The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-09-13
Proceedings
POLICE JURY.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Lafourche.

Present MeSsrs. COulOn, president. Scely,
Grisamorc. Folse, Kraemer, Moran, Matthews
Delauue and Cheramie.
Absent: None.
Messrs. Cheramie, Delaunc and Mathews.
havin. qualified. since the last meeting ofthc
Jury.
The minutes "f the last meeting were read
and approved as recorded.
HeLcefOrth all bills Of the Sheriff for pris-
on expenses. are to be styled ''Theophile
ThibOdaux jailer.'
The Jury having met specially for tho re
visiug Of the Assessors Roll. the matter was
taken up and owing to the Assessors absence
the examination and revision of the same
was postponed to Tomorrow, when the Sar-
gent-at-arins, was requested to notify Mr..
X. Il. Mcbride. Assessor to be present.
There were no reports from standing com.
mittees.
Election Of Secretary:
The same was taken up, and Messrs. l.. p.
CaillOuet and A. j. Lasseigne, being the nom
inees for the position, the President ordered
q ballot to he taken which resulted rs follows:
L. P. Ca;llouet ) votes.
A. J. LAsseigne 6 votes.
wher,up0n the President announced that
whereas A. j.. Lasseignc. had received the
highest number Of votes, he was the duly cleo
ted permanent Secretary of the Police Jury.
The committee suggested by the Jury ana
appointed by thu chair. on the petition Of the
Bayou Blue Settlement. offered the folio wing
repOrI, VIZ:
ThibOdaux, La, aug. Is, 1884.
To the Police Jury:
I'll undersigned. a committee appointed at
the session of the Police Jury, held July -,
1884, to whom was referred a petition signed
by twcntv-nine citizens and residents of Ba-
you BLU Settlement, praying that this body
may take the requisite steps to secure a good
public high way by which they can have &C
cess to the Court House in Thibodaux, and
be enabled to transport their products to maj
ket. and such supplies as their families may
demand to their respective homes, present
the following report.
FROM all information they could obtain
both by tradition and from residents a public
road or highway has ever been acknUwled.
ged on the left descending or East side Of Ba
you Blue. from st. Charles Street. in the
Town of Thibodaux to the lower Settlement
of said Bayou Blue.
In many places from various causes. not
necessary to describe. this road has in some
places been removed some distance from the
bank of the stream where it should be, and
IN other instances it has been removed to the
opposite or west side Of the Bayou.
Your deem that the title to o
public road, the entire length Of the Bayou
You Blue, gu the Last side is unquestionable,
and furthermore stste that they believe it tn
be the unanimous desire Of all the landown-
ers aud residents, that the public highway
should discontinued as it was originally de-
signed.
Your committee therefore that
your body recognize and acknowledge pub
Lie highway along the entire length vi Bayou
Blue, East Bank.
That the said road be divided into two
Road Districts.
That one District shall at BAYOU
LaCroix. and extend to thu lowerlnost settle
ment on the said Bayou, including the Bridge
over Bayou l aCrOix.
Thof tho Ofl,ar lN;ctr;ot a1,on
Bayou LaCroix. and extend upwards to the
Town Of Thibodaux. on St. Charles Street.
That road Inspectors be appointed for each
District.
Respectfully Submitted.
s. I. GRISAMORE.
ORVILLE THIBODAUX.
was received and referred to the committee
on Roads and Levees.
The appointment Of Road and Levee In
spectors, was postponed until the Jury felt
justified i'll making nominations.
The !reasnrer's statement up to Septem-
Der LIST, 1884, was read and referred to the
committee on Finance.
The following bills and claims. against the |
Jury were read aud referred to tue committee
on claims, tO-wit =
o: !; Leeendre, s27 50; Fulton Rogers, NJ.
l %; J. H. Fleetwood. NJ. D., 20 90 J. W.
Knobloch, D'y Clk, % 90; Fulton Rogers,
n. ID. ~ 10 Cretini, j. p. III q; H. Tetrean |
4 Co. 81 SO J. A. Frost, q 80 Z. b. Ago,
J. p: 10 Is: +. Davis, const., IA 20; ditto,
:864;; T. Thibodaux, 1866; Roth 4 Fleetwood
sheriff. II 70; Paul Cretini, const. sp., O5
tt. Thibo'laux, sheriff, z 30 Braud T. Le-
gendre, 81 SO Jno. NJ. Walsh. s 30: DR..
Thibodaux. IS 90 G. A. Engerran, const..
IS 60 ; TIL. Thlbodaux. Sheriff, 325 ditto. I
: S 10; L.. +: caii III u r. !: F; 81 sss; H; ":
253 90 ditto, 1877 50 ditto, 6 90; President
Police Jury, 3 90 p. Cretini, special coust..
4 70 Jno: F. Pittman, j. p. 275 s. Setin-
const. 4 90.
The petitions Of A Laforest ct ais, Jno.
Lyall ct ais. j. N. Caigre ct ais, T. Foret ct
and Adrien Barber, were read and re-
ceived.
HI: Bourgeois ION stopping crevasses) was
called to explain his manner of doing 40.
whereupon he stated his plan, explaining tho
same, and producing it. Said plan and expla
nations were laid over for future c0nsidera-
|,
The committee on Public Buildings, was
to makes thorough examination
Of all the Public buildings and their accesso-
ries: and to report their condition at to-mor.
rows meeting.
Mr.. Joha Tabor (blind) in person appeared
and stated to the Jury that he was blind and
had been So Tor the last twenty years. His
aged mother being no longer able to support
md maintain him, and his brothers and sisters
have large families and can scarcely attend
% their own wants, hence he begs of the jury s
do something in tho premises in his behalf. \
The Jury took his case under consideration =
The Jury adjourned to tomorrow at Il :
'clOck A.. NJ. - t
iSigned) II. N. COULON. =
President. {
A. I. LAssEIGNE, l.
Secretary, =
Thibodaux, La, Sept, Cd, 1884. a
The Police Jury met this day, at IL O'Clock :,
!. NJ. pursuant adjournment. q
RroSont MnssrS CoulOu I rros;1opk NJ :