The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-09-04


The com miS>ioners of Drainage District No.
! present the following report
HAT owing to tile drtirttiN ut contracting
fnr the cleaning of thu various %;av"u> aud
natural draiu> m the i>trict II r!cr our SUI
prrvt. nl. h,vr ronclud =! ~titnttl, ollv prtc-
tie,hlr linn 10 40 the work wutild y. Is :ltve
said work dnnc hv daily labor.
therefore we have { l.a@,'i II foreman. and
Il rang "f hands to clean "ut the BaNon> tAat
we deemed the most essential and pressing
BAYOU Cane has been cleaned ttr apout ten
miles. 10 the level of tide water III Lake Pa
lonrde. aniGran | Bayou. on" OF the prile'-
pal tributaries of the Bayou Cane for Il DIS
lance of about four mics.
We have also had cleaned the Comic" Ro-
dair for about |. miles. All the logs, drifts.
weeds and instructions hay, been removed
50 as to alow Il free egrcs> Of tue surplus Wa
Ter /, tn. Lake.
We ar. rlsascl t, he adj" to sttt" HAT the
effect of this work hats resulted Ill mu' Ii hene
fl tn he lands which th'y Gram.
On the ridge known a. the Point croiS
have been grown this >rmmer, l"r the first
time i'll ten ycI.S or more.
The work OF clearing ont the HtvonS men
toned commenced about the first OF April
and WAS continued until the middle OF IN
gust. a foreman, Mr.. Numa Mire with "a squad
of men. having charge of the same.
The entire cost has been Slo'1 to Witch
my be added 500 incidental expenses :
making the cost ot work 50 lar Sl'N'1.
Respectfully Submitted.
}. T.. ClUION,
+. Is. SFTIIRE,
+. l.. MOKNANT.
Reports Of Koal aud Levec INSPECTORS Of
Districts Nos |, > and 3 We're read aud re-
ceived
They all report the Roads to he i'll Il good
travrllin. condition : Inspector of District
No | moreover says that III" sum "i S39.W'
appropriated tor the rcparatl"n "i the ttrre-
honue bridge wa insufficient a. more iun
her WIS needed than at first supposed h.
Thought. proper TO apply towards the compile
tiou ut the PREPARATION OF sand bird =. the DIP
nronriation Of $500 mlde for the Sewn Gre
vase.
On motion of Mr., klaemrr seconded by Mr..
Moran il was resolved TIL # action "n tn" re-
port of Inspector OF District No | be deferred
until next session and the said Inspector til
| rectcd to prepare Il detailed statement OF the
| cost of the PREPARATION of the bridge over Ba-
/ you L rreboune at the foot of st. Chatles
street.
Tclrsphore Rodri.n", Rotl Inspector Of
/ District No. :. appeared before the Jury
AMI said there were needed two bridges over
! two coulec> just before reaching Bayou Ram
ponpnn: and that the drainage of his district
would be greatly improved if certain ohsfruc
tons We're taken out at Grand Bayou.
Tn motion of Mr.. Seely seconded by Mr..
svIlsdttllOTt IL "dS ItSulNtu t'iht WI. hEdciItE
be authorized to contract tor the construction
of the two bridges across the coulces al Il
cost OF $1,000 for both or "a much thereof as
necessary with pIckrts TO be not less than | !
inches thick ana 10 feet long.
On motion of Nj. Gri~.m"re seconded hy
Mr.. Kraemer il was resolved
That the President OF the Police Jury be
authorized and requested to address Il letter
to the commissioners of Drainage District
No. = calling attention I" the fact that the
cleaning out of that portion of Grand Bayou.
lying in the Drainage District No. is an es-
scntial necessity to secure the proper drain
age of Drainage District No. ) as we'll as the
upper portion of District No. T., aud request
lug said commissioners to take the matter
into consideration and endeavor to have the
distractions removed fir om said Grand Bayou
at AS early u period as possible.
Leutroid Daigie Road Inspector of District
No. Is appeared before the Jury aud said the
inhabitants OF his district were anxiouslv
awaiting Mr.. Lapene to give them road as
promised on the left bank of Bayou Blue.
On motion Of Mr.. Grisaino"c seconded by
Mr. Moran it vas resolved that the President
of the Police Jury TAKE the necessary steps
to obtain from Mr.. Lerine ana others the
right of way tor "a public road on the left
bank of Bayou Blue. where needed
On motion of Mr., G~risamorc seconded by
Mr.. Moran. the sheriff was authorized to TEN
porarily repair the fence al ouud the jail
square.
The President stated that although he had
been directed by the Jury ut its last session
to sell the contract for the construction of
the dirt bridge at lon.ueville. when he had
come to consider the present inability of the
parish TO pay for the construction of said
bird ge and also the want of IA place 10 gel the
dirt required. he had thought it best not To
~adiudieatc the said contract he now refers
the matter to the Jury.
The Presidents action was approved.
The Jury then took a recess until 30
O'Clock T. NJ.
The Jury resumed it's session at 3 30 =.
The matter of the Lnn.uevillr bridge was tax
en- Ill and on unt;on of AZ. Eu...u.. ...