The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-08-28

the Estate Plantation" belonging to h. A.
Wormald rs |. present the following report
on the works performed under their admins
~flation, and money expended in accomplish
ing same.
The drainage commissioners we re duly or
panlzr,t by the election of Leonidas Trosclalr
as chairman and II. n. Coulon "a secretary
on the lSSb the com
misSioners entered into Il contract with MIR.
l.. A. Hotard captain OF the steamer belle
Albert for the cleaning of Grand Btvou-
the drainag, bayou of the entire DESTRUCTION
a di-,an, G of ten understanding from a point
where the BAYOU Chactaw empties into said
Grand Bayou. mp to the Chackbey road bridge
over sad Grand Bayou. and the rate per
mile for cleaning same was tiXet ut two hun
Dire dollars.
The commissioners are pleased to state here
that the contract was honestly carried out bv
Can't. Ilo.ard. the work being thoroughly
done. The commissioners find further graft
@tication in stating that the effect produced on
the drainage by the cleaning out of above
named bayou, has been very p~erceptible and
clearly demonstrated the great advantages
to be derived by the agricultural interest OF
the parish by the continuance of the drain
age system adopted by the parish. IA at no
time within the memory of your commissions
ers. has public funds br ought greater returns
aft cr eX prnditure, than has the drainage III ut
of this district and we are satisfied the same
NAV be truthtully asserted IN regard to the
funds expended in the other drainage dis
trict> of the parish.
Your commissioners propose, as soon as the
tunls Of their drainage district will permit.
10 continue the cleaning or Grand Bayou
from the point where they LETT off mp to
Tie Parish line of the parish of Assumption,
aud thereaff er to clean out the smaller dram
age havous, tributaries OF Grand b'you,
thereby urrtrctin. AID completing the drain
nCrn .f t,atr dist t-rf 81 that all WHtprS attu-
mulating naturally or artiticially i'll said dis
trict will have an un.mpeded and rapid flow
to The sea.
Your commissioners further state that, it
the lower end of Grand Bayou situated i'll the
9th drainage district. was cleaned so az 10
conform with the upper portion down TO tlttt
DO. mt, it would greatly aid our drainage, as
the LOGS. trees etc. in the bed of SAID bayou
nrevenr the free flow of the water from above
causing overfows at that point which serl.
/ ously dalnaoe,the lands at the lower end OF
the Chachbey settlement and the iahdS
the entire length OF the MaIagua!.
Therefore in the interest Of the tax payers OF
tLe 5th and 9th districts we ask Your Hon.
body o urra the commissioners OF the oth
district TO clean the lower end OF Grand Ba-
you, SO as to, make it conform to that portion
cleaned out by the undersigned commission
crs.
Yu,r commissioners have approved the fol-
lowing biiiS andlESt ~ 49,
will a1pear per statement attached hereto.
Statement: Drainage District No, ,.
Ami due, A. +. Hotard as per Cont.--2oou.oo
Amt. Incidental ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SOU
10 Warrant, lloTard oo Wv
:. Inc Fxp. $50
Hotard 4Un w
Bal. due Hotard 'f""
zoos 80 2o0S.5 80
Respectfully Submitted.
LEONIDAS TROXCLAIR.
SlL.NAIN MORVANT.
commissioners
Thibodaux. La. Aug IL, 1886.
To the Police Jury
The commissioners of Drainage District No.
present the following report
That OWN. to the difficulty of contracting
for the cleaning of tho various Bayous aud
natural drains in the istrirt under our SUI
ueryision. have conc luded that the only prac-
tirahle plan 10 do the work would be to have
said work done by daily ltbor. !.
Therefore. we have engaged IL foreman, and
n gan" of hands to clean out the Bayons that
we deemed the most essential and pressing.
! BAYOU Cane has been cleaned Tor about ten
miles, TO the level of tide water III Lake Pa
lourde. andGran Bayou. one of the princi-
pal tributaries of the Bayou Cane, for IL dis
lance of about four niles.
We have also had cleaned the Coul6a Ro-
dair for about | miles. All the logs, drifts.
weeds and distractions have oeen removed
so rs TO allow a free egress of the surplus wa
ter to the Lake.
We are pleased to be able to state that the
effect ,f this work has resulted in much bene
fit to the lands which they cram:
On the ridge known as the Point crops
have been grown this summer, tor the first
time in ten wears or more.
NJ ...I- - :, ,riun nnt thp IS1V0nS men
Toned commenced about the first of April
and was continued until the middle of Au-
ynst, a foreman. Mr.. Numa Mire with a squad
of men, having charge OF the same.
The entire cost has been Sl56.13 to which
NAV be added 500 incidental expenses
making the cost of work 50 lar Sl5S.7J.
Respectfully Submitted.
j. e. CDULON,
Il. l.. SFTTIRE.
T.. L. MORNANT.
Reports of Road aud Levec Insnctors of
Districts Nos |, , and 3 were read and re
ceivcd
They all report the Roads to be in a good
travelling condition Inspector of District
No. | moreover saws that the sum of SIS. on
appropriated Tor the reparation of the Terre-
bonnie bridge wa insufficient as more lum-
Der was needed than at first supposed he
thought. proper to apply towards the compile
ton of the rcpnrttion OF sad bridge. the APP
preparation of $500 made for the SEWN Gre
vase.
On motion Of Mr.. klacmcr seconded bv Mr..
Moran it WAS resolved that action on the re-
port of Inspector of District No. be deferred
until next session and the said Inspector di-
rected to prepare a detailed statement Of the
cost of the reparation of the bridge over Ba,
you Tarreboune at the foot of st. Charles
street.
Tclesphore Rodrigu", Road Inspector of
District No. !, appeared before the Jury
and said there We're needed two bridges over
two coul6es Just before reaching Bayou Ram
ponpon: and that the drainage of his district