The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-05-09
Proceedings
POLICE JURY.

POLICE JURY.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Lafourche.
Parish of Lafourche. !
Thibodaux. April 18th, 1885. :
The Police Jury for the Parish Of Lafourche
met this day iu regular session at 2aclock
+. M.
Present Messrs Coulon, Grisam0re, Seely.
Moran, kraemer, Mathews, Delaune, and
Cheramie.
Absent Folse.
The minutes OF the last regular and special
sessions were read and approved rs recorded.
The various claims against the Parish were
presented and referred to the on
claims. 81
The following petitions marked respectively
A. b. {. ID. f.. were read and referred to the
committee on Roads and Levees.
A signed by TIL. Ducos Il Bro, j. Bour
geois, F. z. Para ct ais. Inhabitants of lower
Lafonrchc, below PARA $ Cutoff. protesting
against the privilege OF cutting ievees ap-
parentlv enjoyed by their lower neighbors to
the great damage and injury of petitioners
and praying that their said lower neighbors be
required to close the cuts in their levees or
elAf that petitioners be granted the same
privilege as enjoyed by their lower neighbors.
b. Signed by Widow Thomas White,
Oz6me lSavoie. John Pialsance ct ais i%statin.
that about the year 1880 IA crevasse had oc-
CURED on the White Place, right descending
hank Of Bayou Lafourche abou: eleven miles
below Lockport that upon the call OF the
people in the vicinity the said widow Thomas
White had furnished 1900 pickets valued at
$I25 90 and used towards the closing OF said
creyasse, with the expectation OF being paid
therefor by the Parish and begging that the
Jury take the matter into consideration and
act favcrabiy on her claim which she be-
lieves to be equitable and just.
&C." Signed by II. Tetreal, Francis McCul
Ia. E. W Blake. ct ais residents on st. Charles
St. representing tbatslnasmuch as the SAID It.
10 the most available route between 1erie-
bcnne and Thibodaux its maintenance in
GOOD orner is necessary that three dahls pla-
ced at different places across the said street
are Indispensable to its drainage and as this
would be for the coMm0n good OF all proper
II holders OH sale. ,~street,it would be unfair to
require those on whose trOnt the said dahls
may lie located, to pay the cost OF same they
ask that tio Parish bear the expense and in
return promise to keep the said street.in good
order.
.D.' Being in the nature Of a claim BY F.
z. PARA for $45.Oo, expenses By him incurred
II closing q creyasso Of sixty feet, about one
mile below the Bourgeois crevasse !; thereby
saving, as he alleges, the. crop of the neigh
bOrhuod and helping the Parish OF that
TINS making efforts to close the Bourgeois Gre
saae :. :
$50 + @UcIuH 8l0O III UAl0E0 VI y lAI0A XVG{ IL
DAYS labor a LIS per day-$38.75-employed
in the opening of y new road by order of Ali
HNr Ritre, Road and Levee Inspector Of 10th
Ward.
n epetition OF Peter Tee, marked .sF'' and
signed by Rev. Lavaqnery, DIR. VIM. F. Har
rang, +. Collins ct ais, WAS read and laid over.
until tomorrow. 1t represents that he IS
blind aud has a family dependent on him tor
support and begs the assistance of the Jury.
The communication marked sc" from =. D..
Wood, Chairman Committee Arrangements
on improvements Of Western Waterways, ask
ing contribution i'll money, was read and pos
poned indefinitely:
The following report OF the Treasurer was
received and read
f. SAMOAN, Treasurer, in account with
Parish OF Lafourche.
Report from Dec. LIST, 1884, to April LIST, 1885,
TO Balances on land as per last report towit:
Improvement fund 1loo 10
Drainage mud 1916 81
Total $500 63
Less amt due to Imp. I'd sos "a
.@@k"*A.. to Bri'ge - 4l0 II
49, ss ,,oo
rss 4 -
Balance ssax 1852 II
General Fund
Current tax OF 1888. - 49
Licenses of 1884 -s l75O o
Current Tax Of 1884 Ass 20
Back taxes 10 IS 4449 %
cassess tax .. Of, # 1888. 1868 ss: s
Back taxes 424 l1O2 81
Current tax Of 1891 $50 Al
Back taxes 10Y "a 969 o.
Total $3.50 50
Bridge Fund:
Special Tax OF 1884 7J2 SO
Drainage Fund :
Special Fax OF 1884 1905 96
Rec. from Hon. Clay Knobloch
President Local Board OF
Swamp Land Commissioners "a 40
1870 81
*ss Hte* -
Total Receipts 1850 Al
BY Disbursements since:
General Fund
Tax Collectors Commission 343 10
Boarding prisoners #T~ yS3 90
Jurors certificates 135 81
Election expenses 50 $40 IS.
Charity ~ 81 90
Incidental Expenses 60l4s
Salary ofOficers SIS Ia Ia
COpstablc's fees 3l9 Oh
Attending District and Circuit
Courts 10 w
Conveying ~convicts to the Peni-
Tertiary 81 80
Clerks fees 81 5
Conviction fees $50 90
Witnesses certificates 4l9 90
Road Inspectors salary 4945 -
Coroner's tees Sal 90
Justice of the Peace's fees l6O 81
Police Jurors per dom and
mileage $500
Assessors fees 356 80