The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-01-19
1858 IL
Respectfully submitted.
Holm 5. SEEL4.
l.. r. GACDE.

L.. +. GACDE.
Resolved, That the sum of nine hundred
and titty-eisht 4l-l00 1858 Al dollars be and
the same is herby appropriated ont OF the
proper funds to pay the within claims from
No 345 TO No. 1862 inclusive.
The several claims presented. pertaining to
the election of Nov. 8, lsSS. at the snG-
sestion Of the chairman OF ,he on
Claims. were declared payable out OF the
funds already appropriated tor that purpose.
The claim of .Mr. Gustave Schmidt was also
declared payable out OF funds covered bv a
previous APPROPRIATED
The Committee on Drainage presented the
following report. which was dial! received:
Thibodaux. La. Jan. 8, leS9.
To the Police Jury of Lafourche:
Gentlemen-Your Committee ION Drainage
have examined the report referred to them
ON che drainage fund. presented by the Trea
surer, and beg leave to state that they ind
same to be a correct statement vi the
drainage fund as it purports to he.
Respectfully submitted,
j. B.. BOURGEOIS.
l.. +. GAUDE.
The report of the Committee on Public
Buildings was duly received and is as fol
lows:
Thibodaux, La, Ian. 8, 1889.
To the Police Jury:
Your Committee on Public Buildings re-
port that :l.y have examined the public
UullilAlSS uu plOpCtkN VI u a. huN
the same generally in good condition. Your
committee would recommend the removal of
the dead trees in tue courthouse yard, Occa-
stoned by the effects of tho storm of Aug. lS,
1888, and planting others i'll their stead also
the repairing OF tue gates to the courthouse
square, which are in q bad condition.
Respectfully submitted,
i. BARILLEAIiX,
FRANK CHRISTIAN
The recommendations contained in the
above report were considered aud adopted.
The following claims were presented and
referred to the Committee on Claims for ex-
animation, aud upon the claims being re-
ported upon favOrahly. An appropriation OF
81 O9 was made from the ploper fund cover
ing aame by the following vote.
Yeas-Preside1t Grisamore. Seely. Claude.
Bourgeois, Lepine, Christian, BArilleuux
and PARA.
Nays-NOne.
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Joe Sweetwine..-... .....---.......-. I OO
Z. BrauI .......-....-. ~ 50
Total................s57o %
Mr.. D. Babin, inspector Of load and Levce
District No. 4, reported bis roads III fair con-
ditiOn.
The district attorney, whose advice was
requ ssted in the matter OF the petition OF
ThOe. Leblanc and others, presented at yes
terday's session. answered IA follows:
The Police Jury cannot establish the ferry
ct the point designated within, unless 1t is
fully three miles FROM any other regularly e.
tablished ferry farmed out by the parish.
The pubic ferries have been farmed ont u.-
dor that condition. and any violation VI is
san be legally resisted by the le-sees.
l.. =. CAIl.LOUET, Dist. Atty.
Whereupon, on motion duly made and car
riod, q committee composed OF +. Barilleaux.
Ifr0in InRInuN and g. - MntL0Wa wofA AN.
pointed by the chair to report upon the dig
lance between the proposed ferry aud the fer
ries situated above and below it. and also up-
On the . visibility OF establishing said ferry.
Mr.. Seely, seconde by Mes>rs. Gaude aud
PARA, offered the following resolution, which
Wis adopted by the following vote:
Yoas-Gl isamore. Seely, Lepine, Gaude.
Nays-None.
Be it resolved by the Police Jury Of the
parish Of Lafourche in regular session assem-
bled. That the President Of the Police jury
be and he ia hereby authorized and elupuw-
cred to take the necessary steps to have the
township maps and the books of abstract O.
land entries ard field notes on deposit in the
Rerorder's office properly aud substantially
rebound, and tn have the said maps, abstraet
Of land entries and field notes thoroughly re-
vised and completed in accordance with the
provisions Of Act No. - of 1884; and that, to
defIxy the expenses OF such reminding aud re-
vision, an appropriation Of g, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. be and is hereby
made out OF any moneys i'll the General fund
A0t otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. Seely, seconded by Messrs. Bourgeois
sad Barilleaux, offered the following leeelu
ton, which after due consideration was de-
e3ared adopted by the follow ing vote:
Yeas-Grisamore, Seely, l.epiue, Gaude,
PARA, Bourgeois. Christian aud Barilleaax.