Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-10-19
REGULAR MEETING.
0fthe Police Jury 81 the parish of Hesl Bato
Rouge.

SAID plantation.
On motion, Resolved, THAT the Poiics Jur
having thought it useful 10 have a road acros
the plantation of Erasmus Woods, of this par
ish, in the double concession, authorizes, i
case of refusal, the commissioner Of the dis.
trict in which said land is situated, to procee'
against said Wood in the manner prescribed
by thb articles 1904, zoos, g, 10 8 and II
Of the Civil Code. The said road being tn,
same granted by Madame Simon Landry, wi
dow; being twenty feet wide:
The committee appointed TO examine thu
accounts Of the Treasurer, made their report
which was adopted.
TREAsURER's ACCOUNT.
Pierre Latiton, Treasurer, in a%ccoiint Will
the Jury of the parish OF West Baton Rohge
from the 1st Monday Of September 1919, Il
the LIST September 1874
DIR.
Balance Of old accounts 1749 81
Deposits 1871 lag
Bills Of b Fayrot, Term expired 800 81
do. due the 25th Sept. 1874 100aO0
Rent of the Lower Ferry 80 90
Parish taxes FOR l843 1000 no
State funds for public schools $50 90
8 Stores 100 90
2 Billiard rooms 80 90
8 Grog.shops 80 90.
Found on a dead person. Is
s5O54 443
CR.
Pad da;n On various warrants and r. s36e4 ga
Commission On s275l IS at 1 PC. tlg d
1863 RegistFys Is so
Bonds Of B. Fayrot s4O2 81 l.a9 %
Balance in specie $50 SO 40 -
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We, the undersigned, appointed a commit
lee; by the Police Jury of the parish Of West
Baton Rouge to examine the accounts of the
Treasurer of said parish, certify that from the
documents furnished us by said treasurer, the
receipts of the current year have been S5O54-
448 and tho Disbursements 1864 PA.
Commission on s275l Is at p. CT; $lI0 04
1859 Enrollments l6 90
Bonds Of B. Favrot 4O2 81
Balance on hand $50 692
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&igned' J Molaison, jr.
jill Grover.
The Jury then Proceeded to the nomination.
of a treasurer and Mr. P. Latitdn Was urahti-
utously nominated.
Whereas, the Police Jury had omitted to
make an appropriation for the public schools
Of this pafiSH for the year 1912, be 1t resolved;
that the sum of $3.50 be allowed for the Use
of said schools, and that the President Of the
administrators be authorised to draw OH the
Parish treasurer for the above amount.
a- porCIVoJ ELS TVbat Aa4n, .,f tLn1o b.t&..rI ~
lars be levied on the parish for the expenses
Of the current year.
On motion, Resolved, That a committee
composed Of Messrs, Ireyille Landry, Jacques
Molaison, jr., John Bic Labauve, be appointed
to contract with the editor ofthe Baton Rouge
Gazette, for printing the proceedings of the
Police Jury.
Resolved, That tile account presented by
the Clerk OF the District Court; amounting to
$70,37 be allowed and paid him by the Treas.
urer, on the warrant Of the President Of the
Police jury.
Resolved, That the account presented BY
the sheriff against the parish in the affair Of
Charles Pipes, be sent back to the sheriff so
that he may present said account BY items.
Whereas, the 7th district III roads and le-
wees in this parish, beginning at the lover line
Of the plantation heretofore belonging 10 Jean
Bite. Roissel and extending to the upper line
of the land Of Micajah Courtney, Esq, is thinly
inhabited, and it is thereby difficult to find a
persot having the necessary qualifications for
ovefseet of roads and leTees id said district,
without appointing yearly the same individ-
uaL
and Whereas, said district from its location
and the nature of its soil requires a strict SUI
p~erintendence, to prevent the disastrous con-
sequences suffered BY several Of our citi-
zens.
of the publication of this resolution, the said
7th district will be annexed and form part Of
the 6tlI district and thar the limits Of said dis
trict 90 extended be as follows /.
Beginning at the upper line Of the planta-
ton Of John Bic. Ioiseau} and extending to
the upper line OF MiGajah Courtney will be IN
future designated as district No. g..
Resolved, That the present commissioned
OF The 9Th district will perform the duties Of
the whole extent Of the district. above named,
and that tho office of overseer of the 7th dis
trict is and remains abolished.
Resolved, That the overseer Of roads and
leyees for the 9Th district be notified Of the
passage Of this resolution
Resolved, That all notices from the COM
missioners Of roads and legees; can be deliver
ed either BY word OF writing; at the option Of
said commissioners.
On motion the jury adjourned u%ntiIto-mor
SEPTEMBER 8, 1914.
The clerk being absent, ". Kirkland, was
appointed clerk pro. TEN. The same memoers
present as yesterday.
Resolved, That whenever there viii be
danger Of a crevasse BY the casing in Of the
banks of the river, the inspector of the district
assisted BY two freekolders ofhis d~istricts will
order a new leVee to be made Immediately,
III such a distance from the caving in as they
may Judge proper to protect the inhabitants
and their property from the disastrous conse-
duencess of a crevasse. Provided that in no
case the new Iegee shall be made at more than
three arpents from SAID eaying in. The vote
being taken on this resolution resulted as fol-
lows For-Groyers Molaison, Taylor, Der.
geron, Durable, Landry and Joyce against
r Hebert, J Bic Labauye. Said resolution
was adopted
1T IS hereby resolved, that a committee COM
mittee composed Of Y Kirkland, Trasitnond
Landry Babin, Villeneuye lie Blanc and
Abraham LobdeIl, be named TO visit personally
and inspect The nature Of the soil of the banks
Of the river al f. Ne ffereford's plantation in
the upper part of the parish, and to ascertain
the best place to make a levee across said
point, to protect the inhabitants in that part of
the parish, and to avoid in future the disasters
accustomed by the annual rise of the river.
! Said committee is authorised to tx the direc-
tion as we'll as the dimensions and probable
cost of said leyee, and report at the next meet