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

ii. AYO.
At this time the report Of the Committee
OF Frse-holdstS was taken up aud Mr. sew
seconded by Mr. I.epin- off, rpd the fellow
Ing o'dinance rea i've there.o.
Ordinance. No
Adopting the report Of the Committee Of
Free-holters appoint, d to lay ,ut Il pub
Ilc road along and IRON CuteauS Baton
PilOn, Chactaw and Buntlreaux to BAYOU
Lafourche; and declaring and establish
ing public road along and from said
Coteaux to Bayou Latourche, and for
other purposes.
Sect. /. BE II enacted by the Police Jury
OF the Parish Of Laiourchs in regular meeting
assembled. That the report Of the Com,nittee
Of Free holders appointed by this body for
the purpose OF laying out public road
along and from Coteaux Baton Pilon,
Chactaw ana BOudreaux to Bayou Lgfourche,
bearing date Of October llth 1890, and duly
returned to this body at its present session,
be and the same is hereby adopted.
Sect. ,. BE it further enacted, ETC., That
the TO lowing roads or highways are hereby
declared to be public roads, to wit The
road as now existing and used on and along
the lett descending bank of the CouIee Baton
Pilon. starting from tne lands belonging to
Y. Melapce Thibodaux and Jehn Tabor, and
formerly to Dolphin Ford and Pierre st. Paul,
to the residence of Eloi Thibodaux thence
from said residence of Eloi Thibodanx on
and along the right or west bank las it now
exists) of the Couee Baton Pilon on the
main ridge of Baton Pilon, up to the house of.
Hypolite Hebrrt where the road shall pass
around said Hebert's yard and to the west
thereof, thence across the Bayou Grand
Coupe, and to continue as heretofore on
said right bank up to the house OF Elias
Hawkins. where the road shall cross the
Couee on to the ridge where 1t now exists,
and pass oD the north side Of said Hawkins
hnn inst nfcn Il, ,r~.l -
and thenee to continue as it now exists on
the crest of the ridge, through the woods, until
1t strikes the large gate near the drainage
machine on the rear of the Laurel Valley
Plantation. thence southwark on the panta-
ton road of said Laurel Valley Plantation
to the eighty arpent line from Bayou Latour-
che, thence ca tward along and the
headiand OF said eighty arpent line to the
large canal on said plantation, knowL as the
Stephen canal. and thence southwark or
toward Baycn Latourche. along and on the
west bank Of said Stephen canal, making the
turn with said canal at or about the forty
arpent line from Bayou l.afourche, to the
westward, and thence along and on the west
bank of said canal on the lever line of said
Laurel Valley Plantation, southwark to the
rear of the lot ct the church for coored
people on the front of sail plantation, where
it shall pass around said church lot and to
the west thereof out to the public road ou
Bayou Lafuurche. And that the road now
existing and running eastward from Eloi
,, Thibodaux's bridge across the Con6e Baton
Pilon to the residence of Jules Hebert and
thence westward to the landing on Bayou
Cabanosse be and the same is also hereby
declared to be public road.
And that the road on COteau Boudreaux
as it now exists and is in use from the upper
or west line of the property Of ii Tetrtau
running eastward to the Stephen canal, and
until it reaches the western bank thereof he
ar,1 tha ia harahv daaIaraI and
lished as a public Dad.
Sect 3. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the roads hereby declared to be public and
established as such, shall be of the same
width wherever practicable, and in all things
conformable to law regulating the establish.
| ment, management. control and repair of
public roads in this parish.
Which was adopted by following vote
Yeas.-Grisamore, Seely, Lepine, Ayo
Lerille, Bourgeois, Christen, Barilleaux,
PARA
Nays None.
The matter of extending aid to the Tuter.
national River and Levee Improvement
Association, was on motion duly seconded
and carried, laid over until next session.
The following bid for the construction of
the Luckport lookup was submitted.
Lockport, La Jan. 7th 1891
To the Hon President and Members Of the
Police Jury of the Parish Of Lafourche,
Thibodaux.
Gentlemen.-I hereby propose to build the
Lockport lookup, for two hundred and
seventy five dollars, according to the fol-
lowing descriptions. Is feet wide inciu ling 5
feet gallery. by 25 feet long and ten (l0| feet
high. with the usual heights and slant of
roof and as follows, i6 pillars IS inches high,
ground-plate 6xS inches, sleepers 2xS inches,
2 feet Gin. apart, posts 3xi inches bout 3 feet
apart, plates 4xi inches, joists 2x6 inches,
2 feet 8 in apart, rafters ks inches feet 9
III. apart. gallery p SITS 3xS inches. floor
2 inches, weatlerboards upright T. inches
with batting, 2 separations q rooms) bv
double row Of inch plank ualled and rivited
Together. over head floor inch, 3 doors | ] in.
thick and cross lined by | inch plank, win
dow any size same plan as doors. ordinary
size lats and shingles good quality, all above
to be cypress.
Sealed inside wall around main body only
with pine scaling ordinary thickness.
Very respectfully
u. ABRIB At Jr.
And the same was formal adopted aud
the President authorized. on some few
chaages being made therein, to close the
contract for said construction with MIR.
Abrib. on motion duly seconded and
carried the President was authorized to
appoint committe to he composed of three
members Of the Jury and two citizens whose
dnty will he TO attend t. the construction
Of SAIL luekup under the contract, and to
scrrive same when coinpletei.
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