Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-09-28
Police Jury--Parish OF lberville.

AN MONDAY the I'd day of September 1850, at a reg
ular session of the Police Jury Of the Parish of lber,
vile, the following members met al the Court House OF
said Parish at Plaquemine, TO wit:
Louis Hebert, LIST District; Nm. e. Adams, I'd District;
Thos. c. Brown, 4th District; RIA. Upton, 5th District;
A. & Stringer, 9th District.
The President, Jas. E. II obertson, being absent, the Po-
lice Jury proceeded TO elect aPresident pro ten. Where
upon Mr.. A.G stringer was unanimously elected Pres't
protein.
The Police Jury being organized, proceeded to business.
Resolved that Messrs JAS. E. Robertson and Charles A.
Slack, the absenl meinhers, show cause al the next session
of the Police jury, why they should not be fined for not at
tending ut this session.
On motion, Resolved that Messrs r. A. Upton, w. c.
Adams apd Louis Heberi. be appointed a standing com
mittee on accounts and claims, to serve iOr ana during one
year from the date hereof.
Then the Police Jury proceeded to appoint Commission
es of Election, to serve for and during one year, in and
for the Parish Of IberviIlc, for the several election pre-
Cincts Of said parish in conformity with the provisions of
the sth section ofthe act OF the Legislature Of the State o.
State ofLouisiana approved LIST June 1885, and the follow
ing persons were duly appointed, to wit: Messrs Joseph
first election precinct to be held at Buena Vista Hotel,
BAYOU GouIa Landing. Messrs Trasimond Roth, Joseph
election precinct to be held at the Court House Of said
Parish at Plaquemine. Messrs Paulin Dupuy, Joseph
KIeinpeter and Charles Booksh to preside over the Sd
election precinct to be held at Theodore Johnston's store
at the Indian Village. Messrs Valery Hebert, Camille L.
Landry aud VALERIE J. Dupuy for the election precinct to
be held ut the residence of Paul Dupuy in this Parish.
Messrs Refine Leblanc, o. D. Watson, Dugregi Dupuy
to preside over the 5h election precinct to be held at
Pierre Richards store: sessrs: Aiclde Poche, Lucien
~usuhy VIZ ~ oh "StI"
precinct to be held at the coffee house of Mr.. Louis Pollet.
Meesrs Jasper Gall, Joseph Leblanc and William New
at Ives Mill. Messrs. +. A: Sherburne, l.. NJ. IroSeler
and John Whitney to preside over the 9Th eiction pre-
cinct to be held at Johnston Brothers store.
The committee on claims and acts, after
having examined the accounts submitted to
them, reported favorably on the following ac-
counts, to wit:
An account due Worsham and Sigler
- D,,:eI, T.sl oc nc. o..f al
lowed, $1,000
An act. for 1876, due J. L. Brown for
table and repairs done to the Court
room, r a'fing, &c, allowed, 5,75
An account due II. Sullivan, Tailor, for
house rent for twenty four dollars,
as per bill, allowed, $500
An account of $ due FRANCOIS, negro
man, for making a coffin, for an indi-
gent, as per bill, allowed, 500
An account of $l4 for articles to Parish
Jail for use of prisoners, and for iced
ing aud keeping a lunaic in said Jail
due the Sheriff, as per bill, allowed, 400
An account of $40 due Antoine Will
lert, for making a coffin for J. N. Eos-
son an INDECENT, said account reduced
to ten dollars, which amount is al
lowed, 1000
An account Of So, so due F. N. Bissell
for nursing and taking care of Mrs.
Imam, an INDECENT sick person, al
lowed, $50
An account of $3.50 due Charles mu-
latto boy, for nursing and taking care
of. N. Rosson, an INDECENT, is allow
ed. 1900
An account of $2o,65 due G. s. Rous-
seau, justice of the peace, for fees in
=. criminal cases, said account reduced
to $l7,59, which amolnt is allowed, 1888
Tie said committee then reported adversely
on the following acts, to wit:
An account of $l2 due Robert Baldwin for
building a Tomb for J. N. Rosson, rejected.
