The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-05-13

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boreS for the week
Yeas: Aucoin, Azema, Moore, Howell. g.
Dansereau.
Nays: None.
On motion duly seconded tie Mayor an
pointed j. NJ. Howell, l. D. Moore, and
II. anse1 eau a special committee to exam
inc the charter of the Town and ascertain
It further legislation is requested to enable
the corporation to have banqnettes con
structed at the expense the adjacent pro.
prietors.
On motion duly seconded the council ad-
jOurned.
[SigneY II. W. TABOR, Mayor.
~ PERRIN, Clerk.
TOWN HALL, }
Friday May 9th. 1882.
The Town Council for the Town Of Thi-
bodaux, met in monthly session this day at
7 O'Clock 2, NJ.
Present: IL. w. Tabor. Mayor and
J. l.. Aucoin. F. Zernott, and l. D.
Moore. and H. Dausereau, j. NJ. Howell,
Trustees.
Absent: C. Azems,
The minutes OF the previous session were
read and adopted IA recorded
On motion duly seconded the sum of Thir
ty ones 50llOO Dollars was appropriated
eha-geable to streets and bitches, to pay
the laborers for the week
Yeas: Aucoin, Dansereau, Howell, Moore
and Zernott.
The folio wing report of the committee ON
BBnquette Tax was received.
Thibodaux May S, 1882
To the Honorable the Mayor aud Trustees
Of the To,cn of 1hiboda,lr.
Gentlemen.-YOur special committee, to
whom was referred to the Ban4uette Tax
| matt er. beg leave to report as follows:
An examination of the official records of
| the Town shows lhat on the l4th, of No
vember 1913, (iion. j. A. Scuddy beiug ma
yor and c. F Hawley, j, r. Niles. j. 6.
| lowing resolution. offered by J. G. Beatty
, Esq. was adopted viz: "Be it resolved blythe
! Mayor aud Trustees of the Town of 1hibO
Caux that hereafter the Corporation of the
Towu of Thibodaux will put down the curb
ing in front of the lot Of any proprietor IN
the limits of the town, if said proprietor
will contract to put down brick pavement
within 80 days after the curblng shall have
been tinished provided that any proprie
| tor who shall have so contracted and shall
fail to pave within said time shall be liable
70 fine sf five Dollars for every month he
.rlays making his pavement provided fur
:ier that this resolution shall not eXte d
. i.evee street. unless in front of said lots
AZ have Il space OF 60 feet between the said
10: and lhc top OF tine Levee.'
On the Sra Sept. 1916 Hon. Louis Bush
layor and Messrs. J. e. Beatty, J. 4. Soud
.iy, C. +. Hawley.J. R. Niles, 7. NJ. VII
liams and Absolom Keys Trusteesl the Conn
ril specially repealed the above resolution
If Sept. 3.d 1913 anL ordained ''That here
after all paving will be done by the Corpo
ration with choice of giving brick sc, and
that one half i The price Of paving curbimg
and filling shall be charged amd assessed
Myon the lots paped.'
On the l7th OF July lS47 {Hon. Louis
Bush Mayor and Messrs. J. e. Beatty. e.
+. Hawley v. ID. Terrebonne. Fl Aucoin,
J. A. Sc,,idy and AhsOlOm Keys Trustees)
The Council repealed the above ordinance
of I346 anu passed ordinance No. l3 emf
tied IAN ordinance relative to paving and
to Banquet;es.
This Ordinance of 1s47 declares .'Tha,
all paving within the limit of the Town
control and supervision of the Corporation
and shall be made of good sound paving
bricks aud OF curbing not less than Il
inches thick" ''rhat all works in making
new pavements of repairing old ones shall
be made and completed by the Corporation
of the size, quality and dimensions above
expressed" By section OF this ordinance
, of l347 it was or,lained THAT one half the
) expense attending the curbing, grading
paid by the corporation AND THE OTHgR
HALF BIT THE PROPRIETOR, which total
amount Of expenditure shall be ascertained
by assessment to be made by a permanent
, committee 10 be appointed for that purpose
BY the Town Council.
! Section of said Ordinance provided
THAT the amount fixed as due hv said Con-
mittee by any proprietor. either for neu
bQnuMe'tcs or repairs of old b0mqs.ettcs. shal
be assessed rs and is hereby declared tax
on the whole Of the property 80 paved {
new and repaired AND SHALL BE DUE AMI
DEMANDABLE IN 30 DAYS AFTER THE cOMpLl
TON OY THE WORK.
Section 8 provided for the certifcatoA b,
the permanent committee Of the "recapitlu
ton of the amount due by each individual
property for paving or repairs"
IT then provides that this .'recapitulatio,
Of tho amount due" should he deposite,
with the Treasurer and that the latter off
Ger should then give notice to the owne
, to make payment within the delay ffxe
and declares that in the event of the no.
payment of the One half due by the prouri
s tor within said delays, the Treasurer wa
then to deliver 10 the Town Collector tn
amount due by such delinquent under Iii
! certificate"
70 Section 9 then provided. THAT the Tow
Collector shall, upon receipt of a state
- ment made to him as provided in the eigt
section Of this ordinance BY the Treasure
. which statement shall serve as an exec
!. ton, proceed Immediately ia lery upon an
70 70 sell pursuant to la0 the property Of such d
~ limquent assessed as df0rsaid for pauimg q
- repairs to satisfy the amount Of such assc
=, nsc,,t and all costs iu CURED for tie rccove,
thereof"
On the 10th Novemhe 1865 Is. T. Gri.
more Mayor and Mssrs L ID, Jordon. Z.
: Robicbaux, j. D. Leblanc. H. Hoffman
y A, Perrin aud DR. j. H. Fleetwood Tr,
=, tees.
u The Town Council re ordained this san
~ ordinance with an amendment to g.
20 ton , requiring the cnrbng tO be made
brick instead Of wood. The quota due |
70 the proprietor the time OF it's exigibility
~ ~ the mode Of its assessment and the mann
:. of enforcing lite payment remaining in psi
.c ma reaba rs the ordinance of lS47. Fru
y the above history of banquette ordins
ces of this town it will be seen til
.s = from the IA November ls43 to Il
~ ~ 3rd. Sept. 1886, q period Of nearly thr
20 20 years the property "wner paid the enti
10 cost Of paving the corporation paying q
a. ply for tine curbing, which in these cal
60 days of the towns exi,tence. was constru
:: 20 ed Of wood. That from Sept. 3. 1886 up
u :. the going into Office of the present Coun
~ ~ Nov. IS 1880. = period Of "a years. the G,
vi Of paving and curbing was shared equa
by the town and the proprietor, the lat
" being required to pay his one halt ri
80 days after tie completion Of tke ba,s4us
=, his failure - to do euhjected his proper
''' Ito be immediately levied upon and q
pursuant to law"
Upon tho advent into office Of tho pres
At M \