The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-09-27

Uu1O8 :
That At mills be applied to tho General
Fund, instead Of 4 mills and that the Drain
aye Fund be reduced to l mill, all other fupds
to remain IA they are.
The Ordinance offered by C. S. Matthew'S. in
regards to fence. was ordered to I've printed
Tor thirty days in it's crude condition, to at
ford pl;Intt' rs time u express their omnion
thereon. 1t reads ~ folIows. to-wit "
BE it ordained etc., That plantations.
farms, yards pastures aud other premises
shall be considered as lawfully inclused
where surrounded with IL hedge or fence ut
the fOilu"m. description, viz: il made of
pIanks. lnales. or pickcts. such fence shall not
be less than five feet from tile ground To- tho
edge OF the top rail or pianks " pale solidly
fastened according to the custom .ry manner
OF fastening uch cnciosu. es in thu. neiyhbnr-
l""'t III which they ARE located. Ii said fence
Is male Of posts and rails it is imma:crial
whether the number Of bars or rails l." the
panei oe lour or five, pr'vi:!ed there he not
more than inches sla.e between each rail
counting from the gr"id to the top of the sec
Ohu rail-, Inches between second and third
rail, and the remainder OF the height if filled
with two rails the spaces to bc equally diyi-
dtd. Ii such fence Is made Of barLcd wi,e
the w:res Shall be fastened to posts or trees
Ill the usual and customary manner of fastea
ing such wires. the posts or trees to bc not
ll"rc thai: II feet apart and placed OF, the
bank of IL ditch us lnucl, as three feet wide on
top, two feet wide at the bottom and two feet
deep, AMI not more than Is inches from the
ei:e or margin OF the ditch, it may he co.npo
sed Ut three wires placed as follows The
first or bottom WIRE 6 inches from the ground
the second eight inches from the first, AMI
the thlrd Inches from the second il such
wire fence is placed on open or level grounds
aud not OH the bank of IL ditch it shall be
m;tde OF not less than five wires fastened as
above mentioned and placed as follows. lst
wire y inches from .Itblnl .lnI IN f..., e.
3rd ii from second, 4th IL from 3rd, 5th y
from 4th, the top wire to be not less than a.
feet high. Whoever s!.all neglect to make
and keep in repair his fence or enclosure az
cordins to this above ordinance, shall forfeit
all claims for damages c used by animals and
shall not De Jussitable in killing said animals.
he 1t further ordaihed. that all ordinances
or pats of ordinances in conflict Will, the
above or on the same subject matter are her,
by repealed.
Bourgeois plan of stopping crevasses was
reicrre'. to the committee ut eight. composed
as per resolution OF yesterday. The salt com
mittee to determine whether it. would he All
visablc to experiment on same.
1he President Was authorized to ascertain
from tue superintendent Ut the Deaf, and
Bind Institution, whether they would admit
JOhu Tabor therein us one Of its Inmates. he
beng blind and having no one to attend to
ms daily wants. Mr.. Kraemer, was request
~ y " hAI. AtOOT, WOtItt consent
to enter said institution. The petition was
referred to the next meeting.
The following Drainage Commissioners
were appointed MessrS. Il. a. Moryunt, j. &
5 Mira aud }. +. Coulon from tle Ist District.
Mr.. l.. j. Cailloaet, III place OF Felix SEWN.
tresigntd) in the 3rd District. MIR. b.. A..
WoriMald, instead or Nr. L. Ioups III the 5tl
District.
In case o. any new vacancy the President
Was authorized to fill the same, subject to
the approval OF the Jury at its regular scs-
fiOn.
The President was authorized to contract
for the reconstruction of the Darden Bridge.
. The tixin. OF the road between the Gail
louet plantation and Chackbav ridge was
postponed until proper road and lcvee laws
are passed.
The President stated to Jury, that he had
appointed NJ. +. Samoan, Commissioner to
tie Exposition frOu this Parish.
The appropriation Of funds for the use :of
said commissioner in making an outlay to
properly represent the parish, was referred
to next meeting.
The Police Jury then adjourned to Wednes
day the LIST day OF October, 1884, at = o'cluck
r, VI. -
lSignedJ II. \. COULON. 9.
President.
A. j. LAssEIGNE,
Secretary.