Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-06-14

5U"T4OrK Tomorrow tugFntTR.
Tuesday morning, Sd June, 1915.
The Police jury assembled pursuant to ad.
~iolrumeut. Present. the same members By
Yesterday.
The minutes Of veafardav's pT5ssedinrg
were read.
A ]petition pas laid bpfate the Jrky PRAYING
that Mrs. Dunigan and Mrs. Winchester
mfrbt be nlacad on the list of Parish paDrers
was read and rejected.
Ga netion hrs y. Dnniyan rf TIE 10Th
Hard was placed on the Parish bauper list
In Inc al class.
Mr.. John Bubler, executor Of the last viii
and eetamento OF John McGilI. late IF This par
isb deceased, laid before the Police Jury d Pc
tition for the enapcIpatlJn of the slave Maria.
BELONGING 10 the estate Of the said McGIih.
which vas read, and The vote being taken %.
on II. was rejected.
A motion was made to reconsider the
elaine of James OneaI. for Jury services, was
mt and lost.
Tic following repor and annexed resoIu.
lions was adopted.
The committee appointed for the purpose
! of pTectinp settlement with A Dnplautier,
late collector and Treasurer Of the Parish on
account pftaxes due on the rolls of 1888 and
1880 beg leave to report, that they have made
every possible effort for N amicable settle
ment of the wbute matsar, but regret to. say,
with bat little prospect Or success. on re-
ference to the arnounts, and settlements here
iofore rendered by Mr., Duplantier, and APP
proved. and accepted BY the jury, it appears
there Il abaIlanco ofseycDteen hundred dol
lars due on ths rolls Of those years. The a.
gent e Mr.. Doplan Ter Informs the committee
that Tie is instructed By his principal. to offer,
in liquidation Of Tie amount, valid claims a.
gainst diIingient tax payers, for those years,
10 he approved Of, aud accepted BY tho present
collector and treasurer, upon condition Tint
his principal be fully discharged, upon the
approval aud reception Of those claims by the
present collector and treasurer, and the com
rnittee herewith report a resolution TO that eff
feet, aud recommend its adoption AZ the last
means Of settling tbit troublesome aud veyed
question, which has already too long taxed
tbs line and atten ion Of the Jury without
any beneficial result. On enquiry and exam
nation the committee have ascertained that,
MI. DopIahtier failed to execute bonds accor-
dug los Jaw as Parish Treasurer Tor those
years, and i IS believed that az action against
him Individually would not avail much.
Tho committee ii. conclusion recommend
Atf@ tN'F wa W. Ni'1 '"l1''f ''' 'N'FF't''f ''~
resolution, and berieare to be discharged from
the LHrthar consideration Of HE subject.
(Signed) WIN. d Lea,
Frbrrt Morgan.
Accgnn4aginr Resolution.
RasotyeL That Ihe resolution adonrod nn
Yesterday be a. amended tbat tho nrasent
Treasurer and collector. select from Tho Tux
rolls IN the hands Of lhe AGENTS Of mr. Dg-
n~l,nfiar sinh afains as he nav tbink good
5nd collect fhe same. anJ vban collected.
ntare 10 lie rradit of mr.. Dnntantier. pntfi
IEo smount of savon,ooo L1n1ra1 dolt,rs so
selected. he coIterted then. and nof nntiI
then. The collector and Treasurer. shall rive a
recent II fpIl ID the said DupIautier Of Al
claims dine h. bi,, tn Tho n,righ
Tho anfliration Of Drs. Alma Rird ta he
nIaced on the list Of parish papners was con-
sidared apd rejected
Tba Inv ,di,nrnod to noot ot Q o'cIock
this after noon
Tnnsdav after noon
The Police Jnrv met purs9an, 10 adjourn.
ment. present. he same members IA this
ntorninG.
The following renort was r,da and ad-
opted.
The UNDERSIGNED committee annotntedb v
the Police Jury 10 ascertain from he Parisb
Jnd@e HE n@95or Of paris i consta bic wb"
hara oe-7pl;aI ~.lL4he law il niyino .bond
and security for the faithful 5isGItaTaB 5rtUelF
duties, hey leave TO report that they have
complied with the resolution, and On invesIi-
gatIon find, The bonds Of the following persons
IN said office, viz:
John Reyerdy, dated ii Dec. 1880, Daniel
Lewis, % Jan, 1880, Chas. Youngblood, 20
Oct. 1910, Tbos. Mercer, % Dec. $40 Ma
thanleI Grayless, ~ Feb. 1910, Jhos. Bills,
n Feb. 1871, Y Bulnez z March 1914
John a BILE, y Feb. 1914, John Rodrigues,
, Jan. 1915, F 4 NephIer q Feb. 1916.
(Signed) Eghert Morgan,
L + Young,
Hen, Tomlinsou.
Resolved That all coastables now acting
N this Parish, who have not compiled With
the requisites Of the law, be dismissed from
objection and after this date,
a petition from a number Of the inhabitants
living on, and near the Baton Rouge and
Clinton Ran Road, praying that sad road
may be declared a public high way, was read
and granted, and said road is hereby declared
q public high way, and divided into W road
districts, and numbered as follows, to wit, No
81 from The Baton Rouge and Plains Toad I'd
Cypress Bayou, No 30 from Cypress Bayou to /
BarteFs old field, No. Sc from Bartel's old
field 10 the parish line.
The Jury adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock
Tomorrow morning.
"Wednesday morning Jane 4, 1915
The Police Jury assembled pursuant to
adjournment, Present, the same members rs
yesterday, except Manuel Lopez Of the Oh
Ward.