Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-03-16

he minutes of the Police Jury and in
ae Ordinance Book of the same, and
, publish said ordinance, title, defni-
ION and preamble in the official Journal
the Parish of Nermilion. i-6t
T. u. FLEMING,
ON. Z. Leblanc, President
Secretary.
Upon a motion made by Moore, duly
aconded, the verbal report of Chapman
'ierce relating to the strengthening the
ublic road adjoining tIc property Of
,raste Mouton and leading from Perry
. Big Woods, i'll the Seventh Ward,
as adopted and the sum of $4,000 is
creby ordered paid to said MoutOn
Then the sale is passed to the parish,
.Hd the road supervisor is directed to
ut this road in a good condition.
Upon motion made by Richardson,
uly seconded By Meaux, Mr.. S. G. Du-
re, representing the Dixie Culvert
fetal Company, of Atlanta, Ca, is
ereby requested to ship to Abbeville
J corrugated culverts, "a inches diam
ter by 20 feet long for the purpose of
experimenting and demonstrating road
\ ,uilding in this parish--s
I1poa 4 4 'actisen -ss3ate aisAessl1ssn:
luly seconded by Mr.. Moss, the road
upervisor is hereby ordered and direct
d to gather and take care of all road
raiders, tools, etc, belonging and beng
he property of VermiliOn Parish, La
Upon motion made by Mr. Meaux,
luly seconded by Moore, the secretary
the police jury is hereby ordered and
directed to set aside the sum of $50 TO
ne drawn when necessary by checks
signed by him as secretary with bills
lttached thereto for tle purpose OF
paying small incidental bills in emer-
;oncy cases, and rot to Overdraw this
AMOUNT unless additionally ordered.
Upon motion made by Uiercc, duly
seconded by Richardson, Moore is mere
by authorized and directed to purchase
I strip of land from Otto Leblanc in
the First Ward of said Parish for the
purpose of widening the public road
adjoining the property of sail Leblanc
On motion duly seconded the praSl-
lent of the Police Jury of the Parish
f VermiliCn was duly authorized l.,
stand judgment and sue on belalc of
he Parish of Vermilion and the Police
Jury Of Vcrmilion, Adamdr l.rgc as
maker and Villa Romero and Adgustin
Horton as endorsers in soIido tor the
mount Of one pTOmiss0,v note Tor
$4,000 of date, January 10Th, 1913,
'aydhle December list, 1913. with 81
interest from date and 10T additional
IN said principal and interest for at
orneys fees and all costs Of the uro-
'rediHgS.
On a motion made o. Mr. PIo:;e,
luly seconded By Mr.. Moss, the tn &c
$1,000 90 bonds Furnished bv i G.
Droussard, treasur OF tho third, Sew
enth and Eighth ward yrad district ),
lin the Fidelity and Deposit Company
Of Baltimore, Maryland, Iepre~en.cd BY
D. L. McPherson), lii SAVIOR of rlanas
?. Fleming, President o. the pv.ee
Jury of Nermilion Parish, L,rI~ir.a,
the secretary of the PDi'ca Jury is
hereby directed to ISSUE warrants for
$1,000 each aud charge the said sum
If $50 90 to Third, Srvsa,h and Eighth
ward road districts, respectively. All
according to Act 80, OF iM7
President Fleming reported haoing
IN February 10Th, 1918, by .irtue Of
re authority and mandates cf les .lu
ion adoltet by the Police jury az a
'Jocial session held Februur, 18th, 1918
negotiated a loan Of Invent .E;rht
thousand ($2S,O0000) Dollars rad ex-
ecuted a note fer same amoaat On Le.
helf of the Police jury If Ver.lili13
Parish, louisiana, dated February 18th.
1918 and maturing April l1tn, 1918,
and on motion Of Mr. Richardson, see
onded By Mr.. Meaux, unanimously
carried, the action Of the president vas
approved and ratified.
The Police Jury of Vermiliun Parish.
Louisiana, hereby approves and rattle.
the pledge Of uncollected taxes Tor the
year 1917 and the pledge aad ded;ca.
tion Of -Four Mills of the taxes If 1918
to secure said loan, and me treasurer
of the Parish of Fermilion, Louisiana.
is hereby specially instructed n >rt
aside and hold intact until final ,atiIe.
ment of the said obligation the taxes e
the years 1917 and 1918 aforesaid a,
the same are paid in 70 the treasury Of
the Parish of Verhlilion, Louisiana
On motion of Mr.. Meaux. seconded
BIZ Mr.. Moss. the following ordinance
was unanimously adopted
AN ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS, the condition of the
parish treasury, as evidenced by the
report OF the treasurer and of the see
rotary, makes IL necessary for the
Police Jury TO realize on the parish !;
prospective revenues for the wear 1918
which are not now available, therefore
BE 1T RESOLVED BY The Police
Jury of the Parish of Verm;lion. Lou.
isiana, in regular monthly session AS.
sembled, that the president of the
Police Jury be and ne is hereby au.
thorized and directed to negotiate q