The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-03-30
Official.
hsClice Jury Proceedings.
Thibodaux, Parish of E.afonrche.

March 10th. 1873.
The Police Jury met This day according
to adjournment.
Present J.. NJ. Howell, President, L. F..
S,hneider. +. Rog0r. D.. Furet. ). Bazilr.
George Sinclair, .. toise, Charles Brown,
j. Moran, :. Gaiiano.
iii" MINUTES OF the previous meeting was
read and approved.
On motion resolved that the sum Of Thir
" four 30Ilo0 Dollars GA II 100 be and is
hereby appropriated to pay the Police Jul
rors, and a bin presented.
The petition OF s. I. GrIsamore Secretary
OF the Parish School Board OF Directors.
asking that he be allowed IL portion of a
Desk i'll the Recorders office for the pre-
s~ervatlon of papers of the School Board.
was received, and or motion the permission
Wls granted.
The petition OF the merchants of Thiho-
daIX asking that the Roads, on the Bayous
Choapic, thackbay and Heron and the
NiiagaE settlements be repaiIed, was re
csiveti and on motion, it was resolved that
the i,ot't Inspectors OF District No. y and
* be o drred to inforce the Road Law.
The petition OF L. q. Alemau. asking for
the removal of the binding of Mr.. Ray
mond Knight ut the ferry landing at Lock
por:. was received and on motion. resolved
tlat MI. Raymond Knight, be and is. here
by ordered To remove tlie said building af-
ter tea Gays notice. and it is further order
ed that the President OF the Police jury
furnish the said Raymond Knight with a
copy OF this order. accompanied by a notice
requiring hin to remove said building or
shanty within ten days, and that on his
failure to do 50, that the Parish Attorney
he directed To Institute the necessary legal
proceedings to have said building removed.
1t is further resolved that the iesseeses
of all ,tIllIp tsriinc IN, tho ,..piSt a.. ,ll,ur
ed the use for the convenience Of I'd fer.
RES ot sixty t6a) feet OF both sides of the
Bayou Latotrrhe from the center of the
cuts made on TIE Levee or Banks where the
ferry boats land. and they are authorized
to erect Temporary shelters for their en-
pIoyees On the Banks OF said Bayou provi-
ded suc,l structures do not interfere with
the convenience the public has i'll the use
and navigation of said stream.
On motion of George Sinclair,
i;esolved that all meetings of the present
Police Jury shall beat II o'clock NJ. and
that any member or members not present
at roll call shall forfeit their per diem for
that day.
On motion of l.. +. Schneider.
Resolved that the President be and is
hereby Authorized to have the Road on
Bayou Terrebonne in this parish repaired
at a cost not exceeding (Sl00) One Hun
dred Dollars, and to draw upon the Gene
raj fund to pay the same.
On motion, Resolved that "a committee of
three he appointed by the President to re-
port the names of the persons to be selec-
ted as members of the Local Board of
Swamp Land Commissioners.
On motion Of George Sinclair,
Resolved. That the Police Jury. now re-
ceive the nominations of persons TO be ap-
pointed as members of the Local Board
Of swamp Land Commissioners when the
following gentlemen, were nominated.
w. Ii. Raglan, Cleophas Lagarde. Leon
Gaudet, Joseph o. Toups.
And ne other nominations having been
made, on motion of j. NJ. Howell, the peti-
tions of many citizens, residing in tie low
er part Of the Bayou. be read recommend
ing several persons to be appointed as mem
bers of that Board, and that the same be
referred to that committee.
On motion Of l.. +. Schneider.
Resolved thu { the Parish Tax collector is
hereby instructed to furnish the Parish
Printer on til. first OF every month a last of
| the names OF person, who have pail their
paI isl License, and the amounts of the
same, and the parish printer is hereby IN
s~trlcted to publish the same in the official
journal.
The Resolution adopted at the last meet
ing 10 examine he subject OF half licenses
for pedd!ing wagons and carts. and referred
to the finance committee was reported up-
on by that committee u~nfavorabiy, they he
ing of the opinion all Licenses should be
uniform.
The committee of three to whom was re-
ferred til" selection OF persons as me,nbers
of the Local Board Of Swamp Land Com
missioners', reported. the names of Leon
F. Gaudet and Joseph O. Toups to be the
members OF said Board which wts unani
mously adopted.
Theamenlm hts to Ordinance No. IO1
aud 80 were adopted.
On motion the Police, Jury adjourned to
meet on the first Monday of May next at
II o'clock NJ.
j. NJ. HOWELL, President.
Certified
GEO. W. SoUIREs. Secretary.