An act. of G. S. Rousseau, Justice of the peace,
for six dollars for furnishing dinners to IL
Jurors in the case of the State VS.. slave Mel
son, reicctcd-which reports having been sub
mitted were unanimously approved.
Then the Police Jury adjourned until 3
o'clock A. NJ.
At 3 O'Clock P. NJ. the Police Jury met.
Present as before.
The following report of the committee on
the Island cutoff road, is presented and adopt
ed, to wit:
70 the Honorable the Police Jury cfthe Parish cfIberUiAe:
Your undersigned, a committee appointed by your honora-
bile body, Mt its last session in June, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the propriety of making a cutoff road
across the point, known as IbervilIe Point, from the 'is-
land to that part OF the PARISH, known Is "Mancnacj ~
examine the varions localities where said road may pass
to estimate the cost of thinking the same, to ascertain how
much of said cost can be raised by private subscription; to
determine and fix upon tue best locality for said Road,
and generally to report to your honorable body, all mat
tiers IN relation to said Road, to the end that the same may
be maie-haye the honor to submit the following Report:
Yonr committee have discharged the duties imposed upon
them by the Police Jury; and after diligent and careful in
designations and examination, they report that in their
opinions said II DAD should be laid off from the Hlsland to
Mancbac' upon the lands Of Lucien Guedry at the Island,
aud coming out upon the other side ut and upon the lands
Of Mad. We. Jolly and the heirs of Ursin Jolly and Doctor
Dupuy, and the heirs and late widow of Luc.
Lesassier, for the following reasons: Because it is the
shortcstanj most direct route for said road-because lit cuts
off no lands. that is 10 say runs through no ones land, but
goes through upon direct lines aud because this in the opin-
ION Of your Committee can be made for the least price; and
because it there cuts off the most travel.
Your COMMITTEES think that said Road can be purchased
and made for the sum ofone thousand FIVE hundred dollars,
$500, Or Whereabouts, and that Of this sum Eve hunnred to
one thousand dollars can BIO cast obtained BY private sub
~scription IN money or labor, perhaps a still larger sum
than the last named, depending upon the locality Of the
Road. Your committee would recommend that the said
Read be constructed as cheaply as possible, SO rs 10 make
1t always passabIe for carriagesand all ordinary travel, and
to this end recommen that over the svampy portions Of
the Road, trees be cut down and laid ac oss said road from
ditch To ditch and covered with the dirt thrown from the
upon either side-thus the road will be at but a
small expense, rendered permanently good at bot a triaing
annual repair. Your committee further recommend that
your honorable body pass en- ordinance making it the duty
al inhabitants " thin i've ,es Of sas.. ROAD upon the
nually upon said road, and that yosr honorable body APP
e Commissary of said road annually, 70 BE- kno.n q,
OF the Island cutoff road" whose duty 1t shall
always be to keep said road in repairs.
Your committee congratulate themselves and their fellow
citizens generally that your honorable body had at last
moved in this important matter.
The making Of this road is one Of the very last impor-
tance TO tAe lower portion ofthe Parish upon the left bank
the rivera work that should be made at once, nay your
committee will add that it is a work that should have been
made long since. Of its very great Importance, your COM
feel that it is hardly necessary for them to speak, as
OF the members Of your honorable body are intimate
with the locahty-its interests and necessities-still they
that to the full discharge Of their duties it is proper
that they present to the Police Jury some of the many
reasons, that command the immediate construction of the
road.
The construction of this road, will cut off over seven
Of travel, and will tend to bring nearer to each other
he lower and upper portion of the Parish Of lberyilIe: il
will facilitate bonds, which now hang but loosely upon the
Island, for your committee are Of opinion that unless this |
be constructed, the Island portion of the Parish viii 1