The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-09-14
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
To the Hon L. P. Cailioaer. Jad-e isth Ja-
r.sa..r EA...-sns Cont

To the Hon l.. P Caiiios-t. Jai-e i.ta JH-
ciciai District Court
Your Grand jury duly imnaBeiied for thi-
seDt-nner terri Of tie GcHrr. #It1 IT, in
dIrtmeuis slr-siv found and Land-t IN. beg
LA We TO hanG n the following findings. and
iris orr fn4l report All aaAfI 10 ~ dis
charged until c4iiel for
Tie public buildings have heen examined
and fOuud 10 good condition. hur We recon-
srend that th@re b. h4Es. furnished 10 pts
oner. occupying cells IN the upper story Of
the Il. the-e IN the lover story being 81
r-asiv thus sHnptled- ~ innocent parties
arr : na-tsme- incarcerat-d in lie Tail ewafr-
is5 their trial humanity NGGhi 5irta-+ orli-
merry auyen cree irr them. particularly in
the org. not. 4uIuInNr months: aud for fltf-
purpose. We ask the Police jury to see
Y hefaer more r-utiiatlcn could not he add
cd and 70 require the parish physician 10
Wit The jail - least nHt- a week. a. com
plaInf- have come ~ u that sieE prisoners
have asked for . d,cro- bBt did not get one
We tistne M one IN ths matter. but make
fits suggestion 10 ebyiaie future difficulties.
Ne renew the recommendation of the last
Grand jury. thai Az uriual De pnr IN the jury
rgoJn. aud 70 would a 80 be we'll to have the
Hrinals connected with the waJer-woFks.
IheIe j. great need I r a dc-s or table with
With drawers II tod papers before the Grand
jury while the larvraen are absent from their
rouin. and d hsrrack would also he a great
convenience.
We have hal before us Tile >uperinr. nieut
of Pub.ir Schools. abl fee satisfied that tie
people IF LafoaFche Will te hahIy gratif-I
u krn1 that the attendance - been mach
larger than usual. the standard ot scholar
ship higher aud everything j. 10 the line of
Improvement. We hereto attach the resort
ot The superintendent showing Il. - matters
more iii detail. which can w examines w
chose 50 desiring.
III III - n
been found correct and neatly kept. and the
parish finances are I'D 4 healthy condition.
The report of the Treasurer is annexed and
made part hereof.
We have heard no complaint Of the public
roads ct tile parish. HE inspector Of the
upper district reported TO Us that there was
not sufficient room to pass along he public
road under the railroad bridge al Lafourche
Crossing. This u due IT, some filing mp uu-
der the bridge done BY the Southern Pacific
20. BY our instruction the inspector COM
munIcated with the railroad officials. and
received from the superintendent the an
Dered letter promising early relief Ne call
on the police jury 10 see that thee promises
are promptly fulfilled.
Complaint having been made Of fhe dIGfi.
Guilty aud delay in openin. the draw OF the
ThibOdaux Bridge, We SUNNI oned before US
the President of the Board. He assured rs
that it was intended By the Board 10 buid at
an early cate "a brick pier on the Tbibodaux
side. TO which it is proposed to firmly anchor
tue stationary portion of the bridge and thus
prevent ito tendency 10 slip toward the cen
ter of the stream. This is a matter Of the
very grayest Importance and shuuld i- at
tended to At once while the low. condit1onuf
the water IN the Bayou Will permit tie work
ID be readily done.
IL has been stated To us that large bodie.
of focal matter have been thrown into Bay
on Latourchs from The convict camp below
Illbodaux. This an outrage against puolic
health, which we have unfortunately been
unable to consider owing 70 their heing no
State law to prevent. This j. 4 subject for
parochial legislation until the Legislature
shall take action. Ii there Is IA parish ordi-
nance against it. it should ie enforced If
there is not, one should be adopted nnme-
diately.
We have been reliably informed that the
Louisiana Cypress Lumber 10. Ltd has so
obstrncted the navigation OF Grand Bayou
by logs and bark, that Ia one place this oh
struction has extended az Var as two-thirds
OF It's width Rain and current do not ap-
pear to wash away this obstruction. Out
side of the indictment which We have found
against the officers of this company. We
would ike to see the Police Jury institute a
civil suit. compelling these parties to remove
these obstacles 10 navigation.
As within this jurisdiction II has once been
decided that the Sunday Law is not applica-
bic TO clubs. We have not investigated this
branch OF The subject. We are informed.
however, that the point will soon be positive
~ settled by the Supreme Court
We are convinced that liquor has been
frequently sold at fairs. without 4 license.
Long habit and custom have sanctioned this
practice, but in the opinion Of a majority of
the Grand Jury, il \ a direct violation ot law
and should DC stopped. We refer not ~
much 10 FAIRS given Tor benevolent. chafifd-