The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-06-15
Official.
Proceedings ea E0vysa
Council.
TOWN HALL,

IOH N HALL, ,
Thursday, May Both. 1873 {
| The Town Council of the Town OF Tliibo-
| daux met in specialSession this day, at s
O'Clock z. NJ.
, Present; 5. t. Grisamore, Mayor and P.
! A. Aucoin, L. keefe, IL. 4. Legendre and
r. Samoan Trustees.
Absent j. l.. Aucoin and O. Nauuin
Trustees.
Messrs. Clay KnobIoch, l.. V. Riviere
and s. Blum presented the following petit
| ton.
Thibodaux La. May 30th 1873.
At a special meeting of the Citizens of
Thlbodaux held in the office OF Clay Kno-
| bloch Esq. on motion Of ?. f. Lorio duly
seconded the following resolution was uuan
| imously adopted
Resolved. That committee of three be
| appointed by the chair to submit the follow
ing proposition to the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of Thibodaux to-wit:
| That with view OF securing as early as
possible II branch rairoad from ThibOdaux
| Qid Acadia plantation to Terrebonne Station
it is the sense Of this meeting that the May
| or and Town Council of Thibodaux should
at once accept the proposition made on the
18th. May 1878 by Morgan's Louisiana and
Texas Rail Road and Steamship Company,
and we hereby place ut the disposition OF
the Mayor of the Town subject to his or
ders. making donation thereof all the as
sets OF soar citizens organization, provided
/ the Mayor and Town Council ACCEPT at
once the.said proposition of Morgan's Louis
| lana and Texas Rail koad aud STEAMSHIP
| Company.
T MEMORANDUM OF SAID ASSESTS:
| Cash and Drafts at sight i'll hands of Dr.
John Ill. Fleetwood, Treasurer 81 3T 90
! Checks equivalent to cash in hands
OF Clay knobloch' deposited on
condition that the same should
| be applied pro taasto to the pur
! chase OF depot site... 100 90
| A notes due ist January 1872. IS 90
/ Amount subscribed by various per
sous not yet paid. li0 G0
Total. $2.752 so
| The chair appointed Messrs. Clay Kno-
bloch, l.. V. Biviere and s. Blum on said
committee.
tSigned) L d. MOORE,
! Chairman.
fSignedl 2. L. LoRIo,
Secretary.
On motiun Of p. A. Aueoin duly second
ed by L. Keefe the above proposition was
accepted by the following vote:
Yeas: Grisamore, Aiieoin, 2. A., keefe,
and Samoan.
Nay: Legendre.
Ordinance No. 81 accepting the PROPOSE
ton of Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail
Road and Steamship Company for the con,
struction of :: branch railroad from Terre
bonne Station to the Town OF Thibodaux
authorizing the Mayor to sign aud execute
a notariai dced in accordance with said
proposition; providing for the payment o
the stipulated boaWs granting the right Il
way and ordering the opening of street
and u foot way 10 the depot site of sale
Branch road, was presented and on motion
of +. Samoan only seconded by l.. Keeft
was adopted by tic following vote.
Yeas: Grisanore, Aucoin, P. A., Keeft
and Samoan.
Nays Legendre.
On motion OF p. A. Aucoin duly seconded
the Treasurer was authorized to hand tt
the Mayor the certificate for 277 shares o
stock in the Tibodaux Bridge Conpan,
for the purpose of carrying ont the provi
sions of No. 81.
On motion duly seconded the Council ad
journed.
S. T. GRISAMORE, Mayor.
A. j. PERRIN, Clerk Town Counc.
| True Copy:
A. !. PERRIN. Clerk Town Council