The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-06-22
FICE,C0R, MARKEr5& PATRIOT SITS
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

Accepting the proposition of Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas Rail Road Steam
ship Company for the construction of "a
branch Rail Road from Terrebonne Sta
tion to the Town of Thibodaux, authoriz-
ing the Mayor to sign and execute note
rial deed in accordance with said PROPOSE
ton; providing for the payment of the
stipulated bonus, granting the right of
way and ordering the opening of street
and foot way to the depot site of said
Branch.
Section lst. Be it ordained by the MAJOR
end To,on Council of the Torn of Thibo.
daatr IN Council assembled, That with u
view of securing branch railroad from
the Town of Thibodaux to Terrebonne Sta
ton to connect with the main rail road now
belonging to Morgan's Louisiana aud Texas
Rail Road and Steamship Company the
Mayor Of the Town be and is hereby autho
riZed TO draw up. sign and execute a nota-
rial Iced by which he shall bind and obi
gate the said Town to pay bonus of Five
Thousand Dollars to the Morgan's Louisia-
ma and Texas Rail Road and Steamship
Company, payable in five annual install
ments maturing respectively on the first
day of July of the years 1879, 1880, 1881,
1882 and 1888 with 500 interest from their
respective maturities. He is furthermore
authorized and empowered by the said
deed to pledge pawn and deliver to the
said EIorgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail
Road and Steamship Company the Two
Hundred and Seventy seven shares now
owned by the Town in the CopitaI Stock of
the Thibodaux Bridge Company. as well
! to pledge and pawn the dividends accrue
ing from and after first January 1879 upon
said Stock to secure the punctual payments
aforesaid and eventual interest provided
that any dividends each year in excess of
One Thousand dollars shall be paid over
into the Tre isurv OF the Town.
Section 2nd BE it further ordained etc..
That to build, equip and maintain said
branch railroad right of way is given for
ever to the said Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Rail Road and Steamship Company,
| the full width of each street along Church.
| Back and Levee Streets in the Town of
! Thibodaux with full authority to intersect
| Lower and Upper Canal. Jackson Harrison.
| Clinton, Rose. Cider and st. Mary Streets
in the Town Of Thihodaux and with full
| power and authority to lay track or tracks
| sidings and switches on and along Back
and Church streets, and on and along Lev
| ee Street from Thibodaux Saw Mill proper
| ty going down to a line formed by prolonga
tion of upper side of upper pavement of
Jackson st, and with power and authority
| to construct and maintain and thereafter
| own tor their exclusive use and benefit with
| buildings, warehouses and Machinery there
| on wharf at the upper limits of the Town
of Thibodaux, on the right bank Of Bayou
Lafourche, said wharf not to extend below
the lower line of Lawrence Keefeis lot
which is situated at the corner Of Church
and Levee Streets in said Town and going
ND not to extend beyond the lower line of
Patrick Hogan's Foundry, and the said
wharf is to commence at the base of the
levec next to Levee Street. and is to extend
into Bayou Latourche Il distance not to tx
ceed seventeen feet to be computed from
centre OF the top of the levoe.
Section 3rd. Be IL further ordained etc.,
That a sufficient space Of ground on Lev
ee Street in the triangle formed by pro
longation of upper line of Jackson Street to
base of levee, by line running up along
the base of the levee and by another line
running on up the South side of Levee St
be and + hereby given for the purpose OF
building and maintaining turn-table-prt
vided said turn table shall not interfere
with free passage along Levee, Jackson and
Main SITS. and to and from Thib0dauS
Bridge.
Section 4th. Be it further ordained etc.
That the proposition of Morgan sLa. and
Texas K. X. and Steamship Co. adopted by
the said Co. on the lSt III day of May 1873 be
and the same is hereby accepted in every
Said Company build and obligate them
selves to pnt up cattle guard near st
Charles st. to prevent cattle from enterin.
over the said Railroad track on the lands
of the proprletors between said cattl'
guard and Acadia Plantation. and the Ma,
| or is hereby authorized to enter into an,
written obligation, sign any deed, docu
ment or act that may be required by th'
, said Company to carry ont the acceptance
| OF said proposition in all partenlars-an'
for the purpose of opening street fort
feet wide from st Mary or Jackson Street
to the proposed depot site. as well "a t
open foot way ten feet wide from Jack
, son Street to the proposed depot site, i
: case the new street is located from st. Ma
/. ry Street. Which street and foot-way shal
forever be dedicated to public use an
shall be in lien. and instead of the exit ash
ed foriu the aforesaid proposition, the Ma
u or is authorized to sppoint Committee q
| three with full power III said COMMITTEES
appraise damages and draw on the Treas,
rer for the amount and Messrs. p. A. Thi
r odaux L. V. Riviere and Evariste Marong
r are hereby appointed Committee to al
praise all damages tor appropriations frol
t owners OF property from Back Street to Ae
dia Plantation.
Adopted May Both. 1878.
(Signed) S. T. GRIsAMORE,
i. Mayor.
(Signcdl A. J. PERRIN,
Clerk Town Councii
A true Copy.
A. J. PERRIN,
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