The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-06-18
Proceedings +
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POLICE JURY.
STATE Gr LOUISIANA
Parish Of Latnurc!.c.
1Lih,I.rnv fu,. 81. 1909

1HiDoutux, june Stu 1881. ]
The Police Jury this day met, a, u
o'clock at the Court Iielse in the town
of Ihin"dtnx, ii bcin. IA regular session of
Present Mcssrs. C:lsa,nars, president.
Sesiy. Moran, KrieMc', Coulon, and Gui-
d..
Aosant: Mcsss. Folsc, Delaunc. Ma
thews aud Ago.
The minutes of the mee,i,.gs held on
Ala: ilth. 1881, were read and approved
The'ioiloHing claims were read and re-
fetreu t. the comfhittce Oh Claims viz:
L. Z. C:iillonet, J. Z. Sj3 i2l. II. W. Frost
20 90, The"pliile Thii".iaux Ill 81 T!,eo-
phile ThitodauX li9 so. Iheophile Thibo-
daux d.. Ihe"phile ThiLo,Ianx l74 D,
Ro;ii and tleet VIVID - I. A. Cage, sher
i'll Of ferrel.onne % 70, II. Hoffman IS &C.
Braud and Lcs-i.tire 9 %, 1hibodanx Sen
tine! 90 -. A. J. Perrin 100 90 l.. l,. Tho,np
SOP 90, $. +. Grisann're i} -, a. q. Eche-
veii. sheriff "f Assumption $40. Robert
Bfcvst sher Il OF Orleans %. j. /. yhib-
v.ieaux 10 80, NJ. r. Dunn & Bro. 9 90
Ga notion of Mr.. seely, seconded, the
folio win. m-lnoriai was received aud laid
over for iutlre reference.
To the Uoaorab Die tbe President and IKenbrrs
Of The Police Jusy IF TIE Parish Of La-
.fourche:
Greeting. The memorial of the under
signed land owners and tax payers residing
ia the Parish of Latoui che with due re-
speft represents.
That your memorialists reside and their
property is situated within u certain Dis
trict in the First Ward of tl,is Parish. com
prised between he lower line of the Jean
Webrc Plantation and the lane leading to
the Brulee Guiliot
That the said district Is subd,vi,tcd into
| small farms the smallest of which is one
fourth arpcnt in front, Oh the Bayou and
runnin. back to depth Of forty :lrpents,
where Ibey adjon the lands of said Erulee
Guiliot-the said small farms being owned
and occupied by numerous families who de
pend npon the same for sustoEancc and
support.
j hat the natural slope and inclination Of
, their lauds is from front tn rear and the
natural outlet of the waters which flow
thercfrom is three or mere bayous or natn-
raj drains situated in the rear of their said
properties the iursest OF which being com
, Inaply called Bayou Angustin.
That both by natural and artificial means
the drainage OF their farms has been seriuus
ly impaired, the natural drains afaresneu-
tia,is;l having become obstrucied by fall
in. tinibtr aid accumulation Of earth SO
tia: for all drainage purposes the same are
now useless and unreliable.
Now your mem orialists represent that in
consequence Of these obstructiors to draia-
age which are becoming more serious every
year. the owners Of the lands III question
lud. the arabic portions theieof growing
continuously more and more restricted,
and rhis, o.c;ler with the impaired fcrti;-
tr Of the soil arising from the want OF ETH
Gent drainage is rendering it moro aidl
more difficult year by year for them to sup
port their families aud pay the State and
Parish Taxes assessed upon their proper
ties.
That tie remedy tn ali these evils is to be
easily applied and consists ia carrying the
waters OF i low swamp known as the Grandc
Couide and which receives the waite Of
the front lands. TO point TO the rear Qi
aud beyond tb. cultivated lands OF said
Brulee.
That this object can he easily accomplish
ed by the cutting ofa canal OF Il sufne!en'
width and depth commencing-say at the
forty arpentFiine and folloS wing such course
as may lie deemed best aud most expedienf
The premises considered your memorial
lists 10 pray tha. guided by the laws Of tn.
State in such ca ses m A,ie and provided AMI
with view to further the material later
ests of YOUR constituents your Honoraol
BODY nav take such ac;ion for TINS re'ie'
AS may be deemed mast expedlent, either
by the appointment of Commissioners or
otherwise.
/ Aud as in duty bound
Your II, emorialis,s will ever p-ay.