Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-06-19

and A Duplantier.
The report Of the committee appointed
10 examine the work done on the jail, was
read and adopted.
Mr. Dram Hacket offered the following
persons as his securities for the faithful
discharge of his duties as collector OF the
the Parish taxes. who were accepted--f
Brooks, Henry Tonlinson, A kleinpeter
and John Il kloinpeter.
Thomas Bills was appointed a constable
for the Parish on his complying with the
requisites Of the law.
The petition from Henry Llsk, praying
for the appointment of commissioner to
lay out. a public road from his house 70
iersect road No %, near the school house
below III Bufnett's, wa read, and on mo-
ton, the following persons were appointed
commissioners to carry into effect the
prayer Of said petition, and report at next
sesslon--R G Fuqua, r III Burnett, W
Adams, S T Webb andW Dixson.
The jury then adjourned until 0 o'clock,
A NJ, tomorrow. +.
Tuesday, juno 9Th, 1871.
The Police Jury met this day pursuant
to adjournment. Present, same as yester-
day morning.
A petition from James NJ. Elan, Esq,
requesting the action Of the Police jury III
behalf of certain slaves belonging to the
estate Of Langley, for emancipation, was
read. and Ind On the table tor further con-
sidGration.
A petition from Joseph Shannon and
others, praying the establishment OF a
ferry across the Mississippi at Fontama,
was read and granted, and that james Il.
Ranaldson be allowed TO keep said ferry
for the term Of five years on his giving
bond and security to the Parish Judge IN
the sun Of two hundred dollars, for the
faithful discharge Of his duties as a keeper
Of a pubic ferry, and that he be allowed to
charge the same rate Of ferryage as those
ut Baton Rouge at this time.
A petition for the continuation Of the
Old Post Hicky Road 10 F~ontania landing,
was rcad and granted, ami on motion OF
Thos. Devall.
Resolved, That the same hands be COM
PEELED to work on the road to Fontan1a
anding that work the road TO Pot Hudson,
except those Of Geo. p Lilley.
Resolved, That the hands Of Geo. ?.
Lille, Charlotte Williams and Jesse Saun-
ders, work on road No. IL.
Resolved, That the hands Of Mrs. Mary
Ann King work on road district No. 10.
A petition from a number of persons was
presented by Mr.. Kelley, praying the ap-
continent of commissioners to Iay OUT a
public road, to commence noar George T..
Chaney's, and TO intersect the Baton
| Rouge road near J. Nettles, was read and
granted, and the following persons appoint
| ed commissioners to carry into effect the
PRAYER OF said petition: james Cooper,
| Xacheriah Brown, James P. Howard, Abel
! Kent, Daniel Lewis and Robert Green
well, and that the following hands work
said road, james Cooper, Nettles q Row
lev, James r. Howard, Charlie Foster,
| Abel Kent, Thomas Kent, William Kent
and ]. S. Edwards.
Mr.. Monget was excused from further
attendance to-day.
l. A petition from F. d. Newcomb, pray
ing the payment by the Police Jury of nine
hundred and fifty dollars for work done by
him on the road and lcvee, or the land
now in dispute between McDonough and
Childress, was read, upon which MIR. Devail
| offered the following resolution which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the petition of Mr.. New
comb be laid over until the next session OF
the Police jury, and the President be
authorised to empty council to inquire INTO
the validity Of the claim.
The Jury then adjourned until 3 o'clock
this evening.
Tuesday Afternoon.
I he Jury met-present the same men,
bers.
Mr.. Corcoran offered the following reso-
luton, which was rejected.
Resolved by the Police Jury OF this
Parish, That the sum Of seyenty-tlye dol
lars be appropriated out OF any moneys IN
the treasury Incorporated, to the build
ing of a bridge over Whites Bayou on the
road district No. IL, leading from the
plains to Redwood in said district, and that
William Sowell and j. d Mcdonald be
appointed commissioners to let out and
received said bridge,a and drawon the treasu'
rer for said sum.
The following persons were appointed
overseers of road districts:
District No. 3, Jacob Smith d, j. Cor
neius 5, Lewis Pybourn, west end, ane
ID. Ii. Penny, east end ]; g., John kennard
Sem; 7, John Bartell, Jr.; 8, J. Ii. Allison
upper end. Locker Campbell, lower end
8, VIM. E Knox, north end, and j. r
Foster, south end 10, Theodore Rhodes
upper end, and J. N. Thomas, lower end
Ii, Geo. E. CLANCY, east end, and VIM
Sowcll. west end; u, G. 2. Lilley Ii
John King; IA, Jas c. Dawson; 10, Jas
Stokes; I6, --;1 II, J Palmer
l8, +. II. Rivers 10, Geo. David; 20, M
Fleming; 81, Sylvester Davis; %, Mich1
Chambers %, R. c Fuqua %, Eilht
Hooper, south end, and Richard Odom
North end %, Henry Lusk 27, jaime:
Cooper; springfield road, S. W. NowPor
aid Josh. Alexander, Jr.
Resolved, That the following hands b.
assigned to work the Baton Rouge anf
Clinton Railroad, viz Z. S. Atklson, E
D. Allison, VIM. Noble, Terry B. Brown
J.. Il. Rowley, Tho. Noble, Mrs. Boatner
David McCants, Jr., G. B. White, JOIN
Kitchens, williamson Kitchens and P. Har
rison, and that Green b. White and VIM
Noble, be appointed oserseers of said road
The following persons were appointed
administrators Of Public Schools: james
Cooper, P. A. Walker, William HAYES
VIM. Hunstock and Geo. 2. Lii ey.
Resolved That the old Jail be remove