Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-06-24
No. 81.

excuse, on account Of his absence " slor
day, on motion he was excused.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted.
Resolved. That J. Caldwell, IT., j. y.
Kleinpeter, and ], +. MeCaa be appointed
d committee to examine the Clerks and
Recorders office, and TO report imtnedi-
ately whether they are in q situation 10
preserve the public archives or not.
The following report was made and I'D
opted.
We the snbsct ibers having been hp-
pointed q committee 10 examine Tho
Clerk and Recorders office, in order 10
ascertain the cause Of the ~dampness, aud
consequent injury, arising from satne to
tho books and records appertaining 70
both Offices. We report That the evil can.
not be corrected, being entirely atmos-
pheric, on account Of the malc0nstrncti0n
of the building.
Baton Rouge, June 7th, 1s45.
John Caldwell, Jr.
Signed ]. H. Klpinpeter,
J. +. McCaa.
A resolution was proposed, making ap-
preparation ofthree hundred dollars for the
completing of the road which crosses the
Comite near Maj. y. Roberts, which mp.
preparation was re,eeted.
On motion The jury then proceeded to
the election Of Parish Printer for the ensu.
ing year. And on counting The votes il
was found that Mr.. John Henderson had
received the greatest number, and was de-
clared elected.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted.
Resolved, That the sum Of one hundred
dollars be appropriated for the erection Of
a bridge across Cypress Bayou on the
Clinton Road to be paid out Of the assess
ment Of the year ls45.
The petition and resolutions, making
appropriation Of two hundred dollars for
building a bridge over Little Sandy Creek
near o. Woodruf's, was presented and
rejected. The yeas and nays being CAL
led, the following was The vote, viz yeas,
Joseph Heard, Thos. Devall, J.F. McCaa,
and w. d. Lea, (4.) Noes. g. w. Chris.
tine, Il. Russ. X. r. Young. j. Caldwell,
Jr,J. b. KIeinpeter, and . BurgGss, (G)
The petition, and resolutions, making
appropriation of one hundred dollars for
building a bridge across a creek near Mrs.
Whitten's, was presented, and ibe yeas
and nays being called, was rejected viz {:
| Yeas, Thomas DeyaIl, w. D. Lea, (2.}
| Noes. G.. w. Christine, T.. Russ. n. r..
| Young, Jos. Heard, ]. Caldwell, Jr. j, b.
Kleinpeter, ]. Il. McCaa, and n. Bm-
CESS, (s.)
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted.
Resolved, That the hands Of James III.
ley be assigned TO work tho Springfield
road, and the hands eff G.. Mays and
those Of Pollard Harrison on the Baton
Rouge road, or road no. IL and Jos. Fla
ker's hands, read no. ~.
The finance committee made the fol-
lowing report which was adopted.
To Hon. the Police Jury in and for the
Parish Of East Baton Rouge, now Sit
ting.
The finance committee Of said Parish.
pursuant TO the provisions Of the act Of
the State Legislature, approved 7th April,
1919 entitled tan oct relative to Police
%Juries," beg leave to report in reference 10
estimates and specifications oftaxcs for his
Parish, for the year ls49. That the
amount Of the assessment FIR The current
year, (1s47) was $4,000, against which
there has been audited, in nine months,
viz from September LIST. 1847, to tho 4gh
June ls4s) the sum Of S0,s75.75, inclu-
ding the $4,000 warrant for the purchase Of
site for The public buildings Of the State.
being a balance Of S4,43s As, Of the said
appropriation to meet the claims against
the Parish up to the LIST September next.
the period at which the fiscal year closes,
there is no doubt the balance is amply aufi.
cient for ordinary purposes. The average
amount Of claims, audited against the Par.
ish, for several years past, as appears
by reference to the Auditors Office does
not exceed ~&G0OO-that Of the pregepG
year excepted, which Is Of course increas-
ed by the amount Of five thousand dollars
for the Public Buildings, az aforesaid. We
have no reason to doubt that an ordinary
assessment will be sufficient for tie ensn.
ing year. We have the satisfaction to re-
port that the peper ofthe Parish Is at par;
nor have we reason 10 doubt, but that with
ordinary care and prudence, It's credit will
be maintained without resort 10 increased
taxation. We subjon estimates for the
different purposes for which provisions are
usually made, for publ cation thirty days
previous TO final action thereon, at ihs
September session Of the Jury, viz:
For Jurors, $500 90
" Justices ofthe Peace and
C~onstables, 800 90
" Pafpers, 500 90
I" Coroner, 900 90
Police Jurors, 300 90
Parish Printing, 100 90
!" Attorney, 100 90
" Auditor, 100 90
Clerk Of the Police Jury, 100 90
Public Schools, fold system) 400 90
" Contingencies Including
bridgesJ 1000 90
" Elections, 300 90
City Bank (amount ofdebrj