The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-10-30

ton AMI offered the following resolution.
Which, on moi ion, duly seconded, was una IL
mUusly Carr Ell.
Resolved, that. whereas, III, motion of
Delaune no, being la conformity Ia law all
action on the same br Indefinitely p",-tp. ned.
The f"llowi < report of the specia! c,inmit-
tee on Rice Fumes was received and laid over
until next mrrl.n..
To the President and members of the Pole
. Jury of I.atuurch.
Your committee appointed to consider tho
petition OF the inhabitants, of the Bird Drain
age District. beg leave to report:
That they have examined thu. petition sab
mitteu TO The Jury which contains the mines
of almost all the inhabitants al said District.
+ rom incarnation received it i, apparent
that II Is absolutely impossible to tram the
lan.ls n said Di-tii I. lis bong as tn, re- are
rlc,. tiutne> or uahls in the Icvec. fro II wlltch
great quantities of water a.- thrown Upon
the Ianl, 10y wllci crops are greatly dam
a.c .,ul Ian l.. suit tnlc Ior pt-tura.e arr.
rendered u cess.
Yosr CONAN tee r. quest such action from
the Police Jury as would legally give. the
si2ners OF said petition immediate relief.
SUSrHENE FOI.SE,
l.. A. OSILLItAN.
The following report of Commissioners ot
Drainage Dls lict No. 3. was read an. Lid
u.er tutii next meeting
10 the Hon. the . resident and members OF
the PONCE Jury OF the P;tr.si, ct L..iuurci-:
i,e Cun"u,is>iunrrs of the ar.i DR. image
District. respectfully present to v"ur hon r.
able b"'.N III : ineili"r al 10 silun how a.fA
cni. IL i. to Grain the ldlfds OF Ills DISTRICT.
vita the feeble nicaIs they have at their dis.
pn, ltton.
.\u".t 10 Years ago some OF the iahabit ,nts
with Ar. l.. Lourgeols at their he ~. scelu.
thu iie watei .Ium the race fumes and from
The lai.i rri.,, Ind 40 ohi ret TO csc pc iron:
til, If hel.ts, bu, mat on the contrary ii Was
nic.ea-ln. ever, Year, Undertook L, Il y a
canal uf rom tb Ia IS ltet wide, beginning at
Il certain bayou. Petit Cot, au, with The inieu
ii II To open i, I'M" ID tol,c, about tye
Mics distant, w"iclI b., OH einpties mt" lake
Field. out tor wait oi ,inds, y, for want of
ial nlony, they We're colnpeiirl ~ abandon
t.'.lt eat .rprlS", at - niies irutu the end
i,r.I ,'"sr,t Several Years altrI Il drcd.e buat
'tus inuuI O"c mile more. from BAYOU tVisr.
~ intt there VAS lett To urlte tu. two ba-
s"u> ii distance OF o, arpents. Ii WAS impos-
sible Tor t..: wt.cr To pa ). unirs> it should
u.H. risen al = feet high. Tie water, find
Ing 20 passage. Is compelled IN follow he
s~a.op, Al dl~ianc- OF IL or 10 ruiIrs unt.. 1t
reaches r o.se . canal, wnIc., not being laru.
IN ugh To carry So inicH watei, OSerrun the
itr,is ,. the Il,a.o'tints oi The 4.u District.
Tnt tulhin ! ,ioler , haviu. the XXI fence
and az TN ,ere and Yer, we'll that li-.ei in
hd'httii'a were Tsuh wien tncN u1ut fnuk
that canal. At Is TIE Oti, one pussiu,e.
A canat there IF about 50 feet wide ,o c,u.
nect tiior two bay ons as They were - wears
ago, ami the uppr' ssinn ~ the rio. fumes
wnlcu have II" re.I OH 10 run III THIS lo,alty
We ld re-turr tii,. lands Of III 3 20. ton OF the
Parish To h, ir former lei IN. v. wheh the iu-
IabItants were not onllSeI 10 have rccu, rse
to the W. st tor tn IT pro, isions.
Cnders,an.!lIg ali these facts the conmi.-
sloners beg leave t. represent 10 your honor
auie body that Witt i tax OF Oic mil, II will
h.. IN ros,iulc to guI, vi the work tnry ha,,
cun,,mcnceu, they therefore beg of y"ur honor
a lie bo'tH To order an eitrt.un. III connect, d,
with that of Der 2u.i. order To r;Iis
the dIalnage tax tor the inhabitants Of the
sd District ~ ) III lis instead ri / mill.
SO>IHE w OLSE,
Chairman ann r,r..a V.
On motion Of Mr.. GIisaluorr. duly seconded, |
tnt following RESOLUTION VA unanlIn"ue,y
adopted.
Resolved, that as doubt -xists that the n.
Of Drainage District NJ. /, uu IA,
Cons itutc u INA Jrl,y ui the laud holders IN
salu Distrlcl L"c r, SOLUTION IN refer.n.,. to |
the cuttiue of u canal in salt IDi>t. ict t. re-
considered Tor the purpose OF cunt"rmin. the !
Ut this jury to tho law.
The jury accordingly r-r"n,idercd the mo-
tiolI nj Mr.. tirisaIunr.. uuiy SIC IN ed the fnl
iowius one Watts unanimously Adopted in
lead.
k->olved, That the Commissioners OF ! rain
age Di>tI,ct NJ shall i,n.s dL.tciy rider an
election and = We dne nutlc. thereof, 10 b
,ri I Oh the +th atur.iay OF tlrtuin-r, 1885. h.
Atel The hours oi II NJ ii Il n r. VI. tor III.
lntrp"s. of as criai.ins the will OF the IN .j,rl
y "f iaild owners as I" granting power to
ne sid Commissioners In cut 4 canal. COM |
,n"nri'= on I'll" lower line of the Jean Wrbre
plantation it 40 arpcnt, iom BAYOU La
i"itiche along the said lower line to what is
known as the Grand swamp.
Iit>n,vcl. That At SAL, election, Ia nj OWN
er. oilv hall have tn. rg,t 10 vote.
Resolved further, ! hat voters hh III writ
on ticir 'ti.ut, Tor a canal or against i
canal"
Resolved further. That if y mainrity Of
votes cast are III favor Of = anal. .ir COM
lnrs>i"ners 'lla,l proceed At one to have the
said canal opened.
,.rturn of election must he made by the
Couninlssi"t, to The PuiiceJury.
Polls shall Or nlrned At the usual voting
On motion Of Mr.. ,iri-amore. duly se,ou
led. the i"ilowin. Restitution Was unanimous
~ adopted
Resolved, That III" Parish Printer b- au-
Lh"rised t" print blanks ior the u.s.. 81 IT,.
ar. Sh Fax Collector and M Parish Ira u
rruis.t"m maxim. T.. ,c;o> t III IT,
Parish Treasury q! mrn,v coll. rlea, at III.
and II each month.
Ih, t%oli"win. report W IS rrce va aud ap-
al t-c CuHnlnitt:r granted further
.iine H. prayed tor.
Thibo lauS, La, S"'trnher 30. 1885.
H. HE P"liceJnrs
This uuder>l.l,ri ,I,,ci. ii r"man:tt-r,% appoiu
'rtI At III" !*s' session ~ vanr 10 |, ~ exam
me the book tui! vouchers of The purtsI
Treasurer, Respectfully rrl,."t:
That they h ave examine | The ir nks and
sourhers from July /. isS., to til" closing of