The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-07-23

sary TO the Bridges in his district. and thai
said Estimates be handed to this jury at its
next session - -
The Petition from citizegs Of the o,d p
ana l.. District was laid on the table. in as
much as the cause for said petition 70 longer
existed.
Mr.. Thibodaux stated that the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Mr.. Cal llouet be
now hiled. ana he thereupon nominated Mr.
Marceliin Bergcron and there being no other
nominations made Mr., Bergeron was by ac
clamation declared elected R. & L. Inspector
for the 2nd District of this parish.
Al this Stage of the proceedings the iurv
resolved itself into Board Of Reviewer.
with Mr.. PARA i'll the clair,-and resummed
the examination of The Assessors Rolls where
It mad left of on esterday-Whereupo Mr.
Grsamore moved that the following report
be made to the jury.
The Board of Reviewers on the Rolls of the
Assessor for the year 1892, respectfully repoIt
that they have examined the said rolls.
But one protest has been presented Us for
consideration, in which instance the party
protesting had failed to fill out the assessment
llst presented to hiuI as the law reanires.
Upon comparison with other properties in the
same portion of the Parish, the assessment,
on that OF complainant does not appear to be
above that assessed upon similar property OF
his neighbors.
The Board of Reviewers recommend tbe
We
Resolved, That the rolls of the Parish As
sessor for the year 1899 now before this BODY.
be adopted and approved.
Whereupon the jury having resumed it's
session. Mr.. GrIsamore in the chair.
Mr PARA chairman OF the Board of Re
viewers submitted its report above referred
to, and the resolution therein contained an
proving and adopting the Assessors Rolls for
the year 1882 was dtly passed by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas : Grisamore. Seely, PARA. Avo.
Bourgeois. Barrilleaux, Christen aud Thiho-
daux,
Nays :-None.
Two separate communications relation to
the success i'll closing. the crevasses i'm the
Parish OF St. James and the crevasses on Mrs
Iephylin Foret in this parish addressed to
tins jury by the President Of the Police jury
of st. James Parish AMI Mrs. T. Foret respec-
lively, were taken under consideration.
and on motion of Mr.. Seely seconded by Mr.
Ayo the following Resolution was carried by
unanimous vote rs follows
Whereas the Parish Of Lafourche has heen
saved from great calamity by the closing of
crevasses in the Parish of st. James and at
Mrs. 2, Forets IN this parish
Therefore Be it Resolved. That the Com
| missoners of the Lottery Levee Fund in Dis
trict No 5 be directed to appropriate the sum
| of S250.00 towards the defraying the expenses
OF closing OF crevasses in the Parish of st.
James and that the commissioners OF the Lot
| terry Levee Fund in District No be directed
| to appropriate $25000 towards the payment
of expenses incurred in closing the Foret
| crevasse aud that the sum of $3.50 90 be ap-
| propriated out of the General Fund of this
| parish fof the same purpose in each case and
| that the checks drawn in favor of the same
| he male rayable respectively to the order of
| the President of til" Police Jury OF the Par
| ish Of St. James and Mrs. Zephyrin Foret.
| The President at this time stated that al
though It had been usual to leave the adop-
tion of the Revenue Ordinance to the incoal-
ing Jury, but, in as much as the Governor had
not made any appointment thus far, and not
| knowing when said appointments would be
mace, he suggested that to facilitate the pay
ment of the taxes on mmovablcs now soon
dne tha: 1t might be best to adopt the Reve-
nue. Ordinance establishing the rate of taxa
| ton.
Whereupon Mr.. Seely seconded by Mr.
| PARA offered the following resolution, which
was adopted by a vote as follows:
Yeas :-Grisamore, Seely, PARA, Ago, Bar
illeaux, Bourgeois, Chrsten, and Thibodanx
| Nays None.