The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-07-24

school Fund
Third. mill shall be'set apart and used
to purchase. build or rent school houses. i'm
proving the same now in use by the Parish
School Board, paying tbs salary OF the Super
lntendcnt and other incidental expense, and
shall be known as The School House Fund"
The school Fund and the School House
FUND shall he subject to the legal order OF
the school Board of the Parish of Lafourche.
Filth. | mill shall be set apart as "A Drain
age Tax under ordnance No. -, passed by
this body. May Is. 1888 to be expended as
therein ordered.
Section 3.-Be further ordained &c. that
this ordinance take effect from and after its
passage.
Respectfully Submitted.
ST. GKISAMORE.
NJ. DELAUNE.
Ite Ordinance therein contained passed.
by the following vote :
Yeas G~risamore. Folse, Kraemer, Moran,
Matthew's, Delanne and CheraInie.
Nays None.
he following report of the Committee on
Claims was received and approved
Parish of Lafourche, July 18th. 1856.
10 the President and members of the Police
Jury:
iour committee on claims to whom various
cialiis We're referred beg leave to say that
they have examined them carefully and re-
port lavorably on the following, to-wit
L. +. Calllouet j. p. $1,000; &. A. Enser-
ran, constable. 1918 DR.. A. I. Poichet, D,.y
Coroner. 1000.
We refer back to your body the following
clalins to-wit <. Sumter TAYLOR. Clerk
Of me supreme Court at Opelousas, $1,000
ditto, 1000 Robt. j. Wilson. 1000.
We also refer back to yOur body, upon the
advice OF District Attorney. the following
claims to: wit: II. G. Birdsall. j. r. $6.43:
Benson Walker constable. 1925.
Respectfully Submitted.
l.. kRAEMER,
JAMES MORAN.
lhe above report was received and on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Folse, seconded by Mr.. Deiaune,
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the sum of Two Hundred
and -Four and 5OlI0O Dollars be and is
hereby appropriated out of the proper fund
to pay the above claims from Nos. 2O3 to
So 1ncluslve'y, reported upon favorably by
the Committee on Claims.
Yeas GrisamOre, Seely, Moran, Kraemer
Mathews. pelaure and Cheramie.
Ways None.
The Jury as a committee of the whole took
nnder consideration the claims referred back
oy the Committee on Claims.
The two bills of E. Sumter Tar,or C,arL
OF Supreme Court. at Opelousas. Of s10 nO
each and the One of Kobt J.. Wilson. Clerk
OF Court at Monroe, also fer $1,000. we're or
aered to be returned to the said Clerks to be
itemized.
The bill Of H. c Birdsall, Justice eff the
Peace for $6.43.. was also to be returned to
HIM to be made out according to law.
That Of Benson Walker. Constable for
*io.22 was approved and an appropriation
accordingly made to paw the same.
Yeas GrisamOre. Folse. Kraemer, Moran
Mathews. Delaune and Cheramie.
Nays None.
The Committee on Roads and Leyoes pre-
sented their report viz:
Thibodaux, La. July Is. 1886.
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury.
Your Committee on Roads and Levees IN
whom was referred on Yesterday various ne.
t't,"ns. etc, respectfully report thereon, as
follows
On petition marked A.. from residents of the
neighborhood of the Oak Grove" plantation.
W. recommend that ~thelfacts therein be imme
diateiy transmitted to the State Board of En-
glneers with the urgent request of this body
mat the Said Levee be put in a safe condition
IN t''ne te stand the pressure of the next high
water. "6'
On report of Road and Levee Inspector of
I"e hrst uls.rict, we recommend the erepara-
ton OF the bridge over BAYOU Terrebonne at
the foot of st. Charles st. for the reason. that
sald bridge Is one of first Importance and in
iact an absolute necessity towards affording
public. ~
I'm e'O udtttT VI closing the FplIY New.
IN Crevatse, we respectfully refer same IN
the Police Jury without any recom,nend..
tions from u.s.
On the matter of the accounts for the clos
ing OF tho Rerseron Crevasse, presented in
the report OF the above Road and Levee In.
spector; we recommend that they be paid, in
rs much az, as w are convinced of their nro-
prietv and correctness,
On the matter of Bad Lcpees reported nv
above named Inspector, we recommend thar
the attention of the State Board of Emf.
neers he called to the levees mentioned there !
H. ana that they be requested to have said
lsrees repaired in time 40 afford the securitv
winch the people have a right to expect.
Your Committee further recommend that |
a i.rvee Law or Ordinance enacted by this
oohT conforming with the sfipnlations of Act
81 or the General Assembly of 1891, and as
amended by the General Assembly of 1886 as
Iiouse biii 3lo. We suggest that the passage
y ms ordinance be not delayed longer than
one month. as it ia the opinion of 'vOur com
mttee that the operations of this law wonlJ
afford much needed protection if applied ear
~ in the teason.
On the matter of the f.. d. HaIanp &
BIOS road,-brought to the attention of
your bodv by the report of the Inspector of
the 3rd district. we recommend that vonr
body immediately adopt q resolution instruc-
,ihg the Parish Attorney to enjoin, to sue in
Or to supply any other legal meas
ures tending to the maintenance of the nm.
nc ROADS IN a good condition throughout the
PARISH whenever necessity presents itself or
reported to him by the Road and
Levee Inspector. -
Respectfully Submitted,
SOSTHENE FOLSE,
l.. CHERAMIE.s
Committed on Roads and Levees.
The above report was received and approv-
Ell and the Inspector of District No. | author
.zhd to repair the Tcrrebonne bridge at a COST
nnf 70 q nnnnl 90 ~ n.l