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

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$50 90
The claim Of II. G. Birdsall. j. P. Of 3rd
ward i, referred back to hlm to be male out
acc"ltiiu. 10 law. and also tiIe claim OF Clovis
.. Nicholas and Ewiu. j. Birdsall coustables
are referred back t." them for the same canse
and the claims OF +. j. Blanchard sheriff of
AS u~lnptiou is referred to the District Attor-
ney.
Respectfully Submitted,
JOHN 5. SEELY,
JAMES MORAN
L.. kRAEMER.
Mr.. See'er seconded lE Mr.. Folsc offered
the following Resolution.
Resolved TIL t the sum of Five Hundred
and seventy Eight ooIlh0 Dollars be and the
sand S her. by appropriated ont of tlieGeneral
Fund 10 pay the claims from Nos. ! to ii i'll
elusive and the further sum Of Thirty Dollars
out OF the Court House Fund to the claims
from Nos. h 70 Il inclusive be and is hereby
appropriated making III ali the sum of Seven
Hundred aud sixteen 53Il0O Dollars.
Yeas: Coulon. kraemer, Seelv: Folse
Mathews, Moran, Grisamore and C~heramie.
Nays: None.
The following claims of J. Auslet and jeff
erson Rhodes, having beon presented too
late to be passed upon by the committee on
claims were referred to the Jury, wuo appro
we'd the same and the requisite appropriations
WAS male
j. Au>let, constable 400
Jefferson Rhodes, charity 200
$500
Yeas Coulon, kraemor, Seeiy, Mathews,
Folse. Moran, Grisamure and Cheramic.
Nays: None.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews, seconded by
Mr.. Moran, the committee on Public Build
ings were authorizes! to contract for the
erection of IL fence around tho Jail yard and
the repairs of tie Jail floor.
The tollowinn report of the committee on
Roads and Levees was read aud received
Thibodaux, July 18th, 1885.
To the Police Jury of LafOurche
Gentlemen Your committee on Roads
and Levees be. leave to report on the va
rious petitions and memorials presented tor
their consideration yesterday.
On petition marked "A" your c0cinittec re-
commend that the petition be forwarded to
the Board of State Engineers with the su.-
gestion that they act Oh the same.
In regard to petition "B' relative to the
crevasse stopped by Mr.. PARA in 1888, the
prayer of the petition of Mr.. F. p. PARA on
which your committee recommended post
ponement of action at the last meeting of
the Jury, would now st ,tc that it is beyond
the means Of the Parish to pay for the closing
of crevasses and to prevent the making of a
precedent that would bankrupt the Parish
recommend that the prayer Of this petition
be rejected.
In regard to petition C your committee
considering the petition to be of great i'm
pOrtance therefore that action
thereon be referred to the entire Jury.
C.S. MATHEWS,
SOSTHENE FOLSE,
L. CHERAMIE.
The Report was adopted and as recpmend
ed therein the Jury took up the question of
-ll-: I-.-u - - A. -----.-
sion prayed tor.
On nlotin Of Mr.. ConloA seconded by Mr..
Mr.. Moran, it was resolved to grant Messrs.
CaillOuet ana son the permission to place
gates at each end Of their plantation. N the
condition, however that no complaints were
made from parties whom it might concern,
The Jury then took u recess! till q o'clock
P. NJ.
The Jury resumed its session at q o'clock
Mr.. Moran offered the receipts of commits
sioners OF Drainage Dist. No. 8 for Three
Hundred and Seventy Four 75Il00 Dollars.
funds to the credit ofthat District delivered
to them aud to lie used towards the closing
of the Barrios 3crevasse, also Il paper signed
by a large number Of the Inhabitants of that
District signifying their consent that the
Drainage + unds be so used, as was required
by resolution of the Police Jury adopted at
it's session OF July 18th, 1885.
On motion of Mr.. GrisamOre, seconded by
Mr. Folse, the action OF the commissioners of
Drainage District No. 8 in the matter Of the
BarriOs crevasse, was sanctioned.
The election of a Road and Levee 1nspec-
Tor for Dist. Nc. 6 was postponed till next
session.
The opening Of bids was laid over till next
session.
On motion of Mr.. Grisamore, seconded by
Nh Naa1- fIo on,ohIn,nnf SYnnncfa hr
Road and Levee Inspector Dist. No. to Or
dinance No. XVI passed unanimously.
1t reads thus, ANY person digging a well
or dangerous excavation etc. Instead OF,
Amy person digging a we'll ETC."
On motion OF Mr. Mathews, seconded by
dent notify the Board of State Engineers of
weak places in levees, reported by Inspector
Dist. No. l.
On motion Of Mr.. Seely, seconded by Mr..
Folse, the President was authorized to pro-
cure from the State Land Office, al abstract
Of all land entries in this Parish, in accord
ance with Act No. 81 Of the General Assem-
bly, of the State approved July 9TH, 1884.
An appropriation Of $500 to pay the cost
OF same was made.
On motion of Mr.. Grisamore, secOn ded by
Mr.. Kraemer, Mr.. Oscar Lepine was elected
by reclamation as Commissioned OF Drainage
Dist. No. = vice p. o.. Rousseau removed
fr"m said District.
On motion of MIR. Kraemer, seconded by
MIR. Moran. q committee OF three composed
OF Messrs Moran, Kraemer and Mathews. was
appointed to examine the Books and accoun9
OF the School Board and report thereon,
On Motion of Mr.. GrisamOre, seconded sby
Mr.. kraemer, the following resolution passed
unanimously.
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Drain
age District No. 6 be instructed to ascertain
to what extent the drainage of their district
has been impaired by the construction of a
new bridge at Bayou Des Allemands by the
Morgan La. and I. Il. h. Go. and the eleva- |
ton of their track.
4 The Jury thea adjourned till tomorrow at