The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-02-28

Parish Treasurer
At this time she 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 ~4agRary ist 1891 = .
DR.. Z. AsselIipeanx. $500 per month; l.. ".
Lathrop. $500, PETER Lee, $500: Mr. and Mrs
Movable jointly, $500; Mrs CLAY So,onet
44.00; John Tabor. S4 90; M6lasie Adam.
$500; Mr. and Mrs Delacreta jointly, So. 90 !;
Fillmore Lee. $500: Louis Colbet and
Mother. $6.O0; the petitions of Mrs Du-
roche. Secard and D'hue were laid on the
table.
The following report of the committee of
free 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 Lafouche. }
October, Ilth. 1890.
To the president and members OF the police
jury OF the parish of Lafourche.
Gentlenfen,-We the undersigned commit.
tee OF free holders. appointed hy your honor
able body, to lay ont "a public road from the
Coteaux. Baton Pilon, Choctaw and Bon
dreaux, to the b. you Lafourche road. res
%peciuily report as follows:
Your committee nave viewed the road
starting from the extreme limit of the ridge.
that is to say. from the lands belonging 20
{. Melance Thibodaux aud John Tabor. and
formerly to Dolphin Ford and Pierre St
Paul. aud find that the road as now existing
and used on the left descending bank Of the
Coulee Baton Pilou, to the Eloi Thibolaux
residence. should be declared public. and
they recommend that it be SO declared by
you. And HOW finding that there WAS a
spnr of the Baton Pilnn ridge ruuniur east
ward from Eiol Thibodaux's residence. and
that the same was inhabited by several
iarmeis. and that the public convenience
required that a road on said ridge he de-
ciared public, IN as much. as Il 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-
hos>G Tor the purpose Of shipping and
receiving treights etc. Your committee
therefore recommend that. the road now
existing and running eastward fro Eln;
I hibodaux's bridge across the Coulee Baton
IllOn to the residence o. Jules Hebcrt and
thence westward to the landing on Bayon
Cabolosse, be also declared public by your
honorable body the road however, 10 pass
on the north side of Eloi Thibodaux's honse
instead of on the south side as it low
does, and thence as now existing.
From Eloi Thibodaux's on the main Baton
Pil III ridge. we recommend that the road
De declared pnblic As it now exist along the
right or west bank of the Baton pilon
conlee up TO Hypolite Hebertts house. where
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
Hawkins house, where the road shall then
cross the couiee On the bridge where it now
exist. and pass on the north of the Hawkins
house instead of to the southward as it now
Goes, and thence confirming as il now exist
on the crest of the ridge, through the woods.
until it strikes the large gate near the
drainage machine OH the rear of the Laurel
Valley planta thence southwark Oh the
plantation road to the eighty arpent line
from the Bayou Laiourche. thence eastward
on the head land of said eighty arpent line.
to the large canal, and thence southwark or
towards the Bayou Lafourche, along the
west bank Of said Stephen canal. making the
turn with said canal at or about the foi ty
arpent iihe from Bayou Laiourche. To the
westward, and thence again toward the