Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-06-24

and motion made TO dispense with The rules;
| which was done, and the came was adopted.
Resolved, That the sun Of twenty five dol.
lars be-, and the same Is hereby appropriated
for the purpose Of taking John Donovan "a
crazy mani nov confined IN the public Jail TO
the Charity Hospital New Orleans.
The report Of the committee apD ointed, to
make sale of the old School house, Reporting
that they had made sale of the same for nihe
dollars and eighty cents, and paid The amount
into the Parish Treasury, was adopted.
Signed. D. A. Cunningham,
A petition Of WIN. Kelly and others, asF.
ing an appropriation Of Two hundred dollars
fbf building . bridge, was presented and laid
over one day under the rules.
A petition Of WIN. Kelly, and others ask
ing an appropriation Of one hundred dollars
for building q bridge, was presented and laid
over one day under the rules.
A Report of commissioners, appointed by
the Police Jury at their last session, to ascer-
tain the probable cost ofa bridge across Cy-
press bayou, was presented. And having re-
queyted an appropriation Of one hundred and
~ enty five dollars, was laid aver ono day an
der the rules.
A petition Of sundfv persons, to abol-
ish Il road commencing near Major y.
Roberts TO lead up Beaver Creek, by the way
of Danl Sullivan's, to intersect the road Lead
ing from Mrs. Chances, TO NJ. L. Meeker's
at or near small prairie about ons mile south
Of JAS. Taylor's, and designated as road dis
trict No 90. was presented, and rejected.
On motion Messrs w, d. Lea; and ]. Cald-
wen Jr., we're appointed on the FlBan3 20 COM
mit'ee.
A report Of commissioners appointed 10 lay
off the road to and from the Comits Bridge,
was presented, and adopted.
The petition Of Jos Gates, and II. M. Kerr,
asking that they may be exempted from work
ing any other road than tho one leading from
their houses to the public road, FIR the term
Of one year, was presented, and granted.
The petition of James G.. Dawson asking
permission TO turn The road running through
his plantation, 30 as to run between his dwell
ling and sugar house, was granted, and the
following resolution In reference thereto,
adppted.
Resolved, That G.. Gayle, John Gayle; NJ,
Harris, Hays White, John Tragef, and John
Childs, be appointed commissioners to lay out
The road, and report ut fhe next session Of the
Police Jury.
| The Jury then adjourned until 3 s'cIock p. NJ
TUESDAY EvEN1Ne.
The Police Jury met agreeabIy to adjourn.
ment. Present the same members IS in the
morning with The exception Of ]. Caldwell jr.
who was absent. Tho President called the
nesting to order.
The following accounts were presented aBt
allowed.
An account of B. Bryan Ja1or for Thirty
three do lars. $33, 0t
| WIN. HDbbs for lock on Court house,
two dollars and fifty cents. z, Sc
Account of Advocate Ofice for
three collars. 3, Of
An account Of Advocate Office for foui
| dollars for advertising contract Of bridge a
| cross Cotnite river, vas rejected.
The following resolution "as proposed aDt
adopted.
Resolved; That the hands Of o. II. ShipieJ
be, and the same are hereby removed ffotf
road district No 5. east end, TO road district
No s. west erd.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted.
Resolved, That the hands of Mrs Eliza.
beth and Elias Norwood be removed from
road district No SO, 10 tho east end Of district
No Ii.
The following resolutions we're proposed
and adopted.
Resolved, That B. Erwin, Anthony Borski
and the hands Of J. B. Kleiupeter be- removed
10 the south end Of road distrfct No "a. lead.
ing from the Town # Baton Rouge to Clinton
Resolved, That the hands Of X. w. New.
port be removed from the east end Of road
district No Ii. to the west end Of said dis
tfict.
Resolved, That tho hands Of w. II. u q
Atkinson be removed from road district No
IL, 10 district No 36.
The Jury then proceeded 10 the appointing
Of road oyerseers for the ensuing year and
the following appointments were made, viz: