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

F.. Dun e. Bro, for bunk and stationary,
20 US: Aug ste F%als""t: 10 Thihodanx
Foundry. for coal, Is 20 James Rogers, J. T.
2N; j. Ansl.t. constable. IS }. Auslet.
S 90; H. N. Coulon, GOO total, General Fund,
$99e Sc.
To Court House Fund : 8. r. Grisa,nore,
3 90 Charles Sweatwino. ~ Oh ditt", 10 Uc;
total. Cour House Fund. % %,
Respectfully Submitted.
JNO. $ SEElY.
JAMES MO;AN. $50
I.-t ..-f L. KkAEMEk, a.
On motion duly saconded the al,Oya report
was adopted with the following resolution Vi
Tered by Mr. Seeiv. .. ..;.
Resolved. that the sm" of Nine Hundred
and Ninr-tw" 66liW Dollars b.. and is hereby
appropriated out Ut the General mud t. pay
claims from M | to M. IL inclusive, and tho
further sum Of Twrnry-fhiec dollars out OF
the Court N",se Fund to pay the claims No.
~ to No. ~ iMcin~lvr be AMI ia hereby
appropriated. making in all the sum IF Ose
Thousand and Fifteen aud GfllOO Dollar.
vote thereon as follows:
Yeas Conl"n. Gri~a'""ra. s ely, Matthew'S,
Dolaunc. Che,amic, Krac,uer and Moran.
Nays None.
Repor. of committee IN Roads AMI Lcvees.
Thiholanx, April Is. 1884.
To the Police jury of Lafourcle
: entlemen Tho committee on roads and
lovees beg Leave to report .s follows on tho
varlOns petitions and memorials referred tn
their cnnsidrriti III.
On petition marked A and signed hy Messrs
Dncos Bro. and others that your committee
are ignorant OF any law nar,c:i ~ mr. stare
granting: any e'ee cntLin. PRIV fi.es to any
citIz.n of the arish and w"ni,l suggest that
the .tarv notify tile rnl.l and leve" Inspector
OF that district 10 entorcc tue laws IS regard
said grievance.
In regard to petition marked b. Of Mrs.
Fins tVhIf and ntt,ara fL,t thnr <,~rlnH
the prayer of said petitioner an extraortina-
~ Que amt the compliance there beyond
the means "f the parish and recommend that
all action OH this petition be postponed in
definitely.
In regard to petition e. of Messrs Nc alla,
Tetreau and Others that the PRAYER Of peti-
TONERS he granted provided, that the limit Of
expenditures for the culburts prayed for
shall not exceed eight Dollars. -lE.l
III regard to petition D.. OF +. p. PARA that
your committee are not prepared ju ,tSnuw 10
report on the justice OF the claim, therein COZ
tanned and therefore recommend that this %
tition be laid over for future action.
In regard to petition E. Of Mr.. ,iilor Pi,re
and others that we recommend the claims
therein mentioned shall be- Land over until Mr..
Pitre give evidence to the Jury that he iaa
complied with the law as regards the opening
Of now roads. - -. 1898 ,'G1~t
In regard to the report of the inspector, II
the nrst District that we consider thu q
gestion thereon contained inviting the dram i
age comlsslOners OF District No. . to mako
arrangements with Messrs X. 8. Woods l.
Brothers for y moro perfect drainage of their
district q wise one aud We recommend that
this jury call the attention Ct the c0m1uis-
siOners to that fact.
And We further recommend the Jury to take
some action In regard to the PREPARATION Of tho
Terrebonne bridge reported il bad order BY
Inspector Of District No. l.
In regard to the reports of Mr.. Alidor Pitss
Of February 18th and March 9th Icing sim
ply reports Of inspector Of roads ana levees
We recommend that he post himself in the
laws IN reference thereto for the purpose Of
rigidly enforcing same. s
Respectfully Submitted, e..
&. 5. MA rhEWS,
HAl- '& L.. CHERAMIE,t &Ht.
H. N. COULON.
TN motion duly secon ded the above report
was adopted, with following Amendments
which Mr.. GrisamOre being called to the
chair, Mr.. Coulon offered
To let the petition Of Alidor Pitre marked
+. DC referred to the District Attorney aud
upon his ascertainiug that the law relative to
the opening OF new roads has been CON lied
with, that Mr.. Alidor Pitre be allowed the
amount Ut his claim.
Yeas : Coulon, Grlsamore, .Saelv. Delaune,
kraemer. Cheramie, Mathews and Moran.
Nays: None
The re So uation of Rodrigue Inspector Dis
trlct No. WAS read and mccept+d. and elec-
ton to I'LL vacancy postponed till next Trey
The opening of bids addressed to the jury
was postponed till next regular meeting. 4
1t was resolved to have the necessary re-
pairs made on tho bridge at the foot Of st.
Charles street. nSa ~.
Mr.. Grisamore beiugIcalled to the chair Mr..
Coulon offered the following eamsndmsnt to
ordinance No. l57 md the same passed by
| unanimous vote. 0lEI
Be 1t resolved that sec. TX of Ordinance
Isl. approved and adopted Oct. End, 1884,
be amended SO as to read as follows;
Sec. TX. At the expiration of the .time hx.
I'd for the completion Of any works by him Or
dered on any public road within his jurisdic-
lion in conformity with the Police Kegula-
tons Of the Parish and the same has not been
completed, the Inspector. to pay the hands
employed shall draw q warrant on tho Trea-
surer Ut the Parish for the SUM- necessary for
the same and for the amount so drawn by
him, he shall at the next regular meeting Of
the Police Jury submit q detailed statement
of all Outlays made by him for said work and
the names Of those by him SO employed. ~
PROVIDED that IN case the old road bed shas
been changed by reason Of the construction
OF IL new levec ON the happening Of "a ere vasse
Or any other extraordinary circumstance, q
longer time may be allowed for making thu
repair on works above mentioned :athe said
Inspector shall proceed to do the work BY
hiring hands and procuring the necessary ina
terials for the same provided be SHALT not be
authorized to pay more than one and y quar-
ter dollar per day for hands in the execution
OF said work. .sEz4 1fn9 I'd
The petition of Philibert Guichet taskin:
permission to put in rice dahl ut once was PR
sentrd aud by reason Of the danger inciaep,
to cutting the leyee at the present stage O
water. the prayer Of the petition wasatsfnsed
The following resolution offered BY. Mr.. No
ran passed unanimously /: ~
whereas the inhabitsutsof Draiuaee Di,
trict No. 8 are desii Gus to close the Barril
} eanx crevasse from which great damage 1
suffered and whereas there are NO fdnut
| WhereW; tn to do the same.