The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-11-20
afforded. am now considering three sever

tiIl0NlH 9 oyster SiIcllS III -lclt QUANTITIES ~
to the Bayou. This is reprehenslb!c III the
extreme and indeed is vIolatiNe OF a State
law dcnouncin2 such an act as Il CRIME.
shall direct the constable 10 suate the con
tiuuince of this nuisance and 10 reqaire tlle
oN ners .! oyster crafts to deposit their shells
on the irycc banks and Ill CONSIDERATION OF
the release of these crafts FROM Wharfage dur>.
the shells Will become the property OF the
City to nc removed and employed py 1t as
may hes; suit its purposes.
The mu,ll discussed subject OF lighting the
City is II matter OF considerable Importance
auI Well demands yuGr seiloa> coii>ietratl"h
b.;orr ihc %lniti:ii Ii OF any such project Such
an undertaking. il thorough ana perfect,
would necessarily involve an outlay greater
than vour present financial ability can Justi-
ty, tl,i as |. tor one, am unolterahly opposed
to the creation Of any debts. and am exceed
iu.l, anAio is to dis 'har.e tau>e liabilities
whict. now exist and 10 pat our affairs upon Il
street cash basis. | trust that no measures
luukln. To the subject OF lighting. Will be IN
augnia,ed tor the present. l ltet aSsurr'',
however. that before your term ut office cN-
pigcs. aud with the relief which the discharge
oil Your debts viii give. You viii lie able to
cursuutmats this much desired Improvement.
There are il number OF other improvements.
I" which my attention !, at present directed
and which will receive at my hands due con
sl,lerttlon.
1t is unuecrs>.ry now to enumerate them.
They will DC communicated TO You from time
10 time us occasion may demand.
HE usual and general improvements v II Il
course so Oh ana / s1tii siNG u su
ptf'l,ioh 20 tlclF coAtutt' 1nelt Is d ih't'cl'
however, to Whith l desire 10 llNite aouf Is
pee ~ a,'eh'i"h ana tni' / 70 Nc uteu7Io
vi ''t Datat''ia N"ii'' ny ~
eastern portion OF your Guy. This Is an eX-
ccediu-ir important batter and should not
he overlooked. l am OF opinion tia We
sho""' liocte" " onee - w. II 80 '.on. tNe
baNo" % at least tie co:2r''a.e ,'he; running
Il trc"cl Oh say ~ ieet Wiue az ine u">e ana
sio"n7 up . : leet a \ u.nui', 1no
clft taken thence could be Uu'izeu on the
STREETS which are sadly Ia nce', OF Mining up.
by Inc running OF THIS trench III me manner
ii'i!c'ted, iiic laudi "o"Id L" ieHoeieo aHar-
rover ana the space nov occupying either
S1He tnulo %" hiic't III ahd cahal stleet' tnat
bcautl1nl tiiorcdShlare, which lihes tue BANKS
OF the Canal could thhs be "ldelied anu mn
proved, whereas the eo",itIol o. that street
at present Is IN a sbothIHI r4..tt, rtaueTed
thus by the condition III winch tou pffacul-
~ find the abutt:ns Canal.
It Is L source ct great a.ujFancc, ami often
OF eiTc ConsClaoncc., that the sounding OF
the fire alarm lives no Indication OF the par
ticular locality III which tie ire exists. An
alarm is struck and mcI run hitEer and tliith
er asking each other Where is the tire ~
In the mean while the flames % on. AS a
remedy for this evil. | suggest that the City
Dt sUD-tll tltsU INTO Ilt districts tlIu iiO +
sion made lur sounding alarms which will
indicate the particular ire district i'll which
the CONFEDERATION exists. |
Tie lightning roll on tho Market House be |
ing in a dilapiJutel { N lition | have caused
tue SAME to be repaired and renovated. A
suour galvanized section surln0uut> the sum
mit O. TIE dome upon which section il new
point WI, placed a new stand supporting,
section and polut. The entire cost of this Is
$500 and an appropriation 70 pay same
is suggested. AT the recent convention
OF your tellow-cit!Zeus resolutions We're
unanimously adopted commenting. the
services rendered by the retiring. May
or and Council. A copy OF these
resolutions accompanies this message 1t
gives me infinite pleasure to !t.er TO them
and | suggest that they be Inscribed on your
minutes on ii separate page dedicated to that
purpose aud preceding any record Of Your
proceedings. Your ordinances at present.
provIle for the following standing commit
tees To be composed of 3 members each. VIZ
Finance. improvements. Education, and PuO
lie Property. lsuSgest the creation OF two
additional standing committees one Oh Mar
kct House and the other on Fire Department
u be composed of three ,embtrS each aud
III this connection | wish to say that l cannot
too strongly impress upon you the fact that
the controiliu. motive which suggested tie
enactment of your ordinances providing for
the creation of committees was not merely to
convey a mark OF distinction on the mell"eIs
of the Council, appointed OR the various com-
mittees. but was intended, its well it should }
be. to REQUIRE of tle members an active parti /
%clpatiou IN the actual conduct and manage