The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-02-05

4 IAtpf. Dtfiht tHiW ~
-- Taylur, witness fees | ~
Amelia Butler, witness tees %
Claire cooiniis. witness tees 2tu
| August Pitre, witness fees ~
Oscar Gulilot. witness fees 80
Charles Robinson, witness fees l 30
] recommend thai a resolution be adopt
ed directing The Parish Treasurer to place
all claims that are not paid within ~ days
after publication OF the same, in the pro-
c,ediugs of the Police jury. at the bot tom
of the list OF unpald claims, Tor the year III
" hIrh they are due, SO that the tunGs OF
the PARISH can be used Tor paying other
claims that may he anl,le.
| The attention of the Jury Is directed to
the bad condition Of the banquette i'll front
of the court house. OF Market street. This
| banuuette shuult be renewed in IA solid and
substantial manner The manner Ill which
this work shall be done, so as to he worthy
| of the rarish, should be decided by the Jul
~ at this session, and also It will he advisa-
| bic 10 put down banuueaes on the other
| streets on the remaining sides of The
court house yard.
Two trees have been planted about one
I year ago IN the court i,onst yard these are
evergrens, and 1t is incumbent npou this
body to say whether the yard of the court
| house shall be filled with the same trees.
| As this jury assesses ii very liberal tax
! for the support of the Public schools III
| this Parish. justice requires thai this body
should appoint ii ommltte to examine the
| records Of the Iarisli School Beard and
| school Treasurer aud report to this botiy
| the manner anu method i'll which these
| school taxes are expended. This commit
tee could be- appointed at this session to re
| port at the next meeting OF this body.
The Necessity OF having good public roads
throughout the Parish is so evident that ar
giuneuts are unnecessary to sustain the pro
prietv aud Justice OF enaetlng an Ordinance
that can be enforced aud by which all puo-
lie roads can be kept i'll good condition.
Act NO. liz of the session OF the Lcsisla-
tire in 1879 prcselibrs that
..it shall DE the duty OF the Police Juries
to divide their parishes into as many dis
trIcts As they may thlak proper, Tor the ip-
| putntlnent of uVcrsecgS OF fos.ds.
They shall annually appoint overseers of
! highways or roasiS, who are to summo all
| male persons, from the age ol fifteen I, fifty
I Except ministers OF the gospel and su ii
| Ot her persons Is are or shalt ue exempt to
meet ut such places and times, as 10 them,
| the said ovcr>eers shall seem convenient to
| work on the public roads: and whatsoever
| shall, upon such summons, refuse or ueg
iecy to TO and perform their duty shall for
| ttlt and pay the Suiii OF two dollars per
tdf " StANh ~ - " " lFluN-
Ing, 10 be recovered by judgment before
any justice oi the p. ace OF the parish, ANA
| paia NY SAID justice to the everseer an,
by him to he expended in hiilAg other
hands to work on sal't roads, aii i'll default
thei eaf or refusal to pay such ilne, such l,ei
son shall be conlineu i'll the Iaiisi, prison
Until such line Is piid !; piori}td he saai
not reindln III priton, tuf more than i've
days
ftI,, =, w., pu~ n,,l H., i,..
poN ct to enact aly law IN CONFIRMATION
thereof.
1T il the duty of this Jury whose mei,,
hers are sworn officers To have tins law exc.
cutci, m
1t is trho that it makes a change in the
method at maintaining public highways ia
Il good condition 1t is the law -, over.
this country except III lover Louisiana. and
can see no good reason why 1t should nor
be made applicable i.e.e - elsewhere L.v-
cry man Is %entltiet To ~ good public road,
the pubic must mitkt 1t 50.
Recommend this uody to enact an or,ii-
nance comprising the principles % tie
above Legislative act, ami pass tue ueeeasa
ry resuiutiols to carry it li.n effect.
FOR this purpose The PARISH Viii lave TO
he divided laio numerous districts so tnar
NO Que will Inc required to 20 a4y great dis
lance to perform ms work.
Arrangements Will nave u tie tHitte Tor.
interior roads as we'll as those fronting the
bayou.
FOR the purpose OF purchasing lumber to
bniid hri.t,es aud other materials !, small
tax should be raised. and persons VINO
work more than their tine should be- pef.
United to pay their road taxes with certll
cafes To that effect.
This subject demands the serious atten-
tiuil OF this updy.
our pubic roads must be kept in rood
condition VI else the parish Will present. tac
api,elranco oi hratllen rather than c~iyllizeI
.iuuics.
The question of keeping up the Le,ees i,
an ,, tier subject that demands. serious liz
garry.
Act No. IS session Of 1879 places the pre-
scrvation of the l.rvees in tho care of III.
Police Juit.s.
There is IL Board of State Engineers iuto
whose treasury all the Lcsee taxes ar. swai
lowed whilst that Board will not ex,eu,i
one cent Tor the safety oi the levees which
protects the taxpayer. L. sits quietl, III,
III 4 levee is broken. plantatious are Inali-
dated and crops are destroyed wleu il
comes III AND eXpeEds I'VE thousand dol
lars IN trying to close a creNas.e " iiell one
hunuted sduilars expended III the lroper
tiine, might have prevented. TIE people
un the Las; bauk ut Lutourcbc are In I.i
tive mltis ie>ce tax; those On tue e,t
pay three and a hat1 mills, which taxes "a
Into control OF u Boarl ot state Euu;neers
who are III no wise responsible to tie lax
payers.
but the injustice OF these avs do not pro
sect our property. The Levees are left II.
charge ei the : olicc Juries, anu until a
hew session of tue Legislature remedies TIL.
evils oi present laws. the responsibility oil
tue,r preservation rests upon u.
The tuiio aIns communication hah been
forwarded to the Police J1ry:
LErfEES AND LEVEE Funds