The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-06-11

the parties chaseed with the crime.
Judging fro hi the complaints thu are made
concerning the negligence of the road insper-
tor OF the ist District Of the Parish we think
1t advisable for the Police Jury to urge said
inspector to be more attentive to mis- duty.
His roads especially neice i'll front OF the
blanchard Place mp the Bayou are said to be
IL a very bad condition
Respectfully Submitted.
(SignedJ II. ?. DARDEN,
Foreman Of Grand Jury.
Filed April sth 1892 (S,gnetu
p. T. LEGENDRE, Dy, Clerk
A true copy.
est Clerk office
Parish Of Laiourche May 9th, 1892.
D'y Clerk of Court.
To the President and members OF the Polc
Jury OF the Parish of lt,ioarehe. and Mayne
and Trustees of the Town of Thibodaux.
As will appear by the official proceeding of
the Town Council If the Town of Thbodaux
at its special meeting held on the 18th day
of March 1892. the Mayor and Trustees of
the said Town OF Thiho,aux adopted and
enacted as their own. the resolutions relative
to the management of the Thhot'nux Bridge.
passed and enacted bv the Police Jury OF
Laiourche at their session on the day of
1892.
And at said special meeting
Of the said Town Council of Ihibo-
daux, Messrs w. c. Ragan, Frank
part OF the sid Council members of the
JOINT Bird ,e Committee. created ~ said Joint
resolutions of the Police Jury of Lufourche,
and Town Council of Thbodaux.
On the llth day of April 1892. the Ihibo
tlaux Bridge Committee created by and under
resolutions of the Police Jary of Lafourche,
and tie Town Council of the Town of rhlbo-
daux. as herein above mentioned met in the
Town Hall. i'll the Town OF Thbodaux for the
purpose OF organization.
Mr. W. G. Raglan was elected President,
and Mr. G. j. Barker was elected Secretary.
1t was resolved that the Lessee
of the Bridge whenever the Bridge
would be farmed out by this committee
shall fur sh bont,. with good and sufficient
security. III an amount equal to the full ren,
tai price for which sald Bridge is let. and con-
tiitioned to secure the fu:i and punctual pay
ment of the rental ut It's maturity. and Tor
the faithful discharge and performances of all
the duties imposed upon sal Lessee ANA it
was further resolved, that whenever the
Bridge Is let tc farm, it should be let by the
year. and that the price of the lease shall be
paid in quarterly instalments.
The salary OF the President Was fixed at
one hundred and fly dollars year, and that
of tue Secretary at Seventy five dollars
year
1t was resolved that the farm of the Bridge
be let to Mr. Alcee bncae, for the term ex-
tending ufa the first of April 1892. to the
thirty first uf Deceniber $50. inclusive. at the
rate oi five thousand dollars per annuip. ana
the said Mr. Alree Oncale beiug present ac-
ceptrd tiie lease.
1t was further resolved that the President
he authorized TO pay INTO :he ireasurets OF
the Parish and Town the sum al hve. huttlred
dollars each. ana ta deposit III tue Bank OF
TIibotlaux the sum OF two hundred and fifty
dollars. subject t. the Presidents order.
eounters;gned by the Secretary. said sum of
Two hundred aud fifty dollars. to be used as
incidental expenses in repairing and main
tanning the Bridge.
Pai1a the bond OF the President was fixed at
the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars
tt2o0N1J
Tn motion of MI Zernott seconded by Mr..
PARA the committee adjourned TO meet III
:hp Town Hall in Thiboaaux on May 10th
'ssa, at . clock E + q; e RAGAS. President.
CD BARKER, Secretary.
To the Police Jury.
The commissioners of Drainage District
No. during the past year have kept the
tlrainase bitches cleaned as 10 allow Il
quick aud thorough passage of the surface
water.
Their District is now in as good s7stem
for sufficient and speedy drainage us could he
re aSOHa DiN ueslleu
Since vour last session. one at the comm's-
siaHers. Mr.. Hugh Cogtn his died.
Mr. Go4an was a very worthy man. aud at
tended promptly and efficiently to his duties
both public and private.
Iii him the community loses a good citizen.
By older OF the Commissioners
ST. GRISAMORE,
Secretary Drainage District No. :.
Thibodaux La, May l0, lo92.
To the Police jury
Tn accordance with Ordinance No. = adop-
ted aud approved at the regular session OF
this body. held on January 9TH 1892. have
ordered and held II special election, IN the
Third Drainage district of the Parish OF La
fonrchr Lonisial.a, on the i9th day of April,
1892. being the date 81 the Geueral Election,
and designated commissioners ef each box.
winch were local ed at the same places at
which the polls OF the Regular Election We're
located. the polls being kept open from
o'eloeS a. m, to 6 O'clock p. M. TO ascertain
the will of the voters who held property IN
said Drainage District in the matter oi levy
ing "a special tax OF eight mills ou the dollar
on All taxable property situated III SAID lhtrd
Drainage District Of the Parish of LafourcheD
beginning the present year a'it tn become
due and collectible annually i'll the same man
ner as the State and Parish Taxes "said
taxes when collected 10 he placed to tho ere
iii. of the said Third Drainage District TO be
used as designated by law. The COMMISSION
ers Of the said special election have made pro-
per returns to me as follows, as complied
from the returns accompanying tins report
At box No. located at Arsene Bergeron's
there were cast twelve votes all III favor OF
the tax, returns signed bv Urbain Toulouse
and Clay Bergeron Commissioners. IL