The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-02-02
La. SATURDAY. FEB Q 1895.
THEP0LICE JURY.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS,
State Of Louisiana. Parish of Lafourche.
Thi b0tlanx, La, Jan, :, 1925

! Thi bmlanx. La. Jan. :, 1925.
The Police Jury of the Parish of L .afourche
met this day in regular meeting.
Present President ThOs. d. Kent. and
Messrs. +. Christen, C. r. Gau'.e. +. LeAet.
H. w. Tabor, d. Scally T. U. Morvaut, aud
| +. Ducos
Absent :-Messrs. l.. Lerille aud E, Fore t..
The minutes of September and November
,, meetings were read and both were approved
| as recorded.
The Snndry Claims against the rarsh
| were read in detail. and referred under the
| rules to the Committee on Claims tor inves-
! tigation.
The reports of Messrs F Barrlleaux, l.. A.
Bellanger and o. Cheramie. Road q Levee
| Inspectors of the ;. 4. and ) Districts res
pectlvely were submitted. read and laid
over.
Numerous petitions for pension were read.
| and laid over for fnture action.
Numerous petitions. on sundry subjects,
were also read and laid over for future ac-
ton.
The reports of the Parish Treasurer, on
the General Drainage, Lnvee and School
Funds of the parish. We're read and referred
to the Committee on Finance for examina-
tion and report.
At this time II. N. Coul0n, Clerk Of the
Police Jury, submitted the contract entered
into by him under instructions from the Po-
lice jury with the ntiice Speciality Manft'g
Co, of Rochester, N. Y. relative tn supply
ing the leqared metal files and roller shelves
for the preservation of the archieves of the
Clerk OF Court depaItm in the Parish
Court House :: and On motion of Mr.. Nor
want, seconded by MIR. scall,. the contract
entered iuto. as above was Ia titled, and an
appropriation of $4,000 was nre ed to pay
the contract price therein stipulated.
1eas-kent. Christeu. Gande, Le,let
Scally, Tabor pucos and Moryant.
The petition of the Town Council of the
Town OF ThlbOdaux, prayin. for the perlnis
sion t. place the water supply pipe of the
ThibOdauX Water Works through the levee
on the front OF the Market HGase Square of
Nr. Scally, sec0ndJd by Mr.. Chrjsten, the
prayer of SAID petition was granted and per-
mission WAS therefor given to place the said
pipe through the levee:
Mr. Moryant seconded by Mr.. Scal,y offer
ell tue following ordinance.
Ordinance No
Repea,ng our abrogating Ordinance No.
La entitled an ordinance. adopting the Pc
port vi tie Committee of Free Holders APP
poiuts.l to iav out public road along and
from Coteaux Batou Piion, GhociSw and
BOu1ieauX to Bay u i.afnurclle: aud Geclar-
ing ami estahashn- public rad along and
from said ColaauN to Bayou ..atou: che
Section Be it enacted by the Police
| Hurry ni the Parish of Laiuurche in regular
| n'e. tin. assembled thEt, Or,linance No. III
| entitled and ordinance adopting tie report
| of tho Comnitter of Free Holders appointed
| to lay out public road along and from Co
| teauX Baton Pilon. Choctaw and Boudreaux,
| to Bayou LaIourche, AMI declaring and
| tablislling Il nublc road along aud frOu said
| Coteaux to Bayou Lafourche. adopted by
| the Police Jury OF this Parish OK the I1th
dav OF FEBRUARY 1891. be and the same is
hereby annulled and repealed in so far as il
relates tn and effects the lines of road there
i'll mentioned passing on the lower iiGe of the
Laurel Valley plantation and through its
| cultivated land aud no further.
Aud the same was adapted by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas--kent Christon. Gaude Lede:, Tabor
Seally Dncos and Morvant.
Nays-N8Re.
| President Kent. ut this tin e stated that
| the suit of Files toret VS. 5. 4. Canal Com
pany has been decided by the lower Court
| against the plaintiff, and that an appeal had
been taken to Supreme Court for Damages,
and that in order to print brief and pay e,-
penses of the attorney. 1t now required an
tion OF Mr. Scally seconded by Mr.. Chr,sten
expels ss of SAID appeal, by the tol'owin.
| vote
Yeas kent. Christen, Gau.le. Ledet, Du
cos, Scally. Tabor and Morvant.
| At this time on motion made. seconded
and carried. the Jury adjourned to Wednes
day the 9th inst. at l0 o'clock a. III.
| THOS. u. KENT President
II n cOT-ION Clerk