Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-02-26

It IsOEiisinTay pasEFd 3a Wsy 1885, ahH
according 10 the metes and bounds Of said
| ward as divided by an Ordinance Of the
police jury, passed September 5tb 1896
10 wit Bounded on the sast by the River
Alnite. on the north ky Forbes upper line,
extend M over The Comite, until il strikes
a lfne running siz miles east Of the DIV Of
| Baton Rouge west by saiI live; south by
Hiray VS. upper line extended 50 as 10 strike
the Comitg opposite David HAYES plan
tatton which stall constitute school district
No 10.
Rcvofred, That ward No II Of the par.
isb of Etst Baton Rouge, he and The sam
Ia hereby laid m rs n school district, inter
an act " TIE Legislature On Tiled AN act
~ establish FREE public sch60 $ in The state
If Louisiana" passed 81 Nay ls47; And
5ccording 70 The metes and hounds n eaid
wsfd Us dt,ided fy ~ Ordinance of The
poi s. jury, passed September 5th 1896, 10
wi I: from Forbes upper line TO Inc parish
! line, extending back Ia the ward No 4
which shalt constitute school district No III.
RgsoIred, That ward No IL. ofthe par.
ish Of Eas Baton Rouge, be and the same
Is hereby laid of ~ u school district, un-
der an aet Of the Legislature entitled "An
az 10 establish Free public schools In the
State Of louisiana" passed 3D. May ls47;
And according to the metes and hounds Of
said yard as divided by an Ordinance Of
the police jury, passed september5l h 1896,
to wit Bounded IN The West by the town
of Baton Rouge on the south by ward No
f, on tbe east Ey ward No 7 t0 the Comiie.
on the north by W rd No 2 which shall
constitute school district No IL.
The Jury then adjourned until his even.
Ing at two o'clock r. M.
TUESDAY EvENtNo.
The Jury met, agreeable TO adjournment
present, the same members as in the morn.
iags The pres dent called the MEETING 10
order.
An account was presented Of l. G. Nor.
ris, Sheriff, and it was moved to strike out
certain items for articles furnished jury
Of District Court; which motion prevailed.
The balance Of account, amounting 10 sev.
en- dollars and thirty five cents, was then
approved.
Mr.. II. r. Young moved The dispense
ton Of the rules, in order to take up the re.
s~oIotion making appropriation for thu
bridge across Whites, Bayou. The rules
were dispensed with, and on motion the
follow mr. resolution was adopted
ResoIped, Tbat the President appoint n
committee Of three persons, TO examine the
bridge reported Ivy g u White. IN Wbite's
Bayou, anil g innate the worth Of the work
performed in said repairs and certify the
same TO tie auditor, who shall ISSUE hi.
warrant in favor ofthe said White, for the
amount
The President then appointed Nessrs. r
r Young, Henry Cafle and John KfuDare
on the commit es Of the foregoing rcsola
lion.
The Jury Their adjourned until to.morroa
morning al ten o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, MoeNrse, FEB. 18th 1s4s.
The Police Ju J met. agreeable IT, ad
journment-presen nj the same as yesterday
The President called the mee,ing tn order,
Mr.. Russ presented the petition Of J
Zug, and the following resolution was a
d0pted:
Resolred, That Nessrs. Joseph Clap
man, ]. Zpg and Il. Fridge BE- aat they ar'
hereby appointed a Committee 10 e1amt 4
the bridge acros. toe Cypress b you ~
thu road leading from Baton Rouge "
C3iato aoo 10 a,cefrain the probable 90.
T. taWsit BE- @#mr; % make report II
IT,. P155ee jay, at titelr naxt June Session
The T. ma err COMMITTEES made tie fol
Io~lag r, p,n,| vi i~h vas I'D p ed:
~ the Honorable the Police Jnty, II
and for the Parish Of East Baton Rouge.
Tie Finaace Committee Of tn" 4afisi
of East d ton Rouge respectfully bel
leave t. report, That the Jr a+arer o
me fart-h b ,s s,f5m.tt~d TO them for exam.
nation, his annual acrourt a, such, fol
the year ls47, including al-o he payrneD
ii tie 5usn .: W. hundred and nlnetyfbret
~5sit1rs and IS cpnfa, III WARE MS ttra"r
eirsc tie lirst September iast, aud which
properly should, in the opinion ftbe rom.
mittee, have been p aeed fn bis account d
l64s. The means Of the parish for the
year 1s47, amounted t, S6 '793 81; and
the payments for same time including the
said sum Of 1898 %, and also S35O,73
cash on hanI, amounts 10 the like sum oil
6,791,62; which. Of cour-e balances the
account. The amount Of claims audited
against the parish. during same time, Is a.
boot $4,000, showing a balance Of means
over claim; after deducting commits ions
not audited, and uncoliected b,lance d
$50 SO, of more than $1,000.
W. are informed hy a statement from the
Treasurer, on file, that the parish paper is
at par, and in fact, that there Is but litls, il
any, outstanding. except a warrant oI
S5 600 for the purchase Of a site Tor the
public buildings Of the State, whit b il pro.
gided To- since September. There has
been au!it d against the parish, the sum "t
50 G-6, 96, wiz $4,000 for public buildings.
500 for schools-S25O for Cotnite bridge
and Sl,O63,96 for or mary purposes j
Deducting the aforesaid sum OF S6,6s6 96
fir nj the appropriation for the year ls49
1913 5OO,) il shows a balance TO be drawr
for, up to the LIST September next. OF
SO 9I3,O4-a sum which seems quite like
w 10 prove amply sufficient.
The appropriation made for the ednca-
ton ufindtgent chi dren, with thr amounts
drawn frem the state for similar u poses,
appears from the reports and statements
furnished your committee at various times
and her. with reported, To have satisfied ali
claims Of thai kind, up TO the lrst April
1877. We nave no dat 10 enable Us 81
arrive al the amount due and unpail since
III N on that account, but prtsme that there
ara sfiEI same claims tat have not cen
It W. think f,rfs I'm In Ttr d s,grv.