The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-09-24

lot, District No 4 F. ?. SEWN. District No.
) Walloce Lefort, District No. g Marcelin
Bergeron, District No. 7 Utbain Danose,
District No. 8 Edgar Robiehaux. District
No. Edgar Leblanc. District No. 10 Emile
Toups. District No. ii Falfroid Forest,
District No. ~ VaIconr Rodrigue, District
No. II Livaudais Ledet, Dittrict No. II
Joe Remont, District No. Is Bill Lush. Dis
trict No. Is j. L. Aucoin. District No. Il
Eugene Robchaux, District 30. Is Richard
Burton, Dis; rict No. 10 Chas. +. Gaude.
District No. % T.. 0. Rousseau, District No.
81 Victorin Portifie District No. % Ernest
knubloch, Die,rict No. % Zephirin Foret,
District No. "a r. j. johnson, District No.
% John Lya!l, District No. 26 Francois Bar
rios, District No. q +. j. Badesux, Dis
trict No 2S Dominique Harang, District
No. % V.lere Cuidry, District No. 81 Fir
mia Guidry-
On motion of Mr.. Moran seconded bv Mr..
Mathews the following report was received.
To the Honorable the President md Mem
6ers Of The Police Jury Of The Parish Of
Lafourche:
The committee appointed by your honora
bic body to report upon the best mode OF
draining the lands situated in the Parish Of
Latourche. or the light bank Of Bayou La
fourche, between the lower line Of tue Jean
Webre plantation. and the upper line of the
Waveriey plantation, beg leave 10 report.
10. That to open the natural drains and
b&yons would not accomplish the drainage
of those lands but would occasion incalcula
BILE injury to the neighboring lands that
are now in a high state of cultivation.
20. That the best mode Of effccting the
drainage at the above lands is TO cut a ca
nal about - feet wide from the point A on
the annexe., diagram to the point b. along
the course designated on the said diagram
b., 4. Nol L
estimated cost of this canal would be about
Three Thousand Dollars.
Your committee therefore recommend
First: Tha: all ratural drains or bayous
be checked or remain closed, III front Of the
eighty arpents.
Second: That an annual tax of one per
, cent be levied OH all lands to be benefited
by the drainage SD as to cut canal % feet
wide from the the point A to the point B as
shown on the annexed diagram; that your
honorable body take the necessary steps to
levy said tax. and to appropriate the neces-
sary quantity OF land for the pnEOoses 0!
said canal, that a committee of three inter
ested 'artles one from the front proprietors,
one from the ceutre and one from the rear
be appointed with full power to have the
said canal cut and dug.
And finally your committee recommend
that All aunual tax ut one mill be levied at.
|
der to keep up aud maintain said canal.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signesl) UK~IN NAQUIN
:" II. kOBICHUAX,
p. +. CAILLOUET.
+" l.. A. TkOS, LAIR,
ERNEST ROGER.
| On motion Of Mr.. COuiOn, seconded the
| following ordinance. submitted by the spc
, cial committee, appointed to reuort u;,or
ta hacA nla ,t ,lyaa
Hayou Lafourche, between the '.Jea,
Wchre" and the "Wavcrly' plantations
| was adopted.
Crliuance M. .Ik. g..
An Ordinance relative T. draining h,
lands situated on the right bank of Ravo,
LafiIrehe. between III lower line Of "jrai
! We5re' plantation and tie upper line Q
, the ''NaverleT' plantation.
| On uuotion Of Mr.. Coulon, seconded.
Resolved. That the Sheriff aud Tax Col
lect"r bc authorized to prepare roll o
taxes on tie above property and procee,
to collect the same With other taxes anl
pay the same over to the Parish Treasure
To he placed to the credit Of the Brule
Gnillot Drainage Fund.
The communication of Mr.1M. Rome wa
laii over indefinitely.
The communication of Mr.. KnobIoc!
Clerk, Was referred to the Committee o
Finance for them to report thereon at tn
next session.
On motion Of Mr.. Coulon, seconded. NJ,
Albert Lasseigne was authorized 10 re-il
dex and put in proper order Mortgage Boo
''F" in the Recorders department Of ii,
Clerks office, providing that the cost Of b
labor does not exceed $3.50.
On motion of Mr.. Kraelaer seconded b
Mr.. See y the jury adjourned to to-morro
at 9 o'clock \. NJ.
; (Sisned, st. GRISAMrRE.
Pres:den