The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-08-17

the Parish Treasurer dated
Aug. 3, 1895, asfollows:
On general fund S 96S %
Dist Atty IL Sheriff $50
Mag Il Const 4I6
Grim pros S22
Abbeville Bridge IS W
Public school sos ~
treasury S 1445 76
BY his 5 oI0 com or
amt acctd for added 1900 1927 81
To balance in his hands 7O
On poll tax out of corp
of Abbeville $500
On poll tax in corp of
Abbeville 10 0O
Total 80 90
Credited by recpts of
Tr of same date ~ As
Com 5 OIO on same added l % 81 uO
To alance in his hands 200
To amt collected on par licenses $50 w
Or by recpt from parish Treasurer
same date .251 rs
Or by 5 oIo com added IS 2 5 265 90
- Respectfully submitted by
Lastie Broussard,
Thos. j. Morgan,
Finance Committee.
August S, 1895.
The matter of locating q voting precinct
on Pecan Island was taken uptand on mo-
ton said proposition was rejected, owing
to the great expense for the same.
. A petition from citizens of Pecan Island
asking the. placing of Lastie Miller on the
pauper list was received. ~whereupOn, on
motion duly seconded, the sum OF sou
was allowed him.
The Treasurer submitted the following
report which was accepted and ordered
spread on the minutes, to wit:
Abbeville, La, Aug. 6, 1895.
To the Hon. President and members Of the
Police jury of VermiliOn Parish.
The following is the financial standing
of the parish at this date:
Surplus fund has 5 255 IL
Rcd on this fund since my last re-
port from j. Oscar Hebert on
August 3, 1895. on roll 1894, S989 09
Abbeville Bridge fund has 219 Sc
Reed on this fund since Ihy last re-
port from J.. Oscar Hebert on
August 8, 1895, onroll 1895, SSs OF
License fund has GIG q
Reed ON this fund SINGER my last re-
port from j. Oscar Hebert. on
August 8, 1895, on license of $25175
Very respectfully.
Parish Treasurer.
: Chapman Pearce was appointed road
overseer vice JOS. Theall who was excused
he being over the age.
On motion, duly seconded, the follow
ing change in the public road running
north front lands OF Messrs. ---- and
Leblanc where it strikes the lands of Va
lerien 'Matthes be changed so that said
road shall be located on the lands of said
Valerien Matrhe, so that the same will
,.rf-,, xr.Al l1-ac ao&n fliuhaI fhrnrr h ~
Judgment rendered by the district court
of this parish in the suit between the said
Matthe and Observation-Disclosures. =
On motion duly seconded, and adopted,
the sum of 5000 be and is hereby appro-
priated to reimburse Messrs. Jos. W.!Har-
rington and others for money expended
for survey of public road in sth ward.
On motion duly seconded, the collector
.coliecterbe and is hereby instructed to
make the desired correction of the tax re-
ceiptof John D.Labit for taxes on roll of
1894. Said receipt being erroneous
Adopted.
On motion of Ernest Broussard, duly
seconded, the LIST voting precinct of the
9th ward was subdivided as follows -
Starting at township line near the resi-
dence of w. B. Holmes, running west on
said township lin to the coulee at the
of Dormine Marceaux; all south of said
line pertaining to the sixth ward to be
known as the 4th voting precinct, 9th
ward. and the voting place to be estab-
lished at the residence of Ernest Brous-
sard.-Adopted.
On motion daily seconded, Ernest Brous-
card is hereby authorized to have the
road as now located near the land OF Ar
Breaux and Others in the 9th ward,
provided said proprietors sign an agree
ment to abide by and accept the line es-
tablished by said survey.-Adopted.
On motion duly seconded, the following
change was made in the I'd second voting
precinct, 7th ward, as follows: All par
ties living and reding in Mouton's cove
shall be and is hereby annexed to the 1st
precinct of said 18th ward.-Adopted.
The 1st and I'd road districts, 5th ward,
was divided as follows: Starting at AL
bert Fau1k's, running west to lntersect
the road at Eugena Jackson's, all south of
said line to be known as the 7th road dis
trict, 5th ward, and Adam Landry Is ap-
pointed road overseer of said district.
On motion duly seconded, the road over
seers throughout the parish be and are
hereby instructed to cause the opening of
alb natural drains where the water is en-
croaehIng On the public roads.-Adopted.
The following road overseers made their
annual reports and amounts placed oppo-
site their James was allowed them for
extra services:
road dis ward
Gustave Trahan 3 i 10 90
Luke LachausSe s ! 10 90
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