The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-08-08

The Police Jnrv tor the PARISH Of Iafonrciie
met this tar III 10 o'clock a. NJ pursuant t"
az ,,ut nMrnt.
Present MesSrs Cnul"n, Grislmore, Seely.
N,r,, Eraem,r. Mathews, Eoi>c. and
Citrainie.
Absent Mr.. Delaune.
synopsis oi v+slr,d ,y'> minutes was read
AID approved.
OK motion ni Mr.. Grisainorr seconded by
Mr.. M"Iaia. the Jury resumed It's duties as 81
Board OF T"vl. wers.
The Assessor stated that no objection by
tax ,ayers lia,i been made To The assessment
~, now appearins in the rolls Il few had com
plai,el hut were unwiIiln. 10 make the nee
esSarv ;itfid tyit as required by law.
Such BEN. She case, on motion OF Mr. hrah
mer seconded by Mr.. Moran the Assessment
Rolls We're approved.
The following Report of the Finance Com
mittee was read and received.
Thibodaux, La, July 10, 1885.
To the Police Jury:
The Finance Coirmiitec present The follow
ing report.
That they have EXAMINED the Annual Re
port al the Pa i>h Treasurer. which as usual.
il conprelens Va and explicit eXp">lnS clear
" the tIancl.t. coId!tiun OF the Parish OF La
1ouichr.
We fluid that there stands to the credit Of
+ho Rrjdue Euul IN cash $3.50. ~.
improvement fund " l62l.S3.
Drainage funds " 1885, 90.
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Making a total of $500. 20.
The general fund however is not i'll SO favor
able a condition
There are registered approved claims
against the year 1881. S2Il2.91
" :. lSSJ. 17S2.36
Making S449j.33
Les cash in Treasury Tor IsSJ 1913
Leaving an Indebtedness of S4259.60
II. t,..r /, - .u,, .t,I fl.. hal los IN he
incurred Tor Tue remainder OF the year ending
Drre,!her ST lSSD We nave the uncullccted
TAXES of 1881 Si532.l3
and back taxes ct previous wears 100 90
making sI932.45
OF winch ma: be considered collect
able. 1900. 90
Licences uuco!lectcd ser. $1,000
making S2IOO.O0
and the revenues to be derived
from the Assessment Of 1885 the
roll amounting to S2.2bb, $4,000.
which is an increase over that
OF 1854 of $780, $50. 90.
your committee would therefore present
the following ordinance No. for your consider
alton.
Levying "a Tax on all property in the parish
of LatouIche for the year 1888. -
SectionA.-Be it ordained by the Police Ju
ry. in regular session assembled, that AN al
ttttFSUk IL u CO luilts vi III OiI tlltC
able durin. the year 1885. be and is hereby
levied on all the taxable property in the Par
ish OF Latourche.
Section BE it further ordained &c, that
tie said Tax, when collected shall be appOr
Toned as follows. to wit:
First. A mills shall be set apart and used
for the current expenses Including all salaries
of officers Of the Parish. and shall be designa
ted, the General Fund"
Second, Two and a quarter mills shall be
set.apart aud used Tor the support and mainte
nance OF public schools and shall be deslsna
ted rs the "School Fund"
Third. One half mill shall be set apart and
used to purchase, build or rent school houses
improving the same now in use toy the Parish
School Emlri. paying the salary OF the Super
lntrnicut and ether incidental expenses. and
shall he designated as the Schoo. House
Fund,'
The School Fund and the School House
Fund shall be subject to the legal order Of the
School Board of the Parish of Latourche.
Fourth. One half mill shall be set apart
add used for the construction and repair IF
the bridges over the natural drains and bay
Gus and the public roads in this Parish ana
shall be known as the Bridge Fund"
Fifth. One mill shall be set apart as a
Drainage Tax under ordinance No, %, passed
by this body, May Is, 1888 to be expended as
therein ordered.
Section 3.
BE it further ordained Sc, that this or'li
nance take eHecU from ana alter us passage.
Respectfully Submitted,
s T. GRlSAMORE.
II. n. COULON.
Mr.. Seeley being called to the chair Mr..
Coulon seconded by MIR. Moran moved that
the Bridge Fund he abolished and the Ordi
nance contained in above report be amended
by striking out that portion of section : of
said Ordinance setting apart ] mill for the
Bridge Fund and adding the said mill to the
a mills set apart for the General Fund SO as
to make the Ordinance read A mills shall be
set apart for the current expenses etc and be
designated as the General Fund.
Yeas Coulon Grisamore, Seeley, Mathews,
Kraemer and Moran.
Nays: None.
The Report was then adopted as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Grisamore, seconded by
Mr.. kraemer it, was resolved that Licenses
for the coming year remain the same as for
the pas year.
On motion of Mr.. Grisamore seconded by
Mr.. Moran, all funds uow to the Credit OF the
Bridge Fund were ordered transferred to the
General Fund OF 1855.
Mr.. Kraemer, seconded by Mr.. Grisamore,
moved that inasmuc.i as the Parish Treasurer
had not vet transferred to the General Fund
as ordered to do. the 1000. 90 to the Credit of
the improvement Fund, for. the reason that
he had found it, impracticable to do SO, said
1000. OU. be retained to the credit of Improve
ment Fluid. until the much needed repairs
about the Jail were made Vote thereon:
Yeas Grisamore, Secly, Folse, Mathew,
Kraemer, CheraHir,
Nays Coulon, Moran.
The following Report of the on
Claims was read and received.
Parish OF Lafourche, State of La.
July 18th 1885
To the President and MEMBERS of the Police
Jury.
whom various claims were referred beg leave
To saw that they have m the same