Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-10-12
4 N ORDINANCE, to provide for m

4 N ORDINANCE, to provide for ma
a king and establishing a cutoff Road
across lberville Point in the parish of Iberville-to
lead from the vicinity of the Church of ST. Gabriel,
to the Island.
Be it ordained, by The Police Jury of the parish
of Ibetville, that William r. Booth, Suryille Blan-
chard. and Joseph Walsh, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners, to establish a cut>off
Road, across Iberville Point, from the plantation of
Lucen Guidy, or another place below, to such
! place above, as they may see fit, in accorandance
| with the Report Of the Committee-fled in the Pc.
lice Jury this day:
SECT. I'd. Be it further ordained, &C., that
| said Commissioner Immediately after the passage
of this Ordinance, shall be notified Of their appoint
ments, in the manner prescribed by law, and it
shall then be their duty, at once to meet together,
and select a site, for said cutoff Road, and to To-
Cate the same-from one side Of said point to the
oti,er-and to lodge the trees cautiously from point
to point, where they locate the same--provided,
that the location of said Road, shall be no lower
down than the plantation of Rene Arnons, upon
| which he resides, upon the upper side ofsaid point,
| and no higher up, upon The lower side of said point,
| tnan tMc plantation of Waller Hebert, and provid-
e4 said Commissioners, shall not locate said Road,
50 as Ia fun through the lands of plantations of in.
dividuaIs--so as to leave to the same person, land
upon either side of the same, but that said Road,
shall as far as practicable, be run upon the side
lands of the planters, across whose lands the same
may be run-said Road TO be not less than forty
feet wide-well ditched upon either side.
SECT. 3. Be it ordained, ETC., that when said
Commissioners, or a majority ofthem, (and a ma-
jority of them shall be a quorum to transact BUSH
ness. and majority ola quorum, shall govern shall
have located the road, and determined where the
same shall run, they shall at once notify the pro-
prietors of the lands, across which they intend to
run said cutoff road, OF the facts, and call upon
them, to name one or more appraisers, to value
said land, and the Commissioners shall also name
an equal number of appralsers; and should the said
appraisers thus named, be unable 10 agree upon
the value of the land taken by the road, and for
public use. the said appraisers shall call in an um-
-pire to determine between them-and The award of
the SAID appraisers, or umpire, shall be binding
upon the parish and upon the proprie,ors Of the
land.
See. S. The said Commissioners, shall, imme-
diateiy after said award, proceed to build, a good,
durable, permanent, cyprus brldgs, across Bayou
Brand; and to this end, shall offer The same for con-
tract. to the lowest bidder, for the space of ten
days-and the contract shall be given TO the person
or persons. who offer to do the same for the least
sum, and furnish security TO the satisfaction OF said
Commissioners-said Bridge to be bnilt one foot
above the highest water mark-to be SO tied and
secured, that it cannot be carried away by the wa
ter, and to be rallied in upon either side.
Sec. G.. Be it fur1ner ordained, ETC, that the
Commiss oners aforesaid, shall then proceed to es>
innate the cost of making said road, from riveS to
river. and shall make a full report of the same at
the next meeting Of the Police Jary, and in said re-
port. they shall state fully, all acts they may have
done or performed by virtue of this ordinance,
where they have located said road. to whom and for
how much they have adjndicaied the building ofthe
bridge, and for what prize the land has been aps
praised.
SEc.6 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.. that the sum
Of FIVE hundred dollars, be and the same is hereby