The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-08-31
Notice of Election.
Abbeville. August q. 1895

AOD6VlIle, August rs. 1888.
KNOW YE, That whereas an election
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 Abbeville.
La. as incorporated under act No. 103 of
1850 aud act No. 179 of 1856, upon the prop
osition whether said electors coucur 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 ffde owners of said lots or land
having petitioned the Town Council for
said annexation on June %, 1898, and at
residing upon said lots or land July II.
1896, a majority in number and value of
the votes cast having been in favor of an
neXatiOn. III
Boundaries and description of tsss land pro
posed to be ANNEXED to and iRclsded in the
tour of AbbeviIle: a
The territory proposed to BIZ annexed
constitutes all the lots and Ian H9ying and
c~omprehended between the twosSs9iloWing
described lines designated as kFne No. /
and line No. 2 which meet and inclose the
territory sought to be annexed.
LII 70. /
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 B0ete's
addition to the eastern limit of the Tow
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 limo nf &hn MonwofSa nnwTSnn En- Vic
intersection>with the Vermllion river, and
here line No. l ends.
LINE 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 run northward along the east bank
of the Vermilion river to the mouth of
COulee ValcOurt, thence eastward along
the south bank Of said Coulee Valcourt to
the line between lots Nos. 8 and Is of the
Carmelite Blsnchet subdivision, and
800 feet west of the centre line Of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be-
tween lots Nos. Q and 10 of the Blanchet
subdivision; thence north $50 east to the
south line of Julie Broussard's land;
thence 8. 800 e. along the said south line
of Julie Broussard's and on Eastward in
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tween w. w. Edwards and John Abadie
on n side and Lyman C, Lyons On the
other or west side and on in the same di-
rection 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
GOdehaux, thence southwark along said
west line of said Godchaux to land of the
iberia g. 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
the end of line No. l.
/, J. Nelson Greene, mayor of the town
Of Abbeville. by virtue of a resolution of
the Town Council of August %, 1895. do
publicly proclaim the result of said
election to be in favor of annexation of
said territory SO votes representing $4l, 800
been cast in favor of said annexa-
ton and no votes having been cast against
said annexation.
Given through me for the Town Council
Of Abbeville, Louisiana, the day. month
year above written.
j. NELSON GREENE, Mayor.