Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-06-07
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COUNCIL HALL, May II, 1856
Board met Present, J. C. White, Mayor; P.
H. Gary, J. c. Raglan, ]. F. Thompson, Hntson w.
Tabor, Jean Rossi and Louis Boudreaux, Trustees.
The minutes Of the last two meetings were read
and adopted as recorded.
Mr.. Gary presented the following resolutions,
which were unanimously accepted:
Resolved That the Mayor of the town Of Thibodaux be
authorized advertise for receiving proposals construct
ing pivot draw bridge the Lafourche opposite
this place. until the I'd day Of june that the advertise
men be put in the Minerva new orleans Picayune ana
Crescent. And be it
Resolved That the Mayor be also authorized to have the
charter Of the Thbodaux Bridge Company be drawn
BY Mr. Joseph Nicolas and advertise the agreeaby
to law.
On motion of Mr.. Tabor, the Board adjourned.
JONA O. WHITE Mayor.
J. R. vERREr, Secretary.
Council HALL, June 8, 1885,
Board met. Present. j. C. White, Mayor.
H. Gary, j. F. Thompson, Louis Boudreaux, ). Y.
Raglan and Hutson w. Tabor, Trustees.
The reading of the minutes of last meeting was
dispensed with.
The petition of Messrs A. B. Raglan, Fl. HofG
man and James Mccormick, praying for a brick
pavement on Levee street, was read, and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Raglan, duly seconded, was granted.
Mr.. Boudreaux presented the following resou-
ton, which. on notion seconded, was granted.
Resozced That the MAY is authorized to have evee
made the canal the end Of Jackson street, as to
keep certain quantity of in the canal inside the
poration during the dry season.
On motion of Mr.. Ragan, seconded
Resolred That the Mayor hereby authorized to draw
the Treasurer for the of 800 to pay Mr. N Dutru
for the revision Of the laws Of the town.
Mr.. Gary presented the following amendment to
the 9Th section of the ordinance relative to the
revenue of the town:
tax Of cent shall be and hereby assessed
and levied all the property real PERSONAL within the
limits Of the town of Thbodaux, for the purpose Of main
tanning system of free schools within the limits of the
town. for the and benefit Of all children OF the town,
and such others may be admitted pursuant to the
laons hereafter established that subject that
Of 116 Of cent be and hereby assessed and levied
all the properly real and personal within the limits Of
the town Of Thibodaux for the purpose Of deraying the
cc taxes be and hereby remain the until otherwise
provided.
The amendments having been submitted to the
vote, resulted as follows:
Yeas-J. c. RagAn, J. F. Thompson, Louis
Boudreaux, H. W. Tabor and p H. Gary.
The amendments were therefore unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Gary presented the following resolution,
which, on motion, seconded, was granted:
Reso,ped That the chmneys put up by the bakers in
compliance with resolution passed June 1885, nui
and dangerous the adjoining property therefore be
resoved that the said resolution be and hereby repealed
The Finance Committee reported favoraby on
the act of Mr.. Geo. Boner, constable, and ordered
the same to be paid, say So.
On motion Of Mr. Tabor, seconded. the Board
adjourned. J. c. WHITE, Mayor.
J.R. VERREr, Secretary.
DIED-On Sunday, May 25th, 1856, at Pass
Christian Mississippi LAURA MALvINA, infant daughter
of George s. Guon and his late wife, Caroline L. Guion,
aged seven months and twelve days.
She sleeps in the bosom Of Him who said, Suffer little
Children to come unto me and forbid them not.''
"She is not dead-the child Of our affection,
But gone unto that school
Where she no longer needs poor protection,
And Christ himself doth rule" ****H