The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-03-09
Proceedings
or The
POLICE JURY.
FIRST DAYS SESSION.

Thbodaux. La, Feb. 20, 1889. !
The Police Jury of the parlsl, of Lafourche |
met this day in regular session.
Present-President 5. T. GrisamOre an@ |
Messrs. J. =. Seeiy, T.. +. Gaude, J. 3. BUur |
geois, f.. +. PARA and +. Christian. !
Abscnt-H. Ayo, y. Lepine, and L. Le-
rile.
The minutes of the last session were read
and approved recorded.
Various yclaims were presented duly read
and referred under the rules to the Commit
tee on Claims for examination.
The following was presented and duly raad,
whereupOn the Parish Attorney Was reQhes-
ted to draw up an ordinance granting the
prayer thereof.to be acted on ut to-mor,ows
session:
State of Louisiana. Parish of Lafourche.
To the President and members Of tho Police
Jury:
Your petitioners, residents of the Sixth
an.! Seventh wards OF this Parish respective
~ represent. that the United States having
after u prOtracted and urgent solicitation es-
tab;shed Post Office on the Malagusv
Ridge to their (your petitioners great relief.
it is required now, not only to facilitate the
transportation of mail matters to and from
said Post Office but also in order to permit
the satO transit OF any good citizens OF the
Maiaeuay Boeut, and COteau FOlse settle
nsn,s, to reach the County Seat Of this par
isll that the road following the back lane Of
clared public, and subject to the road Ordi.
nxnces Of this Parish and your petitioners
| in order to convince your Honorable body as
| to the absolute necessity Of such y road over
! the Chitamahan ridge, and in order also to
| facilitate your bOdyiu declaring same road
public, herewith PRESENT to your cOnsidera-
tion IL written pledge of the .land owners
through whose property the proposed public
road will pass, to give aud donate to the Par
ish, the land required therefor. provided
however that the Police jury will appropri-
| ate from the funds Of the Parish the sum of
$500. % to aid in tho construction of the
Bridge over the Coulee Patasas. III rs much
| as it is evident that no road can exist OF any
utility uuless said COulee Patasas is hritlged
properly. your petitioners aver that the
| above sum will not suffice to bridge tho said
COuler, but that as AN earnest Ut their prayer
they pledge themselves to furnish all the SUI.
plus that may be required towards the con-
structiOn OF said proposed bridge over the
said t'ouee and as in duty bound your petit
tioners will ever pray, etc. Respectfully
submitted,
lSigned, Mrs M. Bo,veux, l.. Kraemer.
Frank Christian. Joseph Thibodaux, G. Ho-
tard. and IS others.
The petition OF the citizens Of tte Bayou
Blue Acti lemeut was presented ~ follows,
t"-wit:
To the Police Jury of the Parish of La
tOurche
Your petitions residents Of the Bayou Blue
Settlement respectfully irequest your Hon.
body to annex and consolidate the IOn Dran-
aye District with District No $50 as to
form but one District. and to authorize tho
transfer OF all FUNDS I" the credit Of said
District No 10 to the creditiOf district No. 8.
and as in duty bound will ever pray.
Signed Urville ThibOdaux, Lcufroid Dali
gle, Eu,e Babip, Joseph Breaux, and Il
} others.
Whereuron Mr.. GaudG offered the follow
, ing ordinance s.1anting the prayer thereo!
. us follows:
Ordinances No. 170.
Ameutlin. Ordinance No, l68, relative Il
draina re, and retnnrtins the same, hy abelish
ins District No. 10. and Incorporating its ter
litnry IN District No. 3; aut thorizing the tram
, for of funds tw the credit OF said District No
10 to the credit OF District No. , aud t
provide for HE election OF drainage commits
seners Tor said district No. 3, as enlarged
I SECTION |. BE 1t enacted by the Polio
!, Jury Of Latourche parish i'll regular session
assembled That Drainage District No. !
MS defined in section l. of Ordinance NO. los
approved July II. 1887. be and the same
hereby abolished, and all the territory con
prised III said district No. To- be ard i
3 nereby Incorporated in and made part q
District No 3: so that District M. ; sha
extend tru,i til. tower boundary ine q
District No , 10 the lower line of S,stheii
Foise's Autemant plantation, including tn
j Bayou Blue Settit nent front the lower lin
OF Acadia lan:aiion To the loweimost SETTLE
ments on said Bayou Blue.
SECTION :. lie it further enacted, ct
,, That there shall he not less than six cof
mi,siouers avpointe ell for said District No
three thereof to'be residents of the Bayo
Lafouruhe and three taereUf residents tr"
the BAYOU Blue Settlement; provides
however, that untii otherwise ordained Il
three commissioners appointed for the La
District Ne. 10, shall act rs the three col
missioners from that settlement, with II
J three commissioners already appointed II
tue District No. j.
SECrIoE }. lie it further enacted, ct
That ali funds IL thr hg,n's of the Treasure
= to the treuit ui Tie late distinct No II, sh'
l,t. and are hereby transferred and Carried
:. | the creiit Of the District 20. ). rs hete
- rco:9anlzeh.
StGTluS !. BE- it further enacted etc. In
ali laws parts ri l..~s III conflict hete"i
are hereby repealed, and nat this oruih.h
9 shall take elect frdm and litter It's pasS;tl
The following Ordinance Nj. la Was ado
ted by the following vute-leas Hilstno
- seely. Gatide, parr,i, bourgeois, Chretl
and BarsileanN.
NAYS: :-SOGc.
On motion of Mr. Para. seconded by J
Gaue the Jury irocccie'. IL the eicesiJl
a Director iroll this + aiish, the ''Stato
= migration Association OF Louisiana
Andrew Price being this oaly noininat
made, was declared duly elected to fili
above office.
At this time the Committee appointed
the MAsS MEETING uf the Citizens Ot
- Parish, held under the call OF Presiden. q
III. amore OF the Police Jury, and Mayor Aue
of the Common Council Of Thibodaux,
ne peal cd and requested to be heard, the rcqu
n, being granted, Mr.. /. d. Moore proceed
-" to address the Police Jury. stated, IL
St. some time in May next, tue Press Convent
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