The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-05-02
Proceedings
POLICE JURY.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Lafourche.
Parish of Lafnurche.
Thibodaux, April 18th, 1888.

Thibodaux, April 18th, 1885.
The Police Jury for the Parish OF Lafourche
met this day i'll regular session At O'Clock
T. NJ.
Present Messrs Coulon, Grisa,nore, Seely:
Moran, Kraelner, Mathews, Delaune' anu
Cheramie.
Absent: Folse.
The minutes Of the last regular and special
sessions were read and approved as recorded.
The various claims against the Parish were
presented and referred to the committee on }
claims. |
The following petitions marked respectively
A. +. e. ID. Il. were read and referred to the
committee on Roads and Levees-
"A" signed by TIL. DucOs Il Bro j. Bour
geois, +. T. Para ct ais, Inhabitants OF lower
Lafourchc. below Parra's Cutoff, protesting
against the privilege of cuttin. levees ap-
pHarently enjoyed by their lower neighbors to
the great damage and injury OF petitioners
and PRAYING that their said lower nei.hbors be
required TO close the cuts in their levees or
else that petitioners be granted the same
privilege as enjoyed by their lower nelSnDors'
b. Signed by Widow Thomas White,
Ozeme !Savoie, John Plalsance ct ais lstating
that about the year 1890 IA crevasse had oc-
cured on the White Place, right descending
hank Of bayou LafoErche about eleven miles
below LockpoBt that upon the call or the
people in the vicinity the said widow ihomas
White had furnished 1900 pickets valued at
1925 90 and used towards the closing o! said
creyasse. with the expectation OF being pald
therefor by the Parish and beggin. that the
jury take the matter into consideration ami
act favorably on her claim which she be-
iieyes to be equitable and Just.
&C. Signed by H. Tetreau, Francis McCui
III. +. W. Blake. ct ais residents on st. Charles
St. rop1esentin. that lnasmuch as the sad II.
is the most available route between Ierie-
home and ThibodauX its maintenance IN
GOOD order is necessary that three dahis pia-
- "a -J. ~ ,,,. ,l,anS nrp the S1yt stree.
are Indispensable to its drainage and as tbs
would he for the common good OF all proper
IL holders Oh said street.it would he Unfair To
REQUIRE those on whose trent the said dahls
may he located, to pay the cost OF same they
ask that the Parish bear the expense and N
return promise to keep the S;lu street III Sooo
order.
ID Being in the nature of a claim by +.
p. PARA for S Is .o0, expenses by HIM incurred
in closing Il crevasse OF sixty feet, abont one
mile below the Bourgeois crevasse thereby
saving, as he alleges, the crop OF the neigh
bor,ood and helping the Parish at that
ti,n making ef1Nts to close the Bourgeois ere
vase.
e being also in nature of a claim for 81
DAYS labor a LES per day-$S.1o-employed
in the opening of a new road by orttel OF All
dor Pitre. Road and I.eveeInspector OF 10th
Ward.
The petition OF Peter lee, marked III and
signed by Rev. LayaInery, Dr. VIM. +. Har
rang. T. Collins ct ais. WAS read AID lald over.
until tomorrow. 1t represents that he Is
blind and has IL family dependent Oh him Tor
support and begs the assistance OF the jury.
The communication marked st from Il. d.
Wood. Chairman Committee Arrangements
on improvements OF. Western Waterways, ask
in. contribution in money, was read and pos
poned indefinitely:
The following report OF the treasurer was
received and read
:, I. <-nAN 1r.oo.y,o. -, aaoouuf wifi,
Parish of Lafourchc.
To Balances GU hand as per last report towit:
bereavement fund 2l5376
.lra;nane fuud 1916 81
zTotal 500 63
Less amt due to Imp. I'D 69s g
.s /" to Brige ' 4lO Il
yo.a, - los 45
Balance 1862 u
To Receipts since:
General Fund
Current tax Of 1884 81!
~
t Currents Tax +. te Of 1884 ass 20
Baek taxes ~ Is 4449 80
Licenses Of 1884 $500
Current tax Of 1884 1868 20 I
Back taxes 424 IlV2
Current tax OF 1881 |o94l
Rack taxes p2O9 u 969 0o
Total $3.50 50
bridge Fund:
Special Tax OF 1881 'o2 "
Drainage Fund
Special Tax OF 1884 lob 20
Rec. from Hon. Clay knoblOch
President Local Board of
Swamp Land Commissioners "a 40
1870 81
Total Receipts 1879 Al
BY Disbursements since:
General Fund:
Cn. oAp 10