The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-04-17
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POLICE JURY.
Tllihodaux. La. March Both. 1856.

Ihihodaux. La. March 30th. 1856.
Tn" 20 ice jury OF the Parish ri L1iourchr
met 1t, ,u"'rlock 4 n. this day pursuant to
adj turli!nriit ut Yesterday.
frc-rnt Mc>sr> ti%risalnore, SeSiv. Fo,sc.
krarulcr. Mo. Il l ahl Bc!aHn".
Absent iIr>llrn. Cnuiou and Messrs.
Mathews. ami Cieraitit.
owing To Iilr it,~e nee OF President Cuul,n
Mr.. Gr!eaI"rc was chosen 10 preside tcinl'ora
rily.
synopsis of the Minutes of yesterdays
sessiun was read and approved ~ such
The following report OF the Committee OF
Finance was read and received
lhibodaux, La, March 3oth 1896.
To TIC Police Jury
Tkr Finance Committee To whom has been
referred the Report OF the Parish Treasurer
from cd. | 1885 to March ~ l>S6 present the
.%olIuwin. report for tie year l>S3.
Inc, tinI t" the credit of the General Fund
IN cash Il sum OF SloSJ.3s that there a4c
claims nt the wear 1881. approved and regis
tered t" IN amount OF $S47 .6n. maxim. a to;al
ri s 81 -, II -ietore after all approved
cl.ins aIe paid there will remain in treasury
the bt lance of 500 AZ, which will he inereas
ed somewhat by the uucollected Tax list OF
$1527S.
Your committee are aware Of no other
claims a -alns. tar parish Tor the Year 1917
aud previous wears. and hence can report
that there are funds III the treasury to pay
all claims against the parish down TO Deccm
Der 81 1885,.
In our report at the last session it was sta
ted that the revenues of 1880 would probably
all short OF the amount required To ilquldate
the Indebtedness ot that Wear.
TIN, statement was basel upoa i nissan
a.I~tanu.ns OF the amount reported TO be IN
the iaIut- of The tax COLLECTOR, btI net Vet
transferred to the Treasurer. Your commit
tee are pc.srd to lind tltf thc mistake is in
- -.,t, "a 49,. ,: |
Drainage Fun There is standing to the
credit of the variou, draining districts "a sum
of $3.50 46, and it is not thought that there
are any claims against any Of the drainage
districts.
Your committee trusts the commissioners
of drainage will utilize thess funds as soon
as possible. to the drainage u tLc low lands
in the parish.
General Fund of 1886. There stands to the
credit 1T this fund the sum Of $50..}3 with
claims approved aud registered to the amount
vi $1O0.63.
1t will he seen from the above statements
that the present Year has but little surplus
left over from previous Years t. besln with,
which warns the jury ~ use every possible
means to economizc the expenditures SO as
to endeavor to raise a surplus Tor The co.niu.
year.
4axcs are collected So late in the year that
there should be Il strpiu> 1T tue beginning OF
S'e N,oA '"' f''S
months.
Your committee present the following re.o
luton Tor your considertion.
ST. GRISAMORE.
N. DELACNE,
Resolved, LIST. thatithe Parish treasurer be
authorized to pay all approved claims OF the
year 1884 out OF the balance standing 10 the
credit of the General Fund of 1885.
End. That the Treasurer retain to the cred
it OF the General Fun OF 1880, a sum suifl
cient to pay all CLAIMS Of 1884 and l>o,. and
transfer the balance. with all rcvenues here
alter derived from the collections of back
taxes into lh- General Fund of 1888.
3rd. That holders of approved claims tor
the year 1854 and 1885 be notified to present
the same to tue proper officers for payment
within 90 DAYS. otherwise they will bc placed
at the foot OF the list OF unpaid claims for the
year 1886.
4th. Tbat hereafter the Parish Treasurer
be requested to render separate leports of
the Geseral and Drainage Fund to this body.
The resolution therein offered by the said
committee was on motion of Mr.. Seely secon
ded by Mr. kraelner, unanimously adopted.
The Committee ON Claims presented their
report which Was read aud received, viz
State of Louisiana Parish Of Lafourche.
March Both. 1886.
To the President and members Of the Police
Jury:
Your committee on claims to whom variou,
claims were referred beg. leave to say tina,
they have examined them carefully and re
port tavorably on the following, to-wit:
John w. lrotter, $500 Thcophile Thib-
odaux, 1900 ditto, LOO. 90 ; E. Breaux & Co.
Jail furniture, T.45; JOS. +. Thibodeaux,
ACT, druggist, SOS; c. A. Angerran, con-
stable. l4.o5 Thlbodaux Sentinel, "a 90
James Hargie, J. T. 3.S7 Fred Davis, con
stable, S.3o James A. Hargis, Inspector,
SIG James Moran, Inspector, 5l.25 II. II.
Aichelet, Inspector, 1851, making u total. oi
all claims, OF $4l3.97
JNO. s. SEELY,
L. KRBEMEK,
JAMES MORAN.
On motion of Mr.. Seely seconded by Mr.
Moran, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That the sum Of Four Hundred
and Thirteen ~ no Dollars 10 and is h ereby
appropriated out Of the proper funds to pay
the within claims.
Yeas Grisalnoro, Ssely, Folse, kraemer,
Moran and Delaune.
Nays: None.
The claim of Edwin Bird.all as constable
amounting to $500 and that Of DR.. John
GazzO as Parish Physician amounting to
1888, were referred TO the jury who as q
committee Of the VIII ole approved the latter
and ordered the former to be returned to
Mr.. Birdsall with u copy of the law, provid-
ing the manner in which claims for Con
stables Fees should be made.
An appropriation of 1888. was on motion
of Mr.. Moran seconded by Mr.. Delaune made
to pay claim of DIR. John Gazzo, approved.
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