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

pointed q committee TO receive UiQS
and contracts for the construction Of
a 81 feetbridge across Grand Marias
on the public road leading south
from Perry.
A committee appointed by the
Town Council for the town Of Ab
teVille having appeared before the
police jury relative to the eonstrnc
ton Of a bridge across bayou Ver-
million at Or near the town aforesaid
and after the said matter had been
fully. discussed, on motion of Mr.
Godchaux dolly seconded the presi-
dent is authorized and requested to
appoint a committee of three. to
confer with a like committee from
the town council relative to said
matter and report to this body at its
next regular meeting Whereupon
Messrs. Godrhaux, Martin Sarver
aud Alc6e Leblanc were appointed.
On motion of Mr. Jules Thibo.
deauxs, duly seconded the sum of
One hundred dollars be and is here
by appropriated out Of the surplus
funds of this parish to aid Fire Co.,
No. /. OF the town Of Abheville in
pa, ing for their Fire Engine
adopted.
On motion of Mr. Saryer duly
secbned a warrant for the sum Of
S $500 be drawn Cor Calvin P
Campbell said amount having been
collected from him on an erroneous
assessment.
A petition from citizens of the End
ward having been presented requests
ing a change in a road in said local..
ty with there being objections the
same was rejected.
a petition was received from
citizens of the Tth ward relative to
the drrinage Of Grand Narais On
motion the same was rejected by
reason that the parish finances, are
such that we do not feel able to
prosecute said work TO lis final
conclusion.
On motion of Mr. Jules Thido-
deaux the following gentlemen were
appointed a Jury Of Freehoiders to
trace q public road provided tho
same will not cost too large an
amount near the lands of Henry j
Moss q others in the lst and End
wards to-wit: Cornelius HarIng-
ton Eloi Harrington Adolph Leblanc
st Denis Delcambre Valerien Nunez
and Rosiclair Landry seconded and
adopted. Tie jury then adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock May, On 1894.
The Police Jury resembled pursu
ant to adjournment. Present: J. T.
Broussard, President, and Messrs.
j A Leblanc Jules Thibodearx Gus
Godchaux NJ sarver EeneL. I~ous~
sard d A Lacour.
The following acts of donation
were received and accepted to,wit.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.
Know all Men by those Presents:
That we Thomas B. Taylor and
William D. Evans being DESTROYS OIL
improving our public road and saving
considerable expense to The Parish of
thereby do by these pre-
sents hereby make over, transfer
donate and deliver to j. T. Broussard
of the Police Jury in and for
aforesaid, to-Wit: One GER
tain piece of land situated near Lake
Arthur, and belonging TO the donors,
Inscribed as follows, to-wit: a strip
feet wide commencing on the
west side of the irrigating canal of
donors, where the same crosses the
said public highway, and running
in a westerly or southwestern
direction parallel with and adjoining
to said public highway a distance of
four hundred and twenty feet. Being
strip fifteen feet wide in a northerlv
aud southefly direction, and four hun
ired and twenty feet long in a north
7asterly and southwesterly direction,
commencing at said west side of said
rrigating canal where it crosses said
said highway, and running said four
1undred and twenty feet adjoining
'aid highway. Said land to be used
exclusively for the purpose of estab-
fishing and imnrOVino the n1hIic road
IS now laid out and a part of the par
sh records. This done read and
signed this 9th day of February A. D.
1874 in the presence of Messrs. VIM.
+. A. Vigren. competent Wit