The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-06-04

Second Days Session.
Thibodaux, La. May, II 1892
Tho Police Jury of I.afourche met this day
pursuant to adjournment.
Present President Grisamore and Mes
sers. Seely, PARA, Bourgeois, Barilleaux and
Thib0daux
Absent :-Lepine. Lerille, Ayo and Chris.
ten.
The minutes Of the two last sessions as
~ell as the adjourned session of yesterday
were read and approved as recorded.
The various claims were read and referred
to committe on claims.
10 The Petition Of Citizens of Bayou Blns
asking and appropriation of $500 for the
Public Road through what is known as the
Bourbiere.
&c The Petition of Mrs. Adolph Ford ask
ing for Pension, and the Petition of Citizens
of Chacbav, Choupic and Bayor Heron for
the appointment Of Mr.. Theobald Gros to the
position of Road Inspector for said district,
and the above Petitions were laid over for
future action.
The folling report were read and duly
received.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
Thibodaux La, April eth 1892.
To the Honorable Judge Goth Judicial
Court
In behalf of the Grand Jury selected for
this criminal term of Court the undersigned
Foreman appointed by your honor, desires to
make the following final report.
In accordance with instructions received
FROM you we examined the Parish Prison,
which We are pleased to report appeared in as
good condition as can be desired
Better ventilation however for the lower
cells would not at all be disc0rdant wItn
humane and healthtul demands, but as the
building has served in its present condition
tor great number of years it may be con-
sidered an unnecessary innovation for US to
roc mend the placing ut sevrral ventIiators
in the Jail for the benefit of the prisoners III
the lower cells.
The Police Jury would not do wrong in
giving this matter in consideration.
Tie prisoner now in custody four in nnn-
be, expressed themselves perfectly we'll
sa,i-tied with the care and attention accoded
them by the officials.
a visit to the Recorders Office disclosed
to your jury men that the records aud papers
of the Parish and other fixtures therein
contained are in proper order and condition
with the exception of about u dozen volumes
Of the records OF this Parish OF the beginning
of this century, one Of the dates in the acts
going b ,ck a. far ~ 1909. The books are
mutilateu. We were informed that the
other grand juries had recommend Ell that
these cooks be bound, but so tai nothing has
been Gone, hence we deem it our duty to re-
the Parish Of LafOurche that these volumes
OF our public records he bound and othcrwise
made secure. Several Of the books cannot
easily be bound rs their edges are worn ana
shattered in u manner that renders them
practically Impossible. Az means OF pre-
servatiOn We recommend that the Pohce
Jury have the records that are in this condl-
tlou recopied into safe and sound books.
la the Clerks Office which we examined
neat. we found its contents in proper shape
and order.
Our attention was next given to the
Parish Tressurers books xnd accounts.
reviewal OF that of1icsr's books. the accounts
and entries in which thAt gentleman: with
much courtesy and Confederation, fully ex-
| planned, disclose that there il now IN the
Parish Treasury grand total OF eil, ,44o.ol
| Of which account S64l4. belsng 70 tue
general fund and @sO2s 10 are due the dram 7,
age fund of the nine dfaiusge districts OF the
Parist.
Your jurors find It very strange that there
| ID 90 much mOuoy In the Parish Treasury Tor
drainage aud that there 10 30 little done in
this respect. The Treasurer complained Of
this factt and snssested that something oe
done to put the money into practical use.
The necessity for some such action more
strongly emphasizes itself when it p taken
| into consideration that the public roads are in
n very discfe5itabie condition and the
travelling public are much inconvenisnced
thereby. The Police Jury in our opinion
| should furco tho rood inspectors who are uh-
| der their direct supervision to keep the
rsmds in pr,'per condition. especially since
there are ample funds ON hand for that pur
pose. The Police Jury should either do this
! or revise the whole road aud levee inspection
system ut the Parish.
1t strikes us that soma plan, better than
| pa, ing roaI inspectors, u regular salary and
| ha, ing bad roads could easily be hit upon
| We recommend that the Police Jury Look III