The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-31

appointed yesterday to exAmius
The Records Of the office Of Clerk OF Cont.
stc il is ~ follows:
T~hibodsux, October 9Th. 1885.
10 the Police Jury Of the Parish of La
fsurche
Gentlemen Your special cnmmitteeif ap-
pointed vt your session Of yesterday to sI-
the records in both branches Of tho
clerks Office beg to report that they are un-
able to complete this work in 30 short y time;
hence. your committee respectfully ask tor
furtheritine, Say until ysur next regular
meeting.
Ynnr committee have, however. carefully
examined the nine first record Books Of the
Parish and find them to- br in a very bad con
dition and requiring immediate attention.
They. therefore. recommend the recopying
Of the LIST record book. Said book contains
1863 paycs aud your committee estimats cost
Of rrrorying, including the double indie wing
of same Ia bc about 500, and frum informa-
ton taken the binding of the : other books
would coat say two dollars $1,000
or a totn, exucnliture for 2 books of SIG
which should hr attended to Immediately
and yonr committee ~" recommend. During
your recess your committee will make furth-
rr exami nation and report in full ut your
service.
Respectfully Submitted.
E.E LEBLANC,
". N. COULON,
j. w. K~NOBLOCH,
The committee were authorized to have
done the binding and copying recommended
in their report. provided however that their
ee+inmte of $i66. on would be adequate to pay
the cost Of the same.
The matte, OF load and Levee Districts
wsR taken up.
Mr.. Moran. duly seconded. moved that
Road and Lcvee District No. ., he divided in
to two d~istricts and each aide of the Bayou
made to constitu ute ole district.
The following amendment to section VI OF
\ Ordinance No. 157 of October 2nd. 1884, ne
cessitatcd by above motion of MIR. Moran.
was presented. viz
BE it resolved hv the Police Jury of the
Parish Of Latourche. In regular session as.
ae,nbled. that section vi of ordinance No.
Isl of October 2ud, 1884, be amended 40 AZ to
read as follows:
The Parish shall be divided into eight Dis
tricts, Wis
No. 1, which shall extend from the upper
line Of the Parish on both sides OF the Bayou,
from Rseelxud on the right bank Of tho
Bayou, down to the Cut OF No, 4, which
shall extend frem Rnceland, on tbs len hank
of the Bayou, down to tho Cutoff No. I
which shall extend from the Cut OF on both
tide. Of tn. Bayou; down t. the Gulf; Me-.
ment; No. s, which shall comprise tho Ba-
you Blue settlement; No. u which shall
comprise the upper and lower Choupic,
Chsckbay. Bayon Heron and Malsgay settle
n,ents ; No. 8, which shall comprise the Va
cheris Dusu6 LivaudAis settlement. Vote
Yeas i: Coulon. G~rissmors. see,y. Folss, Dc
laune. Krsener, Asrsu and Chersmis.
Nays Meme.
Tho President informed the Jury that on
AuR. 18th. 1885. Mr.. D.. Bshin. Inspector Of
Road and Levce District No. 2 had forward
ed him his resignation rs such aud that he
had appointed Mr.. James Moran to serve tenn
porarily in his stesd.
Tho resignation was accepted and the ap.
pointment BY the President approved.
Repnrts were received frota fthc Inspectors
Of Road. and Levee Districts. viz:
Report from Inspector District No. I to
the effect, that the work Of putting down
Rice Fumes was being solidiy and sStisfac-
torily done with but few exceptions that
conformablv to the dc cieion Of q committee
Of planters by him chosen. he had condemn
ed the Lorio and Jamison Rice Fumes, a. nm
eafe and dangerous, and ordered the j. b.
Lechc Rice Flume to be- thoroughly repaired;
that the different cuts in the lovees were be-
ing properly closed and work on roads resu,
med sinco the fair weather that tho d h.
Pugh, Claudet and Leighton lsvees had been
damaged considerably by riders on horse
back and the Leighton leveo in its already
weak condition. required tho attention of tho
State Lcveo Board.
Report from inspector DlSLTtCt mo. = CON-
planning Of the bad condition of the road Of
Harang Bros, whom he had repeatedly mott
fed Of the fact but to no avail as ho was
Inspector pro TEN only he had h~esitated to
take the the matter in his hands before q per
manent Inspector was chosen.
Report from Inspector, District 4 dated
August. 1895. informing the Jury that owing
to the late rains work on roads had been i'm.
possible.
The matter Of salaries of Road and Levee
|, Inspectors was next taken up: ~
3 Mr.. Grisamore. duly seconded, moved 40
: the only change to the salaries az now pres
emily fixed that Inspectors Of Districts Nos.
2 and 3 DO allowed a yearly salary Of Se25!oo
' each.
. Mr.. Kraemer. duly seconded. ::moved, that
, the salaries Of Inspectors Of District No. I, 2,
0 and 3 be reduced to 500, $500 and $20O res
|, pectively. and that of Inspector No. increas.
81 to $4,000.
n Vete on Mr.. Kraemer's motion.
o Yeas i: Kraemer. Cheramie and Moran.
Mays: Coulon, GrisamOre, Seely and De
! laune lost.
Mr.. Grisamore's original motion was voted
: upon and carried, and the salaries OF the
Rood and Levee Inspectors for the coming
4 year are IA follows.
District No. l $4,000
9 225W
3 225.W
$500