The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-05-28
VI 1 KS
IL. n. COULON. Clerk
second Days Session.

| Thihndaux, La. May II 1892
| ne Poiice Jurt of Iafourche met this day
| pursuant to ahiorrnment
| Present :-Presidcnt Grisamore and Mes.
| sers >eely, PARA. Bourgeois b uilleaux an |
| Thibodaux
Absent ;-Lepine. Lerilie, Ayo and Chris
ten.
The minutes of the two last Sc siens as
we'll as the adjourned session of Yesterday
We're read and approved as recorded.
The various claims were read and referred
to coumtte on claims.
J. The Petition o. Citizens Of Bayou Blns
asking and appropriation of 5 SEQ for the
public Road through what Is known as the
Bourbiere.
2c The Petition of Mrs Adolph Ford ask
lug for Pension, and the Petition of Citlzeus
OF Chacbay, Choupic and Bayou II IRON for
the appointment OF Mr.. Theohall Gros to the
p"stioE Of Road Inspector for said district.
and the above Petitions were laid over for
future action.
The foling report were read and duly
received.
GRAND JURY REPORT
Thibodaux La, April 9Th 1892
To the Honorable Judge Goth judicial
Court.
behalf OF the Grand Jury selected for
this criminal term of Court the undersigned
Forem Il appoint ed by your homer, desires to
tHdhC tht iG!ioNluS nudt report
In accordance with instructions received
from you we examined the Parish Prison
which we are pleased to report appeared in as
good a condition as can be desired.
Better ventilation however for the lower
cells would not at all be discordant with
humaEe aud htalIhtul demands. hut as the
building has served i'll its present condition
for g.eat number of years it may be con
sidered an unnecessary innovation for us TO
rs"'n.Hend the placing of several ventiatols
in the Jail for the benefit of the prisoners in
the lower cells.
The Police Jnry would not do wrong in
CIV ug this matter in consideration.
The prisoner now in custody four in Num-
te' exp esse themselves peiie tly well
satisfied with the care and attention accoded
t. en by the officials.
A visit TO the Recorders Office disclosed
to your jury men that the records anu papers
OF the parlsh and other fixtures therein
contained are in proper order and condition
with the exception OF about Il dozen volumes
OF the records of this Parish of the beginning
of this century, one of the dates in the acts
gong back tar as loO9 Ike books are
mutilateu. We were informed taat the
ot her grand iuries La recomlEend ed that
tht Sc oo1s be bound, nut SO tan nothing has
hecu done, hence we deem it oar duty to re-
ecmnlend and urge upon the Police Jury oi
the Parish OF Latouruhe that these volumes
oi our public records be bound and otherwise
made secure. Several of the books cannot
ca silly be bound rs their edges are worn itnd
shattered i'll II m4nner that renders them
practically impossible. As means OF pre-
sea vauion we re commeud that the Police
Jury ave the records that are IN this condl-
ton recaped into safe and sound books.
la the Clerks Office which we examined
ne>t. We totBd its contents Ill proper shape
and order.
cur attention was next given to the
Parish lredsu ers books anil accounts. \
revie wal o. that fiji ers books, ;be accounts
and entries i'll which that gentleman. with
much courtesy and consideration fully tN-
pHtned, disclose that there Is now Ill lie
fatish Treasury &ranu total OF 81 ,44ooi
OF which account Sb4li.9l belong to the
grmri al fund and Sjo25 10 are due the drain
age fund Of the nine drainage districts OF the
Parish.
loul Jurors find it very strange that there
is SO much money in the Parish Treasury Ter
drainage and that there Is so little detle IN
this respect. The Treasurer complained OF
this factt and suggested that something be
done to put the money into praeti' al use.
The necrs~4ty for some such action more
strongly emphasizes itself wnen it Is taken
into consideration that the public roads are IN
II very diScrejitabe condition and the
travelling pablic are much luconvenienced
thereby. hn Police Jury in onr opinion,
should force the road insl ectors who un-
der thrIr dtcet sul ervisl"n 10 Keep lhe
roads lii IL pfnpe. rontition, especially since
there are ,,usple funds on hand for that pur-
pose Iha Police Jury should either do this
revise the whole road aud evee Inspection
system OF the Parish.
L strikes us that some plan. better than
paying roat, ias pectors. u regular salary ana
ntNin4 bad Yo.t.is could easily lie hit III on.
We recommend that the Poli1e jury look III
To This matter.
As tar cxtoItion in office to which your
houor in your Charge Ia us Incidentally called
cur a}lrlitIon. sc Will SAY that were
puNerir-s 10 take any definite steps. rs we
had 10 specific ease 10 act upon. Nftho&t
any. airetG complaint from some source we
eannot do anything. In tins connection We
w,ujd ike 10 LAY that II would be Wise le4
,hu ,.ab.ic when they have any 81 ch Cuni-
niaint or grievance 10 make a note ot 1t ana
vEea thc Vr.Lnd !uly Is empanneled 20 ap-
pear before tAat noay aud make statements
oftle facts
II e Ggaud Jugy is bound to listen to all
r>lv u,c nencelthe public, u no are ilYestea
win fall right. should avail themselves of
the ~ lortaHity offered 10 get redress Il they
be JUS flied IN their complaint.
Alter examining = number OF Witnesses IN
reg trG to eating leyees III the lower part ot
the alish NhicI it was alleged haa heeu
done - he drttlment of a number OF persons
IN tHslt ,oaiuuutty, we find that the evidence
is CO vague and indirect to Justify US n es-
taOlishlng i case. 1t seems that there are