The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-01
Proceedings
POLICE JURY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafourehe.
Parish of La:rOurcbe.
Thihodaux. July 18th. 1855.

The Police Jury ior the Parish Of Laiou,che
mel this day " regular session ut 2 O'Clock
p NJ.
Present: Messrs Coulon. GrisamOre, Seely,
Moran, Kraeper, Mathews, Folse, and
Che,amie.
The minutes OF the last session were read
and approved.
The President stated that by Act No. 96 of
1882 OF the General Assembly of this State,
the Police Juries of the several Parishes
were constituted Boards of Reviewers,
whose duty it was TO meet on the lSt Monday
of July of each year or as soon thereafter as
possible for the purpose OF examining the AS
sesslnen Rolls of their respective Parishes.
The jury was about t" resolve itself into
said Board of Reviewers, when on motion OF
Mr.. GrisapOre, seconded by Mr.. kraemer,
the work of reviewing the Assessment Rolls
was deferred until enough of the regular or
der of business was disposed of to allow
the several committees to commence prepa-
ring their rep"rts.
The following report lor the committee on
Pubic Buildings was read and received.
Thibod6tux, La. July II, 1855.
To the Police Jrry:
The committee on Public Buildings, pre-
sent me iOlto wing:
That they have had no wet done since the
last session of tn. Jury. except that they
have had the fencing around Tho jan wbite-
washed.
Respectfully Submitted,
). I. GHi>AMORE,
l.. KRAEMER,
SOSTHENE FOLSE
The various claims against the Parish
tee on claims.
The follow ing petitions and memorials mark
ed respectfully A. y. and G. We're read and
referred TO the committee on Roads aud
Levees.
A, signed by NJ. Delaunc, Sosthene Folse.
H.. c. Birdsali aud others representing that
the levee in front of Lucien GuidrOz. right
descending bank of Bayou Lafourche. is in a
very dangerous condition and praying that
the jury use its influence with the State
Levee Board to have the same repaired.
b being a repetition of the claim of Mr..
PARA for closing a crerasse in the year 1888
presented to the Police Jury, at its last SEES
sian aud on which action was postponed.
''Cn signed by several land owners of the
Chackbay settlement, viz Gabe Wick. Ulyss
ses MOrvant, Sylvan Morvant ct ais, consent
ing that Messis I. Caillouet and sou, be gran
ted the permission to erect gates at each end
OF the plantation. as applied for by them at
the session of the Police jury Feb. Sd. 1885,
provided that the sail Me>srs Caillouet and
son keep the said road in good travelling con
ditiOu.
The following Eeportsof Inspectors of Roads
and Levees wera read and received
Special report of the road and levee 1nsector
of the first District Of the Parish OF Lafourcle.
To the President and Members OF the Police
Jury of the Parish of Lafourche.
gentlemen Il have made an attentive in
spec,ion of the levees in my district and I |
signalize to your attention that the follow |
ing levees do not offer desirable security.
Isl. The levee of LOriO Bros and Sister
Plantation, left bank this lcvee is in very
bad cor litiou.
ID. be levee of the d.. B.. Pugh Planta
ton. .ht bank, is sufficiently high, but the
is very weak and is full of holes on the
part OF the plantation.
Sd. The levee OF Mr.. Joachim Lagarde right
bank, this levee is very high, and very weak.
The top has been ruined by a very long usay.
and I'D many places it is only a few incheswide.
4th. The levee between A1afourche crossipp
and the newly constructed levee, known as
,he Sewn Levee which Was full of holes, twas
IN all dangerous places, by the com
mon action OF the Board of Engineers and Of
honorable body, but it should be nearly
al reinforced.
All the other levees of the lst. district are
n IA satisfactory condition, many of these
nave been repaired by the proprietors.
Several dangerous tholes have been found
iuring high water at Leon Gaude, Chanfrean.
Emile Gaude and AmGde Geryais levees. but.
we're repaired in time by the mutual help Of
he inhabitants, who have responded to nv
~
Respectfully Submitted.
Ii. .3MICHELET,
Road and Levee Inspector.
LIST. Dist OF Lafourche. =
To the President and members of the Police
MY of The Parish of Latourche.
Gentlemen III conformity with the resDlu
OJs OF your honorable body adopted ApriI
9Th. 1885, l have repaired the I.rrebonne
'lld.e IN ii satisfactory manner, the, amount
peuG for material is $2.4O furnished by the
u bOdarx Saw Mill.
| have, with your authorization. had cul
erts opened in st. Charles street. the amount
Or lumber employed is $3.50 also furnished
ylhibodaux Saw Mill, the work was freely
ven by the inhabitants OF that street.
bese two bills have not been paid, and | s,Ih
them to your appreciation,
l have found myself obliged to have Mr.
h: Guidry's road repaired liter legal Motif
alton the sum spent is $3.50 for which amount
drew on the Parish treasurer.
Mr.. Guldry lfaving RENTED Inc the amount
have returned it to the treasurer and receipt Z.
lc'oTed.
Section XVI of ordinance passed Oct. 81.
Ssl, says ''any person digging a we'll near
he highway and leaving the same unepcIosed
shaii 0e liable 10 a fine Ut ten dollars etc. .
Ought to be amended as follows, 'any Der
500. digging "a well ditch or dangerous exca
near the highway and leaving the
same unenclOsed. shall be liable to a fine OF
ten dollars etc.
Art. 81 adopted by the Legislature of, 1884, =
.aclns the levees under tue control of the :
o'ice Jury of each parish aud authorizing
President OF the Police Jury to accord per
'sslon OF cutting the levees to place eleva n
Is; dahis or pipes, ter irrigation, road and n
achlnery should it bs interpreted in a manner A
to permit to cut a levee for irrigation with n
Ii the use OF dahls. pipes or elevator. The ~ y,
neral opinion is contrary to this mode of "
rigaiion and | submit the case to your hon
able body for information, also fix a date, say
e LIST. OF October OF each year to close the .