The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-10-17
Parish of LatOurche.
Thib0daux, Oct. 9th, 1885.

rsaFed and referred to the Committee on Fl
nahce.
Thibodaux La. Oct. 6 1885.
To the Police Jury:
Gentlrmcn:-The committee on public
buildings respectfully report that i'll ODE
dience To directions OF your body at its last
session they have had the floors III the four
lower rooms OF The Parish Prison rclaid
Previous to putting the new floors your
committee has had the rooms thoroughly
caexued and the floors secured, the ground
floor being ce,nented and bricked.
This give. IL considerable space for the cir
culatiOn of air between the brick foundation
floor and the wooden floor; they have also
had wire screens put over air hues, I" pre-
went the entrance. beneath tue floor. of rats,
that ha sc been such u pc t Heretofore. The
door WAS put down with | inch plank, nailed
to the stills with 20 penny nails. The work
w.,s done by MIR. Claiborne Thibodaux.
The cost Of the entire work WAS, for lnm-
ber. $3.50
Nrayage ON same l.45
Maj 2.4S
Wire screens 100
Labor 1850
Total $500
We therefore ask for an appropriation OF
$50 to pay the same out OF the improve
snent fund.
s. T. GRISAMORE,
SOTHENE FOLSE.
l.. KRAEMER,
Thibodaux La. Oct. . 1885.
TO the Police Jury:
Gentlemen The undersigned committee
on public buildings respectfully report that,
in accordance with instructions from Your
body ut its last session, We have advertised
for bids to construct q fence enclosing the
Parrish Prison 93x7O feet. to be made Of
planks IA feet in length, vi which four feet
we're to be under ground. with posts 10 b'
AxS inches and side ecxntling to be AKA inch
- - 49, --I --l a.. .,.$so nSn On hn
KS inches, the whole to be covered with .
plank 10 inches wide with rows Of nails pro
decting through, extending upward.
Three bids were received of which that
offered by Mr.. Theodule Koblchaux was con
Sidered the best and cheapest and the con
tract was awarded to him.
The work has been finished and speaks for
itself.
TN bids accompany this report a. we'll rs
che receipt of MIR. kooichaux for the payment
Of the same.
It will be seen that the bid was for the sum
Of two hundred aud forty five dollars, whilst
his receipts shows chat he was paid two hun
dled aud fifty seven S!llvO dollars.
The bid was predicated on a running dis
aance OF 326 feet. In order to make the pan
IDS On spaces between the upright ports equal
At req aired 343 feet, for which extra distance
Of Il feet, the awarded him the
same price which was paid for the main fence.
Your committee ask that an appropriation
Of $e57.S2 be made to pay for the building OF
the fence aroun MI the Jail in order that the
Treasurer may have a proper voucher for 1.-THE
Sum disbursed.
s. T. GRISAMORE,
SOSTHENE tOLSE.
l.. kRAEMER.
There was no report from the committee
on Roads aud Levees.
The following report Of the Commissioner
Of drainage District No. d, made pursuant to
;~e .f tL, I,Nny ~ I'D
July 18th, 1885, was received and on motion
che thanks of the Jury were rendered to the
Said Commissioners for til. thVruughness of
their Report.
Parish Of Latourche, State of Louisiana.
Raceland, September th, 1885.
20 the Police Jury of La,ourche.
Gentlemen The commissioners of Dist,
No. b having been requested to ascertain to
what extent. the new bridge ut Bayou-des-
Allemands, impaired the drainage Of said Dis
trict, present the following report.
The length OF the bridge is 37S feet aver
sxe depth % feet and supported by l2l pi
iings. measuring IL inches in diameter be-
sides 4S pilings. each one foot square. and
driven as braces, making a total of i69 pilinss,
more or less. which prevent, to u certain de-
gree the flow of the water.
&c far as our Judgment extends, we believe
that the obstruction Is no real nuisance to
the ordinary drainage. but, were u crevass:
60 take place on the west side Of the track,
u Wo0tu certainly, then. become one, and
one OF no small consideration.
The track is being raised two feA above
high water mark.
Yhe Ouly outlet that has been provided for
between BayOu-des-Allemand and Bayou
1.afUurche is one sole ~culvert, situated be-
tween mile posts Sc and 80. Aud, In our opin
ion. said culvert is, by no means, situated on
the proper spot, for the simple reason that it
has been built on q prairie fiUttante, which,
in the event OF an inun1ation, will unavOid-
ably. itself rise up with the swelling wa ers,
and 50 become, = real obstruction in fact, iI
stead Ut serving the expected purpose. Fur
tbermore, had that culvrrt been erected in
the proper place, it is our belief that such u
Space should be perfectly inadequate in the
occurrence of 40 overflow.
Should We be permitted to suggest the ap-
Prepriate place tor such an outlet. We would
mention . certain spot, situated at . distance
ct about : Of a mile from Bayou-des, Allie
mands, where the land is trim, and suitable
for such an object.
We also beg to call your attention to the
fact that, between Observation-Disclosures and
1hc River, there are many bayous. some OF
which have a width of over y hundred feet,
out arc entirely closed up by the II. K. Rs
track. Were they freed Of all Instructions,
SAeJ m~ight,-n0 douot about livery advan-
tagoously be used rs draining passages in
stead Of which it will certainly become inevi
table to have other outlets provided for. 1t
Dome work of this nature be not undertaken,
Ve must in case Of An overflow. expect the
9Th District. to be inundated in y most Sc
rious way, and 30. will also be, the Parishes
Of St. Charles, St. John-the. Baptist, st.
DANES, Ascension, Assumption aud Lafourche:
Srha ornHao AZ fhA afAra il thu aam , in fact