Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-17

in executing two important works IN this pa
rish, directed by the Legislature to be exc
cuted by the hands Of the State under the
superintendance Of the State Engineer, and
at The expense Of the Ctats, and whereas, the
present is a favorable season for the prosecu'
ton of said works Therefore, 1t is ordered
that the Parish Treasurer pay to James Alley,
] B Kleinpeler, Elihu Hooper aud William
Noble. upon their order, or the order Of a ma
jority of them. a sum which shall not exceed
four hundred dollars, and to Philip IIickY.
Andrew kleinpeter. William IIunstock and
Gilbert Daigre, or the order of g majority OF
them, a sum which shall not exceed three
hundred dollars. The four hundred dollars,
shall, if required, be expended in supplying
provisions and meeting other necessary exa
petises for the completion OF the Baton Rouge
and Clinton Rail Road, as far az the Fell
ciatla line, and the three hundred dollars,
shall, If required, be applied for the same pur-
pose in cleaning ont bayou Fontaine, agreea-
bly, to the resolution of The Legislature passed
March %, ls42. And be it further resolved.
that the said appropriation of seven hundred
dollars is advanced as a loan from tie parish
Of East Baton Rouge to the State Of Loui-
siana.
On niption of A Monget, the petition Of Mr.
Adam Winthrop for the emancipation of his
slave Abraham, was reconsidered, and passed
a first rhading by the requisite number of the
police jury,
On motion, the petition Of James Seals,
was reconsidered, and the resolution passed
yesterday on said petition war repealed.
Resolved, That road district No. II, hith-
ertc worked by two overseers; be now work.
ed by one overseer and that the han,ls of
William Noble and DoCt. Atkinson, work on
said road.
The following resolution was offered and
rejected Resolved, That the hands Of James
Smiley and George j Behrnes, be removed
from the Baton Isoige road and placed on the
Springfield road.
A petition was laid before The police jury,
requesting lilo appointment of commissioners
TO lay out a public road To colnmentb at The
plantation of d Colfini6atix, thence ID inter
sect road No. 4, near the west line Of John
Phillips plantation, and that the hands oh The
upper end of road No 4; shall work said road,
after working road No 4, which was granted
and the following commissioners appointed to
carly into effect the prayer of said petition
Charles Commeaux, Francois Aubin, Sylves-
ter Babin, Florentin Aucoin, Eugene Mason,
and John Phillips.
A petition from Francis Nephler and others
requesting the appointment of commissioners
to lay out a road to commence at the planta-
ton of Henry Lusk, thence to the back cor
ner of VIM. l. Dixon's land, thence on the
line between Dixon and Nephler to road No.
%, at the upper corner of the said Dixon's
field, which was granted and the following
commissioners appointed to carry the same
into effect w l. Dixon, James Delaune, r
II Burnett, VIM Adams, David Ohallen, and
Saml 4 Webb.
The following persons were appointed com
missionets of elections in this parish
Torn precinct Judge T~essier, James
Cooper, Philip IIicky. Plains precina--Geo
= Lilly, John Began. VIM Sowell. Forbes's
precjnct-J r McCaas Elihu Hooper, VIM D
Lee. Wills rteeinct--John II Black, II II
Burnett, John Foreman.
The following accounts were examined and
allowed ! To Sllas Jones, for repairs on Court
House, 80 II. To NJ Moreno, Clerks fees in
a criminal suit, So.
The jury then adjourned to meet at three
this afternoon.
TUESDAY ofernoon--The police jury met
pursuant to adjournment, present, the same
as this morning.
Messrs James Alley, J B kleinpeter. Elihu
Hooper and Wm Noble, were appointed co,n-
missioncrs to superintend the purchase Of
provisions and other articles necessary for the
use Of The State hands, while employed on
the Baton Rouge and Clinton Rail Road, and
Philip Hicky, Andrew kleinpeter,
William Hunstock and Gilbert Daigre, com
missioners for the same purpose, ful the said
Sta+o bnp3e ,.lil, ,,nn1,,,3 - ptr,,,,r ,nt
bayou Fontaiue. And be it Resolved. That
said commissioners, shall Immediately form a
estimate of the necessary expenses to
be incurred in the prosecution Of said works,
and that they shall only advance tho same as
the work progresses, that they keep a minute
account of each expenditure III order TO lay
the same before the police Jury at their next
meeting, to which they shall enduavor 10 OBJ
tain the certificate of the engineer Of his as
slstant that said commissioners, when they
said account, are required to sustain
each item thereof by a sufficient receipt.
Thu following persons were appointed over
seers of public road districts
No, 3, kleinpetor 4, ] 3 Cornelius,
end, $ Babin, upper END s., J Nephler,
west end, VIM Pate, east end G, Foster
Bradford 7, Ed Bartell 6, Doct. 1'rawick,
upper end, M Watson, lower end Q, Albert
lower end, Danl Lewis, upper end ,
10, VIM B Scott, upper end, HudncI, lower
end IL, Wm Tucker II, o Ilillin -,
Seth David; Ii, VIM c Gayle; Il, Amos
II, Absalom Dixon 10, Rice 10,
David %, James Townsend 81,
Joseph Cooper %, NJ Chambers %, A
Babcock, upper end, w T. Dixon, lower end ;
"a, ] II Boatner; 25, Elihu Hooper; 26, II
Lusk; q, William Kent %, Hiram Will
80, r Raualdson 81, Thos Devall
81, George Griffit r d Rhodes. lower end
road.
A petition was laid before the jury by Mr..
William Noble, in regard to continuing GER
hands on the rail road, was read and re-
Iccted.
Resolved, That the hands of A NJ Noble,
Thos Harrison, John Brashears, w Kitchens,
J w Rrashears, G. II White and David Nc |
Cants, be placed on road district No "a, for
inc ycar and that the said road be worked
romthe 10Th mile post on the Baton Rouge
'oad 10 the Cornite.
1t having been proved to the satisfaction Of
he police jury that the negro Abraham was a
of good characters that he has been a
aithful servant to his master, and that he will
conduct himself in the same manner
emahcipated, it is therefore ordered
the petition of Adam Winthrop, herein,
De granted, and the police jury accord this
assent to the emancipation of the said slave
Abraham!
The following resolution was offered and
Resolved, That a committee of two,
,e appointed to wait on the Editors Of the two
newspapers of the town of Baton Rouge, 10
what they would do the parish
for. MIR. Began called for the yeas
ind nays on this resolution; and the following
vas the result: Yeas--Bogan, Penny, T B