Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-06-17

pointed a COMMITTEES To examine The
tlerk's and Recorders Office, in order 10
a~scpFtai In the Cause Of the da mpness, and
tonsrqn mt injury, arising from same 10
tho bo0ks and records apprrt1inin 10
both ofiees. We report That the cell can.
not he corrected, beng entir II atmos-
pheric. on account Of Tie malo9nHtructan
Of the building.
Baton Rouge June 7h, 1849.
John Caldwell, Jr.
Signed ) j. K~leinpeler,
j. +. HcCaa.
A resolution vas proposed, making ap-
preparation Of three hundred dollars for ths
completing Of the road which crosses tho
Connie near Mai, =. Roberts, which np.
preparation was re ecied.
On mhtion The jury then proceeded 10
The election Of Parish Printer for The ens1.
ing year. And on counting The votes It
was found that MIR. John Henderson had
received the greatest number, anA 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 CYp ess Bayou on tho
Clinton Road 80 be plid out Of the assess
ment If the year ls49.
The petition and resolutions, making
appropriation Of two hundred dollars lor
building = bridge over Little Sandy Greek
near o. Woodruff 8, was presented and
rejected. The yeas and nays being caI-
led, the following was the vote, viz yeas.
Joseph Heard, Thos Devall, JF. MeCaa,
and w. D. Lea. a. Noes, q. w. Chris.
tine, f. Russ X. I. Young j.. Caldwell,
Jr,J II. Kleinpeter, and b Burgess, 10y
The petition, and resolutions, making
appropriation of one hundred dollars for
building a bridge across a creek near Mrs.
Whitten's, was p resented, and the yeas
and nays being CT led, vas rejected viz
Yeas, Thomas Deyall, w. y. Lea. f2,)
Noes. q. w Christine, L. Russ. n. y.
Young, Jos. Heard, ] Caldwell, Jr., j. b,
KIeinpeter, ]. r. McCaa, and ID. Bur-
CESS, ~
The following resolution vas proprosed
md adopted.
Resolved, That the hands Of James LII.
o. be assigned to work The Springfield
road, and the hands efF g. Mays and
those of Pollard Harrison on the Baton
Rouge road. or road no. IL and JOS. Ba-
ker's hands, road no. "a.
The finance committee made the fol-
lowing report which was adspied.
10 Hon. The Police Jury IN and f5r The
Parish of East Baton Rouge, nov sit
ting.
The finance COMMITTEES III said Parish,
pursuant 10 the provisions Of the act of
he State Legislature (approved lib April,
1919 entitled tan act relative to Polics
~Juries," b & leave 70 report In reference 10
estimates and specifications ~oftaxes ff fbis
Parish, for the year l9A9. Tbgt iha
amount of the assessment FIR the sufrent
year, (ts47y was 5l2 600, against which
There has been audited, In nine mnnhs
VIZ from September Ist. 1347, to the 4th
June l54s) The sum ot g. s7J.75. incIu--
ding the $4,000 warrant for tic purchase of
site ior Le pubic buildings of The State,
b ing 4 balance e S4,498 as, Of the said
apprtpfi ton TO meet the claims against
the Purish up TO he lsl September ne6t,
tie pari d at which the fiscal year closes,
there 10 no doubt The balance IL amply suff.
eient for ord nary purposes. The average
amount Of claims, audited against The Par.
ist', for several years past, rs APPEARS
by reference b. the Auditors Office does
not exceed sG000-that IL the present
year excepted, which Is Of course iAcrras~
I'd BY the amount Of five thousand dollars
Tor The Public Buildings, az aforesaid. We
have no reason 10 doubt that en- ordinary
assessment will be sufficient for The eDtu.
ing year. We have the satisfaction 10 "a.
port that the paper tftbs Parish Is at par;
nor have We reason 10 doubt, bit that with
ordina ycare and prudence, ito credit wnl
be maintained without resort 10 increased
taxation. We snbio n estimates for tho
different purposes for which provisions ors
usually made, for publ cation thirty dags
previous to final action thereon, II tbs
September session Of the Jury, viz
For Jurors, $500 90