The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-11-06
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No. IA.
THIBODAUX. Get, 1880,
4o'clock p, NJ.

4o'clock p. Nj.
The Police Jury Of the Parish OF Lafour.
che, this day met at the hour aforesaid in
the Court House, iu the town Oh Tn.nodaux ;
pursuant to Adjournment.
Present; Messrs. Grisan,ore, Seetv, Folks.
Conlon, kraemer, Moran, Mathews. Luslr,
and AyO.
Absent Mr.. NJ. Delaune.
Further time to report was gran.ed {.
the Committees on Finance and on ,lair,s
The Committee on Roads and Iovec.
and received. ~
Thibcdaux, October ath, 1850.
10 the Police Jury Of LafoMrche:
Your committee on Roads and leyees hav
ing carefully considered the petitions re-
fered to their cons'deration-repor thereon
as follows viz: I'M
In regard to petition marked A. signed
by inhabitants OF the 10th. ward, asking the
Police Jury to construct levee.' where nOue
heretofore existed and signed Crctini T. ala.
State that they consider this matter not
in the hands of the Parish and refer tie pe.
tition back to the Police Jury with tie ssg,
&c estion that the President write to the
Beard OF State Engineer on tho subject.
In regard to petition marked "Cs. calling
the attention OF owners Of the Caillouet
and Orange Grove plantations to the had
condition Of the roads on said plantations
and asking Mr. Symphonic ROdrigues an.
polntment as Inspector of Clacbey road,
and signed by Julles Lagarde and others,
refer the petition hack to the Police Jury
with the suggestion that the member from
tine 9TH ward state his views gu the subjects
and await further action Of the PolivS
Jury.
In regard to petition marked ID" signed
by 'Th. Harang in regard to riding ou le-
wees, refer the matter back to Police jury
and suggest that an ordinance he passed
relative thereto if none exists. -
C.S. MATHEWS,
tGt+t SOSTHENE FnLSE.
VALERIE GUIDKY,
Committee on Roads and LeSees.
The following petition was presented to
thcBoasd by MIR. Coulon.
10 the Hon. Senate s,.d House Of Revrcscn
tat,res Of TIE Stale Of Losisia,s in Gene.
raj Assembly conrencd.
Your petitioner the Police Jurors of the
Parish of LafOurche respectfully reprcsent
to your honorable Body that the rice plan
tiers OF the State are at present. undor the
stipulations of section 9th. Of Act X8. ses.
sion 1873, subjected tn m unnecessary and
injurious tax, from the fact. that this tax
or license Oh rice fiumes must, vccorlins to
the provisions OF the law be paid every
year whilst it frequently happens. ma f;,r
instance in the Gear 1879, and also in the
present yeV, that the rice crops are lost. or
Vt least seriously injured BY the falling Of
the water at the very tune when IL il most
needed, and that therefore it u unjust to
these g00d people, to compel them to nav
a tax on nm object, from which they Ieriye
| no benefit.
We therefore respectfully ask of your
honorable body that You will ut the earliest
practicable period repeal section 9Th. of
Act " and SO grant to your petitioners 4 rc-
lief which cannot fail to materially advances
the general prosperity Of the State.
| And your petitioner, Us in dnty bound.
will ever pray, etc.
| On motion of Mr.. Coulon, seconded bv
Mr.. kraemcr, the Secretary of this Board
was ordered to forward a ct Nv of the fnre-
going petition in due time to the General
Assembly, and, furthermore that ali tLe
proceedings OF this Board, or as much there
Of as relates to the said petition he for ward
cd to the Police Juries Of the Parishes Of
lberville, st. John the Baptste Point0
Coupee, West Baton Rouge, East Duto1
! Rouge st Charles. Jefferson, Plaquemiucs.
Ascension and Assumption, inviting them
to cooperate with this Board in applying
| to the General Assembly for the purpose AZ
obtaining the repeal Of this unnccessarv
and Injurious section ofAct No. 50.
The following report was then read and
| referred to the committee on Road. and
Levees.
| Parish of Lafonrche, Oct. 2Dd, 1880.
TO the Police Jury:
The commissioners appointed under au-
fhority of the Police Jury to examine the
location Of q proposed change in the public
road in the Brusle GuilIot, on property DO.
longing to Lea Howard. Report that they
have examined said proposed change Of 10
cation and come to the conclusion that this
road might be removed to the hue of the
said Lea H0wartl's tract of land a. far n In
the front where the present road cuts diag
onally across her tract to the road in tho
rear.