The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-11
POLITE JURY.

Jury of the Pi,i>,. Il Lafmrche met
in the Court Hnrs, in ThibOdaux on
last Monday the 9Th inst. at 2 p. m.
and held two day. session, and ad-
jonrned at ahont II IL. m. on Tuesday
Were present: Hon. Tl,os. y. Kent,
president j., he chair, Christen, Gan
de, Breaux. Scall,. Foret and Tabor
Absent: Lerille. Morvant and Le-
let. Mr.. Mntrapt could not attend on
account of sickness in his family.
On the frs day routine business
was gone through. which comprised
the reading of the different reports of
the vatiou~ committees, the tieasuiei'~
itport, the report of The special con
nirtee sent dawn tn examine INTO the
.'iffculties in L"wti LAT, %urclie, below
he Cut Oft. the report OF the varlons
lad and iette lnsnectorS, and the
pering and reading of the bids for
III. public printing. &c. all of which
ale reftIlt.i to the proper c"mmil-
IS for report. The meeting then adj
i"urned to 8 a. M the following morn
- when the jury met again and
~.auSucted business.
The different II ports were then read
aud approved. and the report of the
~.tcial commlttt- q: Lower LafOur-
- troubles was read and ordered
read on The minutes and made part
I >ame for publication.
The Finance Committee having re-
"rted that, "f the two bids presented
Mr.. John b La, ler of the Lafour-
Comet, aud Me>srs A. Joiet. Jr.
& Co of the Thlbotaux Sentinel, the
liter named we've the lower bidders.
vote was taken 10y ballet in the mat
e.. and resulted aS follows: 3 votes
for y, joliet, Jr & Co, l vote for John
b Taylor, and l vote for +. Samoan.
From the vote cast. the chair tltereup-
81 announced and declared that
Me>srs. A. joliet, Jr. & Co. proprie-
"!> and publishers of the Thih"danx
sentinel, We're elected official printers
nt the Parish of Lafourche.
An appropriation of $4,000 WAS
nade to the general relief :nnds of he
Sufferers of the storm of October 1>t,
aud an appropriation of $4,000 fol
he immediate relief of the sufferers of
said storm from Cheniere Canlnada
Who have taken refuge OF Lower La
fonrclle and are now in destit tie cir
cumstances.
Another appropriation of 5000 0C
Was made in favor of the public school,
1T our parish to be taken from til,
ridge and ferry revenues, $500 0t
payable on the 1st of January. 1894
and $4,000 payable on the 1st of Ju-
+ of the same year.
No more praise aotty appropriation
could have been made than the on.
inst above mentioned, and the Police
Jury in this matter are worthy of com
mendation.
Arrangements have been made tt
Imanentlv locate the public road il
Bayou Blue. and acts have heen sign,
ed oy the President of the Police Jur,
and parties over whose lands the a.
buve road is to pass on the crest Of the
ridge IN the wooded lands for the dis
lance of about g. arpents; and then
he road to continue along the Bayou
Blue as heretofore until it reaches Ca.
nal Belanger.
Mr.. ID. 5. Hotard, having property
along Bayou Blue for IL distaLte of a.
bout one mile, presented himself be.
fore the Police Jury, and requested
them to allow him to establish til,
public road along his property in til.
real of his field instead of the front
The request was denied.
This road, i'll its entire length will
be opened for the first of January
next.
In regard to the Baton Pilon, Chloe
taw ana Bouareaux road nothing was
done. action having been postponed tt
some future time
We give these few extracts from TIL,
meeting OF the Police Jury, en- dtteR
daRt the publication OF their full pro
ccedings which will appear i'll on
mex issue.