The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-08-24
Notice of Election.
Abbeyille. August %. 1885

ADuoN1lICs HbSuGE Scs 1cVOs
l., KNOW YE, That whereas an election
has been held on Thursday, August %,
1895, under order aud authority of the
Town Council of Abbeville, La, by the
qualified electors residing within the cor
porate limits of the town of Abbeville,
La. as incorporated under act No. 1C3 OF
1850 and act No. 179 of 1856, upon the prop
osition whether said electors coucur in,
consent and accode TO the annexation to
the territorial corporate limit of the town
Of Abbeyil1e, La, of the lots and land
hereinafter described and bounded more
than one-third in number and value OF
the bona ffde wner of said lots or land
having petitioned the Town Council for
said annexation on June %, 1895, and at
the election held by the qualified electors
residing upon said. lots or land July II:
1895, @ majority in, number and value OF
the votes cast having, been in favor of an
nexation.
boundaries and description of the land pro
posed to be, annexed. to- ard included in the
toqcR Of AbbeUiM:
The territory proposed to be annexed
!, constitutes all the lots and land lying and
cOmprehended between the two following
described lines designated as line No.
and line No. 2 which meet and inclose the
territory sought to be annexed.
LINE No. l
~ Begins at the intersection of tho Yer
million river and the north, line of the
Boete's addition and runs thence eastward
along the said north line of the Boete's
addition to the eastern limit of the Town
Of Abbeville or the east line OF. East street.
thence southwark along said east line OF
East street to the southern limit Of the
town or the south line of the Megrefs
portion, thence westward along the a
south line of the .Megrets portion to it's
intersection with they ermllIOn river, and
here line No. l ends. +,
LINZ No.2 +
Begins at the intersection OF the north
ern line of BOete's addition and the Yer
million river, or the beginning of line No.
and runs northward along the east bank
of the Vermilion river to the mouth of
CouIee V~alceurt, thence eastward along
the south bank of said Coulee Valcourt to
the line. between lots Nos. 8 and IS of the
'Carmelite Blanchet subdivision, and
thence along said last line TO a point
300 feet west of the centre line of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be
subdivisions; thence north $50 east to the
south line of Julie BrOussard's land
thence S. SOC E. along the said south line
of Julie BrORSSard'S and on, Eastward III
sameIlirection to the land Of w. W. Ed
wards !; thence S. 100 w. along the line be-
tween w. w: EDWARDS and J0nn ADaQle
onzone side and Lyman C, Lyons on the
other OF west side and on in the same di-
rection through the lands of f. +. Young
to the land of Gustave Godchaux, thence
along the line between said. Godehaux
and said Young to the west line of said
Godchaux, thence southwark along said
west line Of said Godchaux to- land of the.
iberia & Vermilion,R Railroad; thence along
the north line of said COMPANIES land to-
the Vermilien river. and thence northward
along the east bank of said river to the
intersection of the south line. Of the Me
gret's portion and the Vermilop river, or
the end of line No. 1.
/, j. Nelson Greene, mayoFof, the town
of Abbeville, by virtue of a resolution of
the Town Council of August %, 1895. do
publicly proclaim the re.ultof said
election to be in favOEnof annexation of
said territory SO votes representlng%$$ 4l 800
having been east in favor of said annexa-,
ton andno votes having been eastsagainst
said annexation. |
Given through me- for the Town Council
of Abbeville, Louisiana, the day. month
and year above written. |
J. NELSON GREENE; Mayor.