The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-18
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T. u. Kent
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ii. TetreAu

Which we're presented to his com'tee during
the recess Of jury and which he reported
correct, and his report being accepted. Mr..
Christen offered the following res0lut ION
which was adopted by the following vote j:
Yeas Kent. Christen. Claude. Brea ux,
Scally, Foret and Tabor.
Nays None.
Resolved. that an appropriation of 5 l67 81
be and is hereby made from the General
Fund of the Parish to pay the claims just
approved.
Mr.. Tabor Oh the part OF the Committee on
Claims presented the following report which
was duly accented.
Thibodaux, La, Nov. 9TH. 1893.
To the Police Jury.
Gentlemen Your Committee on Finance
have made d careful examination of the
books and vouchers of the Treasurer, as
well as his reports, and find all correct,-and
herewith, we return reports submitted to us
duly approved.
Your Committee o" Finance have compsr.
ed the bids offered for Parish printing, and
VT fad, that the hid offered by Messrs A.
JOLIET Jr. Il Go. Editors and Proprietors Of
the TbibOdaux Sentinel to he the lowest.
We find that the job printing Of each year
Of the parish, including the publication OF
the Venire, amounts to about $i5O.O per
year.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. w. TABOR,
ELLES FORET,
Committee on finance.
At this time the Jury took up the matter
OF allotting the Parish printing and pro-
ceeied to elect said printer by ballot, with
the following result
A. JOLIET Jr & Co, received five votes.
j. b. Taylor one vote.
+. Samoan " one vote.
Whereupon the President declared A. Jo-
let Jr. & Co. duly elected Parish Printer for
the ensuing year.
The vacancy in the 4th r.. and l.. District
was then taken mp, and whereas. it is the
intention Of the jury, to change the road
districts of the Parish it was thought bes,,
to let the election of Il. and Levee Inspectors
again go over to the regular meeting of the
Jury on the lst Monday of January 1894,
when, an ordinance to that effect will be
adopted, and when all the r. and Levee In
speetOrs required under said ordinance will
be elected, and in order to prevent Road and
Levee District No. 4 to remain unattended to
Mr.. Tabor seconded by Mr.. Christen moved.
that Mr.. Rellanger. the Inspector of the I'd
X. and Ievee District be directed to take
charge Of said District No. 4 until the first
Monday Of January 1894. Carried.
Mr.. Tabor seconded by Mr.. Foret moved
that the Committee on Public Buildings be
directed to report to this Jury at its next
seseion, the best Improvement thst can be
made to the closet now existing in the Court
House, and turth r, to report the cheapest
contract for the erection of a patent closet
for the Parish Jail. Carried
At this time the Petition Of Mr.. +. Barril-
leaux, purchaser Of the lockport Ferry for
the years 1928. ash ing to be relieved from
the payment Of the last note due on the pur-
Oh ase price of said Ferry, was taken up. and
on motion Of Mr.. Claude, seconded by Mr..
Scally, the prayer of said petition was re-
fused.
President Kent reported that the bridges
over the COulees near the ROmpomporbridxe
IN this parish, had been attended to accord
ing to the directions of the Jury, and that he
had warranted against the Treasury for the
cost thereof, say $4,000
At this time Mr.. s. ID, Hotard was granted
the privileges OF tie floor, to submit propo-
sitiOns to the Jury in regard to the roads
OF Bayou Blue beyond the Bayou LacrOix,
and the Jury refused to make any changes,
rs suggested by the speaker. to the existing
ordinance relative TO said roads:
Mr.. Tabor at this time lead the following
certificates which had been signed by him
self and MI. Foret, members of the Finance
Committee of the Parish, and the action OF |
the committee was duly ratified
State of Louisiana. Parish of Lafourcbe.
We, the undersigned Finance Committee
OF the Police Jury of the Parish of LafOurche !
do hereby certify, that we have carefully
examined the books and vouchers of Thos.
A. Badeaux, ex-Parish Treasurer of the Par
lsh OF Lafourche that we found his &C.
counts true, just and correct. and that he !
had properly accounted for all the public |
funds in his hands, and turned over 10 his
successor, the balance found to be due by bis
books. Acting by virtue of a resolution of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Lafourche,
we. the undersigned Finance Committee, do
hereby give and grant unto said Thos. A.
B~adeaux, ex-Treasurer OF the Parish of La
fOurche his quletus aud discharge Tor all act,
NC a r. n hla inonp,na, -
Parish Treasurer of the Parish of LafouIche. I
H. w. TABOR,
ELLES FORET. y
Finance Committee,
On motion Of Mr.. Tabor seconded by M.
Scally the following resolution was declared !,
adopted bv following vote.
Yeas Kent, Chrlsten, Gaude, Breaux. !
F0ret, Scally and Tabor.
Nays None.
Resolved, that One Thousand Dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated, from
the General Funds of the Parish, arising
from the sale of the Public Ferries of the +
parish, and the farming of the Thibodaxx
Bridge. IN favor Of the Teachers Fund of the
Board OF Public Schools of this Parish,
Resolved further, that $500 of the forego-
ing appropriation shall be payable and the
same shall be turned over to the Parisl,
school Treasurer on the ist of January neat
1884, and the other $500 thereof shall be
payable and turned over to the said Treas
urer on the first of July next 1891 Resigna-
ton OF +. Breaux as follows was accepted.
ThibOdaux, La. Nov. 9TH, 1893.
10 the President and Members of the Police
Jury.
Gentleinen:-Having removed from the
ioth Police Jury Warr of this parish | do not
think that | should continue to hold INV seat
IN your onorable body. hence please accept
tins my resignation as membcr OF the Police
Jury.
p. BREACX.
There being no further business on motion
OF MIR. Scaily seconded BY Mr.. Claude, aud
carried, the jury adjourned to the next reg
MAR meetiuG-lst Mind AZ In Iannarr 1901