The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-10-23

iEia"IaIN. 1t .fr' ~ so.
The Police Jnty. i'll 49, ;"r Ike ".rssh of
Latnurrhr. NE: ut Ia rcinrk 4. ills day.
pursuant To :ii ioirnirc ft.
Present !: Pr' >i.irHt C"i on ,A.t i s,.a Girls
amore. Fol>e, kracIncr, Moran, Scriy. nelani.'
aud Chcri:.ilr.
Absent: Mr.. Mtt!ews.
Asvn"!,sis Ct - '|rr,lavs minnie. Was read
and approved IS ch.
The COMMITTEE "u Finance presented their
report winch Wus received aud i az follows ):
iii hodaux, October ], 1886.
To the Police jury:
Ia. ira &c Committee Ia whom was re-
feiiu. III" rel o.. Of the P.lri Ii Treasurer, re-
spectiul1y report
That tiity Lave examined the same.
1t shows that the approved liabilities ct
the Parl'ii at this date. amount TO $3.50 81
whilst he a,nurDt to tm. collected on the. roll
OF the Assessor for is>6. and btc. taxes. is
*lioSs w, leaving assets over liabilities
$7496 10.
UnIes, some unantieipatel expenses arise.
your committee think that the liab.i.ii $ will
ali he met by the end OF the year.
The details Ot tine report are 50 plainly eA-
pressed in the same, that it is not necessary
to refer to them.
s. 7. GRI>AMORE,
NJ. DHLAUNE..
The COMMITTEES OH Claims presented tic
following report
Parish of La!ouiche, State of Louisiana.
TO the Hon President and mcmbers of the
Police july.
claims were referred beg leave to say that
they have examined them carefully and re-
port 1avnrably on the toloWIt.. to wit
l.. L. CallIouet. il L. $2f.9u L. A. Euger-
ran. con>la"ie. 35Go TEibodaux Sentincl.
~ 80 D,lmas Robi"illux, 10 81; A.. Pm
char Nv . ,,,-, IN ma II M l,A. g.
Resp cttully Submitted.
l. kkAEMEH.
JAMES MORAN.
JNv -. SEELi.
The abave report VIA received ami approx
Ell and on motion duly seconded Tie follow
IN. resolution wa> adopted
Resolved. That the. sum ri One Hundred
and Forty eight and 74liW Dollars he and is
hereby appropriated out vi the proper tunn>
to pay the above claims from Nos. PSI to
:S9 lnclusivtly.
Yeas: Cnu.un, FolSe. GiiSamore. Kraemer,
Moran. Sreiy. De aune aud Cieramic.
Nays: None.
The Committee on Claims, through their
chairman. MIR. Sc, ly, referred back to the
Jury the following { aims, which h at rot
been presented i'll tine to be embodied i'll the
aboye report:
H. bIr.i>all. !. L. 1915
E. j. Blr'tsail. constable, liUo
ri. l.. ami L. K. K. c., fare for 3 sick
people 10 n. o.. 900
$35 50
The Jury as a committee OF the whole took
the said ciailns under consideration and APP
proved the same.
An appropriation Of $3.50 was therefore
made.
Yeas Couion, G~risamore, Seely, Moran
kraemer, Delaune and Chtramie.
Nays Meme.
The Committee on Roads and Levees pre-
scented the following report which was recei-
we'd and approved
Thihodanx. Lafourche, La. Oct. /, 1886.
To the Police Jury
Your committee on Roads and Levees to
whom has hern referred the petition OF the
citizens. rr-ii, hts of tle Vicinity OF the Cut
Oti, askin. titil all !cvces to Il point 3. mites
below the CufOiT br maintained and that all
levee> below that point be declared private
property AID subject to be cut AT the will of
the proprietor. beg leave to rcpprt thereon ~
follows: We are satisfied that the prayer
of the petition - snc!, that this JnIy cannot
grant, for the reason. that it is beyond their
power. Tile levee laws Of the State cover all
these questions and the powers OF tia jury
as therein stipulated are SO limited that an,
action taken on this question beyond that -!
lowed them 10y State law would be null and
void. Your committee therefore recommend
Nh"N tio " IC~ui " l ~ INT Dtllllt1fl-
ers, uhdrr the statement that the prayer
thereof is illegal.
SOs1HENE FOLsE,
l.. CHEKAMI.
Committee.
The Committee on Drainage presented the
following report, which was received.
Thibodaux, La. Oct. l, 1886.
To the Police Jury
The committee ON Drainage to whom has
hAAr, raforrOl tho rs.yNOR nf fl> oet.k O&.>..
arer have carefully examined the same aid
respectfully report:
That they find no payments made since tho
lat report, except in Drainage District No.
=.
The report shows amounts to the credit of
each district. the whole bein. $24lS.S2 with
the su,n OF $2294.7l cOllectable from taxes of
1886, maxim. $47l3.53 available for the pur-
pose of drainage within the next 4 months.
A petition of citizens residing in the Drain
age District No. | praying for the privilege
OF cutting Il certain canal, to effect the dram
BY a majority OF landowners, in the said dis
trict, has also been referred to us.
As the petition is in conformity to law, We
recommend that the prayer Of the petitioners
be granted.
L.kRAEMER,
ST. GRISAMORE,
JNO. S. SEELY.
Mr.. Grisamore moved that as rtcommen-
ded in above report the PRAYER of petitioners
of Drainage District No. l, to cut "a canal, be
granted.
MIR. Kraemer being called to the chair,
President Coulon opposed Mr.. Grisamore's
motion, for the reason, as he said, that the
proposed canal while it would relieve the
trout land holders would cause injury to
those i'll the Iear furthermore, the question
ought to be submitted to the land holuers of
the District.
Mr.. Seely differed from President Coulon.
On motion dull seconded Mr.. CIR iSamcre's
resolution was passed aud reads is follows :