The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-02-29
Grand Jury Report,
State Of Louisiana, Parish of La

Martin, Judge of the Goth. Judicis
District Court Of the State Of Louis
lana, IN and Tor the Parish of La
| fonrche:
Your Grand Jurors, duly empanelet
|sworo and charged on the 18th. da
OF February, laO8, beg leave to sub
nit this their final report:
The public offices are well kept b.
Their occupants and the records ar,
IN good condition.
The parish jai. is neat and clea,
and the persons confined therein ar,
we'll satisfied with their treatment.
| Mr.. W. S. Lafargue, the capable
superintendent of public school, o:
this PARISH appeared before Us gave
US an interesting and comprehensive
verbal report of the great amount oil
work that has been done and Is being
done by himself and the School
Board for the public school of our
parish.
All the schools IN the parish are
open with the exception of one. There
have been, % school Libraries establ-
ish which. IN our opinion, will prove
very beneficial to the public There
are sixty six teachers engaged in tue
public schools with atotal enrolment
OF 1907 white children and 76O color
ed children. It appears that at least
nine months OF schooling aill be Civ
en- the children this session. While
Prot. Lafargue spoke encouragingly
Of the school situation in the parish
he is DESTROYS of obtaining larger
appropriations from the Parish, due
to the increased attendance
and the inadequate accommodations
for the schools In many places the
school houses are too small and really
unfit for school purposes. Under
these circumstances We would respect
fully urge the police jury to be liber-
al as their finances will permit with
the schools Of this parish.
We would also recommend to the
police jury the adoption of an ordin-
ance regulating manner in which
prisoners serving sentences iu the
parish Jail may be put to work ON the
roads or other public works Of the
parish. We believed that this would
be saving to the parish and assist,
in keeping up thepublic works.
The condition OF the pubic roads
was called to our attention and our
Investigation has convinced us that
the roads are really in a deplorable
condition. In some places they are
impossible, aud while this condition
is largely due to the recent bad whea
Their aud heavy hauling incident to-
the grinding season, yet we think the
placed in better condition.
We are of the opinion that some
change ought 10 be made Ia the man
ner of the experimenting the public
roads, and would suggest that it may
possible better il instead of having
four road inspectors the small sal-
aries they are drawing now, that only
one road inspector be elected. and
placed at such salary rs would
Justify this official in giving the re-
pairing Of the roads his constant and
lndlyed attention. We would respect
'ully ask the police jury to take up
he question of roads in an earnest
manner at their earliest opportunity
With the view of solving the question
md bringing about better system
han the one now IN vogue. We hope
The police jury will appreciate the
spirit in which we make these sug
,estions, and understand that it i'll
lot with the view of critlcizing them
out rather to give them ideasto work
lpon when they undertake to legis- |
ate upon the subject.
We recommend that the Clerk Of |
Court have the original acts of the |
,ears 1906 OF bound in book form
n the same manner as the acts before |
hat year. We think the old records
which IN soma instance have become
leiapidated from age and usage,
hould be re- bound, and urge upon
he police jury the necessity Of doing |
o, in order to preserve these import
mt documents.
We have examined all cases brought |
O our attention by the District At
orney and orders except the case
gainst Ben Holmes, alias Buddy Red
7ho was charge With the felonions
filing of one Sam Henderson, in this
'arish. Not withstanding the fact
hat our District Attorney and our
BILE Sheriff did all in their power to
ecure the attendance Of witnesses be
ore us in this case, we we're unable
) have them appear during our SEES
ion. Many these witnesses are negroe
wing outside Of the parish and it has
cen ir.possihia Il, locate them IN
me Tor d =. y y
ould resi,ectfdlly as.s. tie Court tal
low Ills cage 70 30 OYER ls.uii the
ext sitting Of The Grand Jury, at
hi.h time if can Dc tsssn up and
vestigated. r
We are glal to note the few cases
crime that have taken place in &
is parish since the last sitting of
e grand jury. 1t shows to our
lids that the people are becoming
ore and more law abiding and pcs-
able, and that the officers are aiest
their duties which tends to deter I
any from violating the law.
The Parish Treasure was before us