The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-07-14
Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, LA, July 3. 1894.

parish OF Fermlllon met thls Gay al
their rooms in regular session.
Present: J. 7. Broussard, president,
and Messrs, J. ALICE Leblanc, Jules
Thibodeaux, G. Godchaux, NJ. Sar'
yer, Ernest Broussard and A. La
cOur.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, and Mr.. Edwards ap-
peared, and requested that the reso-
luton passed at the regular meeting
held June 5, 1894. awarding the
parish printing to him as manager
of the MERIDIoNAL, be, and the same
be hereby roscinded.
On motion of Mr.. Sarver, duly
seconded, said request was granted.
After said correction the minutes
were approved.
Mr.. Martin Sarver made 6nal re.
port on the walton Faux" bridge,
and asked to be discharged, which
request was granted.
Mr.. A. Lacour, as member Of
committees on the bridges on Grand
Marias and Greig Coulee made final
report, and asked to be discharged.
which request was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Godchaux, duly
seconded, the question of the survey
of road leading north from I. Goth
reaux's lands be submitted to the
District Attorney for his advice.
Adopted.
Mr.. Garland as member of the
jury Of freeholders, appointed to trace
a road in the 9th ward reported that
there were some mem oers Of said
jury who would not serve, and he
asked to be discharged, and on mo-
ton, duly seconded and adopted, the
following gentlemen were appointed
in their stead, as follows: W. l..
Moore, e. r. Garland, Walter
Baker, Henry Baker, M. Roman,
Arvene Hebert.
On motion, duly seconded and
adopted. the sum of $4.67 be al
lowed E. NJ. Feray and wife, said
amount having been paid as taxes
for the year 1898 on a double assess
ment. i
A petition from Messrs. Nicholas
Meaux and others, asking the tracing
of a public road to said Meanx's
residence, was received, and after
the same had been discussed, was en-
motion laid on the table.
The jury of freeholders appointed
to trace a road across the lands of
e. J. Moss, etc., also made a report
through their chairman, which re-.
port was accepted, and the jury
were discharged, and the following
gentlemen were appointed in their
stead: Rosiclair Landry, Valerien
Nunez, Eugene SUR, Jean Bite Der.
tland, Louis NJ. Thibodeaux and
Moliard Dubois, said committee to
trace said road where it will be the
least expensive.
A communication from chairman
of jury Of freeholders asking the ap-
pointing of a committee TO have a
bridge built on Coulee Greig and to
supervise and contract for same.
Therefore. J. T. Broussard and
Octave Hebert were appointed on
said committee.
The following subdivisions of
road districts were made as follows:
First ward, second district, start
ing at school house near M. C.
Broussard's running south to line of
the LIST road district of said ward.
All lands east of said line to belong
to 5th road district, and ell west to
to 2nd road district of said
ward, and the road or roads which
may be directly on the division lines
shall be worked by road hands from
both districts respectively. Also
the LIST district of the lst ward be
divided as follows: By following
the line Of railroads east and west.
All south of said line to be known
as the 9th road district, and all
north of said line to be known as
the LIST road district of said First
The 3rd road district, 7th ward,
was extended west 80 as to include
Messrs. Holmes in said road district.
On motion. the clerk of this body
be hereby instructed to draw a war.
for tho Snm Of cdS -