The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-05-12
Police Jury Proceedings.

ABBEvILLE, La, May /, 1894.
The Police Jury in and for the
Parish of Vermilion mel this day in
regular session.
Present: j Z Broussard, Presi-
dent, Messrs. j Alcee Leblanc,
Jules Thibodeaux, Gus Godchaux.
II Sarver, Ernest Broussari and
4 I.acour.
The minutes of April Sd were
read and corrected 80 as to show
that when the question Of estab-
lishiug a public road and plank
walk to the depot of the I C V RR
that Mr. Godchaax requested that.
he DO excused from voting when the
question was put, after said correc-
ton the minutes were approved.
The committee appointed on the
construction Of two bridges near
Erath having reported the compile
ton OF said work they were dis
charged.
Mir Sar7er reported progress on
survey of road.
Mr. Williams reported progress
as 10 repair of roof OF courthouse
and the fat at Smiley's.
Mr. Alcee Leblanc reported on
drainage of road that a ditch along
the road would drain the same but
could not say whether it would be
sufficient to drain lands adjoining
that, but Mr. Lscour had closed the
natural drain but was willing to
give sufficient land to enlarge the
ditch or artificial drain. Therefore
on motion duly seconded F D Leuleu
be and is hereby notified to remove
any leVee Or other obstruction he
may have placed on the natural
drain near his lands and the road
overseer of the roae district in which
said land is located be and is hereby
instructed 10 cause said drain to be
kept open. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Godchaux duly
seconded aud adopted the president
of this body aud Ernest Broussard
be and are hereby appointed a
committee TO investigate aud report
at the next meeting OF this body the
cause Of tho objections raised by
Mr. Roman to the establishing of a
public road across his, (Romain's)
lands.
On motion OF Jules Thibndeaux
duly seconded and adopted the fol.
lowing road report was received and
the same was declared a public road
to wit:
Road report to be published next
week.
Mr. Nugier appeared before the
jury and represented that Mrs Ell P
Stakes was now in destitute circum.
stances and that her relatives were
unable to assist her and asked that
her uame by added to the pauper
list with an allowance of $500 per
month. Therefore on motion Of Mr.
Lacour duly seconded and adopted
said request was granted and the
clerk was so ordered.
On motion duly seconded the
bridge committee at Perry were
authorized and empowered to sell to
U w Stansbury the pinion belong
ing to the old bridge.
Mr. kitchell appeared before the
jury in the interest of one Francois
Jones relative 10 road damages
claimed. Therefore the said matter
was submitted to the parish attorney
after which on motion duly seconded
and adopted $25 was allowed said
Jones as damages sustained
said proprietor to pass an act of
TO the parish for said road.
Therefore having been a meeting
OF the several representatives Of the
different parishes (Vermilion ac-
cepted) having been held TO assess
railroads IN their districts and Yer,
million parish not having been duly
notified Of said meeting it was on
motion of Mr. Godchaux duly sec
onded and adopted resolved that
body or parish will not be gov
erned BY the proceedings of said
meeting by reason that the proper
notice had not been given TO the
authorized representatives of this
In accordance with sec 2 act
90 OF 1888 the meeting shnnId hnun