The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-06

pro ten. Tie reading of the minutes
of last meeting was dispensed with
by unanimous consent.
The following petition was then
read:
To the Hon. j. Nelson Greene,
Mayor, aud the Aldermen or Com.
ell of the Town of Abbeville, La.
The petition Of the undersigned
citizens of the parish of Vermilion,
La constituting more thau one third
in Domber and IN value of the bona
fde owners of the lots and land
hereinafter described, lying and be-
ing situated contiguous and adjacent
to the territorial corporate limits of
the town of Abbeville, Louisiana,
with respect represents
That petitioners desire that said
lots and land be annexed to and 10.
clnded in the territorial corporate
limits of the town of Abbeville, La,
and SO as to constitute a part thereof.
That the boundaries and accurate
description of said lots and land
which they desire to be annexed to
and included in the territorial corr
porate limits of Abbeville, La. are
as follows, to wit (See also process
verbal and plat of survey of said lots
and land made by W. W. Edwards,
Parish Surveyor of the parish of
Verni!ion, La. attached to this pc.
tition and made part thereby
Boundaries and description of the land pro
posed to be ANNEXED to and included in the
4otUD of AbbeUjJte:
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 inclose the
territory sought to be annexed.
LINE NO. l vi.
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 it's
intersection with the Vermlion river, and
here line No. 1 ends.
LIME NO..
| Begins at the intersection of the north
ern line of Boete's addition and the Yer
million river, or the beginning OF line Nc. l
and runs northward along the east bank
| of the Vermihon 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
thence along said last line to q point
300 feet west of the centre line of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be-
tween.lots Nos. 9 and ID of the Blanchet
subdivision; thence north $50 east to the
south line of Julie Broussards 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 F.; thence S. 100 w. along the line be
tween W. w. Edwards and John Abadie
on one side and Lyman G, Lyons on the
other or west side and on In the same dl-
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 & 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 fne
| intersection of the south line of the Me-
gret's portion and the Vermilion river, OF
the end of line No. /.
Wherefore petitioners pray that,
after due consideration of this petit
ton, an election be ordered by your
honorable body to be held by the
! qualified electors residing in and
upon the above described lots and
land proposed to be annexed to the
town of Abbeville, La, submitting
the proposition to be voted Upon al
said election whether said electors
desire that lots and land be annexed
to and included in the territorial
corporate limits of the town of Alb
beville, La.
That said election be advertised
held and conducted and the returns
thereof made, recorded and trans
cribed aud the result promulgated
all under ard according to the pro-
visions of Act No. 105 of the Gen
eral Assembly Of Louisiana Of til,
year 1892.
That after the expiration of tn
result of said election, if a maJorit,
in number and value Of the qualified
electors residing in and upon tht
said lots and land proposed to b
annexed voting at said election shal
have voted In favor Of annexation t
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