The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14
Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, La, 4 pril 3, 1894.

Parish of Vermilion met this day in
regular session.
Present: j. A. Leblanc, Jules
Thibodeaux, G. Godchaux, NJ. Sar-
yer, Ernest Broussard and A. La
cour. Absent: J. T. Broussard,
President.
The President being absent, the
clerk called the meeting to order
stating that owing to the president
being absent it was necessary that a
president pro tempore should be
elected, where upon on motion duly
seconded and adopte | N. Sarver was
elected to that position.
The minutes of the previous meets
ing we're read and approved.
Mr.. Godchaux a member Of spe-
cial committee on drainage of public
road made report thereon stating
that it would be feasible for the road
to be drained by the ditch being
opened wider aud the bridge to be
removed 10 the corner of road on:
poslte with bridge on north side Of
the road the said report was accept
ed and committee discharged.
MIR. Laeour as one of committee on
bridge across Geyag's Coulee re-
ported that a bridge 60 feet long
would be sufficient to allow the flow
OF water and the road overseer I'd
cause leyees to be built as appro.
aches placing said bridge above high
water mark.
Mr.. Sarver as committee on SUR
vey of road asked for further time
which was graated and as member
of committee On road leading to
depot OF |. & V. Railroad reported
that they had made an estimate of
| probable cost Of road and plank
| walk, stating that it would cost
1852 IS which the committee thought
would he rather expensive.
On motion of NJ. Lacour duly
seconded said report was accepted
and the following gentlemen were
appointed te contract for and super,
wise the construction and also III
purchase material for walk to wit:
2. Numa Brorssard and J. N.
Williams. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Ernest Brons.
sard duly seconded the following
road report was accepted and the
same declared a public. road TO wit:
State of Louisiana, I
Parish of Vermilion.
We, Ernest Broussard, Francois
Frederick, A. Hebrard Nunez, Francois
r. Breussard, Ursin Langlanais and
Felix Broussard do solemnly swear that
we will lay out the road now directed to
be laid out by the Police jury of the Par
ish of Ve.milion, to the greatest ease AMI
advantage of the inhabitants, and with
as little prejudice to enclosures as may
be, without favor or affection, malice or
hatred and to the best of my skill and
abilities. So help us God. And fur
thermore, that we will truly assess ell
damages to pr0prietors, caused by said
road5 to the best Of my Judgment and
ability
Subscribed and sworn to before ne,
this 22nd day Aug. 1893.
/ Alcide Leblanc, clerk and notary
public. j..
Signed; Ernest Broussard, A Hebrard
Nunez, Felix Broussard, Francois
Frederick, Francois r. Broussard, Lrsln
LanglinaiH.
REPORT.
We, the undersigned Jury of Free
holders, of the Parish of Vermiiop,.
duly appointed by the Police Jury Il
said Parish to trace and lay out Il
public road leading from the pu!,ha
road at Francois BrouSsatd, sotstl
through the lands of the folloWi4.,
proprietors, to wit:
Ernest Broussard and Francois Il.
Broussard, Mrs. NJ. 0. Broussard, NJ l..
Morton, Felix Broussard, Donat =.
Broussard to the south side of axt
La Manclee having been notified OF
appointment and of the time aIal
place of meeting by the person tI1,s
named in said order Of fappointment:atet
having severally taken and subscribed
the foregoing oath, and having giNen
notice OF each and every one Of tic
aforesaid proprietors III WritH
at least three days previous, Of t1e
time and place Of meeting and "
the intended laying out Of saIf!
road through the lands of said ~
prietors, which notices were duly stfs
ed on said proprietors, did meet on thn.
is day OF April 1898, at the resldeti" y
Francois Il Broussard; the plaee"et :
c,;,I ,,n-;na1 and did tiTar