The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-11-26
POLICE JUREES
FOR IHIRIY a
1SSv.--No. l6.-1SS0.

April 10Th 1881. lie new mem
hers # the Police Jury. appointed by
The Governor of the State met as fol-
lows:
John s. Seely, Ward /; s. T. GriSa-
more, ward , SusthGne Folse, ward
3 IL. n. ConInn. ward 8. Hamilton
Ayo, ward S i. Moran. ward 8, we've
>uoln Ihto Office and organized by
eIcctiu. :. t. GIisan1rr, President.
Francois Samoan, Treasurer, J. F.
Allan, Clerk, Adrien Roger. Sergent-
at Arms.
Mess,s. CouloE, Ago { Folse were
temporarily appointed members Of the
Finace Committee. and Nes>rs. Seely
/ aud Moran, members of the Committee
on Claims.
The llcusurer's Report showed that
lie lad paid for Quarantine claim
Si06 10, for extra work OH Court
House ana Jail $4,000. ANA for trees
III Court House yard $4,000.
Mr.. Lewis, one Of the State En-
gineerS, appeared and stated, THAT
the State would appropriate 100000
for the closing OF tie CanciennG
CrevasSe. and he was DESTROYS to
know whether the Police Jury wculd
give assistance IN case the breach was
not c.osed when the said amoun
would be expended
The question was discussed, but as
there we've no funds available in HE
Treasury, DO action was taken on the
proposition.
Messrs. Grisamore. Coulon and
Seely were appointed Il committee to
draft rules and an order of business
for the guidance of the Police jury.
May 3rd, ls80.-The jury met.
Messrs. G.. S. Matthews Of ward Z,
and Max. Deiaune, of ward 4, Laur-
ence KrRmer of ward 6 appeared,
were sworn and took their seats as
%jurors.
TIE special committee appointed at
the last session presented a report
recommending certain standing com
niittees-Finance, Claims, Public
Buildings, Roads and Levees, and un-
finished business, and an. order of
business which was approved.
A communication from H. r.
Thompson State Engineer Depart
ment was received, enclosing copies
of il new Levee and Rice Flume law,
and asking assistance in closing the
Cancienne Crevasse which was read
and laid on the table.
The President appointed the follow
ing standing committees
On Finance.-Coulon, Delaure ard
Ago.
On Claims.-Seely, Moran and
krRmer.
On Roads and Levee.-Matthews,
Folse and Guedrv.
On Public Building.-Folse, Coulon
and Klamer.
On Unfinished Observation-Disclosures,
Moran and Seely.
A communication was read from
Mr.. G. j. Barrow in reference to an
appropriation of $4,000 to pay for
watching the levees in West Baton
Rouge Parish, which was laid on the
table.
A Petition for a change of location
for the public road in Brulee Guillot
was received, and one from Mr.. w. G..
Billieu praying the Jury to provide
~"Standard weights and measure
stamps" for the use of the parish.
Mr.. E. A. O'Sulliv van was requested
to confer with the District Attorney
of the Parish of Terrebonne, with a
view of making a defnitive settle
ment Of the boundry line between ...e
two parishes.
May 4th, 1SS0.-A License Ordi-
nance was adopted, and holders of
parish warrants or claims were mott
fed to present the same to the Parish
Treasurer within so days t. be audit
ed, all not thus audited to be declared
null and void.
An appropriation of $1131.31 was
made to liqnidate bills approved.
The committee on roads and levees
presented ordinance No. 139 which
was adopted. This ordinance divided
the parish into five Districts, one on
each side cf Bayou Lafourch, above
Raceland, one each side below, the
iif5h comprising all tile interior settle
ments East of Bayou Lafourche. One
overseer was allotted to each District
at the following salaries. District /,
2, 3 and 4, $4,000; District 5, $i25.OO.
The per diem Of the Police Jurors
was fixed at $500.