The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-03-18
Thibodaux Bridge Company
BY UNCLE SILAS.

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holders Of TNibOdaur BIZ dG,s Com
pany found the Bridge as the
Federal authorities had erected
it. The turntable and all its fix
lures which were not destroyed
by fire, were in the Bayou, navi
CATION completely INSTRUCTED, and
the whole structure in a cOndi-
ton not considered safe for the
purposes of public highway for
but a short. period OF time.
Attention was soon brought to
the unfortunate condition of the
Bridge. The Stockholders, were
unable to raise the means to con
struct according to the charter
and Acts Of Incorporation, and
other means had to be devised
to accomplish this purpose.
Attempts were made to have it
rebuilt by a pledge of revenues
for a number Of years, and at one
time Mr.. S. Townsend agreed to
take the work tor tie lease of the
Revenues for ten years, but he
subsequently gave up the under
taking a good thing for the stock
holders, but not a wise one for
him. The revenues derived by tbs
company would have been a hand
some fortune to ore individual.
The Charter of the Bridge,
limited by Law to % years from
its Act of incorporation would ex
pire in 1881 therefore many per
sous who were disposed to assist
in its reconstruction, were not
dispOsed 10 ito so for a period so
short and, it was therefore deem
ed advisable to have the Charter
extended by act Of the LegiSla
ture consequently, the following
act was prepared and passed
through that body in the session
of 1867.
AN ACT
TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT AN ACT
ENTITLED TO AUTHORIZE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A DRAW
BRIDGE ACROSS THE BAYOU LA
FOURCHE, APPROVED MARCH
9TH, 1855,
SECTION 1st-Rsu enacted b. the Senate
and House Of Representatives. ofths State OF
Louisiana, in General .4ssembly conrened,
That the Police Jury OF the Parish OF
Lafourche. and the May,,r of tho Town
Of Tliibodaux. be and are hereby autllo.
rlsed to reconstruct. or cause to be recon
str tcted, a draw bridge across the Rayon
'.atourche, within the corrorate limits
ut tue Town ot Tll ho.ianN. Ivy oantrac-
ting WITH any person or persons. or pri,
vatr Corporations. and granting the eX.
c'nsivo privilege to collect snch toll or
tolls: TO such person. persnns or private
corporation. us the said Police jury.
aiil Mayor and Trustees. may allow, for
Il term # Years, not to extend heyond
the thirty first of December one thou
sand eight hundred aud ninety nne. and
the said mayor and Trustees shall be au-
thoriscd to prohibit any Frrrv acruSs
said bayou within the limits Of said cor
pora;ion: Provided, the said fridge hr
reconstructed and completed an or be-
fore the thirty-firSt day Of December
eighteen hnnd'ul Hlnl SIXTY seven with
tn privilege in the meant me vested il,
said MLs"r aud Trustees Of the Town
OF ~ibIhodaNa to maintain and ,tSe tho
existing bridG" up t" tin. thirty first u.
December rigttren hundred 'n..d 81 \ty-
six. ....t IA
Section 2nti, Be it ,tnrtha enacted &c.
That the second section of the act afole.
said. approved ninth of NJ; rch. eighteen
hundred and hfty-fise, shall remain in
fill fore" and effect, .and. he in 10 means
affected By the provisions of this act
Section Ord BE It further enacted, &c.
That Patrick II. Gary. Jarres +. Thomp
sou, L J. Brnff. W. II Raglan and
Ado!phe Perrin be and the same are here
by appointed Directors of. Ihibodaux
bridge Company. to serve until the first
day Of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty seven. and that an election by the
s~tockh"lders thereof shall take place on
the first day OF JANUARY, 1867, and on
eech and every first day of January
thereafter. for Directors Of said Bridge
Company. --r :
Section th-Be it further enacted dc
That this act shall take effect from and
after it's passage.
[SignedJ j B. ELAN
Speaker Pro ten of the House of Rep.
rsssnt.t YES, Us 4u..
tSigned1 ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate. ="'H' ''.s'-'
LSigned] j. MADISON WELLS.
Governor 1T the State Of Louisiana
a trne cOpp: .... -.
j.. H. HARDY, Secretary of State.
This act having been promul
gated, on January LIST. 1867, an
election was held by the s.ockhol
ders OF the Thibodaur Bridge Com.
paay for Directors for the ensuing
year, which resulted in the .unani
nous election Of Messrs. p. H.
Gary, +. j. BrutR. j. f.. Riviere,
}. F. Thompson and Adolphe Per
rim.
At a called meeting of the stock
holders held on the sixth day OF
january, 1861, the following agree
ment was signed :: 1'.@
We, the persons and owners OF stock
authorized to vote on said stock do here
by authorize the President of the Com
pany to reduce the number of our shares
to "ne-half the amount We now own,and
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