The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-02-28
Proceedings
--OF THE
POLICE JURY.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Lafourche.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Lafourche.
Thibodaux, February. lth, 1885.
The Police Jury for the Parish Of Lafourche
met this day ut 10 o'clock A.. NJ. pursuant to
adjournment.
Present Messrs Coulon. Grisamore, Folse,
Moran, kraeiner, Delaune. Chcramie and
Seely.
Absent: Mr.. Mathews.
A synopsis Of the minutes of Yesterdays
meeting was received.
The following report of the committee on
claims was received.
Parish OF L.atourche, State Of Louisiana.
February 3r.l. 1885. !
To the President and Members of the Polio.
Jury. Parish OF Lafourche. La.
Your committee on claims to whom various
claims were referred beg leave to say that
they have examined them carefully and re.
port iavorably on the following, to.wit:
From the General fund J W knohlOch,
d'y clerk. so 30: w. l.. Har,lee, constable
OF TerrebOnnc, 80: C.. A. Ehserran. con
stable, 81 60 J. L. Thibodaux. drugs and
stationary. | 81; II. W. Frost. constable,
30 50 George Smith, constable. | 35 5. I.
Grisa'nore. s]1nlries for Jail. Zoe Theophile
ThibodauN. sheriff expense to n. O., l2 90 :,
Theepilile Thibodaux. boarding prisoners.
Dec. 1881, =. 30 A. w. Humphrey, j. z. !. Az;
George Smith. constable. 3 IS.
Respectfully submitted.
JNO. 5. SEELY.
l.. KRAEMEk.
JAMES MORAN
Resolved. that the sum of Two Hundred
and fnrty-cI.ht and O4Il0e dollars be and ia
hereby appropriated out of the general fund
TO- pay the above claims.
. Yeas: CoulOn, Grisamorc. Seely, Fo!se,
i'm Mara. ~ Nln.
Nays :lNOne.
The following claims were referred back to
the jury who AS u committee OF the whole ap
proved the same.
Claims approved by the Jury:
Thlbodaux Saw Mill, lumber l6 O5
n. Berger0u's Saw Mill, Is 90
j. Lambas refilliug rice fumes, IS 90
Emile TrOsclair's Saw Mill, lumber SIS
T.. A. Engerran, constable, so
Numa HILBERT, materials repairs levee 800
A Meunier, clothing for sick man 50
James Rogers. justice of the peace 81
Joachim Auslet, special constable. Is
J.F. Pittman, justice Ut the peace, 4O6
A FalgOut, constable, S55
Leufroid Daigle conveyinge election boxes ) 20
Total los 70
Resolved. that the sum Of S~eventy-fve
and tSailo5 Dollars be appropriated out of
che General Fund to pay the above claims.
Yeas: COuion. G~risamore. Seely. Folse,
Delaune. Chcramle, Kraemer and Moran.
Nays None.
The claim Of 1921 81 of Thibodaux Saw Mill
for lumber Was postponed uuti: next meeting.
The claim Of 81 IS Of Ezekiah Parker. con-
stable for expenses above the proceeds Of
sale Of a vicious horse found running at large
and without owner. was postponed indefinite
~;
There we're no reports from committees on
Finance and Roads aud Levees.
The committee nm Rni1diuuu thsc,.uI, ~l..
Chairman, Mr.. Grisamore, asked further time
to report.
Tho memorial of D. Babin and James No. |
ran, received yesterday was taken up.
On motion Ut Mr.. GrisamOre, seconded by
Mr.. Seely. the President was requested to
use his influence in securin: assistance to the |
inhabitants in the neighbOrhOOd of the Acos.
t. or Barilleaux crevasse.
The petition Of +. Caillouet and son. rece;v |
ed yesterday. was taken up.
Mr.. Seely being called to the chair Mr.. Con |
Ion said while admitting the good to he de-.
rived ffom the placing of gates at each end of
the public road fronting the CaillOuet plapta- |
ton, still. he thought, the citizens Of the set. |
Element ought to be consulted intthe matter : |
and, until they were, he did not think it right !
to consider the petition.
On motion OF Mr.. kraemer, seconded by
Mr.. Moran. action on the petition was Dost- !!
poned till next meeting and the President re- !
quested to notify Messrs CaillOuet that f. |
was necessary for them to obtain the sigma
lures of the citizens Of the ward.
On motion Of Mr.. S. T.. Grisamore. seconded
by Mr.. Moran, it was resolved, That hence.
forth the claims of Parish Officers for their
salaries, shall be considered privileged claims
and shall be prior in rank to aud: have prefer
ence over all other claims.
On motion OF Mr.. GrisamOre, seconded bv
Mr.. Moran. the President Was authorized t.
draw against the several funds for:the1resnoc
tive amount chargeable 70 them, to paw claim
Of 3. r. Mcbride. Assessor, approved at the
session Of December 18th and included in The
appropriations vt that date.
The Inspectors OF Districts Nos. / and :
calaed the attention of the jury to
the fact that it was . question to which
the outskirts of the Town
Of Thibodaux and St. Charles street belonged
On motion Of Mr.. Grisamore seconded by Mr..
8eely, that territory was included in District
No. l..
The election of Inspector of District No. 5
Oryille Thibodaux, resulted in the choice of
Leufroid Daigle by reclamation.
Mr.. GrisamOre being called to the chair. on
Of Mr.. C0ul0n. seconded BY Mr.. No!
IN, the chairman of the0c0mmittee on Public
Buildings was authorized to nave the neces-
Nv repairs made on the root, dome and gut
If the Court House..
The following resolution was unanimously
Be it resolved. That the Drainage Commits
,ioner Of District No. 5 notify Mr.. Laforest
% remove from the navigable stream, Grand
BAYOU. the boat therein sunk, belonging to
and which is now Impeding navigation
and, if the same il not removed
within Is days after date Of notice. that the
aid Commissioners remove the same 1T the
sxDense Of the said LafOrest. 4
L-Al v---