The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-03-26

houses throughout the Parish. There arr
at present thirty schools in operation, two
In District No. |, and twenty eight in Dis
trict No .
The School Board is now having a school
house erected in Lockport aud expect ia
| havetwo or three others erected during
the course II the present year We find
thaf the teachers employed by the Board
are competent anG that the reports from
| the various schools Indicate fair atten-
! dance of pnpiis.
| We tind also that the financial records OF
the Board are clearly kept and establish be-
| yond donbt in the mind of your commit
Tee that all the resources ate eli.ious ly an
piled TO the purposes for which they have
been intended.
CLAY kNOBLOCH,
II. N. COULON.
On motion of Mr.. Coulon seconded, re-
solved, that an appropriation OF $500 ont
| OF the general fund Of 1881, be made to
pay claims Of Dunn g. Ero. aud Theophile
Ihl6odaux, sheriff; au appropriation of
~ % out of the general fund ofiSS0 to pay
bill OF Gris,lmore; an appropriation OF ST. 40
cut of Court House lund OF 1880. and of
$2.JO out of Court House fund of 1881 to pay
bills of Grisamore and a further apptopri;i-
ton OF Sol. "A out OF the general fund OF 1881
be made to pay claims OF Caillouet and
Fros5s when approved by district attorney.
Yeas: Messrs. Grisamore Delaune, Cou-
lon, Mathews, Ago, Seely, Kraemer and Mo-
ran.
Nays: None.
On motiQl of Mr.. Moran, seconded, re-
solved. that an appropriation OF $3.50 be
made out of the general fund of 1881 to pay
the bill of &. Thi5odaux and resolved iur
ther that ile district attorney he authoriz-
ed tn Institute suit, for the recovery of slid
amount, against the proprietor OF the land
where the said expenses were incurred.
Yeas: Messrs Grisamore, kraemer, Mo
ran, Ago. Seely, Mathews and Delaune.
Nays: Mr.. Coulon. .
On motion OF Mr.. CoulOn, seconded bv
Mr.. kraemer, Resolved that the compensa-
tion OF the commissioners of election on the
Sunday Jaw ordinance be fixed at 81.
each, resolved further that $66 90 or as
mnch thereof as necessary De appropriated
TO pay the commissioners vi election ON tue
Sunday Law Ordinance.
Yeas: Messrs. Gsisamore Kraemer. No
ran,. Ayo, Seely, Mathews. Delaune and
Coulon.
Nays: None
On motion of Mr.. Seely duly seconded
by Mr.. CeuloD, the president was authoriz-
ed te purchase an iron safe for the sherti's
office: and to pay about $4,000 for same.
Mr.. Seely, seconded. moved, that the pres
ident appoint seven freeholders as commits.
sioners to make the change in the BrulG
Road, as petitoned tor by Lea Howard g.
others.
The president appointed on said commit
tee Messrs. J. NJ. Howell, H. liobichaux,
Edmund Wehre Felix Caillouet. Hilaire
Clement AMI Fl. N. Conlon.
On motion OF Mr.. Coulon, duly seconded.
Resolved, That the President of this
board take the necessary measures to OBJ
tain tue rig of way from all parties upon
whose lands the proposed Baton Pilon Pub
lie Road is to pass accordiug to a survey
made under the authority OF the proceed
ing Police Jury. aud that the President i'm
mediately thereafter notify the principal
signers of the petition presented to this
body at one of its previous meeting, bv resi-
dents OF said Baton Pilon District.
The Hon. E. Blake. appeared and laid be-
fore the board. {; complaint against the
Belle OF the Coast: he stated that this boat
ha'i run into the levee fronting his ward
and had left it in a very damaged and dam
g. rous condition. and asked that the Board
take some steps to prevent such criminal
conduct on the part of boats in the future.
Mr.. Moran stated that the jury, called by
him to examine the condition of a certain
tlumc below the Mathew place, tailed to as
semble, therefore he has no written report
to make on the subject.
On motion Of Mr.. Coulon, seconded, by
Mr.. Mathews the Board adjourned to 3
o'clock P. Nj.
[Signed] S. T. GRISAMORE,
President Police Jury.
j. F. ALLAN Secrafarv