The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03

Driu5e una. 1861
! $4624 50
| That he had since received. 1G3 SO
Making a total Of $47SS. .22
And that he had paid. .... 372474
Leaving on hand $1O63 .4S
Divided as follows
General Fund. d......... 60.56
Improvement Fund. ...... 72O84
; Bridge Fund. d..... 2S2 OS
! Total $10634
This was the first Year III whicl, the
Parish had been enabled TO reach the
lst of August without putting scrip
on the market.
Mr.. FOlSe, chairman of the comnit-
tee named to supcrintend tls closing
OF the Fourier CreyasSe, submitted
statement showing that the closing of
the said crevasse had cost, S2761,37.
Mr.. j. C. Rousseau resigned his po-
sition rs Police -En.or h~ being about
to remove flom the Parish.
Tue following Road and Leyee IN
SpectoGs were elcu'ed: II w Frost,
District Ne. / Ed2ar Robichaux.
District No. 2; j. B. Aucoiu, District
No. 3; Dolphin Babin, District No.
i J. B. 5, Mire, District No. 5 Sym
phroyen Redrigue, District No 6 ::
Paul CrGtini. District No. s District
No. Z. none.
The Jury then elected its own Of
ficers 5. I. Grisamore President.
Frank Allain Clerk, L. Samoan, Treas
nrer and PRINTER.
Claims to an amount Of S543 SO
We're approved.
The commit e ON public buildings
reported that ''in tie matter OF build
ing Il new .jaiieI's residence" it Lad
best be deferred for the present.
The committee IN bridges reported
favorahiy on the petitions tor the con-
struction OF bridges on the Chackbey
Ridge.
\ committee of three was appoint
ed to confer with Nh Warmold in ref
erence to a road to Baton Pilon.
Aug 9th lSS3.-A Tax Ordinance
was adopted fixing the following
rates
For general purposes. 8 mills; for
public schools. p mills; for school
buildings, mill for improving pub
lie buildings, J mill !; for bridges, t
mill. for drainage under Act No. 153,
/ 2 mills.
| Mr.. Moran voted against the drain
age tax.
The whole tax was 81 mills.
| 81 70 LoIy
material used in closing the Fournier
Crevasse, sufficient to re-emburse him
an amount Of $llS 81 that lie had ex-
pended thereon
The following Drainage Commits
sionerS We're THEN appointed
District No. /, postponed.
District No. 2, John NJ. Howell, John
McCulla, Thomas l.. Winder.
District No. 3. Felix P. SEWN, Eve
lien Bourgeois. Sosthene Folse.
District No. 4, B. Claudet, Theo.
Savoie, L. Ledet.
District No. 5, postponed.
District No, 6, Octave Rousseau,
Joseph Thibodaux, Urbain Presten-
bach.
District No Z, Richard Foret, G.. s..
Mathews, John r. Gheens.
District No. 8, Frank Barrios, JUS
tiliep Foret, Tel6maque Badeaux.
District No. 8, August Cretini, Es-
tival Savoie, VALERIE Guedry.
The polling booth at Lerille's store
was removed to AurestiIe Delaune's 5
AID new one established near Lii
vaudais Ledet.
The Sheriff was authorized to pur
chase suitable flag for the Court
House.
September 18th, 1SS3-An election
was ordered to be held in the third
Drainage District on October 18th,
1883, to take the sense of the electors
therein, on the assessment of a spec
ial drainage tax of 81 mills to be le
WED annually in said district for the
years 1888 "A -S5-S6.
November l4th, 1883. - A commnni-
, cation from the Board of Supervisors
of the La. State University asking an
appropriation Of 5000 to pay for wv"
beneficiary cadets from this parish t.
, said school The jury took no action
, thereon. believing that that sum ex-
pended in our public schools would bt
nore .judlcious.
The Treasurer reported balance
: on hand of $119416 with liabilitie;
outstanding of $2227 Y.
. The returns Of the special e,ectlol
held in the third drainage District
!, were received showing that the pro
posed tax was defeated.
q November 18th, 18S3.-Ciaims tt
o the amount of S2140.29 were ap.lnv
: ed. A committee of two, Grisamor'
t and Coulon, was appointed to visi
= Rnron Rlnn and nEesti mate the nrac