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

State of Louisiana. Parish of Lafourche
Thibodaux, La, Sept, % 1890.
The Police Jury of the paris OF Lafourche
met this day in regular session.
Present-President s. T. Grisamore ana
Messrs S. Seely, L. F. Claude, F. F. PARA,
F. Christien. II. Ago aud L. Lerille.
Absent-None
The minutes of last session were read and
approved as recorded.
Their being reports from the various
committees. sIudrY CLAIMS were read and
duly referred 10 the committee on claims for
examination.
The petitions of Mrs. Severe Toups. Drau.
zin D'Hue, =. G Curtis. John Tabor and Mr.
and Mrs Asselineau were read and the iury
! after II ature deliberation as TO the merits of
the applicants. ordered that the names of the
above applicants be placed ON the pension
rolls of the parish, at the rate of 81 per
month. dating from September | inst Mr
and Mrs. Asseiineaux, however, being s.
jointly by the following vote.
feas-President Hrisanlore and Messrs
Seely, Gaude. Barilleaux. Bourgeois, Para
.. Lenine F. Christien, ii. ago. and
L. Lerile
The following petition Of citizens of the
5th and LIST. wards ot the parish was read
10 the president and members of the police
jury of the parish of Lafourche.
Ths petition oil the undersigned citizens of
the first and fifth wards of said parish res
pectfuily sEows:
That the st. John ferry has been removed
from the proper location opposite st. Johns
chapel where it has been since the establish
ment without consulting the citizens of aaia
| wards aud indeed. without giving them an
opportunity to be hear, on the subject; tha at
the removing of said ferry to some half mile
and moro from ST. Johns chapel has work ed
nd dlytU WI Ynrty
justice to the citizens of the fifth ward who
/ send their children TO the private school
! held III st. Johns chapel aud who have now
j to send their children more than halt mile
ont OF the way ta cross To said school twice
u day and tile said citizens nf the fifth ward
are also put to great Inconvenience in cross
ing the bayou t.. attend church at st. Johns
chapel that said terry was originally estab-
llsheu at st. Johns chapel for their convent
ence and should I've brought back there es-
| pecialiy as II is now less than three miles
| from tue Angelioz Terry.
Wherefore they pray that your honorable
| body Will Take this matter into cunsitera-
tion aid grant tLem relief by re-esrabl:sh-
ing st. Johns ferry opposite ST. johns
chapel, and AS i'll duty bound.
Rev. {. ~. Menarn +. Roger, Edmond
Webre, Mrs. l.. fresciair and others.
Aud the jaty admitting the Justice of the
prayer thereof. motion of Mr. Seely. Sec
ondefi By .lr. Ganslr. adopted the following
resolution
Resolved Thai the action of the Police
Jury IN removing; The f.rry at St Johns
chapel TO Il p",ns higher up the bayou La
l"urche. WAS IL temporary expedient. caused
by peculiar circumstances then existin. and
that 1t is the vi this jury to return the
Jerry To the s:.ii chapel at the next sale OF
tae same.
aha iolasin@ petition was read an.l action
thereon WIS .,s.sf Iau.ts ,iatieiiaetIy.
State OF Lan,siana. Parish ei iafourche
I 10 the preshisns as,,l u ,ssrs of the police
lafs of The parish II I...,..retu.