The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-07-19

Thibodaux La. July T. 1890.
To the president and members of the police
jury OF the parish of Lafourche
Gentlemcn-The undersigned jury of free
| holders of this parish appointed by your
honorable body at it's regular session held on
| the Is day of Aplil 1890 tor the purpose OF
| laying road from the BATON Pion and
| Cofeau Bondreaux to Bayou Latourche, beg
| leave to submit the following report viz
Your jury, upon q careful examination of
| all roads suggested to wit.
| The proposed road starting from the
ridge III the rear of the Laurel Valley plan
tation and thence running westward through
the woods and on the crest of the ridge SO as
10 strike the lower line of the Monte plan
| tation we believe to be impracticable. owing
| to the nature of the soil and lowrcss of the
| rid ge over which il is proposed TO construct
| it. and again on account q the outlay re
| quired in bridging five different cnnlees or
| bay0us interSectiug said ridge requiring
! bridges saw from 80 10 100 feet in length and
! again ewing to the low and swampy soil this
| road would have tn he constructed over from
! the sixty acre line of said Plantation and
| vonr jury believe from the above facts
| known to them from thtlf own personaL
| knowledge that road passable at all times,
| of the year on this line would be difficult to
construct aud beyond the means OF the par
| ish.
| =. The proposed ronte Will, the road from
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| the said LaurcI VALLEY plantation, entering
on said plantation ut the large gate at the
| draining machine and following said road as
| it now exists running southwar,i until It in
tersccts the read on tie eighty acre line On
| said planta ion aaG thence eStstw yard until
i intcrsects the most ca tern road on said
| plantation thence scnthwy4de on said plan
! tation road until bayou e.atourehe road -
| reached, striking same at a poin5 between
the coored church oD the front of said plan
| tatiCh and the plantation store, this road Is
| better described as tile ROAD passing imme
| diate}y 10 the east Of tho residence OF Mr..
Il. a Waynod and running in q straieht
line from ttc rear Of aure4 5sxaalIey plan:a-
tion to bayou Latourche, a wi:h one short
ercok however to the cast at the 10 acres
line.
3. The psoposed road from the Baton Pi-
Ion IA defined in the foregoing End road.
unit. it strikes the Esteven canal passing be-
tween the said Laurel Valley plantation and
TIE tract Of land purchased by the owners
Of said plantation from Zenon Gullot, thence
along the vest side of said canal running
| snui hwaItt 'r towards bayen Latourche. 70
the 40 acre line from bayou Latourche and IN
the rear Of the lands Of Amasee Ledet and o.
| Bergerou thence westward the width OF
said two tracts, and thence southwark and
always west OF said Esteyep canal and
! aleng the lower line Of said Laurel Valley
1 plantation to the bayou La.ourche road.
Your jury think it necessary here to state
that they find one day. and that, i'll the mid
die OF summer hen it is almost impossible
to stand the heat OF the sun q very short
time indeed, to decue and determine up0n
| / public road Tor the ahoVe i0cniitv, especial
IL when, no road can be laid ont leading
from the aforesaid locality ut all practicable
aad to the ease and advantage of the inhahi
tants thereof unless it be taid ont and de.
termned upon to the prejudice OF enclosures
and great Inconvenience Of the front owners
of lands on bayou Lafeurche.
Therefore Your jury considering the short
! ness Of the time in which ther ha;i to do thi,
: work and the Importance of the question te
} be determined. have reported three routes
one whereof they eonscentiously believe tt
he impracticable. and two whereof they be
, lieve o be practicable, but to acOnsiderablt blt
: prejudice of Enclosures OF Mr.. Il. A Wormalt
the owner of the Laurel Valley plantation.
Your Jury leaves to yOGr honorable body tC
determine which of the above routes shall bt
selected or whether further examination o
the locality shall be made before finally de
;ermning upon any road
Respectfully Submitted
l j Chappuis, J, O. Poche, j. AIcisle Toups
Alfred Puche. d. Cancicnne. u. Laparouza
| +. Toups.
The president at this time called MP tht
) proposals of the Office Specially Co of Ro
chester. Nav York for three cases--oue iol
the clerks office and two cases for the recoi
posals offered by said company at previou.
meeting with the exception that the cost OF
) the said three cases shall net exceed the sun
of 500 and provided further the said compa
ny he granted mp to the first OF February mex;
to erect and deliver the cases II position il
the court house aud ready for aud provid
ed furthe, that the payment thereof shall no,
} be denandable until February J, 1891.
Ard on motion by Mr.. SeeIy seconded by
Mr.. PARA the above proposals as stated were
accepted and the president authorized tt
contract for same. by the unanimous yea and
nav vote OF the Jury.
President Grisamore, explained to the Jury
his action in regard the renewal of the old
blind colored woman from parish jail and
providing her with proper care in a private
family at a weekly expense payable by the
parish Of $3.50 per week. and the same met
with the approval OF the Jury and the weekly
al owanec continued until further orders the
president being however, requested to apply
for her sd mission in the.asy ylum for the blind
al Baton Rouge.
AIR SeeIy seconded by Mr.. Lepine offered
tae following ordinance Mo-
Ordinance No.