The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-17
NO46

at 8! mills on the dollar; that being
# mills for General Fund. q mills
for Public School Fund, one half mill
tor School House Fund, one half mill
for Bridge Fund, one mill for Dram
age Fund.
| Claims were approved for payment
I to the amount of S956.90.
! A committee was appointed to pre-
pare Public Road Law to report at
the next session of the Jury. The
committee was composed of II. n.
Coulon, Max Delaune, {. s. Mathews,
and ). i. Grisamore on the part of
the Police jury, and Oscar Lepine.
Telemaque Badeaux. Cleophas La
! garde, and John NJ. Howell on the part
of the people.
] The li9h. to a public road along the
East side of Bayou Blue, the entire
length of the bayou up to ST. Charles
street i'll Thihodaux was recognized.
HE committee on Public Buildings
reported various repairs that were
necessary on the Jail aud Court House,
and the President of the July with the
committee were authorized to have
| said ltpalr> made aud ascertain t:.e
probable cost of buiding IA plank
fence around the Jail.
1t was ordered that hereafter the
Secretary should print tie Ordinan-
ces adopted hy this Jury in the body
of the proceedings and not separately
as had been the custom.
Communications from State Engin-
GERS were read in regard to rice fumes
and their pla:. of construction.
The President was authorized to
grant permission to citizens to put in
fumes when specific plan was pro-
i posed.
C.. S. Mathews presented fence
Ordinance that was ordered to be
printed. and action Oh same was post
nonel until another session.
The following Drainage Commits
sioners were named for the 1st Dis
trict: E. L. Morvant, j. B. S. Mire,
and j. Z. Coulon.
The President stated that he had
appointed F. Samoan Commissioner to
the Exposition in New Orleans from
this Parish.
Oct. 1st, 1SS4-The Committee Oh
Public Buildings reported that it
would cost about $250.OO to construct
fence around the Jail, 800 feet in
length, ii feet high.
Oct. End, 1SSi,-Claims were ap-
proved for payment, amounting to
$41O.64 and $4,000 was appropriated
to pay mileage and per diem Of spe-
cial committee on public roads.
Tho i.,l
lengthy road Ordinance which was
approved and adopted.
The annual salary Of Road inspect
OrS was fixed for District No. l, $4,000
District No. 2, $4,000; District No. 8.
1900 District No. 4, 5000: District
No. 5, 1000; District No. 6, 9O.0O;
District No. Z, 80 co.
Oct. 3rd. 1884. : ii II. Miche+r was
elected Road Inspector for District
No. Dolphin Babin, District No. 2:
Alidor Pltre, District No. 8: j. b. S
Mire. District No. 4 Orville Thibo-
daux, District No. 5 Files Rodrigue,
District No. 6 aud Hamilton Ago,
District No Z. An appropriation of
$4,000 was made to close the Bour-
geois Crevasse below tie Cut. of.
Dec. 18th, 1SS4.-Lengthy reports
were received by Fl. H. Michelet con-
cerning the roads and Levees in his
District.
The Drainage Commissioners of
District No. 2 reported that they had
excavated 1857 running feet of Canal
II feet wide, commencing at the end
of Jackson street and extending south
ward in the Bayou Terrebonne, at an
expense of $59097.
Dec. 18th, 1S84.-The report of the
| Treasurer show on hand i'll Improve
ment Fund S2153.76, Drainage Fund
3646.S7, and the General Fund had
been overdrawn $110S.26, leaving in
the treasury S4692.17.
He placed assets at $1S39S09, with
liabilities of 5136 92
An election for Clerk of the Police
Jury to fill vacancy caused by the res
| ignation of A. j. Lasseigne, which re-
suited in tie between l.. P. Caillouet
and Philip Leblanc.
Leblanc was then appointed to act
until next session when full jury
would he present.
| Claims to the amount of $225S.25
vert approved for payment, and S4S4.-
90 We're approved to pay expenses OF
| the late election.
1t was ordered that no more claims
will be allowed the sheriff for guards
to the Jail unless there were prisoners
confined therein accused of crimes OF
a serious nature.
A reduction of rent to G. j. Barker,
lessee Of the Lockport Ferry Of S125.-
90, and one of $4,000 to Mr.. Rhome.