The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-02-26
e litorial Notes.
Thibodaux Bridge.
BY UNCLE SrLAS.
Mr.. Editor

duration vi IHlO0dHhT BRUCE Com
pany, the value of it's stock, and
It's final disposition at the expira
ton of its charter is often discus
Sed in this Town, and in Il man
ner that evidences a great deal OF
uncertainty on those points. As
there is, also, but II copy (ana
that badly injured) of the original
charter i'll possession of the Board
OF Directors, | propose to print a
history of that corporation, in
GLIDING the text of the Charter in
full, as fully as | can find the
same i'll the records, and in the
columns of the Thibodanx Minerra
edited by iona G. White, who
has kindly placed the same at nv
disposition.
1t is not necessary to search
when the question of the struc
ture Of a Bridge over Bayou La
Fourclle in font of the Town of
Thlbodaux, or to mention the deri
SION which the inception of such
an enterprise was met by many
OF the people OF this com Mmn1ty.
The first practical step taken
IN this matter is found in the
proceedings of the Town Council,
at a session held on jane - 1856,
when on motion of John G.. Raglan
"A committee of the whole board was
appointed to confer with ii committing of
t h Police Jury for the purpose of gel ting
the necessary means, either by subscrip-
ton or stock company, for tine purpose
OF building the bridge across the bayou"
And again on December 1855.
the same Council. composed OF
iona Z. White, Mayor, 9. Gaur
treau. j. G. Raglan, J. F. Thomp
son, W. e. Horton, and +. Ma
ronge, Trustees, adopted the
following resolution:
'On motion of J. F. Thompson it was
resolved, That the Mayor be and is
heTeby authorised To subscribe for the
Town of Thibodaux the sum of So. COO
toward binding a br dye across the
Bayou opposite this town, to be payable
as will tie per agreement with said BRIDGE
contractor"
Aud again on May II. 1856. on
motion of John q. Raglan it WAS
resolved,
That at the next election for Mav,r
ana Trustees of this town. the people
Shall vote on the question of tar or NO
Mr for building the bridge opposite this
On the following April 10, the
Mtnerra Informed it's readers that
plans and specifications for a
bridge had been submitted by
Messrs Bayl"y u Nelson. and
We're on exhibition in the Post OF
flee. (TheSe plans were subsequent
~ adOpted.)
Between fourteen and fifteen
thousand dollars had already been
subscribed, and the company was
then ready to receive propos;,Is
for building
rarst--for constructing a brick pier
as per plans and specifications:
otcondTFor constructing the .riage
without the pier; ~
tn'ra-for completing the bridge with
wooden Or brick pier"
On May ., 1856. the mnnicipa]
election was held when the follow
ing persons were elected on what
me M.nerca styles "'the Anti,Hum
pug Ticket, which will meet with
a hearty support from the friends
tlle..bridge': J.C. White. Mayor.
Il. Gary, J. f. Thompson. l..
Boudreaux, Ii. W. Tabor. jean
!f"ssi, John Z. Ragan, Trustees.
NV this was in the Know NOTHING
excitement, and some allowances
should be made, as the candidates .
VINO we're defeated were amour
the best citizens of the town and
levoted friends of the bridge.
Tradition seems to favor the
that the above ticket was in
i.Vor OF constructing the bridge :
IL It's present location, whilst IFS ;
opponents advo :ated it's erection {
'wo or three squares lower down :
On Jnne2 =, the Police Jury Of {
ILLS Parish held a session. and if :,
appears that the subject of a '
ridge over the bayou was brought /
o their attention, without mnch !,
fleet, however, as the Mine,yn' i
4 speaking of the action of thai l.
'ody, says: ~ :,
"lak'ng stock in the Thi5odeuy By;loc \
o|spaay, an enterprise which would en-. :,
Gu me Parish, and thereby greatly all "
raising the necessary f,n,,s for thr e
of suitable public ed.1ice}' Was VAS V
ceived as an ;sbsurdiry. and set asids n
It'll Indifference. if not with disdain.' p,
On July II, 1856, a session Of n
le Town Council was held. at n
h:ch an Ordinance, presented by r
ii. Gary, WAS passed, authori +,
ne the Mayor of the Town of mi et
to subscribe five thousand nj