Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-06-16

The Ponce Jury met :hIS day, with
ell members present.
The minutes Of the Police Jury of
May 2nd and June 1st, 1917 were
| adopted, with the exception Of that
portion of the minutes Of May 2nd, re
ferring to the letting out Of contract
10 have 4 Parish Map made, which was,
on motion Of Desire Meaux, seconded
by JOS. Z. Broussard, indefinitely post
poned.
The Treasurer report, showing a
balance in the General Fund of$6, Gl7.Sl
was read and ordered filed.
The report OF the Farm Agent for
the month of May, 1917, was read and
ordered fled
On motion Of Edgar Hungcrford, sec
ondcd by Desire Means, the donation
Of Public Road, between Sections II
and Is, TIP. 70, s. r. . West, in the 6tn
ward, was accepted; see CONVEYANCE
so. 29,sSS, records of the Parish Of
Egrmilion, La.
On motion of Joseph f. Broussard,
seconded by Jos. L. Moore, the dona-
tlo@ Of a Public Road 50 feet wide,
leading from the public road at Fo-ked
stand Levec, running west about three
miles, 20 the north half of Section II,
Up. II, s. r. l east, to Make Lege'
anal levces, was accepted; see Convey
ance No. 29,5S9, records of the Parish
IF Nermiiion. La, and Gordon Hayes
was appointed road overseer of said
new public road.
On motion Of Edgar Hungerford, duly
| seconded, a public road, in section 20,
! TIP. 10, s. r. ] east, on the property of
| Ernest Saltzman, Abrom Kaplan, Ernest
Saltzman, Jr., 4. J. Maltrait, ct al, in
the Eighth Ward, was donated and &C.
! cepted; see Conveyance No. 29,S90, rec.
ords of the Parish of Vermilion, La.
On motion of A. W. Richardson, sec
onded by Desire Meaux, w. d. Lyons
was reappointed Road Overseer, at a
salary of One Hundred Dollars per
month, for the period of six months,
/ beginning with June LIST. 1917; \. w.
Richardson, r. J. Broussard, Edgar
Hungerford, Joseph E. Broussard, and
Desire Meaux, voting "yea'; Howard
Moss and Chapman Pierce, voting no +"
and Joseph E. Moore and Joseph U.
Frederick refusing TO vote
On motion of Joseph +. Broussard.
seconded by Howard Moss, the Presi-
dent of this body was empowered and
authorized to accept from the T. c
Austin Excavator Co., two promissorv
notes, due in two and four months from
date, each for the some of Five Hun
dTed Dollars, i'll full settlement Of the
Claim of the Parish of Vermilor
against said Company, for money paid
on sale contract for an excavating ma
chine; which contract was entered into |
On October 9Th. 1914
Jos. L. Broussar1, Edgar Hungerford, |
and R. I. Tanner, civil engineer. made |
report Of their findings regarding the |
drainage in the Eighth Ward Drainage |
District, in reference TO public roads
therein, advising that most of SAID |
drainage was made along natural drains
and on motion Of Desire Meaux, second |
ed b. Edgar Hungerford, the report wa
accepted and ordered fled, and the
Committee discharged.
On motion of A. W. Richardson, see
onded by Jos. f. Broussard, that ". 3
Lyons, road supervisor, examine all
large bridges throughout the parish Of
Vermilion, over public roads, and II
any found unsafe for traffic, thay the b;
condemned and posted as such.
On motion Of Jos. Z. Broussard, sec
Ondcd by Chapman Pierce, that a iury
Of freeholders be appointed to trace anC |
10y out public road, beginning at the
northeast corner of Section u, Tp. 13.
S. r. Q east, running southeast TO prop
e-ty Of j. Nj. Mestepey's; and JOS
Ewell, chairman; A. G. Langlinais, Gle
Harrington, j. NJ. Mestepey, Meleon |
Hebert, Aurelien Nunez and John PER-,
were appointed as said jury Of free
holde :.
On motion Of Chapman Pierce, sec
onde By Edgar HuEgerford, the sum
Of Ole Hundred and Fifty Dollars was
appropriated to defrav the expense Of |
employing a comDetent demonstration il
can, ing vegetables, for the period o
three months, beginning with June 1st
1917. and the selection Of said demon |
gt,ator was left to Supt. J. H. william
All farm Agent T. II. Casanova; saI. !
ra, mcnt TO be made monthly at tn
r2te Of $50 per month. /
Or motion Of Chapman Pierce, sec /
'nded cy Joseph E. Moore, voting pre- |
cinct No. - '",~a seven, was chang /
cd from Aueelien Theall's TO Laodicc !
Tb5all s in the Seventh Ward Of this ,
Parish.
Joseph T. Moore and Jos. L. Frede- |
ick reported that the Pontoon Bridge !
at Woodlawn was found in very bad COZ !
Iition, and advised it's immediate re |
pair, and that they condemned the !
same until properly repaired, and said |
committee was finally discharged and |
the bridge ordered repaired.
On motion Of Desire Meaux, second !
cd by Jos. E. BroGssatd, q committee
composed Of A. W Richardson, Howard
Moss and Chapman Pierce, was az
roilted TO investigate. the approathe-
5ust What s2ie Needed.
Whep,- Ton.ea cclnplaia Of WEAKNESS,
baekache, dull heaiaches and similar
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