The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-11-28

Following are the memorials address, 20
the jury FOR and, against the said Ilti. Sc
ton o! Ordinance No. lGi.
TO the Honorable President and MerHhnr<o
the Police Jn"y of the Parish OF Latou.t ,
The undersigned citizens of the Paris, q
I.a,"nic che residing i'll Lnckport and in the "
elm ~ u said town pray that Il special session
Of yen" honorable body be convened at one
To con, der and repc.l the eleventh section
1T an ord nance relative to ferries. adopted
at Your last meeting, by which section it Is or
damned that the public ferry at Lpckrort
shall be transferred after thu first January
1856 from its present location at rhe llea Of
Lafourche street, to IA point at the head OF
Barataria street.
Your petitioners protest aya;nSt sa' Il change.
md aver that tie action OF your honorable
body was had without giving the slightest no
'lc" - Or consul ting the peapic Interested ia
the c~hange-that said cha .e was ins;iya
ted by Interested PARTIES Tor their own selfish
cids and without the wishes Of the people
hat SAID ferry is not located in the cent?. OF
Ttr town OF LockpOrt at the head III Il street
on which. are the principal stores and the
pnhliJ school and other pubic cdlii.rS OF the
town.
G. d. Barrios. las. Tnitc. l.. Leriile. p. n.
Rizan. Jos, 7. Balcaux, Jos. &. L one. Tay
Tor Toups. Ouesipe Matl'erne. John Cara.
'anille Richard. and five hundred others.
TO the Prraidrut and McmbcrS OF the Polio.
Jury Of the Parish of Latoarche-
Gentlemen The undersigned citizens OF
."ngl"sIl'e and vicinity respectfully endorse
N action, at it's Last session, changing the
It ~ III the Lock port or Lpngueville) ter
.r"n Lafourche. to Blrrataria street. Re
w." fully. James Moran, G. G.. Davis, G. ABR
'. A. Barrios. n. Heheri. G. pricE Leblanc:
"ft Il Dantin. A. l.. Arsenaux. NJ. Kan
, III. Julien Bourgeois. aud two hundred
: * fifty others.
a liter from Mr.. Thomas !. johnson to the
i,ct that he had signed Il document purport
trg to be an endorsement from the people of
Lockport of On dinance No. l6ll nu6 rs an AL
vocate of the location of ehe ferry ut Barata
street, but to sustain tue Police jury br
ING that what they might do was Fight
ana IN conformity, with the views of the PEG
PIE.
A letter from Mr.. c. Iagarde stating that
hr had occasion 10 cross at the Lock pOit Ter
ry very often he knew no bettec landir & and
could not see the benefit to be derived from
Il change.
Mr.. James Tuite being present was ASKED
TO address the jury and give his views IN re
gard to the matter he spoke at length ar.u
ng llIat he present location of the ferry was
he best III every particular.
Mr.. Moran said that as an advocatr If t.
.rm"val of the ferry to Baratariu It. f." no
"i>lln9 to tavot any faction. he hal "a.
% Ito what was he considered right ahl. V
circumstances demanded.
Mr.. Fnlse said hat all those whomhe lltl
I'D express themselves III regard 70 this
.h~ =" were in favor ut La ourche street, as
.- nri'ion vi the ferry.
" >'ciN bcin. called to the chair Mr..
'"ul"m seconded by Mr.. Grisamor. offered
he following:
BE it Resolved BY the Police Jury Of til,
tarlsh oil Latourclle in special session conve
ned that section lIth of Ordinance No. l6I.
be amended SO us to read as folio VS.:
The %incation of the Lockport Ferry sial'
he at the option of the purchaser, wlr .,.
ut Liiourcie or Barataria street. pro.idr,
however, that in case of Il change, the rel
ling of the cuts in the levce, shall not be
The cost OF the Parish.
Mr.. Delaunc. seconded by Mr.. Moran NOV
ed i'll lieu of the above amendments, that the
location of the Ferry be fixed at a point he
;wcen the BLrr;lleaux property and the Con
vent.
Mr.. COulon Withdrew his amendment. us
he said. through deferenc. to Mr.. Delaunr
as IA member of the ward most interested in
l is M ter.
"'r'' Mt a vote be taken as to whether
VS.. zion be maintained as it DOW
1ct-: Delaune and Moran.
'IS: Coulon, GriSamorc. Seely and FOlse.
NJ. Dclaune's amendment was next taken
up:
Amendment to Ordinance I6l
BE it resolved i,y the Police Jury of the
Parish o! L,iourcle III special session con
vened
That section II of Ordinance No. 16I, rela-
tive to Ferries a1opted nj fhe r,.pul,~ SIS