The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-07-16
THE POLICE JURY
OFFICIAL PROCEEDING
State of Louisiana. Parish of LatOnrche. !
Thib0daux, La, July 5th, 1892. {

State OF Louisiana. Parish; of LatOurche. I
Thbodaux. La, July 5th. 1892.
The Police Jury of the parish OF Lafourrhe,
met this day according to adjournment.
Present. resident 5. r. Grisamore and
Messrs. +. P. PARA, r. Barrlleaux. j. B.
Bourgeois, 81: Ago. Jno. S. Seely, +. Christen,
and Alidor Thbodaux.
Absents--Messers. 0. Lepine ION account
OF sickness and l.. Lerille,
The minutes OF the last session were read
and approved as recorded
Tie claims asainst the parish were read
| and referred TO the Committe en- claims for
examination. s5
The petition OF neighbors of Mr.. TheophiIe
Landry person. deaf, dunno and asking that
! he be retained on the Pension tofl Of the
parish from January fst 1892, at $l.OO per
month. was read and on motion duly carried
the prayer OF the said petition was granted.
The Petition of the citizens of the end r. 4
u District OF the parish relative to the con
dition of the roads and duties and powers of
the Road Inspectors was read received and
laid over.
The notification OF Mr.. Theopold Gros Road
inspector, In III regard to Bridges
over.
AT this time Mr.. Martin at the suggestion
OF President Grisamore was heard in support
| of the Petition of citizens OF 2nd K. and L.
District.
President Grsamore read his report as
follows
OFFICE OF POLICE J.RY
Thibodaux, July 5th 1892.
10 the Police Jury. }
Gentleinen-At your last meeting this body
| appropriated $400 90 Tor the construction OF a
banquette on the East, South, and West sides
OF the Court House square. Upon consulta-
| ton with several members of this body and
some OF the citizen tax payers OF the Parish
| thought 1t advisable to change the plan
somewhat different from that agreed upon
When the appropriation made SO as to
make it correspond more nearly to the ban
quette on the North side. ascertaned that
| to put down a banqnette similar to the one
above mentioned would cost about 20O0 co.
But, by laying tirst pavement of ordinary
brick, to be covered with banquette of hard
| brick. and cementing it the cost would not be
more than $6O0.OO
therefore decided to build it in that man
ner trusting to meet your approval for the
| change.
| bankquette of that kind will last, at very
| little expense, for century.
| have borrowed l35 loads of sand from the
| corporation to till the bankuqette, and put it
in shape for the placing of the bricks, which
is 60 be returned when the water falls. Owing
| to my inability to purchase bricks the bank
quette is not quite completed.
I hava recei:ed u communication from Hon.
c. NJ Lanbrement Jr-, President of the Police
! Jury of thu Parish of st. James, La asking
that your body will make IAN appropriation
| Or contribution to help defray the expenses
incurred in closing the New Hope Creyasse''
| in said Parish
| The succe ssiul closing Of that break in the
J Ievee has saved the crops OF all the interior
| settlements on the East side of the Bayou
Laiourche, and, ut least. the neavy cost to
the Planters fronting on the Bayou OF tightin.
the back water for two or three months.
The injury this Parish would have received.
| had that crevasse not been closed is meal
| culable
l think that the Police Jury would be
justihad in giving the assistance asked.
/ The committee in charge of the Levee
| Lottery fund OF District D are willing to ap-
proprlare something from that fund.- with the
sanction of this body.