The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-09-28
THE POLICE JURY
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
First Day's Session,

State of Louisiana. Parish of Lafourche.
Thlbodaux, La, Sept. i6, 1889. :
The Police Jury of the parish of Lafourthe
met this day in regular session.
:, Prescnt-President 5. +. Grisamore an1
Messrs. j. ). Seely, l.. +. Gaude, U. Lepine.
r. +. parra, II. Ayo, J. B. Bourgeois and
F. Barrileaux.
Absent-Messrs. +. Christian and l.. Lc-
rifle
The minutes Of the last ses sion were read
aud approved as recorded.
sarl0us claims we're presented read and
referred I o the Committee on Claims.
The following petition was presented aud
laid over for future action:
LOckpOrt La, August 3, 1882
10 the President and Members of tue Police
Jury:
Gentlemen-The undersigned, residents OF
tue 4th and 9th wards Of this parish, beg res.
pectfuily to request your honorable body to
appropriate the necessary funds to erect in
SAID wards, one being sufficient for both, Il
Lookup or guardhOuse wherein prisoners
might be secured until TRANSPORTATION
to the parish seat might be had.
Yours very respectfully,
g. ABR1BAT, JR.
p. N RIZAN.
JAS. 4 HARGtS,
EMILE TOUpS,
JOSEPH GUIDHOZ
The following petition was read and re-
Lafourche Parish Sept. 10th, 1889.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Pelice Jury OF Lafourche:
Gcntlemen-Your petitioners, res idents of
Lower Lafourche would respectful lly repre-
sent to your honorable body that the Ieyee.
on the right descending bank Of the bayou.
measuring distance of about fourteen ar
pents 1rOul the Whites c1evasse to the up-
per line of Charles OgerOn the same leyee
which was stake,l out last year by state En-
sineer Lewis. aud by him deemed unsafe has
sluce caved into the bayou tOa still greater
distance, said levee now threatens dire des-
trnctlon to any crop one may undertake for
the coming year.
Your petitioners would moreover ask df
your honorable body whatever relic: and as
sistance you may deen: advisable in the pre-
misses.
Signed,
MABCELIN LEDET.
PIERRE BREAUX.
ERNEST GUIDkOZ,
V. GAUTREAU,
W.HUNTER
The following petition was also presented
and read. aud tie jury by unanimous con-
sent decided that the Drainage commission
ers had full power iii the premises, the same
having been gwen to them by a popular
vote:
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lafourche.
To the Presiden; and Members Of the Police
Jury:
We the citizens of the Brulee Guillot Set
tlement respectfully petition your honorable
body to authorize the Drainage commission
ers of this district to expend portion of he
Drainage funds OF the district towards cut
ting canal on the lower line OF the jean
- tA.l
arpents from Bayou LafOurche, the lne and
course whereof Is fully described in an au-
tlentic act OF donation by the late Jean
Webre to the citizens Of the Brulee Guillot,
dated the day of 49, and duly re
corded in conveyance book NO.9, page l62
of this parish Your petitioners beg to assure
your honorable body that the cutting OF this
proposed canal will be OF great adyan,a age TO
the said Bruiee from a dl ainage stand point
and your petitioners respectfully ask Of
your body to grant this prayer and as in
duty bound will ever pray II.
rHEO. CLEMENT.
VOLZI BERNARD,
j. b. ROGER.
CLITUS ADAM.
JOSEPH ACCOIN
and others.~
The circular letter Of Board of State En-.
gineers WAS ordered spread upon the min
utes:
OFFICE OF STATE ENGINEERS. ,
New Orleans, Sept 9, 1889.
To the Honorable Police Juries Of the several
uprarian parishes:
Gentlemen-It having come unGer our OBJ
servatiOn that in many localities in varions
parts of the State the public cIevees-especial
ly the new levees and those recently raised
and enIarged-are suffering injury by their
use as raads, and by the depredutions of hogs
and other roaming stock; We respectfully ask
the attention Of the parOchial authorities to
the provisions of law on this subject, and beg
them-in cases where they have not already
donert take such early action as may be
neces1Ary to enectually prevent their further
abuse bHl destruction.
1t is Ihggested that Sec. of Act No. l08 Of
1883, Sec. Of Act No. 81 Of 1884. an, Sec.
2743, Revised Statutes Fifth Ciause) will be
found to place sufficient remedies in your
hands for the evils referred to.
Very respectfully, your obedient servants
THE BOARD OF STATE ENGINEERS.
Per HENRY b. RICHARDSON,
Chief State Engineer.
The following reports Of the Treasurer
On the General aud Drainage funds Of the
parish were duly read aud referred to the
proper committees:
Treasurer's Report.
From July 8, 1889, tu Sept. l6, 1889.
F. SAMOAN, Treasurer. iu account with the
Parish Of Lafourchc.
To balance GU hand since last report $3.50 80
To Receipts since