The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-10-25

70 Road inspectors were read aud the follow
ing persons were candidates for the position
in the various Districts rO-wiu:
LIST District. Mesars. HI. w. Frost. H. H.
Michclet and j. Is. Aucoin. On the second
ballot Mr.. H. II. Miclelet WAS elected.
End District. Mcssrs. Dolphin Babin, Ed
gar k0bichaux, Oscar Leblanc, +. Barriileau
and A. Barber. Mr.. Dolphin Babin, was
elected ON the first ballot.
3rd District AIidOr Pitre.
4th !" j. b. s. Mire.
5th " Oryil ThiboLaux.
9th Files KOdrigue.
7th IS. Hamilton Ago.
The petition OF Clinton Falgout, was laid
over for future action.
Tho petition vi Dr.. WIN. F. Harang ct ais,
as follows, t0-wit
Lower Latourche, Sepe. 18th 1881.
To the Hon. President aud members Of the Pc
lice Jury Of the Parish of Lafourche.
Gentlemen Your petitioners. residents of
lower Laf0urohe, between HArang's Canal
and the Cutoff, would respectfully represent
to your honorable body that owing to tho
break, known AZ the Bourgeois crevasse aad
now existing since 1881, they are exposed t.
the devastatiOns OF AN annual overflow,
which submcrgUs the fuirest and most fertile
portions Of their lands.
This year, owing to the combined waters
OF this break aud the Davis cruvasse, the en-
tire crops iu this neighborhoOd were = total
loss, not Que inch Ut land remaining uncover
ed.
Unless your Honorable body take some inn
mediate steps towards the closing Ut this
~ruinous break, youl petitioners now ON the
imminent brink OF ruin, brought about by
three consecutive years Of overflow, BEE Lv
brighter prospect about theln than tho entire
loss vi their laud and homes. Feeling c0nti
dent thai you will not overlook ~ necessary
and important y work to the entire Lower La
NrNs~.l.. Uno ~sHlNsAushA s,.,muol.v..
Yours respectfully,
VIM. +. Harans, NJ. D., u. Harang, Jr., Tn.
DucOs t. Bro. IL. Leblanc, Andre Federini.
D. Harang. !. IL. CIairville, James +. Hen
dersay, Joseph Wallace, FRANCOIS Coleman,
I00sint TOnlassi. Joseph TOMassi, Joseph
YOmassi, Jr., Leandre Duiino Ugeron, volcar
Adam, Evariste Adam, Edgar Adam, Val,
jean Ga0our, Joseph CALHOUN, LINDSAY Iny-
RAM, Randall lpyrsn,. jesse Ihyran, Weo-
ster lnyrau1 Andre GAlcourd, Milien Jisciar.
Jr. Arthur MelAnc0n, Alfred, Milien Gisclare
ST.. jules Melancon, Paul Danes, Clark Head
A. ]. Pierce kcix Vincent, CleOphas Lee,
Adam Les, Paul Cheram:, Napoleon Pierce,
JUassaint Noe, Jim Parker, Sr., Jim Parker.
Jr. Lib6ra Gajour, Augusts Savoie, Jacssen
Bruce, Arthur Daniel.
was taken up and an appropriation o. $500 90
or ~ much thereof ~ may be necessary ~
close the Bourgeois crevasse below the Cut
On on condition that no warrant shall he de-
manded before the lst of january 1885.
The communication of Messrs Trosclair
and Robicharx accompanied by the petition
ofthe residents vi the Ch0upiu Settlement in
regard to the exchange Of rvad, was read and
the matter referred to the ! ~istrict, Attorney,
90 that the transfer Ms demanded be made &C
cOrdiuE to law, BY nOtArial act, provided no
expense Is thereby Incurred by the parish.
The following resolution offered by 5. T.
GrisAuore, was adopted to wit
Resolved That, hereafter no cut in any
Levee for fumes, dahls Or Other water con-
duit, or for amy other purpose shall be per-
mitted, or shall any person be permitted to
insert in any public levee amy hame dahl or
piping to b0 used for flushing rice fields, or
furnis hing water to sugar houses and machin
cry except upon the written application Of the
owner or lessee Of the lands said application
to be addressed to the | Olico Jury Or presi-
dent thereof who shall grant the said applica
ton upon the condition that the applicant
binds himself to pay all expenses that may
DO incurred for tho removal thereof whenever
the sane shall have been adjudged DANCE
raus Or unsafe BY the Road AMI Levee lns-
itants, adjacent landowners. provided that
NO permission be given to cut any Levee for
any purpose whatever between the first day
Of November Of each year and the succeeding
low water In the following year.
Any pogs0a who enters in any contract
above apeet6eL with the President of the P0
llco Jury, shalt pay the usual fee for record
ing the Same, aud it shall be the duty Vi the
President TO have tho same recorded.
Also the following sesolutiOn offered byS.
T. Grisansorc was adoptod, tO-wit.
Resolved, that the President Vt tho Police
Jury be nubhorised to advertise for and re-
ceive hid for the keeping IN good repair Of
the following public roads tor vne year.