The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-11-05
THE THIBODA TX FLUNE Or
FLOOD GATE.

Some Years 40 the Town CoHncl
OF ThiboIaGN constructed a suhstan-
tial tlume or food gate in the levee of
the Bayou Lafourche at the intersec-
ton of the BaIataria Canal and said
Bayou, which has been of great bene-
fit to the town its Il sewerage OF
drainage pipe. when the waters in the
Jayou had fallen Je.ow the surface OF
the earth, and at other times III sup
plying water for fine OF domestic pur-
poses. 1t also inserted a pip. through
the leyee for the purpose OF pumping
water to flush the streets and for
sanitary uses. By certain provisions
il the late rice flu.ne acts Nos. 5 and
81 Of the General Assembly of 1892,
requiring all dahls, rice fumes, pipes
or other conduits in the leyees to be
removed, such dahls and pipes as were
found In Incorporated town used for
sewerage or sanctaIy purposes, and
placed by the consent of the police
%juries i'll the different parishes in
which these towns are situated, Were
exempted from its requirements.
The Police Jury OF tijs parish, at
its meeting on the 4th of last month
passed an ordinance ordering that all
dalils, rice-t1umes, pipes or other con-
Quits in the leyees of the parish OF La
fonrche, be removed by the LIST of
January next, including the tlunie and
pipe in front ot 1hibodaux il the
Bayou Lafourche levee.
The citizens Of the Town of Thibo-
believing that the order of the re-
moval of this fume and pipe was un-
just and illegal, had Il petition clrcu-
lated and extensively signed by the
citizens ard taxpayers Of Thibodaux,
petitionin@ the Police Jury to con
siddr their action, and 10 rescind the
dahl ordinance III 50 tar as it affected
the Town OF T~kibodaux.
In consequence Il call meeting of the
Police Jury was HAD, and the said
Police Jury met Oh last Monday, to
consider said petition. After con
siderable debate pro ana CON. Mr.. ID,
Scally, seconded b. Mr.. Z. L Nor
want, moved that tie prayer OF the
petition be rejected, and the vote be-
ing taken by roll call, resulted as fol-
lows For rejection. Christen, Gaude,
Scally, Foret and Morvant against
rejection, Kent, Tabor and Lerille.
After the vote was declared, Mr..
Kent, president Of the Police Jury, got
up and stated tiIat he had voted against
the rejection, because he did not be-
lleve that his neigilbor should not be
allowed TO have something, because
he could not get it himself in other
words, lie did not believe in selfish
ness.
We regret very much that the ma
jority of the Police Jury acted as they
did on this question /; the PRAYER of
the petition was a legal and legiti-
mate one, and should have been grant
ca.
However, we have heard since the
adjournment of the Police Jury, one or
two of their members regretted to
have voted for the rejection of this
petition !; if such be the case, we hope
that when the Police Jury convenes
again, a motion will be made to re-
consider, and that the prayer of the
citizen and taxpayers OF the town of
Thibodaux will be granted.
At tins meeting tile ''Pianters Pro
tectlVe Union of La 'ourclIe" presented
als" a petition asking the Police JaIy
to repeal In toto ordinance No. ISL, On
which ny IL unanimous vote, they It.
fused 10 take any action.
In our humble interpretations Of
OF acts Nos. . and G2, we believe the
Police Jury could not act otherwise
on this latter petition, III so far as it
affected the dahl question outside of
Tllibodaux i'll this Parish. And in
conclusion we would refer the "Plant-
ers Protective Union of Latourche,"
and our readers to an article in the
French columns of this issue, entitled,
La Verite sur les DaIles," an able con-
Irritation sent us this week. 1t speaks
for itself.