The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-10-10
THE POLICE JURY
First Days Session.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

First Days Session.
State of Louisiana Parish of Laiourche.
Thibodaux. La, Sept 22nd, 1891. !
The Police Jury of the parish of Lafourrhe,
met this day in regular session.
Present. resident S. L. Grsamore. and
Messrs .Ino. S. Seelv. o. Lepne. +. Christen,
+. p. PARA L. Lerile H. Ago and j. B. Bour-
geois.
Absents-Nr. r. BarriIicaux
The minutes of the two last session of the
Police Jury were read and approved as re-
corded.
There being no reports from the Gem
mittee. the President ordered the reading of
the various claims, which were thereafter
referred to the committee On claims for ex-
aminations.
Various reports and petitions were read
and laid over for future action The petition
asking for the raising of the levees from
lower line of Raceland Plantation to up-
ner line of Mary Plantation. The Petition
for ra;sinr and strengthing the Lepne Lovee.
Barataria Canal. at ,,.ockport. and the Re
port of Road Inspector il, regard to the ha-
gan Crevasse were referred TO, Tue coihihi.tee
on Roads and LeveAs.
The petition from Sd Drainage Distrfc, was
read and is as follows.
Raceland Sept. eth 1891.
10 the Hon. President and members of the
As the tax paid by the inhabitants of the
Sd Drainage District is insufficient to secure
the work necessary to obtain the drainage
of said District: We the commissioners of
of said Sd Drainage District considering that
the interest of the inhabita nts Of the District
justfies our action. and avaling ourselves OF
the privilege granted to us by the law, re-
spectfully beg of your Hon Body to order an
election to test the voice of the people OF
said 3tl Drainage Distsict for the adoption of
a Special Drainage Tar of mills, for period
of five years, to be applied specially for the
Drainage OF said Sd Drainage District.
Respectfully,
M. Bergeron, l.. |. Caillouet, NJ. l.. Berge-
ron. Marcillen Bourgeois, Felixe Martin,
Felix Foret, Amedee Babin, Sarlest Terriot
Louis Martin, Pierre NJ. Bondresux, Sosthr-
re Folse, c. J. Guedry, p w. Lefort. Com
fort, Claiborne Bergeron. Fasseur Bourgeois.
Marcel Brouse, Fl. Toulouse, Paul E. Bour
eeOis Urban Danase, Clement Terriot.
Augustin Molaison, Joachim Praux, tis. Louis
Bourgeois. Alidore Breau. FerdinaEt Pitre
Alden Blanchard Lubin Be, ,geron.
The following proposition from r. Foret
e. Co., was read aud referred to committee
on Roads and Levees.
Thibodaux La Sept 22nd 1891
To the president and members OF the Police
Jury:
Gentlemen-The undersigned respectfully
represent Unat Clcy are engaged IN agflcul-
ture in the section of this Parish known as
the "Vacerie Livaudais Deigue," the same be-
ing an interior settlement, that the public
road leading from Bayou Lafourche passes
through their said plantation that to keep up
a line of fence Oh both sides of said public
road is great hardship and almost beyond
their means, and hence, they respectfully
propose to your honorable body that for and
in consideration of the right aud privilege of
erecting Il gate at the lower extremity of
their said plantation. they will bind them
selves to ever keep the road throughout
their entire front in perfect order aud to
MAINTAIN i'll good order light gate. always
in order and easy to open, and calculated to
be Of little or no convenience to the travelling
public.
Respectfully Submitted
K. FORET & CO.
President Grisamore, stated verbally that
conformably to the instructions given him by
the jury at its session of July eth last he Ii al
duly notified the Board of State Engineers in
regard to Ragan's Crevasse and that State
Engineer Lewis had informed him that he
would soon be down to inspect said crevasse
and to close same.
The following Treasurer's reports on
General and Drainage funds of the Parish
were read and referred to Committee on
Finance and Drainage respectively.
REPORT of Thomas A. Badeauy, Parish
Treasurer, IN account with the