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

Respectfully Submitted.
F. SAMOAN.
Ihbodaux, La. May %, 1890.
President Grlsamore handed in the fol,
lo"ihs fehoft' which was ordered spread
upon the minutes.
1hbodaux, La. May 26. 1890
To the Police Jury.
| Gentlemen-In pursuance of reo,.
the people whose lands were inundateI IA
| by dlfectlon OF Governor Nichols. b.va
made reqnisitIons on the government for
| rations Tor the citizens Of the third ward
len thnhSahh rations were sent to the
people of the third ward and five .ho',', VI,
| to the Bruslee GuiIot settlement '''n''
| Owing to delay in receiving ;, sta.o.
| of the numhaf OF sufferers of tba fnnrtl,
ward. ratons have not VET hea, ,,oa; 80, v "
bnt no doubt they will be forwar,led in ,u, :,
| few days "
! again call Your attention to the neeessitv
OF nnrchasih@ sheives Tor the recsrder's and
clerk office. as those now OH hand ,re fli
| Cd to their utmost capacity ~
| have pnrrhaSed three tables for tbe
clerk and record 'ers offices and thirtvlsix =
chairs, OF which eighteen are designed for
the grand jury roo Ii, and the remainder tor
the oiLces III the lower story of the court
house. The cost OF the same being set 10
of TWO hundIed dollars for "a policv of ir.
insurance on court house and library with
Ill for three years from April 49, 1890
l have recel, eli soino tciegranIs from Hon
Andrew Price IN reference to the oyerfnwed
districts which were answered with the in
formation demanded.
respectfully submitted
). /, GRISAMORE
President
~
No reported all roads aud levees in his
district in good 0fder but anticipated the
over flow Ut the road in front Of the Theo.
Harang places by the rice Aumes aud asked
Instructions i'll that event.
MIR. Seely seconded by Mr.. PARA offered
the following resolution; adopted.
BE it resolved by the Police Jury OF the
parish of Laiourchc IN regular session con-
vened.
That the senators from this seaatarial dis
trict and the represent ,tives of this pari h
in the legislature ct Louisiana now in session
be, and they are hereby requested, to use
their influence in obtaining necessary ao
preparations to enlarge the buildings at the
insane asy luIn at Jackson Louisiana, or for
the construction of new buildings 80 tina, all
Insane persons in the state may be accann-
dated and properly treated therein when
ever proper legal demand iut admission
be made.
Special committee on bayou Chocutav
bridge handed The following report.
Parish OF Laforrche, Safe OF Louisiana
To the president and members of the Police
Jury.
Gentiemen-Your committee appointed at
the last meeting OF the Police Jury to ex-
anime the location OF IA proposed bridge on
bayou Choeiaw and TO see if public ne
cessity demanded the building of a bridge
on said bayou Chuetaw and also tue
probable c0si vi bui.,iin. same.
Respectfully report that thoy examined
the OLD bridge and found same TOO narrow
and entirel, too low. 1t sbstruc,s tile free
passage of water. consequently it interfeies
with the drainage at the trent lands,
We are under the impress en- that u new
bridge ought TO he built. hut not until the
road is l"cxte.i, beca use from the best infor-