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

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They are approved and payment recon-
mended when they comply with the law.
Respectfully Submitted.
FRANK CHRISTIEN.
JNO. s. SEELY,
F. BAhILLEAUX
Which on being approved by the Jury, Mr..
Seely offered the following resolution
Resolved. that the sum of f$l032.79, one
thousand and thirty two 79-l00 dollars be and
is hereby appropriated out of their proper
funds to pay the within claims.
And same was duly adopted by the follow
ing vote.
Barrilleaux, ago, PARA, Christen. Lerille
and Gaude.
Nays-None.
Mr.. Claude presented the following report
on the part OF the Committee on Drainage.
Thibodaux La. Sept. %, 1890
To the Police Jury.
GeDtlemen-Your Committee on Drainage
have carefully examined and compared the
report of Treasurer on the Drainage Fund of
the parish. and found same to be a correct
statement OF what it purports; and they
Therefore return same duly approved.
Respectfully Submitted
L. +. GAUDE
II. AYO,
J.B. BOURGEOIS
Committee on Drainage.
Mr.. PARA, on the part of the Road and
Levee Committee presented, the following
report. Carried
Thibodaux. La, Sept %. 1890.
To the Police Jury:
Gentiemen-Your Committee on Roads and
Levees to whom the communication of Sidney
+. Lewis, Esq, asst state engineer was re
ferred. beg leave to report that they recon-
mend that the president of this Board, shall
insist upon the dangerous points in the leyees
Of the 3rd district of this parish receiving the
proper attentions of the State Board OF En-
gineers, in due proportion of the levee tag
paid into the treasury by the people of this
parish.
That the people of the lower portions of
this parish paying levee taxes are clearly en-
titled to levees for the protection Of their
lands from overflow and that the people of
this parish will not consent to the expendl-
ture of the entire money of their respective
levee districts for the repair of the river lev
ses and none to the bayou levees on their
fronts, in other " ords they cannot. apprecia.
ting any difference between overflow from
the river and overflow from the bayou.
Ynur committee would call the attention Of
the commissioners of the levee funds of the
Lottery Company to the above mentioned
letter Of the asst state engineer and urge
them to attend to the repair of the threaten
ing levees in their said respective districts
and also warn them if possible to reserve a
sufficient amount of their funds for use dur
ing the next high water season.
Respectfully Submitted
+. P. PARA.
l.. +. GAUDE.
The president at this time called I'm the
unfinished business, and the matter of deter
mining upon and laying out of a public road
from Baton Pilon, Choctaw and Coteau Bou.
dreanx ridges to Bayou Lafeurche. Where
upon Mr. Seely seconded by Mr.. Ago, offered
the following resolution. Carried.
Whereas the jury Of freeholders appointed
to locate a public road from the settlements
on Baton Pilon, Bayou Choetaw aud Coteau
Boudreaux have failed to accomplish the
work assigned TO them.
BE it resolved. That another jury of Z free.
holders be appointed to locate a public road
from aforesaid Co'sana and report to this
jury at its next session.
The president appointed the following NAM
ed free hoidefs to compose the above com
mittee. TO wit: Trssimond Robertson, Levin
cy iodrig ne. Symphors Rodrigae, Urban
P~restenbach. L: rrosclair, syivere Morvant,
and Bruce Griffin.
On motion duly made and carried the clerk
of this Jury was required TO attend sub-eon-
nitree' OF free holders tor the purpose of
qualifying sh@rn and also to prepare the pro-