The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-05-06
Police Jury Proceedings.
Abbcville, La. Nav End, 1898.

Parish met this day at their ooms
in the town of Abbeville in regular
session, present; J I. Broussard,
j. ALICE Leblanc. Jules Thibodeaux,
Gus. Godchaux. Ernest Broussard
ard A. Lacour. Absent; NJ. Sarver
The minutes of the Police Jury
were alnended-so as to insert in Or
dinancs passed on April 4th. 1893
relative to opening roads the wards
land re-enaeted under acts of 1880"
and also to correct the resolution
ordering the removal of the fencing
of Mr.. David Meauz by changing
the number of road district from 7
to II, road district after which said
minutes were approved.
Mr.. A. D. Meaux appeared before
the Police Jury as agent for Mir.
David Meaux and stated that he, as
agent acting for said party would
remove the distractions from the
public road iminedia tely reserving
all his right 10 the premises which
may arise hereafter.
The committee appointed on dam.
ages of public road in 2pd Ward re
ported recommending payment to
VeDance Dronett, the sum of twenty
dollars for the privilege o fcutting a
canal across his lands six feet wide
which report was accepted and said
ameant ordered paid, 20 soon as a
sale of suf efficient land for said canal
shall have been passed to the parish.
The finance CON mittee Submitted
the following to-wit:
And On motion duly seconded and
adopted A. l.. Leblanc tax'coIIector
be and is herecy granted his quie.
tus for all parish taxes assessed on
the roll of 1891.
The following report from Fin.
ance Committee was received and
ordered spread On the minutes, towit,
On motion of Mr. Lacour duly
seconded and adopted a Jury of free
holders were appointed to trace all
pablo roads desirable in 6 and 9TH.
Wards near Simeon Broussard to-
vii; Jos. T. Guidry, L. ID. Meaux,
Gustave Duplantis, @. T. Guidry,
Adelbert Broussard and r. G. Har.
ringtOn.
On motion of J. Alice Leblanc Mr.
Eli Montague Jr. ia hereby appo!n.
ted to survey the public road as
laid out by Curry of Freeholders and
now on record, leading from Bayon
T'igrc bridge running north to inter
sect with Iberia road near Olivier
Nunez's and SEVERN Primeaux.
Road oveiseer Of the Ord road dis
trict 7st, Ward be and is hereby or.
dered to open said road accol dag
to lines as surveyed by said survey
or as per ordinance adopted by the
Police Jury dated April 4th, 1893.
Seconded ard adopted.
The following report from Jury
of Freeholders was received and the
same was accepted aud declared a
public road to.wit.
Report will appear next week.
The Jury of Freehoiders appoin.
ted to trace and lay out a public
road in lower portion of End, Ward
reported that they could not agree
as to tracing said road and asked to
be discharged which request was
granted, and on motion of Mr.. Thu
bodeaux the following named gen.
tlemen were appointed in their stead
to. wit,
J. N. Williams, Jules Thibodeaux,
Leodias Hulin. Joseph Vincent Chs
Dugas and Ubal Dore.
The committee appointed on
bridge in 5th Ward across Indian
Bayou near Methodist Church hav.
ing reported the completion of said
bridge, with costs of same amount
ing to STAT the amount was Or
dered paid.
w. P. Edwards appeaaed before
the Police Jury and stated that the
act of donation as passed to the
Police Jury of a pelce of land for q
public road leading to Erath across
Primeaux's lands was not in con-
formity with &C. of sale as passed be-
tween Mr.. Erath and Primeaux and
others.
On motion the Jury then adjourn.