The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-05-20

turning from schnn1 n solnH ana =
cross over said bridge free Of charg
ne now made formally to Mr.. :Constal
TN, PRESIDENT of the Lockpeft Bride
Co.. for his Attarney under the tern
ana conditions above stated, by the TO
lowing vote.
! Yeas-Basset, Roger, Falgout, Ba
rios, Boudreaux, Theriot and Dresne
! Nays-None.
Mr.. Theriot, second by Mr.. Bou
dreaux, moved that . committee of tw.
composed OF Messrs Dresner and ia
stantin, President of the Lockpol
Bridge Co, or hia attorney and advis
them of the action OF this jury on tn
proposition OF said Lockport Bridge c,
and ascertain from them whether or nc
the proposition as outlined in the pr,
ceeding amotion will be acceptable t
said Company. Carried.
At this time on motion:duly made an
carried . recess was taken In order :
allow the said Committee to report.
The Jury having resumed It's sessio
the Committee reported that they ha
performed their duty, submitted tn
proposition ito Mr.. Constantin and t
Mr.. Howell, his attorney, and that tn
same had been accepted as passed b.
this Jury.
Mr.. BOudreaux, seconded by MI
Roger, moved that the above verba
report be received; Carried unani
| mously.
Mr.. Dresner, seconded by Mr.. Fal
govt, NOV ed that a Committee Of tw,
members of this Jury, with the Pres
ident and Secretary Of this Jury ad
ded be appointedtO sign and accept
contract with said Lockport Bridge
Co. in accordance with the PROPOSE
ton accepted by 1t.
Yeas. Basset, Roger, Falgout, Bar
rios, Boudreaux, Theriot and Dresner
Nays--None.
The President appointed on said
Committee Messrs Dresner, Falgout
and the President and Secretary OF
this Jury.
Mr.. Theriot. eeconded by Mr.. Bar
rios moved that the Committee just
herein above named be directed and
authorized, aud il need be to confer
with the District ttorney, relative to
the best mode and manner of selling
the franchise Of the public ferries,
and to prepare and draft an Ordi-
nance regulating the said sale, in
which it shall be stipulated that per-
sons who twill agree to erect steel
bridges before January LIST, 1912 shall
be given franchises for the term of
ten years, tlosea who now have or
those who may agree to erect Pom.
toOn bridges before the said above
date, franchises for five years, and
those who propose to operate ordi-
nary ferries be granted franchises for
two years, commencing January LIST,
1912 and that all such franchises be
granted under sealed bids to those
offering the highest bids, and that
the Jury reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. the bids to be OPEN
ed on fixed date as early as possible
during the month Of July or August
next. Carried unanimously.
The Court House Committee pre-
sent the following report.
Thiboda4x, La, April q, 1911
To the President and Members of
the Police Jury, Parish of Lafourche.
Gentlemen
The Court HOnse committee ap-
pointed by your Honorable body beg
leave to report that they met on the
above named date with the following
members present: Hon; A; Theriot
tie, Hon. J. A. O. Coignet, H. Ri
Were and H. n. .Coulon, Chairman,
present, and having taken into con-
sideratiOn the sale of the iron fence
Surrounding the property of the Court
House, the selling of the cistern hous-
es formerly standing on each side Of
the Court House, they have agreed
that the sale of the same should be
made at once to the highest response
BILE bidder; that the grading of the
court house lot and the placing of
awning ON the east, south and w.st
sides Of the Court house SHOULD sbe
be contracted for at once as the same
are absolutely necessary.
Your committee recommend that
authority be given to some committee
or to this present committee to take
charge of the sales mentioned and the
grading Of the lot and construction OF
necessary sidewalks above mentioned,
investing said committee with all the
powers requisite in the promises; the
same as though the same had been
done by the Police Jury.
Your committee further recon-
mends that all other articles that may
not BIZ required i'm the New Court
house be also sold by the Committee
appointed by you.
Respectfully submitted,
H. N. Coulon,
Chairman, Court House Committee.
Mr.. Falgout seconded by Mr.. Ro
ger, moved that the report just read
be received and approved, and that
the said Court House Committee be
given full power to sell every article
and things i'm and around the Court
House mot of any more use to the
Parish, an further that isaid Commit
tee be authorized to contract for all
mentioned in their
said report. Carried unanimously.
At this time; Prof. w. 8. Lafargue,
of the Public Schools
of this Parish appeared before the Ju-
nv and stated that the School funds
would be short of 5000 or thereabOut
for nine months session of
the Schools of the Parish, and asked
that tho Police Jury pledge itself to
give to his Board the above amount.
Whereupon, on motion Of Mr.. Dres-