The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-02-14
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JURY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafourche.

Thibodaux, Tuesday, February. 3rd, 1885.
Tho!tolice Jury for the Parish Of LafOurche
met this day ut 9 O'Clock +. N. pursuant to
Adjournment.
Present Measrs COulon, Grisamore. Folse,
Moran. Kraemer, Delaune. Chcraluie and
Seely. -,
Absent: Mr.. Mathews.
The minutes of The two last sessions. We're
read ami approved It's recorded, with the ex-
ception OF the name Kraemer appearing in
the Yeas Of the two last votes taken stricken
out.
According to pustp"neneIt of last Sc ssio,
the Jury proceeded to the election OF Il per
manent Secretary, with l.. L. CaillOuet and
r.. +. Leblanc, as the two candidates.
The first ballot resulted ) tor Cailluuet
and 5 for Leblanc.
r. E.lAeBlanc having received Il majority
OF the votes. WAS declared elected permanent
Secretary.
The various claims against the Parish were
read aud reyerrcd to the committee on claims.
The reports of Inspectors Ut Roads aud Lev
ees were received and read: the following are
the reports.
Report OF Alidor Pitre. Inspector District
No. 4. dated December 9th, 1884. i%nfurnin.
the Jury that since tue closing OF the BOur-
geois crcvasse il land slide had occurred u lit
tie lower down and on account 1uf the small
means OF the Inhabitants vi the neiYhbOrheod
it would bc dltficuit to have the same repair
ed.
Another Report Of Alidor Pitre, dated De-
ceMber 18TH, 1884. stating that the repaus
ON laud slids spoken Of i'll his report of the
day before had beeu undertaken through the
efforts of ID. Hurang ct ais and would bc com.
pleted III time to prevent a break. He com
piained that the work done by solne planters
in closing gaps in their levees was entirely
too weak ami said he had notified them 70
have the same properly don and in case of
the failure on their part to do 80, would en-
force Police Regulations.
Report Dolphin BAbin, Inspector. District
No. j. stating that according ITO u resolution
passed ut the last session Of Tue Jury. he had
given notice to Father Lavaquery to remove
certain dams complained Of with which Ia
ther lavaquerJ immediately complied the
roads III his distLlct were, in view of the ill.,
CO ssamt bad weather, as good as could be ex.
peoted. also. IL large crevasse had occurred
ca the night vf the 18th January, opposite
the property of +. Barrilleaux lett bank II
Bayou LatOurche.
kep"rt of IL. II. Mirhelet, Inspector Dis
trict No. !: he said lie had had framed and re-
Tiled tue rice hunes tiken out by State Eli
gineers, also, two ilUles in the Peter johnson
levee aud called the attention Ut the jury
to the fact that whilst some levets were
built Or strengthened ut heavy costs. pot
enough attention wds paid to digEin. OUT and
retillIug Rice Finnles the actual ievee law
was denounced by Il majority of the people,
w':c would be happy to see old system rcvi
we'd.
Mr.. Grisanore, Jas commit.e of one appoiut
eG at last session to coulter witt, a similar
appointed by the Town in reld.
t:cn to the roads. owned partly by the parisi,
aud partly by the Town. stated verbally
that owing to the bad weather. no action had
yet been taken III the matter. and asked
further time to report.
The nN0n,nri.1 st TNol~I:> pnL:. 81 V----
Moran, representing that destitution aud
want Ut the inhabitants in the neiyhbornoud
OF the Acosta Or Barrilleaux CT. vase aud ap-
pealing to the Jury for aid was read and
laid over until Tomorrow.
Ihe petition OF the I. Caillouet and son Of
the Bayou Sec Settlement. asking permission
to place gates at each end Of the public road
fronting On their plantation, aud promising
to keep the said road in good order was read
and, also, laid over until tomorrow.
The resignation ut Orville Thibodaux as
Road Inspector OF the 9Th district was read
and accepted. and an election to fill tue va.
cancy postponed until Tomorrow.
On motion Of MIR. Grisamore seconded by
Mr.. Moran the President was authorized to
c~0ntrrct with Mr.. COgan for tho maintaining
IN good order Ut the road leading from the
loot Of jackson street to the line OF Terre.
bonnie Parish, according to the conditions pro
posed by Mr.. Cogsn III his hid accepted by
the Police Jury 1t its last session.
On motion Of Mr.. GrisamOre seconded nv
Mr.. Kraemer the President and Secretary
were authorized to purchase a record book
for th6 use of Police Jury.
fAsJasy then adjourned till Tomorrow
tue 4th inst Ut 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
sislgned) II. Il. coCLoN,
President.
Secretary,