The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-15
Parish of Latourche.

Such being The case, on motion of Mr.. krat
mer seconded by Mr.. Moran the Assessment
Rolls were approved.
The following Report of the Finance Com
mittee was read ami received.
Thibodaux, La, July Is. 1885.
To the Police Jury:
The Finance Committee present the follow
ing report.
That they have examined the Annual Re
port uf the Parish Treasurer. which as usual.
Is comprehensive and explicit exposing clear
" the financial condition of the Parish Of La
tuurchc.
We fluid that there st ,nds to the credit Of
the Bridge Fund iii cash $359.g7.
Improvement fund " l62l.S3.
Drainage funds 3SJ 50.
Making a total OF sl767. 10.
The general fund however is not in 50 favor
able IA condition.
There are registered approved claims
against the year 1884. $21l2.@
1855. 49,. 80
Making $4495. 33.
Less cash in Treasury Tor 1885 235.73
Leaving all Indebtedness OF $f239. 10
To meet this sum, and the liabilities to be
incurred for the remainder of the year ending
December 81 1885 We have the uncollected
Taxes of 1881 $l532 IS
and back taxes CT previous years 400. 90
making sl932.45
able. 1901 90
Licences uncollected seq. 5000
making s24oo.oo
and the revenues to be derived
from the Assessment Of 1885 the
roll amounting to $2.266, D 100.
which is an increase over that
Of 1884 Of $l6o, $4,000.
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the following ordinance No. for your consider
alton.
Levying a Tax on all property in the parish
Of Lafourche for the year 1885. ey.
Section BE it ordained by the Police Ju
ry, in regular session assembled, that an at
ratorcm Tax Of 81 mills on the dollar, collect
able during the year 1885, be and is hereby
levied on all the taxable property in the Par
ish of Lafourche.
Section 2.-Be it further ordained &C., that
the said Tax, when collected shall be appOr
toned as follows. to wit;
First. a mills shall be set apart and used
for the current expenses Including all salaries
Of officers of the Parish, and shall be designa
ted, the General Fund"
Second, Two and . quarter mills shall be
SET. apart and used for the support and mainte
nance of public schools and shall be desisna
ted as the "School Fund"
Third. One half mill shall be set apart and
used to purchase, build or rent school houses
improving the same now in use by the Parish
School Board. paying the salary of the Super
Imfeident and other incidental expenses. and
shall be designated as 1.-The school House
Fund.-
The School Fund and the School House
Fund shall be subject to the legal order OF the
School Board of the Parish Of Lafourche.
Fourth. One half mill shall be set apart
add used for the construction and repair Of
the bridges over the natural draius and bay
GUS and the public roads in this Parish and
shall be known as the Bridge Fund"
Fifth. One mill shall be set apart as IL
Drainage Tax under ordinance No. IS, passed
by this body, May Is, 1888 to be expended as
therein ordered.
Section ).
Be it further ordained &C., that this orli
nance take effect from and after its passage.
Respectfully Submitted,
) I. GRlSAMORE.
H.. n. COULON.
Mr.. Seeiey being called to the chair Mr..
Coulon seconded by MIR. Moran moved that |
the Bridge Fund be abolished and the Ordi
nance contained in above report be amended |
by striking out that portion Of section = of
said Ordinance setting apart ! mill for the
Bridge Fund and adding the said mill to the
A mills set apart for the General Fund so as
to make the Ordinance read Al mills shall be
set apart for the current expenses etc and be
designated as the General Fund.
Yeas: COulon, Grisamore, Seeley, Mathews,
Kraemer and Moran.
Nays! Nome.
The Report was then adopted as amended. |
On motion of Mr.. GrisamOre, seconded by
Mr.. Kraemer it, was resolved that Licences |
for the coming year remain the same as for
the pas year.
On motion of MIR. Grisanore seconded by
Mr.. Moran, all funds uow to the Credit of the
Bridge Fund were ordered transferred to the
General Fund of 1885.
Mr.. Kraemcr, seconded by Mr.. Grisamore.
moved that inasmuci as the Parish Treasurer
had not yet transferred to the General Fund
rs ordered to do, the 1900. 90 to the Credit of
the Improvement Fund, for the reason that
he had found it., impracticable to do SO, said
1900. 90. be retained to the credit of Improve
ment Fund, until the much needed repairs
about the Jail were made Vote thereon:
Yeas Grisamore, Secly, Folse, Mathew,
Kraemer. Cheramie,
Nays Coulon, Moran.
The following Report of the Committee on
Claims was read and received.
Parish of Lafourche, State of La.
July 18th 1885
To the President and members of the Police
Jury.
Gentlemen Your committee on claims to
whom various claims were referred beg leave
to say that they have examined the same
carefully and report tavorably on the follow
ing to wit
To General Fund:
Morgans l.. and T. r. Il. charity 800
2James Rogers J. p. 80