The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-05-20
Police Jury Proceedings.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF LAFOURCHF
Thibodaux, La, May, 10TH, 1911

Thibodaux, La, May, 10TH, 19l
The Police Jury Of the Parish of La
fourche met this day in regular session
Present.. l.. Basset, president, ant
Messrs. l.. G. Roger, Leonard Falgout
Joseph Dresner and Alexander Theriot
Absent-Messrs. R. M. Hatcher J
l.. Rodrigue and P. I'll. Tetreau.
President Basset stated that Mr.. n. n
Coulon, the Clerk of this Jury was alb
80 mt due to sickness and that it would
be proper to elect Clerk pro tempore
Whereupon Mr.. Theriot, seconded by
Mr.. Roger, moved that Mr.. c. j.. Cou
lon, be elected Clerk Pro Tempore
Carried unanimously.
The minutes OF the session of Marcel
9th, 1911 was read and approved as re
corded.
Numerous claims and pension petit
tons were presented, read and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
The reports Of the Treasurer on the
General and Drainage Funds of the
Parish, were presented and after being
read was referred to subcommittee on
Finance.
Mr. Joseph Dresner, Chairman of the
Committee appointed at the last session
OF this Jury on Firmin ,Thibodaux and
Lockport Bridge Co. matter, submitted
the following report:
Thibodaux, La, March %, 1911
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury, Parish of Lafourche.
Gentlemen
The undersigned committee beg to re-
port that they have decided that the
proposition as submitted by Mr.. Fir
min Thibodaux, at last session Of the
Police Jury is not such as to give the
Parish sufficient revenue for the fran
chise asked. They are of the opinion
that the construction of an Iron Bridge
over Bayou Lafourche, at Raceland, is
necessity and advantage that should
be given to the people Of that locality.
but In granting a franchise for the con
struction of a bridge, at that point,
that fair chance should be given to ali
persons who might desire to obtain
such franchise.
Therefore your committee recon-
mend to the Police Jury that the con
struction of Steel Bridge at that point
should be submitted to the Public
through the medium Of bids, duly adj
vertfsed, asking all those who desire to
entertain proposition to submit plans
and specifications for good strong
bridge and to attached thereto such pro-
position under which they would be
willing to construct said bridge. Wei
further recommend, however, that no |
franchise. be granted for a longer pc
riod than ten years from the date of the |
completion Of said Bridge, the privilege
being reserved by the Police Jury to
reject any and all bids and therefore
we recommend that the proposition Of
Mr.. Firmin Thibodaux on this matter
be rejected.
Your Committee further beg to re-
port that on the Lockport Bridge pro-
position, they favor and recommend the
renewal Of the Contract Of saidLock port
Bridge Co. on the following conditions.
That said Contract be continued for
ten additional years from January LIST,
1912 provided an amount of Seven Hun
bred and fifty dollars be paid annually
Tor the continuation of the franchise,
md provided further that at the end of
said ten years the said Lockport Bridge
shall revert to the Parish Of Lafourche.
Il full ownership and without cost to =
laid Parish, and provided further that !
he said Bridge be maintained in the y
and turned over at the expi-
alton of the said ten years in good con I
lition to the Parish by the said Lock- d
'ort Bridge Co. Z
Your Committee further beg to re-
'ort that other propositions were sub l.
nitted by the Lockport Bridge Co. and
he same were refused on the grounds 81
inadequate compensation for the