The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-02-22
Police Jury Proceedings.
Abbeville, La, Feb. IL, 1884,

L ollOO ool III anu lOl ll6 PARISH
of Vermilion met this day in regular
session.
Present.. T. Broussard, President,
and Jules Thibodeaux, 6. Godchaux,
NJ. Sarver, Ernest Broussard, j. A. Lee
blanc and A. Lacour.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved after due reading.
Mr.. Godchaux as member of bridge COM
mlttee mad a partial report relative to
the removal of the old bridge at Abbeville.
On motion it was resolved that the
bridge committee be and are hereby em-
powered to procure, lby purchase or other
wiseJ a suitable fatboat for crossing the
bayou Ver1nilion at Abbeville, during the
tune of construction of the new bridge.
Adopted.
A bill from the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company for work done on the Alb
beville (wagonl bridge amounting to s.
was presented and it was by the
Police Jury, ~Resolved:-that the clerk of
said body be authorized to write to said
5. p. r. r. CO., and state that the bridge
committee were under the impression.
caused by conversation had with Mr.. -
--- the bridge builder, that it
would not be at any cost to the parish. as
the r. r. Co, was equally interested to get
the freights which could not have been
brought to their depot unless said repairs
were made, and a resolution was passed
thanking said r. r. Co. for said work.
Nevertheless, we are willing to pay said
billi said Co. insist on 1T. Adopted.
A petition from citizens from the 1st
ward asking the placing of Joseph Miguel
on the pauper list of this parish was re-
ceived but owing to said applicant having
several children who are able to take care
OF said party the same was rejected.
b resignation of Mr.. Ernest Delcam-
bre. road overseer in LIST ward, was re-
ceived and he was allowed the sum of 81
80 for extra services, and Mr.. Alfred Del
cambre was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The following named gentlemen we're
and lay out a public road starting from
the northeast corner of lands of Mrs.
CHARLES Solner running west to the public
road near lands of Joseph T~hibodeaux. to-
wit: Balthazar Dove, Moliard Dubois,
Cleophas I. Broussard, Michel Touchet,
Camille Broussard and Alpine Boudreaux.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Godchaux, duly re-
corded, Resolved that by and with the
consent of the Sheriff Of this parish the
Town Council of Abbeville are hereby
granted permission to repair and use the
VACANT room of the parish jail, Adopted.
The President of this body reported that
he had issued blank parish licenses for
the year 1895 amounting to 81, 975. 90.
A communication from Mr.. j. FL. Nc
Sauu dchLlS all APPROPRIATION 10 alQ In
cutting a canal for draining the public
road was received but the same was re-
jected.
The Finance Committee submitted
the following report which was accept
ed and ordered spread on the minutes,
to wit:
ABBEvILLE, La, FEB. 8, 1896.
To the President and members of the Po-
lice jury of the parish of Vermi1ion.
Your Finance Committee presents this
their report Of settlement with j, o. He
pert, Sheriff and Ex.Oficio Tax Collector
Tor said parish showing the disposition of
funds, made by him, and still in his hands
at our last report, January 9th last, as
well as the amount collected by him dur.
ing the month of January 1896. DR.
To unsettled bal in his hands on
roll of 1894, as per last report s SO
To amt in his hands at last report
taxes on roll 1895, 1868 O6
10 amt in his hands at last report
poll taxes OF roll 1895 493 90
To amt In his hands at last report
on par Licenses 1895 100 90
Total in his hands at last report $5562 20
By receipts from Par Treas dated Or
January z, 1896.
On cr'l prosfund 8 $50 26 com 500 s7-$ 5s5 So
" mag const q
phys fund 27S 13-com IA g. 292 rs
clyll exp fund 556 26-com 20 81 $50 SO
" dist atty g.
shift fund $50 26-com 90 o. 5s5 So
roads bridg-
es funds 1112 51-cor "a S. III O6
!" school funds 1112 51-coln~ 81 S. l171 O6
Abbeville
bridge funds 27s 13-com IA So 292 rs
cri pros funds IS S5-com 293- IS rs
" mag g. const
funds 81 9s-com / 49, 90 SO
!" dist atty g.
shift funds SIS 85-com 293- So IS
" school funds Ill 6S-com So 1T 81
S4949 O4
poll tax $469 76-com $22 "a 492 90
" licenses &00-com 5 90 100 90
DR. 5541 o.
TO bal due by him on roll 1894 6ss
1895 IA 02
+" " poll tax 1895 100
$5562 so
Adjourned to meet Tomorrow at 10
O'Clock a. m.
Tuesday. Feb. 4, 1896.
The committee proceeded with their
work pursuant TO adjournment, and, upon
examination of the cash book and receipt
stub book we find that the Tax Collector
has collected during the month of January
1896, on the tax roll of 1895, as follows:
On genl TAX within corp of Able DR.
vile 8 227 81
On genl tax outside corp of Abbe-
vile 1897 81
On geul tax outside corp not car
ried in cash book from A.
Toups, Jany Is, '96, receipt ls-
sued N7o
On genl tax foom M. r. Cushman
Jany %, '96, receipts issued 16 81
$62S2 40
On poll tax IN corp g. "a 90
" out GIG 90
F" Toups& Cush-
man not in cash book 400 GAP 90
On licenses 1895 10 90