Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-06-21

The Jury adjourned to meet at 0 O'Clock
Tomorrow morning.
Wednesday morning June 4, 1s45
The Police Jury assembled pursuant to
adjournment, Present, The same members as
yesterday, except Manuel Lopez Of the Oh
Ward.
The president having called the Jury to
order, the minutes Of yesterdays proceedings
were read.
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That John II Jones, and the
hands living at his house. liable to road duty,
be placed Oh road district No. g..
Resolved, That the hands Of DR.. Atkin-
aon be removed from the upper end Of the
Rail Road, 10 the West eud of comite and
Plains road No. IL.
Resolved, That any person, or persons,
having business with the Police Jury, and not
a member at the time, and who may wish to
make an explanation, shall first obtain the
consent Of said Jury.
A petition from Mr.. Scudder was read,
praying that he. might be allowed to change
a part Of The cOsnile road, so that it NAV pass
directly between his two tracts of land,
know II as the Wikof and Lopez tracts, 0ntil. il
reaches the woods near Wards Creek, thence
a proper direction to the old road at Mr.. Da-
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ing commissioner appointed 10 exam'"e and
lay out faid piece Of road Elihu Hooper,
M l. Meeker, Bernard Bany, John w! Daw-
son and Seth David.
The following preamble and resolution
was adopted
Whereas, William Gill, Esq. Agent of Mr..
Duplantier has signiied his intentions not to
comply with the provisions Of the resolutions
previously adopted, for the purpose Of effect
ing a settlement with said Duplantier, on &C
count OF taxes due the parish on the rolls
ofls3S and 1889. Therefore Be il Resolved,
That The clerk be, and is hereby required to
forward a copy Of the said resolutions 10 said
Duplantier, accompanied by a written request
on the part of the Police Jury for his compli-
ance with the provisions thereof, and in case
of his refusal or failure to signify his assent
thereto, within thirty days, then in that case,
it shall be the duty If the said clerk to give
public notice in the Baton Rouge Gazette,
requesting all persons in arrears for taxes
due the parish for the said years of 1888 and
1899 to withhold any further payments of the
same TO the said Duplantier, or his agent;
and in that case the president 10 authorised to
cause a suit to be instituted for the recovery
Of the amount due by the said Duplantier, and
for the recovery Of the tax rolls on which
| there are urcollected taxes due. The yeas
and nays were called for on this resolution
which resulted as follows: yeas, John Col
Inns, Elias Russ, Egbelt Morgan, Henry
Tomlinson, WIN. d Lea, Philip Garig, and
Thomas Devall, 7, Nays, X T Young, John
Foreman, and Anthony Monget 3
Resolved, That Evan Halves, John Brow
ming, Joseph Durham, and Egbert Morgan,
be and they are hereby appointed a commit
tee to examine the Comite at or near Maj
Stephen Roberts, and report at next Septem-
Der session on the practicabiliiy of building
a bridge across said river, was adopted.
The rule of the Police Jury in relation TO
making appropriations, was dispensed with
and the following resolution offered, Resell
we'd, That one hundred and fifty dollars be,
and is hereby appropriated for the rebuilding
of the bridge on Red Wood, on the road lead
ing from George e Chaney's TO the Plains,
and that j B CLANCY, VIM. Tucker and r
w Newport, be appointed a committee to let
out the building Of said bridge. The yeas and
nays were called for, and and resulted as fol-
lows: Yeas r T Young, Egbert Morgan, 2,
Nays, Thomas Devall, John Foreman, VIM.
d Lea, Elias Russ, John ] Collins, Henry
Tomlinson. Philip Garig and A Monget, 8.
The resolution was therefore rejected.
Resolved, That the Appropriation of five
hundred dollars made for building a bridge
over Baton Rouge Bayou, near DR.. SCOTS, be
withdrawn, adopted. VI
Resolved, that road district No. 6, be divi-3
ded into two districts, TO be known as the
East and West districts, and the Connie to be
the dividing line, and the hands on the Vest
end, together with the hands that formerly
worked the Marietta road, to work from the
Comite to the end Of said district, adopted.
Samuel Skolfeld, Clerk, was allowed five
dollars for stationary furnished the Police Ju5d
ry up TO this session.
Mr.. Elias Russ desired that the P~olicerJu-
nv would again take into. consideration the
building Of the Montesano bridge, and allow
the builders an additional sum of fifty dollars
to the amount already allowed, after some
discussion on the subject, it was moved and
seconded, that the matter be laid indefinitely
on the table, which motion was carried.
The following persons were appointed over
seers of road districts.
District No. 3 J Smith, 4 J 8 Willis, ) D
Fl Penny, East end, F Nephler, w end No 8
Jacob HAYES, E end, Doct. w B Wood, w
Joseph Pulliam, Sc Courtney uFyer end H
] Banks, lower end, 8 Albert Forbes lower
end, 9 J E Lee, upper end, 10 7 Merrill up
per end, 10 AC Russ, lower end, IL s
Seals e end, IL G w Owens, w end, IL A
Alex ander, ID Moses Harris. Is K Benton,
II e Chambers. District No. 10 John A
HARRISON. 20 Newell, q E Cooper, % John
A Bills, "a John Kennafd, % d Morgan, 26
Henry Busk, Is e Vining. 30 5 Ranaldson,
81 Thomas Devall, 81 Henry Carrie, 33 John
T. Simpson. 81 Joseph Began, 35 G B White
SO A NJ Noble, 81 C'Commeaux.
Resolved, that the hands of Mr.. Smith and
Joseph Penny be placed on road No. 81.
The jury adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock
this after. noon.
Wednesday afternoon.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment, present, the same members as this NOR
ming.
The resolution in regard TO the purchase Of
of chairs by the Sheriff, was reconsldered, and
passed as follows Resolved, that the SIer-
if be, and he is hereby authorized to purchase
one dozen of good strong chairs on account OF
the Parish for the use Of the Jury, and That
be also be authorised to rave the middle rail-
ing removed out of the present Jury Box, in
order to give room for the chairs.
Mrs. II Tomlinson and E Morgan were APP
pointed TO fill the vacancies in the finance
committee occasioned by the expiration Of the
terms of Mcssrs Conrad, g. Rhodes members
of said committee.
A motion was made to reconsider the appli-
cation for an appropriation to build a bridge
on Red wood, which was carried, and the fol-
lowing resolution adopted.
Resolved. that one Hundred and fifty dol
lars be, and is hereby appropriated for the re-
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