The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-06-16
THIBODAUX, LA, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1885,

| per Tops and Wellington Hebert were
! rlared III nomination ana the vote resulted
; follows: Scally S, Toups7 Hebert g.
MessrS u. Scally and p. Toups were de-
clared duly elected drainage commissioners
Tor District No. 6. and the secretary was di-
rected to notify them of their electlon.
Ihc drainage commissioners of District No.
presented the iolewin. report, and same
was duly received:
Thibodaux, La. May 90. 1888
To the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-since our last report, dated
Dec 10, 1856, we have the following state
ment to make:
We have continued the ditch heretofore
made to the railroad crossing, near Schreiver
Station. to within short distance of the
causeWay which leads froln bayou Terre-
benns To bayou Black, which gives n free
flow Of water from the lands in the district
under our supervision. atfording good drain
age and speedy removal OF surplus rainfall.
4his has been done at cost OF S42l 46.
Your commissioners have also had the
dltch previously cut cleaned out where any
| Instructions had formed. aud deepening
where 1t was found necessary, at an outlay of
S62 60
They have also expended for repairing
bridges over canals cut the sum OF SIG. and
ia lurther sum oi - ior person al expenses OF
| the commissioners in the discharge Of their
duties, nakingt total for work done IN 1867
OF SJua UG.
Your commissioners found from pc, sopal
inspection that there was a deficiency oi
drainage III that portion OF their district TO-
Gated btoW the corporate limits OF the town
OF 1hioodduN, eXtendin. from bayou La
fuurcte to the rear.
AS The natural outlets were no longer Drae-
tIcabic as drains. the same being hiled and
enciosed 1t va, considered advisable to open
one Oh the lnain dltches through that area of
The dlstflct as a passage tor the water need
ii's al outlet to the main canal III bayou Ter
reu"AAe. AoGt commissioners have had the
ssi.ic dene Ut Il cost of SlU 43.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MCCULLA,
j. &. BRAUD,
q. NAQUIN.
commissioners.
on motion al Ar. Grisamore committee of
two members ot the jury was appointed to
examine and cancel. il found correct, all the
vouchers Of the Treasurer H., to tate of his
last report.
Inc chair appointed Gn the said committee
Messls. Gris.,inore and kraemer.
Mr DeaUne Offered the following resolu
tom. which was duly seconded and :.dspted
Resolvtd, That an appropriation OF 500, or
;ls much thereof as may be necessary. DC a.ld
Is hereby mate from the funds remaining to
tho credit of the General Fund OF 1887, after
the repairs 10 the public buildings ne COM
pieted. or out OF the funds OF the current
year, TO be used towards preventing the How
Vi water through the Letort crevasse.
Yeas-President Coulon and Messrs Grisa
more seely. kraemtr. Ayo, Moran Mathews,
Delaunc aud C.ierame.
Nays-None.
On motion of Mr. kraemer the President
was authorized to destroy all his warrapta
dnd vouchers. AS same were now OF no value.
un motion Of Mr. Grisamore the committee
under hose supeivi ion the repairs to the
public buildings are now beia. made. was
continued and directed to report to the Police
Jury OF this parish at its first session after
| the mplet'on OF said work.
Mr.. Moron moved that when this jury nd
! Ioulned, 1t adlouIn subject 10 the call I + the
President Carried
Mr. Grisan,ore moved that IN case the new
/ iury is appointed and meets before a cali is
made by the President of this Jury for
another session, that the President and clerk
OF this jury be authorized to turn over all
! hooks aud papers in their possession to the
new jury. Carried.
The committee appointed to rebuild the
| bayou rOiguon bridge stated that they had
| advertised sa id reconstruction t. be sold to
| the lowest bidder. and that Oh the Gay of sale
the lowest bid was rejected by them Tor the
reason that same was exhOrbitaDt.
On motion OF Mr.. Mathews, duly seconded
! and carried. the action of the committee in
! the premises was approved.
| My. Mathews i'll the chair
| The following Resolution was offered by
Mr. S L. Grisaamore. and same being G,tly
sccol ded, was unanimously y adopted and Or
! dered spread upon the minutes:
! Resolved, That the thanks Of this jury are
due and are hereby rendered to Hon. II. \.
| Coulon for his able, efficient and impartial
services as pvesidin. officer of this jury tor
/ the last four Years.
President Coulon expressed his deep ap-
| probation OF the kind return made to him by
| his friends and felow-members AS evidenced
! by the resolution just adopted, and stated
| further that his success and efficiency as
| president due i'll a great measure to tho
| kindness zeal and united effort OF the entire
t jury, and he begged that it would not be con-
/ si,iertd self praise to sincerely thank them
/ Ior il, and bid them farewell as good aud eii-
! cicut public servants
President Coulon in the chair.
The committee appointed to examine and
cancel the vouchers OF the Treasurer up to
date, reported Ills follows:
Thbo,aux, La, May %. 1893.
'..'e the Police Jury-Tbe special coinlaitter
| appointed t. examine the books and vouchers
oi the Pa,isL Treasurer. present the follow
lug report:
Thar they lfave examined all vouchers and
/ colni,ale.l tho same with the books of the
/ Treasurer and his report, and tind them to
agree and correspond, and further. we find
! that all vouchers have been properly can
! cc!td We kant the same to the Jury vii h