The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-04-10

of D,ainlg. District n. 1, aolll respectful
~ represent:
That their district is sorrly in need of II ca
nal which could easily be dug with tlt drain
aye funds no y tn the credit u their lt.fIirt
and private contrl uti"ns they tI"frfore
ask that The com mis-ioners OF their SHa DIS
tri,t be allowed To draw on the Treasurer
torthr funds uoS to the credit of t ,rir dix
Itiut. To IL. expended uhdct ther supervision,
ia digging the said canal.
Signed: Nls. Charles Poutit. A. Roger,
Viliur lnyert * Co. Aubert llehert. Mrs e..
Smith per l.. Il. Smith. IL. Clement .Jr., !. IL.
Tabor, Mrs. julie Sol.net. o. a.. Hrrgeron,
Gnstayr Murvant and Leonard Webre
State OF Louisiana. Parish of Lat"urchr.
March .,tl,, 1885.
T"ti.e president and m"mber of III: rolic,
.Iur, ni the Parish OF Iatourciir.
GENTS: We the undersigned citizens and res
ilrni> on the lett de>cendin. hank of Bayou
Blue. t;ax payersJ beng deprived of both,
puulic roads and drainage AMI threaten
ed almost to famine, AS AT last res'srt got +"
9etlicr with tie Intention of cieaIsI.i9 out Il,
YOU Blue IA far down "a Bayou Iar:niN, then
across I" Little Lake and from that through
biz Bayou Blue to Lon. Lake. IL dlsf i,ct al
told OF ahon: twelve mites :h.vin@ exhausted
all uur means to achieve such results, we beg
Your lIonnranlc body to assist MS. to Cut Ga
as above. mentioned. from Bayou Blue 10 L. NJ
Ilkt, INSTANCE Ol ipuut HNt HtttS IS tlt oIiN
place where We need help aS [" Bayou 5ile
Iahuvr Larroix we already opened scvt:,
miles Is feet wide and the distance required.
which gave IL. Il good result aud by way OF
bayou Lacruix gives Il quick drainage.
Our Iri.hbur> on the right bank OF I;aNou
Blaze. Parrish, OF IerrcbonntJ did half tlc
work.
With an appropriation from our pui-h Of
two hundred dollars and the same I'm the
Parish II Itrrehonne IA petltioned 10 and
l. bor furnished by interested parties E. l,iiny
Oh the lett bank OF Tcrrcbonne. W. co Ito
the work in ahour one month. VT ito n ask
to have it done but will do tue work ourselves
We only beg yOar honorable body /" give us
II help and by SO doing, til decreased waite
ui our small farm would soon more than pay
tack sad appropriation by t'xatlon.
III conclusion, We be. aud hope your honor
ALL body Will game to our assistance as ear
IS AS possible. Very Respectfully
Orvillr Il.holauX, Leutroid Dal.l-. Robert
Marcel. Urhin Ber.eron. Francois Bour.eois.
Ce e>tiu Bergeron, Joachim Perche. Adam LIE
Iorui. Emile Marunge Sr.. Octave BrrauX.
andre MaruHge, Helrie Thlholaux. Arthur
Ltlnlert. Willie Berg r"n, Emile Har"nge Jr,
Adam Marnn.-. Willie LeBocuf. Felix Tnibo
dauX, Ernest Ih:budauX, iheophiie Samanic
and Ahf'rrt Bcrgoron.
The above petitions were referred ~ IL com
III ittce of three appointed specially for tine
purpose and composed of Mtssrs. Setly, Girls
amorc and krirmer.
The report of District No. | was read and
receives, anon. other things he says that he
has repaired the levrc # tle cstit,. OF j. ID
v. DuGruss at a cost of $40. 80 and nat of +
Clamtreau at il cost Of $40 he his pt tsrntcd
his bills for hotll aud has been promised II,
early settlement by the former; hut The la
ter begs to be allowed three months in which
to pay.
The Inspector was instructed to grant the
time asked for.
The following extract from proceedings oi
the Police Jury of the Parish OF Nerniiliou
was read and received:
Proceedings Of the Police Jury of Nermlll.or
Parish, meeting Of March s. 1886.
EXTRACT.
On motion of ;Ir. Morgan, the following Or,
amble and rcsoiui ion Wis unanimously aduI
ted:
Whereas. petitions of citizens have this da,
been presented, recon nrnding among "tiri
things. the ad 'ption by this body Ola reSnlu
ton in-tructing our Representatives and SCI
ators in the General Assem- 'ly of the State, te
propose to and urge the passage by said le.is
lature Of Il "Sunday law
Therefore, be it resolved that onr Rrpr.seu
~tatives and Senators in the State Leg slAtur,
be aud they are hereby earnestly appealed to
and requested t" present to, and use all hon
orible means to secure the passage, by tn,
General Assembly at its next session, OF "a law
prohibiting through The Statc-Tne City u
New Orleans eXcepted-the -ai :. barter or ey
change of Intoxicating liquors merchandise,
on Sundays proNidlng IA penalty for lis VOL,
ton and mode OF enforcing the same.
Resolved further, that tn. Poiice Juries o
the several parishes OF the State be and the,
are hereby respectfully invited to join thi
body in a similar request to their Repr, sent;
tivcs and Senators iii the State Legs. Azure.
Resolved further, that the Clerk Of thi
body be and he is hereby ordered to forwar,
IL printed copy of these resolutions to tie Pre-
idcnts of the Police Juries OF each Of the Sc,
eral parishes of this State, at the eX pensc o
the parish.
HOWARD HoFFrAuIH, President.
l.. &. Lyons, Clerk.
The following letter i'll response to inqu
rics OF the President about the condition ul
the Davis levee Was read and received
Parish Of st. Charles. .
March 2Id. 1886.
To the President of the Police Jury OF tn,
Parish of Latourche:
Dear Sir Yours of Feb. 24th. 1886 at Rand
and i'll answer will say so tar only st. job,
the Baptist Parish has responded to our cal
by appropriating $500 for the Davis Le,ee
1t is rumOred that st. james Parish has e,
prOpriatea $500 but We have not been otlicla
ly informed Of it yet:
So far us we can judge the Davis Levee is
now about safe, but We are OF opinion that ia
et"uhi"S J"Hu vi uppFOpTiuttoE SNOulu ID
made on which we could draH III case Of emeI
gency;we cannot tell what may happen Later.
Hoping your Police jury will take the ma
ter into consideration, | remain yours r-spec
fully.
j. l.. BOUTTE
President 2. j
Per P. E. TRIcEE Secretary.
Mr.. Grisamore in the chair,
Mr.. Coulon seconded by Mr.. Seely move,
the following amendment to section s of o.
dinance No. l62 adopted February 18th. 1886,
viz. tho insertion of the words. and duly au
dited by the Treasurer Immediately afteI