The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-23
Police Jury Proceedings.

The Police jury 10 and Tor the
parish Of Vermilion met this day at
their rooms ia the town Of Abbeyille
regular session. Present : j. t.
Bronssard, president, and Messrs.
Howard Hofpauir, FL. Fl. Bartels,
T. j. Morgan. G. w. Conerly j. A.
Leblanc and III. L. Eldredge.
The minutes Of the previous meet.
ing OF the Police Jury as well as the
minutes Of the Jury as a Board Of
Reviewers were read aud adopted,
The citizeus of this parish having
presented petitions numerously sign
ed,) requesting an appropriation in
aid Of the Iberia & Abheyille Rail-
road.
On motion of Mr.. Bartels, second
ed by J.. A. Leblanc, resolved that
the sum Of Five Hundred dollars be
and is hereby appropriated out of the
surplus funds, to assist in purchasing
for the Iberia & Vermilion Railroad
Company, the right Of way, depot
grounds, etc., as already surveyed
and located on the land of Mrs
Katie Area, wife Of Gustaye God.
chanx, and that a warrant for that
amount be issued IN her favor, paya-
bic as soon az she executes a notarial
deed transferring said right OF way,
depot grounds, etc, to said company,
and after the following agreement
had been duly signed the above res.
otution was adopted, to wit
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Vermilion.
Before me the undersigned author
ity, personally came and appeared
Gustave Godchaax, j.. Henry Put
nam, Walter 4. White, JOS l..
lLabit, l.. 0lidon Bronssard aud VIM
! Cade, who declared that they hereby
obligated themselves ID case the
Iberia e. Vermilion Railroad be not
completed to the Bayou Vermilion
within one year from this date, that
they will return and refund to the
Parish Of Vermilion the sun Of five
hundred dollars this day appropria-
ted by He Police Jury Of said parish
to purchase right Of way and depot
grounds on land Of Mrs. Gustave
Godchaux for said railroad company.
Signed in presence of Messrs. J.
7. Abshire and L. G. Lyons, compe-
tent witnesses Of said parish and me
Deputy Clerk and Recorder and ez
oficio Notary Public on this 18th
day of July, 1892.
G. GoDeHAux,
j. HENRY PUTNAM,
Witnesses w. A. WHITE.
1T. Abshire, Jos. T. LABIT,
l.. G. Lyons. L. O. B~EoUssARD,
VIM. CADE.
Signed and acknowledged before
me on the date first above written.
GEO. w. SUMMERS,
DE-. Clerk and Recorder.
On motion of Mr.. Hnffpanir. sec
onded by Mr.. Bartels, the advertise
ment for printing minutes, venlres
: etc., be and is hereby extended. sc
as to allow the incoming Jury t
take action thereon.
@. H. 0'Bryan, assessor, presented
q list of taxes cancelled on roll o
1891 by the State Auditor, claiming
thereon a balance Of $3.37. Or
motion Of Mr.. Hofpauir, duly sec
onded and adopted the same wa
allowed.
On motion Of Mr.. Eldredge, duly
seconded, Mr.. VIM Cade was an'
thorized to have the road machine
now at Mr.. Dupr6 Leblane's, FRS
ward, brought to his residence ane
repaired at the expense of this par
ish.
The following named road over
seers having made their annual re
} ports, the amounts placed opposite
their names was allowed them TO
extra services, to wit :
Road Dist Ward
Lufroy sonnier, 5th SIS
!. Jules Thibodeaux s 2 10 OF
! A. F. Duhon 8 5 10 OF
{ NJ. E. Broussard 3
EuphemoD Landry 4 4 3 Of
. Noe Baudoin 2 / 10 OF
/, Fl. T. Lee 6 7 s o.
! Fernast Hehart 5 Z 10 nl