The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-06-15

of that debt except Seven thousand Dol
lars with money on hand besides TO pay
the current expenses of the Perish. Every
thing is practically carried on a cash basis
I'll OF the officers being paid up nonthlv.
Tie Police Jury hes with q c3rnaendab}e
regard for the decreased condition of the
eouatry and the Parish reduced tue sala-
ries of all the ~oficeys, themselves included,
which IN a great measure assisted them III
tie past e2tinsuishment oil the debt and
" tn the economy thus ii,augurated it is Sc
riorsly hooeu that at the end OF the enr-
rent year the debt will DC entirely cancel
lea, when ta's is done we doubt not some
attention will be paid by the paroehial au
th0ti,ies to the improve nent Of the pablo
buisliugs as well as the beautifying OF the
public grounds.
Ii was with very little trouble that We
ascertainet, the exact Condition OF parish
finances so clear is every thing owing to
| the able ald beauti-dl manner in which the
Parish Treasurer keeps his books. He is
an 1t complisled anu experienced accoun-
tint a ID 1t is q matter OF general oongratu
laftoa that the public monies are in the
hands Of sacil an honest and at the same
Il lie cap.oie gentleman.
Tne roaus Of the Parish are at the nres-
eut yine in a bad coaGition. aud tie brid.-
es are even daagetous-in places the Road
/ is rectors have not given llat attention
to lneI: duties which thew Should have
done. the load law is ~eAviiely inefficient
a I'D we su. gest a change in the Road law
aud than tue list of the inspectors be re-
moveltea by The Police Jury.
We calt the attention of The Court to the
fact that lat,eFlv the proner attention has
rot been gwen % the mater OF collecting
fu4 -eitea 5oht s and we ask IN the intu.e
thu proner stems in the mace DE taken.
pe'soas lave been in the habit OF going ON
appearance ooLos because they fei6 no riss
in so doing for tue reason Aforesaid.
We tiid that a very Dad practice e-isos
in the lower end OF this Parish OF cutting
canals i On tue Iayoa Lasoulche Il +.
the LAKE which is not only in vioiatioa Of
Law but rl'noas to the rights OF thei,
neigbpors.
Inc law regarding the sale OF liquor 10
minors we have specially e4Aniiet, VIZ
ID .nk the law q good one and shoatt DE rig
iuly enforced and the e.treIne penalties o.
The law dealt out 10 al vloiators OF this
s.a5ute. Ii isuO wonder that OR prison:
are tnll, that yite and crime 90 Tatapan-
when boys seventeen ana eighteen year,
o age 90 10 drinking saloons AID WIthou
shame but boldly ask grey beaded men tt
drink with them. this should be condemned
we believe such IL practice ~ruaious to SO
Getty for liotic can be expected Tor the FIJI
ture o. the country ii oar children are al
lowed at it tender age aud even encouraged
to contract habits and VICES which ar,
ruiEois 10 themselves and which bring mo
titication and shame to their parents ant
all who are interested in then.
There has been nothing before Us ut al
regarding tgespass On the public lands, 81
! we refarain from making any report regard
ing thelcto.
We fad chat there is q Justice Of tn
Peace down The Bayou at i.lceiand VIII
has been dealing out justice with a ven
:. gence. He has been Imposing fines and ex
tortiIg money from the more ignorant elias
> of our population to a shameful extent
lie mas assumed almost unlimited powe
t and jurisdiction and it is not Il matter 0
surprise that he iads the position So iuera
: tive. We commend him to the mereies G
ii petit jury and hope and trust that til
/, prosecution which va ~inaugurate asains
= him tins DAY by finding true bills w.ll b
prosecuted with yigor by the District Al
turney.
/ Thanking the officers of the Court fo
t sar,ico rendered we would most respect
tully.s,si, re lie discharged.
e W. Il. Raglan,
+ Foreman OF tire Grand Jur,