The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-03-18

TlS0. 40.
Treasurer Sancan'S report showed
total receipts t" he $9796.S3 and ex-
'-nditnre> $4319.16 having on hand
in
General Fund of 1SS2...... $780, %
lSS3..-... GIT IL
Improvement Fund........ 1445 s.
Bridge Fund.............. 1915 81
Tntal............ $55S6 I6
with uncollecird taxes !or $5694.37
and Liabilities Ia the amount o. $l57
A.
Mar. 22nd. 1SS3.-The probable +x-
! pens-~ of the parish for 1883, we're es-
'imated t he S23OO0.W inc. ul ~
S6O00.00 for the Parish :. honl fund.
An applo OPERATION OF $6S7 So WAS made
:" settle clalns approved. MrssrS
Moran aud Gri>amnlt of the special
committee Tor thar purpose IT ported
THAI ihey had, upon examination de
clded re place tie public road upon
the levte in font of tire Company Ca
nal ut Longnevi le and had given the
contract for the rOnstl uctiOn of the
same To Mr.. F. BarIlltaux for the sum
OF $3.50 90.
On mo 10" of Mr.. CGulon, it was
Resolved, That all jury certificates or
certificates OF amy form. issued in crl-
nilnal matte :, must he endorsed By
the parties to whom they ale issued,
and If the parties endorsing the same
are IN any wise indebted to the Parish,
then such Jude btness shall be deduct
ed Irom said certificates, regardless of
the holder thereof.
The President, GriSamore, II emit
ed AN ordinance i'll reference t" the
drainage of til. low lands throughout
the parish which he asked to lie owe
and he published, and await action at
the neyt session.
This act divided the Parish into sew
Ell Drainage Districts; III each district
there wei- to be three commissioner
who would la GU the different wuik
to be done, and an assessment should
be made, of Il special tax, said tax
when collected in each Drainage Dr.
trict slDul.i be credited to the said
district and used exclusively therein.
An ordinance fixing IL fine of $500
upon any person riding or driving d
horse on any levee, i'll high water, was
adopted.
May 9th, 1SS3.-Mr. Pierre A. Thlb-
odaux presented a list of lands as
sessment that were not On the Assess
or's rolls amounting to several hun
dred acres, that had been pay ing no
taxes.
treasurer Samoan presented adetail-
ed report from January, 1852, to
March 2lst, 1883, Of the financial at
fairs Of the parish.
The receipts into the Treasury trnm
all sources. chuul fund not included,
were $11192 SO; the disbursements iol
all pun poses were $9001 .52, IN t.,
the General Fund.
In the Improvement Fund, Il e ex-
penditures were 1884 80; in the Bridge
Fund they we're S5Ui Is; leaving IN
the Treasury to the credit OF
General Fund ........... S2l9I II
improvement Fund........ 1914 SO
Bridge Fund. 1853 81
Total on hand. ..... $3.50 Al
From March 21st to May 9th, 1888,
the receipts were $5477 SO aud the
payments, 15S4.69, leaving on hand
$4624.69.
\ communication from Governor s.
u. McEnery stating 'tlIat he had
tilought proper to cal, a Lrvee Com
ventlon to be composed of delegates
elected by the Police Juries OF the diff
ferent PARISHES &c, to meet in Baton
Rouge GA .une 18Th, 1883.
The Attorney was directed to inves-
tigate the question of Il public road
running thr" ugl, "Laurel Valley"
plantation FROM Bayou Lafourclie to
Coteaux Baron Pilon aud C~hoctaw,
and BoudieauX settlements.
The same rate OF taxation that had
been TiXtd for the tax of 1882, was re-
adopted.
Claims t, the o of 1888. 6S,
were approved for pa, ment
=. A. lhiIrndaux was paid $500 ia,
the list of unassessd lands prepared
by hln toy the jury.
May lOlh, lSS3.-The special ON
mittee appointed IL examine into the
General affairs of the parish School
Board, reported that the receipts were
From the State i'll l8S2.... s 1921 ~
" Parish III 1882. 1870 80
Total. $112S2 II
hat there we're 80 schools III opera-
ton, Il white and II colored, with %
"hlte teachers and Is ~coIored ones.
The average price paid teachers was
$1,000 per month !; the average atten-
dance WAS I31n Sirnpd III n Condo,