The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-08-18
Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, La, Aug 7. 1894.

anu MesSrS. y. n zee LeDlaDC, JuleS
Thibodeaux, G.. Godchaux, 81. Sar-
yer, Ernest Broussard and A. La
couL.
The minutes of the previous meet
Jog were read and approved.
A written statement from the
Town Council, relative to the pro.
posed bridge across bayou Vermil-
lion at Abbeville. was presented, and
referred back to c committee for
future action.
Messrs. Lastie Broussar6 andsGus
Godchaux were appointed aeon.
mittee to advertise for bids and con-
tract for the repair OF the Court
house roof and the Jail flooring.
Mr.. Nugier, as committee on
bridge at Perry, requested that eaid
committee lie allowed 10 purchase
"brick- bats to repair the app zach
to said bridge. Granted.
J.~T. Broussard reported that the
bridge at Coulee Cruze was CON-
pleted, which report was accepted.
On motion Of Mr.. Thibodeaux,
seconded and adopted, the bridge
across Goulee Kinney, leading to
LAFAYETTE, was condemned and the
public warned Rot to travel @, it.
The Finance Committee submit.
ted q report which was accepted,
and ordered spread on the minutes.
A communication tron the Presi-
Edent of the I. & v. r. r. Co.. was
received and considered.
The assessment of said railroad
at $500 was on motion adopted.
A petition from numerous citizens
asking the placing of Jules Babin on
the pauper list, was received, and
was allowed $5 per month.
Bids fer doing the parish printing
for one year, beginning Aug. a, '94,
were then opened as follows:
Edwards & Addison for NERD
IoNAL bid $40, W. o. Pipes Tor
Star, bid nothing, and on motion
the contract was awarded to ". o
Pipes.
Gu motion, AlciGeB roussard read
overseer, was instructed to remove
all Instructions from the public road
leading from near M. Y. Lampmau'.
to Rice Cove.
A report from the Jury of Free
holders who traced a road west
through the lands of Resire Vinceat
and others, was rejected, it being
kerroneous.
Messrs. j. T. Brousserd and A.
|Lacour were appointed to invest.
gate and report on tho drainage oil
the public road in the 7th ward.
FL. j. Stansbary was given per-
mission to erect q telephone line
from Perry to his residence, provi-
ded said telephone will not obstlact
travel.
Felix Broussard was allowed che
sum OF eight 6s-l00 dollars that
being the amount collected on the
tax roll for 1893, on a double as
sessment.
Nj. Alcee Leblanc was appointed
q committee Of one to have an ex.
tension of $50 feet built on the
bridge across Coulee Park Perdue.
Jules Tbibodesux and Alcee LIE.
blanc were appointed to investigate
and repsr ct on the change of the list
road district Let ward. said change
having been effected at the last
meeting of this body.
On motion of Dir. Lacour a re.
ward Of $75 be and islereby offered
for the aiding in the capture of the
negro who Cut and wounded one
Walter Stakes.
On motion OF Jules Thibodeaux
the road overseer of the 9Th road
district, I'd ward, was ordered to
work that part of the read now 10
the I'd road district of said ward up
to and including the road near the
10Th section 10 tho public road at
the school house.
A list of claims were allowed
amounting $74267.
On motion duly seconded and
adopted, the jury then adjourned 10
the next regular meeting.