The accountant reports that he ha
u issued to date, 24l Checks on the Parisl
o Treasurer. against the various appropri
y atoms of the Schedule Of 1892, sal,
Checks amounting TO &3605 O5 as pc
!, following statement.
Road and Bridges $2l90.S
b Expenses Of Prisoners 1858
y Incidental Expenses 1921
Porter 37,5
r Keeping of Bridges $40
Police jurors 1885
Jurors and Witnesses 129,
> Sheriff attending on courts los,
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