The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-25
Police a3uaz'y Fraceess 5gs aa.
ABBEyiLLE, La, Sept. Il, Il

: PlI15I liLcb buiS III GtStltaf SESSION.
0 Present. M. sarver President ant
Nessrs. j. l. Theriot, Geo Delano, NJ. L.
! Eldredge, A. Picard. B. Leblanc.
. Absent, w. p Miller.
J The minutes of the last meeting were
/ read and approved.
! Mr.. B. Leblanc made report as to the
telling Of trees near CouIee Kinney bridge
and asked to be discharged which request
was granted.
Tie committee on repair of Young $
levee made d final report which was ac-
cepted.
Mr.. E!dredge made a partial report on
the damage to the schooner Emma which
was accepted.
/ The following report of road and bridge
committee was' received and ordered
spread OH the minutes, towit:
ABBEvILLE, La, Sept. IS, 1891.
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of Yernlilion parish.
/ Gentlemen:
/ Your committee on roads and bridges
I met tins day in regular Sc sion. Present.
J. 7. Iheriot, Babilas Leblanc and j. N.
| Williams.
Mf, Gnstave Trahan road oYerseer, hav-
ing made complaint against Messrs. Jones
and others for damages caused the public
reads In 9th ward by their drainging
their rice fields on said roads.
The committee having considered said
matter instructed said road oyerseer to
netiIy said parties to repair said public
roads. and place them in the same condi
ton as they We're before said damage.
We also recommend appointment of
jury of fFeehGlders TO trace a road com
mencing between sec and 5 tp II sr
9 ., extending south two miles to connect
roads with school house in 9th ward.
IABILAs LEBLANC.
J. IHECLET IHERIoT.
j. n. WILLIAMS.
Committee.
The following named gentlemeI were
appointed q jury Of ffeeholders TO trace 4 |
road commencing between sec 4 and 5 tp
IL ST 2 e. running south two miles. namely: |
Angastin Richard, jules G.. Simon. Gle
mile Mire, Ernest Hebert, Eloi Simon |
and DuplessiG Cormier,
ed that his claim amounting to 5000 for |
drawing al act of donation from Messfs.
PrImeanx and Others for public road.
On motion duly seconded, said amount
was allowed.
Mr.. White appeared as counsel for OWL
ers Of schooner Emma, asking some def
mite action be taken, whereupon on mo-
,lIt1J Al, |
whose charge said matter has been placed
are hereby instructed cater obtaining
the advice of the parish attorney to take
some final action relative to said matter
and to have said boat repaired if in their
opinion they think proper, and fulthel-
more that AR. j. N. Williams be and is
hereby added to said committee Adopt
ii.
A committee appeared from the Board
,f Health Of the town of Abbeville re.
Iuesting the organization of a parish /
Board Of Health.
communication from Messrs. Putnam !,
lnd others asking permission to place
.ams or lerees across Crooked Sticks but
iction on said matter was postponed,
On motion duly seconded. the claim Of /
II. simonet Leblanc for making the par
sh tax rolls te5s be sar 1857 amounting
0 $6sG.s6 was allowed less the sum of so.
aid amount being reserved to cover any +
rfoneous or double assessments.
On motion Of Mr.. Eldredge seconded BY
II. Picard, Resolved, That this body be /,
nd hereby organize and constitute itself :,
$ a Board OF Health, to act in conjunc- ;
ion with the Board Of Health of the :
own of Abbeyille, and furthermore ow-
ng to the prevalence in the city of New i
lrleans and other adjacent towns If that
readed disease known 20 yellow fever. D
e the Police Jury acting as Board of =
Iealth do hereby declare il rigid auaran-
he aga1nstall Infected districts, aud do q
Y this resolution TO ibid all travel. ship Ii
ent or Importation of all dry goods from =,
lfected districts. This resolution to be
inject to amendment by the Board of 9
ealth at their joint meeting And far "
lermore that Messrs. III. J.. Eldredge, B. :.
eblanc and j, I. ThefIot be and are
ereby appointed as our authorized rep o.
en- said body. Adopted
On motion Of afr. Leblanc duly sec
lded, The resolution adopted by this
'dy at former meeting foFbidding the
rhase Of any more lands for public CT
ads be and is hereby repealed. Adopt CO
/.
The following ordinance was adopted: =
ORDINANCE. III
An ordinance liking and defining what u,
all constitute legal fence. within the 4,
nits of Vermilion parish. -
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