Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-09-14


for nolnrial acts between the Police Jury an
Chas. Vincent for repairs to be made on the
Court House.
The Police Jury then adjourned TO meet at
Q o'clock tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY MORNING, Sept. Sd, 1874.
The Police Jury assembled this morning
pursuant 10 adjournment, Present-Ward No.
], Anthony Mongef, 9, James Alley, 8, r. b
Rhodes, 4, II. Z, Young, g, Philip Garig, q,
Joseph Heard, 8, r. ID. Conrad, o, Manuel Lo |
PEE, ~, Eghert Morgan, ii, w. D. Lea. ~,
DAVID Pate
DAVID PATE, presdl. pro TEN.
The bury having been called to order, the
minutes Of yesterdays proceedings were read.
The follo@ing resolution was adopted. Re
solved, That Messrs. Lea, Morgan and Heard
be, and they are hereby appointed a committee
ID wait on a. Duplantier, ESQ, late Parish
Collector and Treasurer, ana request him to
pay over to the present Collector and Treasu
.rer, any monies that may re in his hands be.
longing to The Parish, on account OF BALANCED
due tho parish for taxes for the wear 1880 and
previously, and to request Mr.. Duplantier also,
TO deliver to the present Collector and Treas.
urer any tax rolls or papers belonging 10 the
parish. on which there are uncollected baIan.
ceF, upon his, The said Duplantfer's receiving
a receipt from the said Collector and Treasu
rer for the said rolls, moniessand papers, which
shall operate rs full and complete discharge
for the amount,
Mr.. Henry Carl was allowed $22,50 for the
support and funeral expenses Of paupefs
who died al his house.
The following petition was laid before the
Police Jury.
To the Honorable the Police Jury Of the
parish Of East Baton Rouge.
The petition ofthe undersigned respectfully
showeth, that in September 1888 was sold al
public auction the repairs over big and little
sandy Creeks, which / became the purchaser
for the sum oftwo hundred and forty nine dbl
IaTs, and that | have not received but two
hundred dollars Of that sum, and therefore
pray that The balance may be paid TO me,
with respect,
JOSEPH PULLIAM.
Upon which the following resolution was
passed,
Rase!Yed, That the prayer oithe petitioner
Ue granted, provided, the same be paid out Of
the averages due by Mr.. Duplantier when
collected,
The following report was read and adopted.
Baton RoUeE, ID. Sept. 1874.
Tothe Hon. the Police Jury Of the parish of
East Baton Rouge.
The undersigned committee appointed at
the last session of the Police jury to examine
and receive the Old Spanish records lately
arranged and bound by Messrs. Moreno aud
Pike, report, that they have attended 10 this
business, that they have received those records
which now comprise twenty large volumes,
all of which appear to be correctly arranged
az TO dates and otherwise, the rough and ir-
regular size of the paper Of those records
would not not admit ofthe binding being made
into what is called, a neat Job, but tits well
and substantially done, and your committee,
recommend that the auditor be directed to is
sue a warrant on The parish Treasurer for the
balance due on the contract for the above
work.
Those old Spanish records have been depos-
tied in the office of the Parish Judge.
Your obi. servts.
SAM. SKOLFIELD.
JAMES ALLEY.
On motion Of Mr.. Monget, the petition Of
Joseph Pulliam and the resolution adopted on
The anne was reconsidered and rejected, the
yeas, and nays, being called for on the reiec-
ton, resulted as follows, yeas, Pate, Garig,
Young, Lopez, Monget and Heard 6, nays,
Lea and Morgan, =.
The following accounts were examined and
rejected.
Acct. 10 favor of A C Russ for funeral and
other expenses for a pauper named William
SpiIlmau, $500.
Acct. in favor of II " Fowler, sheriff, for cost
in the prosecution Of he slave Eliza, $I6,37.'
Acct. in favor Of Manuel Moreno for services
as Clerk at two Elections, $1,000.
The following resolution was rejected.
Resolved, That the ground on the north
and west of The Court House be enclosed with
Palings, the posts to be cedar and the palings.
cypress, provided that the expense does moi
exceed One Hundred Dollars.
The committee appointed to wait on 4. Du-
Planter, Esq, late Collector and Treasurer,
made the following report which was adopted
The undersigned committee appointed IN
pursuance Of a resolution of the Police Jury
at the present session for the purpose Of cal
ling on A.. Duplantier, Esq, late collector and
treasurer, and request him 10 pay over any
monies in his hands belonging to the Parish
on account Of balances due the Parish for tax
es of 1889, and formerly, and to request of him
to deliver 10 the present Collector and Treas
urer, any tax rolls or papers belonging to The
parish on which there are uncollected batan-
ces due, upon his Mr.. DupIantjer receiving
credit for the amount, beg leave TO report,
that they called at the House0f NJ DupIan-
Tier, and asceriaIDed that he was absent, bav-
ing left for the city on yesterday, the commit
tee having learned that VIM. Gill, ESQ, is
agent of the said Duplantier, charged with the
settlement of all the business to which The
said resolution refers, and in the absence o.
Mr.. DupIantier the committee deemed ittheir
duty under the resolution to call on him in
place of his principal, which they accordingly,
did, and delivered to him a copy Of tie said
resolution, ard which be took INTO considera-
ton, and in reply to the request therein con
tanned, remarked, thai he was without any in
struction to that effect from bis said principal,
and consequently that he did not feel autheri-
sed to do any thing in the matter until he oh
tanned instruct 1ons from his prin ipal that he
would Immediately enter INTO a correspon-
dence with his said principal, and then act in
accordance with such instructions as he may
receive.
William D Lea,
Joseph Heard,
Egbert Morgan.
On The adoption Of the foregoing report, it
v,,c Resolved tkaftha memhers of that com |