The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-04-23
Police Jury Proceedings.

ABBEvILLE, La, April y, 1892.
The Police Jury for the parish of
Vermilion met this day at the court
house in the town of Abbeville, In reg
ular session. Present j. Z. Broussard,
President, and Messrs. Howard Hoff-
pauir, Fl. FL. Bartels, G. w. Conerly,
Thos. j. Morgan and j. A. Leblanc.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved after due reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Morgan, the road
in the I'd ward between the lands Of
Geo. Delano, Gilbert Jet5un and j. A..
Lee is hereby changed for the distance
of Ii acres, more or less, so as to con-
form to the survey of Geo. Z. Bradford,
provided said parties place the new
road in the same condition as the old
one now is, complying with petition
now on file. Seconded by Mr.. Hoff-
pauir and adopted. :.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, resolved
that the president of this body be and
is hereby requested TO appoint a COM
mittee to examine and report to this
body the condition of the bridge across
BAYOU Vermilion at Abbeville, Second
ed by Mr.. Bartels and adopted. After
which the Jury visited said bridge in a
body and Mr.. Eldredge was appointed
a committee Of one to employ Mr.. Ran
som to put said bridge in working or
der.
Resolved that the sum of $40 be and
is hereby allowed the Assessor out OF
the $50 which was reserved out OF his
salary for making the tax rolls for 1891.
On motion resolved, That the con-
tract entered into on the 18th day of
March, 1892, between the court house
committee on behalf of the parish and
Messrs. Charles Escudier and James A.
Petty relative to the repairs on the
court house roof, cutters, ETC., as mem
toned in said contract be and the same
is hereby approved and ratified.
On motion Of Mr.. Bartels, resolved,
That the 9th road district. 7th ward be
and is hereby divided as follows, to
wit Nine Monroe Leblanc's coulee to
be the dividing line between the said
9th and Sth road district, the latter be-
ing the number of the district SO crea-
ted and all east of said coulee to be the
9Th road district and west of said line
to be the Sth road district, 7th ward
and Mr.. Jos Theall is hereby appointed
road overseer of said 8h road district.
ESaid appointment to take effect on the
LIST day of May, 1892. Seconded by Mr.
Morgan and adopted.
The citizens of the Sd ward having
presented d petition praying for the APP
pointment OF a jury of freeholders to
trance a public road, the same was con-
sidered, but, owing to there not being
sufficient funds in the treasury to bridge
and put said road in travelling condi-
ton, action on the same was deferred.
a petition from the citizens OF the
9th ward praying for the placing on
the pauper list the name OF Valentine
Gardner was received and considera-
ton of the same was deferred.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the report
Of w. w. Edwards, ESQ, as to survey
made of road between lands Messrs.
Adam Boudreaux and Henry Carter
was accepted and ordered fled.
The following reports were received
and ordered spread on the minutes
to wit
ABBEVILLE, La, April IL, 1877.
To the Hon. President aud Members of the
Police Jury of Vermilion Parish:
We the undersigned Finance Committee
of your Hon. Body beg leave to report
, thai we have examined the stub book Oh
A. i. Leblanc, t~ax-colleetor and find that
he has collected from March LIST to the
3lst inclusive, as follows:
On roll of 1890
Prime $6.70 int Ii. S6.S3
; On roll of 1891
Gen. 1921 81 II 80 6S9T7
Credited by receipt from
Parish Treasurer
April 2, 1892
On roll of 1890 $649cOm SAC 6S3
1891 gen 1863 Al com 10 u 3S2 81
Court house III 81 com 641 12S 50
School 121 81 com 62l Us ~ 6f6 VI
On licenses for 1892
The bal due by col at last report 1892 sc
BY receipt from Tresu-
rer 218 80 com IL 80 S5OOO
Left in his hands uncoI 1867 5O l5S2 81
Respectfully yours,
SOLOMON WISE,