The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-10-18


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Te OosRnoos4eat and meo4og u b Police
asryp farish Ut Lafourehes La. -
0entleuen :-YOsr committee ON Roads
and Lovees, cnmp0sod or fuur men(pefs II tn,
Police Jury aud Of four citisens Of the lusrish
to whom was referred tho drnuxhtinx of
Road, Levoe and Pence OrLipanres. the com /;
mpnSeaeisue from thu Stat. Hazard nf Envi, |
neers and the '.Bourxsois plan o( stop uiSx
crevnxses," beg leave u submit the follow |
ing report, tv-wjt: |
To the Police Jury
Gentlemen Your committee met this day |
pursuant to notices. @@tEs
Present : Messrs. Coulou. Grisamore. How 1
ell, Lagarde, Badeaux and Lepine.
L Abeeut : Mwssrs. Mnthews aud Delaupe.
The com,nittee orranizsI iv ~elrctinr Ma
jOr Il L. Grisanore temporary chairman and
A.. j. L.sseigue temporary 9. cretary.
Or motion Of Major Layardc, Judge J.. N.
Howell was elected permanent chairman and
A. ]. L;,sseigme secretary. j
Your committee submits to Won. for your an
probation, ,Road Ordinance No. l46 adopted
on the 18th August, 1881, as amended, to-wit i:
Defining what are public roads, providing
in what manner and ut whose expense said
roads shall be kept up. Penalties for Oh
structing same. Dividing the Parish into
load Districts and providing for INSPECTORS
u 0AAUCs xvUlltb VI llUIA xuSUCCtOtS anu lbcu
alties for failing to perform them. Mode OF
causing roads to be repaired when owner
fail to do 80. Penalties for failing to work
roads. How notice is given to absent owners
by whom costs are pail. action ia rem for
! payments Of costs ETC., authorizing travellers
to open bars. gates etc, when roads are i'm
~passable. Penalty for ~injuring public brid-
ges &c. How road Inspectors are dismissed.
| No expenses made by parish without special
appropriation. How vacancies Of oitice ot
Road Inspectors Are filled. Penalties for dig
ging wells along public roads.
Section l. Be it resolved by tho Police
Jury OF the Parish Of Lafourci,e, That all
roads in this parish that have been laid or ap
pointed by virtue Of any act vi tho Lcgisla.
ture or by virtue of any ordinance Of the Pa
lice Jury, are hereby declared to be public
tOads.
Section II. All owners of land in bayou
Lafourche or on any other water course Of
this paris, aud all other Inhabitants Ut this
parish. through whose land . road may ave
been Or may 10 regularly laid off Ur located
in conformity with law, shall deliver to the
public and keep the seu,e free OF all obstacles
III constant aud complete repair at his iudivid
nal expense, except such roads AS are herein
after provide tor provide that ii any land
owner has more than QUE roal, then hc is to
maintain the trout or main road only.
Section ILL.,. The public Roads in the Par
ish vi Lafourche, shall have - far ~ practl-
cable, y track vi sufficient width to accommo
date the travelling public they shall. bu con.
structcd and ditched, ~ ~ to give pre.apt
aud thorough drainage. Any cross bitches
that nlxy be necessary to dram the roads,
shall Oo securely and sxf, j. bridYed VI, tiled,
and tho lea Hug .lit~ hes Ut sufficient depth 4 to
properly drain the read.
section Nv. Sluicos crossing = public road
from tho bayou for the purpose ii irrixatiug
rice &C.. shall 10 ~ constructed ~ not to
Hood the road, and they shall be covered
with strong aud safe bridges the width Of
tue rOad. composed Of planks not less than
v ~ inches thick.
Any person violating or permitting the
above provision 70 be violated shalt be sab
ject to y ine VI Fifty Dollars, to bo recovered
It the suit VI the HOW'D Inspector Ut the Dis
trict, before my c0urt0t cOmpcteut jurisdic.
ta0n.
section v. Inc Follco Jury Ut this parish
nan ANNUALLY ctece " ballot seven Road
lfs"peOtors VINO shall bo ox-OtficiO tLevee In
pectors. each ef whom shall be commissioned
" tue tTesldent VI tue Police jury aud serve
1vr one year froni tie day Ut his appointment
or until . successor shall be elected Tue ju
Eisu'ction O1 saiu Inspector Shall oxtend ~
all roads, bridges anu crOssways within has
respective District. Z , -.
section ". lh's parish shall DO divided
u seven DtStFiets, ~ !Oa'Ows, t0-wit:
NO. shnli extend from the upper line Of
the parish on both sides OF tue bayou, down
~ Ntisceiishu.
NO. . shal! extend from kaceland, on both
sioes OF tue fsayou, down to the Tut On.
NO. , from tue Gut On, on both sides Ut the
0sy"" uowns u Tue Uuii.
NO = snail comprise the bruslec GulllOt
settlement.
NO. . so'sii comprise the bayou Blue Set
ticmcnt.
NO . shalt comprise tine uppersand lower
Cnoulac, Chackoay, bayou Heron Malagay
oestie.nents;
NO. man comprise the tacherie Dugue
Livau0ais Setticiment