The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-10-11

Mr.. Christen, seconded by Mr.. Bourgeois
moved that the aforesaid committee be a.
loved a per diem of $500 per day. Carried.
Mr.. Lepine seconded by MI. Ayo. offered
the following resolution: Carried.
Resolved. That the resolution already ex-
listing requiring the drainage commissioners
to report all works done by them during the
year on the first of April of each year be
changed so as to require them to send in their
said reports by the first OF January of each
year.
Mr.. PARA. seconded by Mr.. Seely offered
the following resolution Carried
Resolved, hat hereafter it shall be the
duty of any and all commissioners of drainage
whenever drawing q voucher against their
respective drainage fund, to accompany said
voucher with an itemized statement of the
expenses for which said voucher was drawn.
Be it further resolved. That the president
shall pay only such warrants. issue no war
rant to drama &c commissioners unless vouch-
er therefor is accompanied by an itemized
statement az provided h~ereipabove.
Be it further resolved, That it shall be
the duty OF the president to cause to be pub
lished in the official Journal of the parish. All
sueh itemized statement that shall have
been presented to hun, together with the
amount of the warrant paid by him
Mr.. Gaudc seconded by Mr.. Barrilleau
offered the following resolution. Carried
ACcUitcu. AudtS cdicu DtuS DC Ttc6lfCu al
the next session OF this body for the construc-
ton OF a lock up on property now belonging
to the parish of Lafourche in the town of
Lockport.
The said to be 25 feet in length 10 feet high
IN the square, and IS feet wide. being 10 feet
body and 5 feet gallery built ON brick pillars
IL inches high. and divided into 3 rooms. to
be made with upright plank II inch thick
aud sealed inside bniliing to have air open
ings fer each room.
Bidders to give full specifications of all
materials to be used in the building fosr to
be = inches thick.
Tn petition of the 10th ward was taken
up and on motion of Mr.. Ayo seconded by
Mr.. Lerille action thereon was postponed
until next meeting OF the jury
Drainage commissioners of district No. l.
presented the following report
Lafourche Louisiana, Sept. 81, 1890.
To the Police Jury
Gentlemen-The undersigned drainage
commissioners of district No. /, respectfully
report
That they nave cleansed out and deepepsd
the old company canal below the John
Webre plantation to a depth of one foot hat
10 to say.
Ia arpeuts in length "a feet wide at a cost
OF $l68.c0 a one arpent % feet wide Sill 90
~ two arpents 20 feet wide $4,000 t4) tour
arpents 10 feet wide $3S. 90 81 pine arpents
IL ieet wide $3.50 49, eight arpents l6 feet
wide $500 extra to foreman Henry Brown
making $685. 90 and have widened said
ditch from Grand coulee up. 7 feet wide and
3 feet deep and foreman included $l22.0 90 and
had taken out from said canal AZ trees for
$500. and We have cut a new canal across
Evariste Guillot's Ridge say IL arpents in
length l43 feet wide twoi feet deep $3.50. 90
one halt arpents Is feet wide one foot deep
1915 and took down 81 trees for 81. IS and
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EMILE MORVANT
President G~risamore. stated that the next
now in order was the election of
officers whereupon Mr.. 8. L. Grisamore pres
incumbent was placed in nomination for
the position of president and there being no
other nomination Mr.. s. L. Grisamore was on
iaotion duly made and carried, declared elect
ed president OF the police jury. H.. N. Coulon
was placed IN nomination for the clerkship
and there being no other nomination, he was
elected clerk OF the police jury by
MI. +. Samoan present incuIn-
bentl and Thomas A. Badeaux were placed
in nomination for the treasurership and on
ballot being taken MI. Badeaux having re-
ceived a majority of the votes cast, was de-
duly elected treasurer of this parish.
Mr.. Richmond A. Frost was placed in
for the position of sergeant at
arms.l and he was declared duly elected to
osio Pootttoo W dCCtdIkdIltu u, EnCECIu UCthR
no contest.
The following named persons were duly
nominated and declared elected road aud
levee inspectors. to wit:
L. Trosclaire for LIST district
NJ. Bergeron End district
Z. Toup 3 district
+. L.. Barilfeaux for 4th district
Valerie Guidry 5th district
Allan Richard for 9th district
Lubin BergerOn for 9TH district
Symphore Rodrigue for 9Th district
Hector Lacroix for 9th district
The following persons were nominated and
declared duly elected drainage commission
ers for the various districts viz:
j. b. 5. Mire, (. U. M~orvant and J. 4. Cou-
lon lst district
John McCulla. JIG. Braud and Hugh Co.
Sostbeue FoIse, j. Guidry and w. Lefort
2 district
Lubin Bergeron and Oville Thibodaux Bird
Joseph Toups. William Williams and L.
Ledet 4th district
L. Trosclair, s. Morvant and d. Cancienne
9Th district
o. Lepine. Prosper Toups and U. Preston
bach 9th district
{. S. Mathews. K. Foret and a.. Ayo eth
5. Bourg. Lovingly Leblanc and j. r. Ba-
1eaux 9Th district
Paul Leiort, V. Guidry and Estival Savoie
9th district
The following lcvee commissioners were
declared dnly elected tor the various levee
Thomas Beary. i. G.. Itousseau and Zanon