The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-06-07

luit tees various claims against the paris 4,
| were presented. read, and referred TO com
mttee on cliims.
Al this time Mr.. Lepine stated that he de.
sired to introduce Il resolution and asked
| that immediate action be taken theron as
| the matter was urgent.
RESOLUTION WAS adopted follows:
WHEREAS, The cultivation of lice is
| me chlei industry of n large numher of citi-
zens III the parish OF Lafourche:
WHEREAS, The culture of that cereal
can only be successfully done by irrigation
| from bayoa Lafourcke:
| WHEREAS. The financial condition of
! the majority Of rice planters will not ncr
| NIT them 10 erect puGlps for irrigation and
| WHEREAS, There has not been ii ere
vase IN the parish of Latourche caused by
| rice dahl or dahls, for twenty-tour wears. aul
"HEREA>. the construction of rice trouohs
| III the levees of the parish ii l.afourche can
De made abs lutely safe and secure from any
danger OF causing crevasses,
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Police jury of
'iie oaiish Oh Laiourche III regular session
convened.
mat the senators representing this sena-
tofIa district, and the REPRESENTATIVES re
presenting aiourche parish in the Ieois
Iatnrc he and are hereby requested to nse
| tueif influence and energy to defeat all lr~,s
ldtoh Intended 10 prevent the cons truction
oil rice dahls in the parish of Lafourehe as
such legislation will destroy the rice indus
| try and bring poverty and ruin "a hundreds
engaged Iii its culture.
Mr.. Lepine mGved that the above rasolu.
tieh without the preamht he immediately
| teieSiapaed 10 our senators anu representa-
tl'es at Baton Ronge and he fun ther moved.
that an authenticated copy OF the who,e
thefe"f he sent 10 the senators ana represeu-
tatives Of th, district and parish at liaton
Rouge. Carried.
Mr.. tarra introduced the following resolu-
| ton which was adopted
Resolved, by tue Police Jury of the Par
lsh OF LafoureiIe.
mat the Police Jury of Laforrehe an
proves OF the iauttdble efforts of the people
"t the Inundated district of this parish to
ciose LIE St Mary Pamela crevasse. and
THAT this body also approves of their en-
| deaNofs 10 raise funds and materials to en-
anlr them IL accomplish said enterprise.
Inc following petitions were presented,
iead ana OF motion laid over.
r Lafourche, La May 18th 1890.
10 the Police Jury
''ertieincn-We tie undersigned citizens
"t inns parish, respectfully recommed pbilo-
more Lee as worthy of receivine !, pension
he has epiieptic fits, aud is father OF eighf
children, all too young to assjstsbim.
Respectfully Submitted
ID. Harang, Anatole Savoie Massi Tomas.
81. Francis harcio. and others
TO the President and Members of the Police
Jury OF Latourchr:
Gentleineh-We the undersigned citizens
"i th's parish, respectfully represent to your
honorable body; that thev are persopailv ac
qnainted with Mrs 'buizephor Bouareau. re-
siding in the Choupic settlement in this mar
ish, and believe her to be worthy OF being
pensioned by the parish. She is a widow
having SIX children 10 support, her oldest
hoy beng only nine years old. and has no
home or property OF any kind. therefore we
ask that your honorable body grant the
said Mrs. Boudreaux such relief, as her case
may III your judgement seem to REQUIRE and
your petitioners, as ia duty bounu, will ever
pray etc,
l.. A. Trosear, Ernest Roger. F.. A. De-
latte. Sylvan Ford aud others
Parish OF Lafuu- he
To the Police Jury:
Gentlemen-The undersigned citizens of
the 18th. ward respectfully recommend that
the allowance OF 81 per month hsretofore
pad to alr. Peter Lee be continued to him.
as owing to his blindness he is still unable to
support his depeL dent family.
Sheldon Guthrie, Divide C,Ierami Felix
Guidry. Auguste Dardur, John G. Martin
aud others.
To the president and members of the Police
Jury OF the parish OF Latourche.
Gentemen-We the undersigned citizens
OF the town ot Thibodaus respectfuily re-
present to your honorable body that MIR
and Mrs. Louis lie la Creta residing IN,
jackson street in this town, through series
OF misfortune and old age, are reduced to
circumstances requiring assistance from
some quarte". Mr.. Louis de IA Creta is uu
able to do work of any Kind, being continu-
al sufferer from large ahcess Oh his leg, and
Mrs. de la Creta. IS prevented from earning
any money, Tor the reason that she has to be
constantly on hand in order to attend to the
absolute wants of IA crippled and mpotent
son. That they are at times without auy-
thing to eat. depending entirely upon tie
charity OF the good people IN their neigh
borhooG. That they have no home. no rela-
tltes, and are very old, and such being the
case we conscientlously recommend them
as worthy OF being placed on the peusion
roll Of the parish.
Respectfully Submitted
H. n, Coulon. c. ii. Champagne, TAYLOR
La2arde, &. A. Bourgeois NJ ID. aud others.
10 the president and members of the Police
Jury.
Gentemen-We the undersigned citizens OF
this parish recommend Mrs. Hermoyene Ro-
ir'gue. as worthy OF receiving pension
from the parish.
Totle Adam, Emile TroscIaire, Joe Pan. !
vele. Felipe MOrvant. and athefs
The following treasurer's report of the |
general and drainage funds of the parish |
were read and referred under the rules to |
the finance committee.
Treasurer's Report
+. SAMOAN, Treasurer. iu account with the |,
Parish of Lafourchc
To bal. On hand as per last report 80 .S3324 U7 |
To Receipts since
Licenses OF 1890. S07 so
Current tax OF 1889 4O6 50
Total receipts. ... $i2l4 20 |
Grand Total. 1888 46 |
By disbursements slncc-
Current Expenses.
paal and Tow Tusnae''s