The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-16
Police Jury Proceedings
ABBEvILLE, La, Sept. s, 1893.

ABBEVILLE, LA, Sept. o, 1899.
The Police Jury of Vermilion
Parish met this day at their rooms
in regular session. Present j. L.
Broussard, President, and Messrs.
j. ALc6e Leblanc, Jules Thibodeaux,
G. Godehaux, Martin Sarver, Ernest
Brouseard and Lacour.
The minutes Of the previous meet.
ing were changed by erasing the
name of Amejee Boudreaux as road
overseer for the I'd district 4th ward
and substituting the names of Adonis
Meaux and Nunez Lyons, as road
oyerscers vice Lufroy Myers and
Theozime Vincent respectively-af-
ter which change the minutes were
approved.
Sir. Sarver read a partial. report
on constructing of a bridge in the
5lh ward.
Messrs. j. N. Williams and Jules
Tbibodeaux, committee appointed on
construction of bridge near Camp
bells ferry, reported thereon, which
report was accepted.
Messrs. J. Alcee Leblanc and j.
N. Williams az committee for cot.
struction OF q bridge north of Erath,
etc, reported that they had perform.
ed the duties required of them and
asked to be discharged, which re-
quest was granted.
The Parish Treasurer submitted
his report which was referred to the
auditing and finance committee.
The clerk then read q communi.
ton from the Superintendent CT the
/. a. V. Railroad, relative to the
fencing same in accordance with res.
citation of this body.
o. motion of Mr.. Sarver, duly
seconded, the further action on roads
and bridges was postponed until the
evening session.
On motion of Ernest Broussard,
duly seconded, the 5th district 9th
ward was divided as follows 1, to wit !:
Commencing at Isle Marceaux,
running southwest, passing between
Isaac Choate's and Cleophas Har-
ringtou's, following the marsh to
WIN Harrington's. All hands south
Of said line to belong to the sth road
district of said ward, and Messrs. H.
Q. Harrington be and is hereby APP
pointed road overseer for said dis
trict. Adopted.
On motion of Ernest Bronssard,
duly seconded, Messrs. Fl. G.. Har.
rington and Homer V. Lacour, road
overseers for 9th road districts of
9Th and 7th wards be and are here.
by authorized and ordered to open
the public road leading from Cypress
Point to WA HarriDgton's pasture
in conformity with All ordinance of
the Police Jury adopted April 4,
1893. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Sarver, resolved
that lumber for constructing the fol.
lowing bridges be allowed, to wit:
1880 it. for completing bridge
across Bayou Queue Tortue near
Demas Broussard.
2. Three twenty e.. bridges on
levee near Pare Perdue.
8. 10000 #. for bridge across
yCoalee near Coles Island.
M. - .8
And that the following committee
be appointed to supervise the con.
structioR and receive said work
when completed, to wit:
For bridges across Bayou Queue
Tortue and Coles Island coulee;
Martin Sarver Sir.
For bridges near Pare Perdue;
j. Alcee Leblanc. Seconded and
adopted.
A petition from numerous citizens
asking that Marceline Boudreaux
be placed on the pauper list, was
received, but same was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. J. Alcee Lee
blanc Only seconded, Mr.. Severien
Primeaux, road 0verseer, 3rd road
district LIST ward, be and is hereby
removed for cause, and Chas. Landry
be and is hereby appointed as his
successor. Adopted.
The following named road over
seers made their annual report; and
the amounts placed opposite their
names was allowed them Tor extra