Terrebonne County Louisiana Archives News.....Fifty Years Ago No. 25 April 7, 1894
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The Thibodaux Sentinel April 7, 1894
In May, 1844, the annual municipal election was held. Only 33 votes were polled, 
which indicated that the voters were not worried about their town rulers, as the 
same ones were re-elected with one exception, the name of Elie R. Bourg being 
substituted for that of Dr. Williams as trustees.

The new council was composed of James A. Scudday, Mayor; John C. Beatty, C.F. 
Hawley, J.R. Niles, and E.R. Bourg, Trustees.

At the installation of the new council, Louis Bush was elected Clerk and 
Assessor; J.A. LeBlanc, Treasurer; Jona C. White, Collector and Wharfinger; and 
August Roger, Constable. 

The council fixed the taxes at the same figures as they were in 1843.

The town purchased from L.B. Verrett, his property fronting on the levee for 
$600.00 and then sold the buildings thereon for $164.80. This property is now 
the northwest corner of the lot on which the Market House is erected. Some of 
the other proprietors of lots facing the levee refusing to remove their 
buildings on the demand of the municipal authorities, Mr. John C. Beatty was 
authorized to enter suit for the enforcement.

The council offered to lease the lot lately acquired from Mr. L.B. Verret to an 
ice house company, then in process of organization, for a term of fifteen years, 
on condition that the company should construct a solid brick building thereon, 
and transfer the same to the town authorities at the end of the lease. 

There were no manufactories of ice in those days. That article was brought from 
the Northern or Eastern states in ships, towed up the Mississippi River to 
Donaldsonville and thence down the bayou. 

Ice was sold at about five cents per pound and perhaps more.

The company constructed the building but did not continue the ice trade very 
long. Ice by the time it was delivered cost too much money, and the wastage was 
too great to justify the maintenance of the business, and instead of being 
profitable, it was a losing business, financially. The building was subsequently 
used as a public warehouse, later on as a market house and was finally torn 
down.

During the year, a crevasse occurred at the junction of the canal with Bayou 
Lafourche which was closed. The council claimed that the break was caused by the 
negligence of the company, and presented their bill for materials used in the 
closing of the crevasse for payment.

Bayou Lafourche, in those days, did not rise to the height it now reaches 
occasionally, otherwise the break would not have been so easily stopped.

During 1844 a fire pump was bought and a company organized, which was kept up 
long enough to raise money to give a grand ball, and that was the last heard of 
it. The council proposed to put down a wood curbing in front of any property 
when the owners would agree to lay a banquette.


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