The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-12-30

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Respectfully Submitted.
~(Si.ncd) +. SAMOAN.
Parish, Treasurer.
Thibolaux. La. Dee. 18th. 1882.
l. the undersigned. Treasurer Of the Parish
OF Lafonrciie. do soIemnly swear that the
above is q true and correct showiu. of the IL
nlnces OF the ari, h. and | further swear that
l have not directly or indirectly srecuiate,i
on the same So help HE God!
fsisncd1 f. SAMOAN.
Parish Treasurer.
(~--l Sworn to and subscribed before mc
LIS. this 18th. day Of December n A; :; 1852
Deputy Clerk OF Court.
F. SAMOAN. Parish Treasurer in account
with Parisli of Lttnurche.
Received from Sylvestre Aclee for ) years
lease of ST. John Ferry 30
Received from Mrrville Rome the first
payment of the lease of Racelaud
Ferry, sold at public auction for 3 yrs.
for SGIo o. 2l3 80
Total. sel55s
Es!.nedl F. SAMOAN,
Pari-h Treasurer.
The following report was read aud received.
Thibodanx. La, December -, 1882.
To the Police Jury:
Inc person erected al your l1St SESSION, hf.
Bernard, as Inspector of Roads tor District
No. ), having leciined to accept said position.
/ have named Mr.. J. Il. S. Mire for the vacln
cy who has accepted and qualified subject to
Your contribution.
From citizens from ali portions of the Par
ish | learn that the roads have been general
ly repaired and worked and are in better con
dition than they have been TO- Years.
am pleased to be able t, state that no in
formation has reached me. of the refusal of
any citizen to repair his road
One or two rciusals to repair Levees have
occurred and the work advertised for sale.
have instructed all Road and Levee In
spectors 20 be as lenient us circumstances will
admit with tue people. but that the laws
must be respected and obeyed.
l refer your attention to petitions of citizens
asking that Bridges may be made over the
old canal at Longueville and over a Bayou
near Meyers plantation in the Chacbay settle
ment. I have requested bids for this latter
work, which will be presented to your consi
consideration to- day.
Under the ordinances of the Police Jury l
have advertised the Ferries at st. Johns, st.
Charles kaceland and Harang's to he sold for
three years and on the first day OF December
have sold the same at public auction in front
of the Court House.
The Ferry at Raceland was adjudicated to.
Melville Rholne Tor $500. 90. and that at st.
Johns to MIR. S. Ache fur $225. The others
did not sell. Authority to sell the others at
private sale should be given some one.
Respectfully
S Z. GRISAMOLE. .
The communication from Mr.. H. B. Richard
son, Chief State Engineer. relative to the
LockpOrt levee, and the appointment of levee
inspectors for this parish, was read and re-
ceived.
The communication of Mr.. Harang Superin
tendent of the Fibre Milling COMPANY. asking
nthnr;znfInn m how 1o "a hpoi1uIf AN thn
banks eff the Bayou, by planters, tor him to
haul it to his place, was read and laid over.
STATE OF LOUISIANA }
Office. Board of State Engineers,
New Orleans, October 5Ih. 1885,.
To the Honorable Police Jury of the Par ish
of Lafourche.
Gentlemen THE Board of State Engineers
respectfully asks the early attention Of Your
honorable body to the important duty of pro
viding suitable ways and means for the ire
pair. preservation and protection" of the pub
lie levees of your Parish.
We are aware that in many parishes (per
haps most of them the ordinary revenues are
SO limited as to afford no sufficient surplus for
this purpose. We can not presume to Judge
whether or not such is the case in YOUR par
ISL but. if so. would beg to suggest that Act
No. Al, Session of 1882, provides Il method for
raising such funds, of which many parishes
may find it necessary to avail themselves.
The necessity for timely preparation for
this work is evident and its execution be-
fore the season of high water, is not only de
handed by considerations of economy. but is
frequently an essential to doingi it at all. 1t
is needless to cite the numerous instances
where repairs might have been made for a trif
ling sum during low water. have been defer
red till the flood season, resulting in enormous
outlay to prevent crevasses. or in irreparable
disaster.
The extent and nature of the repairs reauir
ed in your parish can not be intelligently
prescribed by this Board but must largely
depend upon the means available therefor
We would, however, respectfully suggest the