The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-02-28
THE POLICE JURY
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
First Days Session.
State of Louisiana. Parish of Laiourche
Thibodaux, La, Feb. I6, 1891.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Latourche.
Thibodaux, La, Feb. I6, 1891.
The Police Jury of the parish OF Lafourclie
met this day in regular session.
PRESENT. resident 5. T. Grisainore, and
Messrs Jno. S. Seelv. o. Lepine.. H.. Ago, J.
L. Bourgeois, +. Clristen, r. BarriIlcaux, l..
Lerille and +. p. PARA.
Absent-L. +. Gaude.
The minutes of last session were read and
approved as recorded.
There being no reports from the various
committees. the CLAIMS against tho parish
were read and referred 20 the committee on
claims.
The following communication relative tn
the public printing OF the parish was read and
laid over.
Thibodaux. La, Feb. i6, 1891.
To the Police Jury of the Parish Of Lafourche.
Gentlenen-The 22nd OF last Sehtember,
understanding that You would take action IN
regard 70 the public printing of the Parish. I
sent a proposition or request to your hnnora
bic body asking for Il portion of the patronage
that cane within your jurisdiction. 1t is now
nearly five months since you received my
communication and SO far no answer has been
given to my request. | beg to ask why you
have ignored, avoided or postponed this mat
ter?
should you feel disposed to consider my
app icatloni Ill this matter, and being IL citizen,
. tax payer and having the public welfare at
heart as a journalist think am entitled TO
consideration, l respectfully reiteratc INV will
ingue>s 70 comply with the conditions OF nav
proposition to you last September.
As an independent parochial body | think
you are vested with the powers Of making
such laws and regulations. coniormablv to
the State Constitution. as will hest accomplish
your function and suhserye the public GOOD
Hoping yen will tahe acton in the matter,
l remain Very Respectfully,
JOHN b TAYLOR.
The following report from Drainage Com
missloners of the Sd Drainage District was
Rad and received.
Raceland, La, Dee. 8, 1890
10 the Hon. the president and the members
of the Police Jury Of the Parish OF La
tourche.
Understanding the impossibility of having
the drainage of this Sd District, implovetl
with the small resource put at our disposition
We have since a few years, left the funds of
the sd Drainage District to accumulate in the
treasury Bnt this year the dredseboat Of
the Laiourche Drainage Company being at
work to dig a canal for the drainage of this
district and understanding the necessity of
procuring to said district i good and rlouer
drainage, We have decided to cooperate with
said Lafourche Drainage Company. We have
thetetoIe put at the disposition of said Com.
pany. the funds a. the credit of the Sd Drain.
age District and we certify that the amount
has been disposed OF wisely AID advanta.
geou>,y. Respectfully Submitted,
SOSTHENE FOLSE,
p. w. LEFORT.
Commissioners
President Grisamore presented the follow.
ing report on levee funds derived from the
lottery Donation.
ThibOdaux. La, Jan. 4, 1891.
To the Police Jury
G~eutlemen-I hereby present to your con
siFeratiop a statement of the Lottery Leyee
Fund showing the payments made since the
last report dated September %, 1890.
Balance on hand as per last report $S453 81
By disbursements since
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