The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-20
PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS.
POLICE JCRIES.
FOB THIRTY YEARS.

Ri UNCLE -ILAS.

rflct. and, special order No. III. tie
Police Jury of the Parish If Lafourche
met in the Court House. in the Town
Of Tiiibeaiaux om Friday july 10Th,
1865 This i. the -ay the minutes
lead.
The new Police Jury had been elect
ed by the voters of the various Wards,
aud we've thus usliefed into a BUSHES.
body.
The members were s. +. Grisamore,
Arsene Bergeron. Edward Meegel.
Ferdinand BARR ieaux. John Nelson,
Pierre Lee. Nelson Tas lor. Henry
Jones, aud Crbain ~PresteBbacll, Tay-
Tor and Jones We're colored men. Major
$. T. Gri.amore Was elected President;
j. W. knobloch, Clerk; Sylvan Nav
ARE, Treasurer; Clay km"blocii, Par
ish Attorney; Lofio Il Samoan Prln-
ters; aud DR.. George W. Tucker.
Parish Physician. The President nam
ed the following committees:
On Claims, Meegel. Barrilleaux, and
BereereI. On Finance, BeIgeron,
Lee. and Meegel. On Elections. Bar
nlIeaux, LIE. aud Taylor.
The parish Was divided into four
Road aud Levee Districts with Syndics.
AT $4,000 salary each, per annum.
EmilIen Webre. Leon GaIdet, L. 4.
TIibodaux, and Michel Adams.
The Treasurer's Report showed that
he had received aud paid : II7.e5,
and that there was in school funds on
hand Sl693.23, Oct. 24tii, 1865.
The President was authorised 10
sell the property, which had come into
the possession VI the parish, formerly
belonging 10 Mattison fcur miles above
LOckport, " est side, 10 Joseph Disher.
for 100000 payable on day o: sale. in
Parish Bond, S426.0O, in l. months
s114.W, AMI IN a months s3GO.00.
making $4,000. Dec. It'll. 1865. The
committee 81 Finance was changed TO
Nelson, Prestenbaci, and Meegel. a
License Ordinance wa. adopted.
Ordinances relative to Parish Asses
sors and Parish Tax Collectors were
adopted.
March 1st, 1869. L. G. ALBERT and
Christopher Trosclair were appointed
syndics OF the interior Clloupic and
Bayou Sec roads.
Treasurer Navarro reported that he
had received Ss67O.6O and had paid
out all but 1927, aud that there was
In the School Fund 1929 ~.
The property belonging 10 the Par
isb, fronting III Lower Canal street,
between st. Bridget and st. Michel
streets, vas sold to Rev. &. VI. Menard
for $4,000, Ii third cash, and the
balance in one and two years. Reso-
lntiOns ordering all Parish Warrants
TO be numbered III rotation and audited
by the Treasurer before they can be
paid, were adopted.
A tax of five mills for general pur-
poses was levied upon the Rolls Of
1868.
June Z. 1869. The President mott
fled the Jury that tine Treasuter's
Books show that Bonds and Coupons
had been issued payable in 1869.
S6479.73; in 1870, s4703.49: in 1871.
S4559.94, of which 1862 62 Of the first
class, s229.17 of the second, and S2lS.-
Is of the third, had been paid, leaving
$1O.632.62 unpaid, of which $1S17.I1
were due, and that S4474 go will be
due in 1870 and $4341.39, in 1871, and
that the Parish has claims of $1OO7 .OO
falling due in one and two wears.
There were some claims that had new
er been presented.
The Parish debt was, therefore, re.
duced to less than $4,000 90.
The Treasurer reported that from
February 1st to June 7th, there had
been paid into the Treasury sS624.6l
and che same paid out. The Liabili
ties of the Parish were placed al
$10731 %.
An Ordinance forbidding the cree
ton Of slaughter houses nearer THAI
$50 yards from any residence was pass
ed.
An election of officers took place
Sylvan Navarro was elected Treasnr
er; j. w. k%nobloch, Clerk DIR. Allel
DERRICK, Parish Physician J. w
k~nobloch, Parish Assessor and Ia
Collector.
September 9Th, 1869. Treasurer
receipts and payments were s3O23.335
School Funds on hand $4426.9 "a.
December 9th, 1869. The buildin
of the levee at the Gaude Crevasse 81
miles below Ti,ibodaux, West bank
was let to VIM. Price for $685. 90
A Tax of five Mills on the dollar
general fund, was levied on the rolls q
the Assessor for 1869.
The President was authors ed to is
sue Parish Bonds payable in til
months of January 1872, 1873. an
1874. drawing eight per cent per all
mum interest from maturity until paid
TO +. and l.. Riviere for the sum q
$4,000, to john Williams for the sur
OF 100000. and to Taylor Beattie ia
the sum of $l635.0O, making in al
S64lO.00. A special Tax was levied +