The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-09-07
Notice of Election.

Abbeyille, August %. 1895.
KNOW YE, That whereas an election
has been held on Thursday, August %,
1895, under order and authority of the
Town Council of Abbeville, La, by the
qualified electors residing within the cor
pOrate limits of the town of Abbeyille.
La. as incorporated under act No. 103 of
1850 and act No. 179 of 1855, Upon the prop
osition whether said electors. CONCUR in,
consent and accede to the annexation to
the territorial corporate limits of the town
of Abbeville, La, of the lots and land
hereinafter described and bounded more
than one-third in number and value of
the bona tfde owners of said lots OF land
having petitiOned the Town Council for
said annexation Ola June %, 1895, and at
the election held by the qualified electors
residing upon said lots or land July II.
1855, a majority in number and value of
the votes cast having been III favor of an
neXatiOn.
boundaries and description Of the lind pro
posed to be ANNEXED to and included IN the
torn of 4bbeUiILe:
The territory proposed to be annexed
constitutes all the lots and land lying and
comprebended between the two following
described lines designated as line No. l
and line No. 2 which meet and iuclose the
territory sought to be annexed.
LINE NO. l
Begins at the intersection of the 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 Megret's
portion, thence westward along the said
south line of the Megret's portion to its
intersection with the yermIlion river, and
here line No. l ends.
LINE NO. .
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 run northward along the east bank
of the Nermilion river to the mouth of
CouleG- ValCOurt, thence eastward along
the south bank of said Coulee Valcourt to
the line between lots Nos. s and Is of the
Carmelite Blanchet subdivision, and
thence along said last line to a point
800 feet west of the centre line of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be-
tween lots Nos. 9 and 10 of the Blanehet
subdivision; thence north 800 east to the
south line of Julie Broussard's land
thence S. 500 E. along the said south line
of Julie Broussard's and on Eastward in
same direction to the land of w. w. Ed
wards thence S. Zoe W. along the line be-
tween w. w. ana J0nn ADaule |
on one side and Lyman G, Lyons on the
other or west side and on in the same di-
through the lands of f. F. Young
to the land of Gustave Godchaux, thence
along the line between said Godchaux
and said Young to the west line of said
G~odchaux, thence southwark along said
west line of said Godchaux to land of the
Iberia & Vermilion Railroad; thence along
the north line of said company's land to
the Vermilion 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 Vermilion river, or
of line No. l..
L, J. Nelson Greene, mayer of the town
of Abbeville, by virtue of a resolution of
the Town Council of August 23. 1895. do
publicly proclaim the result of said
to be in favor of a~nnexation of
said territory Sc votes representing S41, 800
having been cast in'favor of said %annexa-
ton and no votes having been east against
said annexation.
Given through me for the Town Council
Of Abbeville, Louisiana, the day. month
and year above written.
j. NELSON GREENE, Mayor. "A