The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-03-07

Balance of General Fund. .............. 48 80
Balance of Drainage Fund.-. 20l4 26
Grand Palance on hand. 2O62 IS
Respectfully Submitted,
THOMAS A. BADEAUX,
Parish Treasurer
At this time the Jury took UP the matter
of pensions. and on reading of the petitions
praying for pensions, the Jury by unanimous
vote granted pensions to the following
persons, at the following rates, starting
from January lst. 1891
DR.. Z. Assellireaux, 81. 90 per month; L. M.
Lathrop, $500 Peter Lee, $500; Mr. and Mrs
| $500; John Tabor.s$4 90; Melasie Adam,
$500: Mr. and Mrs Delacreta jointly, Sc. 90;
! FILLMORE Lee, $500; Louis Colbet and
| Mother 5000; the petitions of Mrs Du-
| roche. Seeard and D'hue were LAID on the
| table.
The following report of the committee of
| Tree holders was then read, received and
| laid over for action tomorrow, and the
District Att orney requested to prepare an
| ordinance declaring the road therein re-
ported public.
State OF Louisiana. Parish of Lafonche. I
October. lth 1890
To the president and members of the police
| jury OF the parish of Lafourche.
Gentlemen,-We the undersigned commit
tee Of free holders, appointed by your honor
able body, to lay out public road from the
Coteaux. Baton Pilon, Choctaw and Bou
dreaux, to the Bayou Lafourche road, res
| pecfully report as follows:
Your committee have viewed the road
| starting from the extreme limit of the ridge
| that is to say. from the lands belonging TO
| c. Melance Thiboaaux and John Tabor, and
| formerly TO Dolphin Ford and Pierre st
Paul. and find that the road as now existing
| orA lift,
| Conlee Baton Pilon, to the Eloi Thibodanx
| residence. should he declared public and
they recommend that it be SO declared by
you. And now finding that there was
! spur Of the Baton Pilon ridge running east
| ward from EloI ThbodauxIs residence, and
that the same was inhabited by several
| tarmels, and that the public convenience
| required that road on said ridge be de-
clared public, in as much. as said road.
would not only enable the public to reach
the county seat, but also enable the farmers
| to reach the landing on the Bayou Caba-
nosse for the purposes of shipping and
receiving treights etc. Your committee
therefore recommend that. the road now
existing and running eastward from Eloi
1hibodanx' g bridge across the Coulee Baton
thence westward to the landing on BAYOU
Cabonosse, be also declared public bv your
honorable body: the road however, to pass
on the north side of Eloi Tbibodaux's house
instead of on the south side as it now
does and thence as now existing.
From Eo Thibodaux's on the main Baton
| Pilon ridge, we recommend that the read
be declared pnblic rs it now exist along the
| right west bank of the Baton Plon
coulee up to Hypolite Hebert's hsuse. whore
the road shall pass around said Hebert's
yard and to the west thereof, thence across
the Bayou Grande Coupe. and continue as
heretofore on said right bank up to Elias
| Iaw us' hpuSa whern the road hall fbo,,s
cross the coulec On the bridge where it now
exist, and pass on the north of the Haw kins'
house instead Of to the southward as it now
does, and thence continuing as i: now exist
on the crest of the ridge through the woods,
| until it strikes the large gate near the
drainage machine on the rear of the Laurel
Valley plantation thence southwark on the
plantation road to the eighty arpent line
from the Bayou Latourche, thence eastward
on the head land of said eighty arpent line,
| to the large canal, and thence southwark or
towards the Bayou Latourche, along the
west bank of said Stephen canal, making the
turn with said canal ut or about the forty
| arpent line from Bayou Latourche, to the
westward. and thence again toward the
southwark along the west bank OF the canal
on the lower of said Laurel Valley planta-
ton to the rear of the lot of the colored
church on the front of SAID plantation, when
it shall pass around and tn the west of said
church lot and intersect the Bayou Latourche
| public road.
| And now, as to the Co.eaux Boudreaux,
| your committee recommend that the road
| as 1t now exist, from the upper west line
Of the IL. Tetreau property. to the Stephen
| canal to the eastward as it now exist and
| being used. he declared public, thus enabling
| the Inhabitants OF said ridge to reach the
| road here-in-ab bove recommended to YOU, on
the west side of the SAID Stephen canal.
| Your committee, after IA very careful ex-
| amiraton OF all lines whereon it might he
| possible to pass or locate public road for
| the purposes anticipated bv your honorable
| body. report favorably and recommend
| the foregoing lines, as being the ones selected
| aud located bv them under their solemn
! oaths. committee of free holders. duly
signed by eacn aud every one of them. aud
which is hereto attached for reference,
| Respectfully submitted,
| Tras Robertson, Bruce Griffin.
Sylvere Tro-clair, Symphore Rodrigue,
want.
| State of Louisiana Parish of Lafourche.
Oath of the Jury of free holders of the
Parish of Lafourche appointed by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Lafourche to lay out
| taw and Bouareaux, to Bayou Lafourche,
/ to-wit;
do soemnly swear that / will lay out
/ the road directed to be laid out by
| the Police Iurv If tho Parish of t.afourche to
/ the creates use and advantage of the inha
hitantS aud with l'stle prejudice to
| inciosnres rs may b., without favor or
affection malice or hatred. ami to the hest
J OF my skill and knowledge. 80 help me God.