Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-04

Inc secretary or the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of Acadia appeared before
this body and asked that the Parish
of Vermilion stand one-haIf of the cost
of building a new steel bridge over
Bayou Queue de TOrtuc at RiceviIle,
and Jos E. Moore, Joseph L. Frederick
and Desire Meaux were appointed as a
committee to investigate as to the ad-
visibility of this Parish paying for one
half Of the proposed bride, with au-
thority to have the bridge built if they
deem it advisable
On motion of Desire Meaux, second
cd by Chapman Pierce, it was agreed
;hat until further order, beginning from
Aug. /, 1917, the Police Jury would pay
| for bridge lumber at Erath, Abbeville
and Deleambre at the rate OF $500
Der thousand feet, and at Kaplan and
Gueydan, al the rate Of $34Q0 per
thousand feet.
Desire Meaux and r. J. Broassard
were appointed TO take bn inventory
of the fixtures in the Clerk and Re
corder's Office, with a view of buying
chem for the Parish.
On motion duly seconded, the sum of
$4,000 was appropriated 10 each Jos.
e. Moore and A. W. Richardson, to help
defray their expenses in going to Baton
Rouge to appear before the Board of
State Affairs last week as representa-
lives of this body.
On motion of 4. w. Richardson, sec
onded by Howard Moss, the salary OF
the Secretary of the Police Jury was
fixed at Seventy.fve ($7500) Dollars
per month, beginning from the frs:
day of August. 1917.
On motion of A. w, Richardson, sec
onded by Howard Moss. it was resolved
that from and after August 1st, 1917,
there shall be allotted to the Road and
Bridge Fund three (3) mills of the
annual tax levy. and the avails of the
said three mills shall be distributed as
follows: one-half mill for General Road
Fund to be expensed throughout the
Parish and the Balance to be expende
in each Ward in the proportion that the
tax paid by each Ward bear to the
taxes of the whole Parish, and the Ser
rotary of the Pos Jury shall keep
eparate account of the Receipts and
Expenditures Of each Ward; no war
rant shall be drawn by any warl unless
L sufficient amount is left to the credit
# said ward to pay the same.
On motion of Howard Moss, second
I'd by Chapman Pierce, Joseph E.
Moore, T. P. Fleming and T. j. Brous-
sard were appointed to fix sale price
IN the large Huber Tractor owned by
he Parish, and to sell the said road
machine, if a suitable price could be
obtained.
On motion of Howard Moss. Sec
onded by Jos. f, Moore, resolved that
in order to drain the public road in the
9th ward of the Parish of Vermilion,
louisiana, between the property of
Homer Leonard and the Abbeville
Canal Company, that a ditch six feet
wide and two feet deep be cut through |
he property Of Homer Leonard and |
Jeima Hargrave from said public road
20 the Marsh to the west-the route |
Or course of said ditch is to be as al |
ready leveled and staked out by R. 1. |
tanner, civil engineer (the stakes
the course of the ditch to be |
eut) and in accordance with q plat, on |
lie in the Office Of the Secretary Of |
he Police Jury; the ditch TO be opened |
and unobstruetedj it being considered |
that said ditch Is necessary and is
located where least injurious TO the |
owners Of the property.
On motion of Jos. f. Moore. see
onded by Howard Moss resolved that
IN order to drain the public road in the /
9Th ward of the Parish of vermiliun,
Louisiana, between the property Of |
Cleophss Harrington, Mrs. Ernest
Broussard and Jos. E Broussard, that
q ditch two feet deep and twelve feet
wide be cut through the property OF
JOS. z, Brorssa-i, Ernest Harrington
and Mrs. Laura Brou9sard, wife Of DR.. /
Preston Miller. and Alsxaudre X.
Broussssd from s5id Public road TO the
Drainage Canal Branch of Isle Ma.
ronne) the route of said ditch is to be
Gs already levelsd and staked out by
W B. Kaasi civil! engineer, and ia Sc