The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-05-30

sOf pupils; the attendance d tring 1907
lzbeing 1Ol6 over that of the preceding
Z year. There have Deen % school libra
2 ries ablished in the parish whic !, in
our opinion, will prove very beneficial
: to the pupils There are sixty--six
teachers engaged in the pubic shcools
with total enrolment of 1897 white
! children and $50 colored children.
1t appears that at least ne months OF
e. schooling will be given the children
this session. While Prof. Lafargue
spoke encouragingly of the school
sltnatlon In this Parish,
Preparations from the Parish, due to
the Increased attendance and the i'll
adequate accommodations for the
Tschools. In many places the schools
houses are too small and really unfit
for school purposes: Under the cir
cumstances we would respectfully urye
the Police Jury to be as liberal as their
finance will permit with the schools of
! this Parish, -
We would also recommend to the
Police Jury the adoption of an ordnance
regulating the manner in which prison
erS serving sentahces in the Parish Jail
may be put to work on: the roads or
other public works of the Parish an !
assist in keeping up the public works.
B.. sIhe conditions of the public roads
was called to our attention, and our
investigation has convinced MS that
.the roads are really in
q de2lOrable condition. IN
some places they are impossible, and
while This condition is largely due to
the recent bad weather and heavy
hauling incident to the grinding sea-
tE0n yet we think the situation could be
i greatly improved and the highways
placed in better condition. We are of:
tle opinion that some change ought to
De made IN the manner of superintend
ing the public roads and would ug-
gest that it may b. possibly better if in
stead OF having TO IL road inspectors AT
the small salaries they are drawing
now. that only one road inspectors be
). elected and placed at such salary as
; would justify this official in giving the
fepai ing of the roads his constant and
+ and undiyid ed attention.. We WOULD
respectfully ask the Police Jury to1
): Gake up the question of roads i'm an
earnest manner: at their earliest oppor
1 tunlty with the view of solving thel
question and. bringing about IA betterI
system than the one now in vogue, Wei
hope the Police Jury will appreciated
the spirit in which we make these s,1g-
gesti0ns, and understand that it is NOT
WILD the view OF criti.;islng them bni
ratner 70 give them ideas to work uponi
W w they undertake to iegislate upon
We recommend thar the Clerk Of
,Gourt have the original acts of thel
years lSO6-O bound in book form. ina
Ing saHle manner as the acts hafore1
Elat year. We think the old records.
when In some instance have become del
sapluateu from age and usage, Should
~ re-poun'i, ana urge upon the ,Polic.J
jury the necessity Of doing so. IL nrderl
10 preserve these Important doenment
= We have examined all cases BROUGHT
TO our attention by tina District Attor.
ney and Others. except the case against
pen Holmes, alias Buddy Red. who is
, charged with the feionious killino of1
on, sam Henderson, in this Parish.
notwithstanding, the fact, that curl
District Attorney and our able Sheriff
u:u all IN theIi power to secure the at-f
.Cendance OF witnesses before us in thisI
case, We We're unable to have them an.
pear during our session. Many of these
! Illnesses AFRO negroes living oltsiIai
OF the patlsh and it has beea iunp1ssi-
pie to locate them ia tim, f.1r us to
taKe Inc case up. We would respect
FULLY ask the Court to allow this case to
g over until the next sitting of The
Grand Jury. at which time it can b.
taken up and investigated.
we are glad to note the few cases of
CRIME that have taken place in this pa
flsh since the last sitting of the Grand |
jury, lt shows to our minds that the
people are eoming more and. more law ,
aDidIng and peacea.le, and that the
amcers are alert in The I duties, which
ten ln to deter from violating the law.
Inc Parish Treasurer was before us 9
anu gave ms reports, which we found
reports. " ooi T
During our sitting the Sheriff and I
MS Deputies, the Clerk and his Dedn- o
les. and TIE other officers have been 1