The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-03-23
Police Jury Proceedings.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF LAFOURCHE.

Thibodaux, La, March 18TH, 1912
| The Police Jury Of the Parish of LAT.
ourche met this day in regular meeting
Present.-Mr. J. l.. Basset, President
and Messrs. Leonard Falgout, l. q Bou-
dreaux, J l. Rodrigue, Alexander The
riot, r NJ Ha tcher and Joseph Dresner
Absent-Messrs L c Roger, u j Bar
rios and T FL Tetreau.
TIE minutes of the regular meeting OF
January 11th, 1912 and Of the Special
meeting of February Sth., 1912, were
read and approved as recorded.
Numerous claims and pension petit
tons were presented, read and referred
to the Committee on Claims for exam1-
nation and report at to-morrow's session
The reports of the Treasurer on the
General and Drainage funds of the Par
ish, and the report Of the Superintend-
ent Of the Public Schools OF iris Parish
were sn omitted and after being read
were referred to the Committee on FL
nance for examination and report.
At this time q communication from,
Mr.. r r Barrow stating that the bridge
over the canal at Lockport, right bank
of bayou Lafourche is not in a danger
our condition as reported to, this Jury,
and asking the Jury in spirit of fair
ness not to exact any Unnecessary hard
ships towards him in that matter.
Whereupon, Mr.. Dresner, seconded by
Mr.. FalgoEt, moved that a committee
of two members of this jury, with the
president added thereto, be appointed to
Investigate the exact condition of the
said bridge and also to examine the
condition of the bridge over the canal
at Lockport, left bank of Bayou Laf-
ourche, and report their findings to this
jury at it's next meeting. Carried.
Il
mittee Messrs Dresner and Theriot.
At this time three different petitions
of residents and land owners of the
Third ward of this Parish, asking per-
mission to change the location of the
public road on the front of their Yespec-
tive properties. SO as to run between the
levee and the waters edge, were pre-
scented and read.
Whereupon, Mr.. Falgout, seconded by
Mr. Dresner, moved that the matter be
referred to the Road Overseer of that
District. with instructions to investi-
gate into the feasibility thereof and re-
port to this jury at its next meeting.
Carried.
The following petition was submitted
and read, and on motion made and car
ried same was ordered received, to-wit-
70 the Police Jury OF the Parish of
Lafourche, State of Louisiana:
TheSpetition of the undersigned COM
posing the Drainage Board Of the Drain
age District No 2, of the Parish of La
fourche, comprising all that portion of |
the Parish of Lafourche embraced with
in the following boundaries, to-wit: /
Beginning at the upper line Of the
Acadia Plantation, the property of Mrs. |
Andrew Price, extending down the !
right descending bank of Bayou Laf- |
ourche to the upper line Of the tract OF |
land known as the Firmin Thibodaux /
tract, opposite Raceland, including the |
Bayou Blue settlement up to Bayou La
,rolx" as defined by Ordinance of ,thel
Police Jury Of the Parish Of Lafourche,
adopted on the 18th day of May, 1911;
With respect shows:
That i. is for the best interest of the
said district thatit be reorganized under 4
existing laws and vested with ali the
powers and authority now enjoyed by
Drainage Districts organized under ex-
sting laws.
That in defining the territorial limits /
II the reorganized district your petit
toner's would suggest that they would
,e defined, and such district described
IS follows:
beginning ut the upper line of the
Acadia Plantation, the property of Mrs.
Andrew Price, extending down the
lSHt descending Dalik OF BAYOU La
ourche to the upper line of the tract Of
and known as the Firmin Thibodaux
.ract, opposite Raceland, thence along
he upper line of such tract to the FORTY
fpenfiIne thence Id straight line to :
ae boundary line between the parishes (
4 Ldfourche and Terres,onne, thence g. {
ong such boundary lire to a point in {
me with the upper line of tae Acadia
'ttsfltatioii, thence III line with the up-
tt lire Of the Acadia plantation 10 Bay | !
Il i.afourche. 1t bein 3 intended TO in /
iude al territory in the parish! of La
1nrehe within such suil;idaries.7 !
Wherefore the premises considered
oar petitioners pray that SUCH BRAIN
re District te .reorgatli1ed ane. its terri
'rv accurately described AS herein sug-
aAted and herein prayed. t
Respectfully submitted. I
W. e. Price +
Pierre 81. Bouirasux +.
l.. Wallace t4elart
ME-. FBiGout, seconded, Nv Mr.. RI. i
.gne offered lie following Ordinance. f
iich Nas adopted hy Tie following Ii
lie.
.as.- Basset, Falgnut. Hoatlreanx, Ro- 3
srlgue. Iheriot. Hatcher and I)resner. pt
lys.-None. Il
oRnESA gt;yE 30. - D
WHEisf.lssss tlle .l,.u ms petition b.
$ his ssapp9s5entef 10 tie Police o.,
y Of tl.e Parish q aafoareaie. +. Il IL ].