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

deemed ncc---ary in any District. al the
majority of IT,. Ian inlde,-. rr-i lrlta q
-al,i District shnii 40 decide. they shall h,v
in The matter # sail rat. and drallS. tn.
~ - nwrrs A. above
The design IF tn" Drainay. Ord nance
wi~ not u cat rdndii but 10 OPEN n,tura!
drains. into which land owners could have
the surplus wa.ers Transported from their
lands, into the lake, III ltry. outlets.
The lax has b. II pad VITA that uude.-
Standing. Hence any diversion vi said ian :
would be an injustice and il wrnu. to tho
tax pavrr>. and a misrepresentation vi the
nancy tins paid.
Furth -rinore. the nae of said funds ia en-
tirrly i'll the di>cr- ion of thrs ;o;nn issioners,
who abbyr mr.. aut i"r'Zed to usc it TOR the
OPENING OF NATURAL DRAINS or out
lets.
The p, lice Jury has no supervision over
them further than 10 see that they are a'-
piled 10 the object Tor which they were rails
ed.
In regard to the petition of ~citizaus of Ba-
YOU blue. snur committee do not think it ad-
visahie To apr, pirate any funds for the pur-
pose sought, bat rs they are exhibit II. % com
men liable dispositions 10 aid themselves. and
as they compose q separate and distinct
settlement your committee al Use that til
BavnL Blue settlement be formed INTO "a sep
tIat. Drainage District. SO that the inhabi
talis of that settlement can have the bene-
lit OF tho taxes .hey pay into the Drainage
Fund.
Your committee present the following r.-o
%lutions aud ask to be discharged from fur
ther consideration of the subject.
S, r. GRISAMORE,
JNO. $. SEELY,
L.. KRAEMER.
Resolved, That in the subject matter of The
~pctition OF citizen, in Drainage District No
|. this body has 40 power to grant the relief
prayed for.
Il -u.ved. That Ordinance No. l5} adopted
and approved May 10, 1888. known aS Drain
are Ordinance be amended bv striking out
of section |, clause 3, defining the limits 70
District No. }. the words iuciudiu. Bayou
Blue"
Resolved, That there be added to the end
of section |, the words District No. l.-shall
comprise the entire Bayou Blue settlement
from the lower line of the Acadia Plantation
of Hon. + iward j Gay. TO the lowermost
settlements on said Bayou.
Mr.. Seely i'll fhe chair
On motion of Mr.. Grisamore seconded by
Mr.. Kritner the resolutions thereon contain
ed were unani m0usiv adopted.
Ozeme Naqnin was appointed commits
sioner of Drainage District No. , vice r.. l..
Winder removed from the district,
The matter OF fines rs suggested by Inspec
tor Of Dist. No. | in his report presented on
February 18th 1886, was laid over till next
meeting.
ScCtlOu 1 ACb NO. CtOl INC utucTdl ASSEM-
bly, of this State, approved July 10Th 1884.
was ordered to be published in the official
journal of the Parish.
The resolution adopted yesterday, relative
to the salary of the Clerk of the Jury, was on
motion of Mr. Delaune seconded by Mr.. See
ly, amended by the insertion of the words
January LIST. 1886, Instead of "April lst. 1886"
Yeas Grisamore, Seely, Folsc, Kraelner,
Moran and Dclaune.
Nays None.
Mr.. Grisamore. offered the following reso-
lutions.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the
various Drainage District Commissioner ap-
pointed under Ordinance No. 1853 approved
and adopted May 10, 1883, to render q report
to this Police Jury on or before the e5th Of
April Of each and every year.
First. Whether they have had any work
done during the year ending March 81 of
each and every year.
Second. If work has been contracted for
and completed, the amount aud nature of
said work. and the amounts paid tor the
same.
Third. If work is ander contract, the bro.
bable amount ad cost of same.
Fourth. If no work has been contracted
for, the reason why such is the fact.
On Motion of Mr.. Kraemer seconded by
Mr.. Moran the same were unanimously adop
ted.
The Jury then adjourned.
II. N. COULON
President.
p. Z. LEBLANC Clerk.