Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-15
BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE Is, 1850.


Coroner, - 10000
Police Jurors, aGD.D
Printer. 1000
Parish Attorney, 1000
i Auditor, i00,0'
Clerk, 10D,O
Bridges ard Contingencies, 2OUD.D
Elections, " 5000
Assessor 1D0,D
Commission for Collection, d72,5I
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The following resolution WAS proposed ali,
| Henteed, That Mrs. TalIette be stricken frot
the pauper list, as she IL now able TO support her
self
Agreeably to previous notice the resolution
making appropriation ior the enclosure Of the
Court Hvltse square was presented and ate
consideration was withdrawn.
Agreeably to previous notice Mr.. Devall callet
up the resolution, making ati appropriation foI
erecting bridge across Batap Rouge Bayou, neal
its mouth. Mr.. Conrad substituted an amend.
ment which was to appropriate twenty FIVE hun.
dred dollars for cleaning out Bayou Fountain
which amendment was declared out Of order
The resolution was then put to vote, and rejected
Agreeaby to previous notice, Mr.. M. Moreno's
| account was called up, and ON motion was re.
| fefred to the special committee Of accounts.
! On motion the report Of VIM Noble, Overseei
Of ward District No. 80 asking an appropriation
for said road district, was presented and rejected
| Mr.. Conrad presented the following resolutions
And on motion the rules were dispensed with, and
they were adopted.
Resofved, That an appropriation Of twenty five
Hundred dollars TO be paid out Of the Tax Rolls Of
1861, 1862 and 1858 10 be applied to the cleaning
out OF the logs and other incumbrances In the Ba-
Mancl,ac-and that the same I've applied under the
superintehdenee Of commissioners to be appointed
by the Police Jury, whose duty il shall be 10 ex-
act proper security for the work, and shall only
pay for The same as IL progresses Resaired, That
Andrew kleinpeter, John b. kleinpeter, Philip
Garig, Jacob Smith and Abram Bird be, and are
hereby appointed = committee to let out the con-
tract. 9
The following resolution was proposed, and
adopted:
Re.oivea, That d. A. Cunningham, Peter Nc
Kitrick and A. 1'heriot be, and are hereby ap.
pointed acommittee to inquire into the probable
cost of suitable enclosure for the public build
ngs, and make their report at the next meeting
of the Police Jury.
Mr.. Conrad asked leave of absence during the
balance Of the day.
The Jury then adjourned until "a o'clock =. NJ
TUESDAY EvENrsa.
( The Police Jury met agreeably to adjournment
present the same members in the morning
The President called the meeting TO order.
Agreeably to previous notice, Mr.. Baker called
up the account of Win. Noble against the Parish
for burying INDECENT person, name unknown, for
twelve doas which was allowed.
A petition Of George +. Behrnes and others
praying for the right Of a road through The lands
Of Thomas and James Lilley's Plantation was
presented, and Oh motion laid OH the table until
next session.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted:
Resoired, That The hands or VIM Stewart,
Dudley Kirkland Henry, and Johnson and New
sotn be placed on road district No. SO.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted
Resdred, That the 10Th Road District I've divi-
ted the lower or south section of which ~ extend
from the plantation of o. vanlnghan, to the
junction, Of the said road district with the SPRING
field road, and the upper or northern division On
tending from The said Springfield road to the parish
line. And that X. I. Young be appointed overseer
Of the northern section on which the hands OF X.
r. Young, David Young p Townsend, David
Dickson aud Thomas Smiley be placed on the said
northern district, together with all other hands,
heretofore working on said twelfth road district,
who reside above the lower extremity of said
Springfield foad, be placed the southern section,
and that the hands Of Hugh hogan, and the hands
Of Blount Il Simpson and J. P. Michel be placed
on the lower or southern section Of the 18th road
district and the hands of Benjamin II Sparks and
Cason's h DR.. Endcrs, be placed on road district
No. 30.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted
Esse,red, That the hands Of II. Dixon be re-
moved to road district No. IL, from the road which
they now work.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted
Rr.oiued That the hands Of Messrs Sale Il
posey, w. b. Young s. r. Mayes and John
Mayes be placed on road district No. 81.
The Special Committee 10 whom were referred
the accounts against the parish reported the fol-
lowing which were allowed, viz:
To Thomas Otter twenty four dollars, fQu1n61sing
and burying INDECENT person, -y9d.OO
To l.. G. Norris Sheriff for services, 1900
To Edward Delannc, for making coffin
&c, for INDECENT person, six dollars, GOO
To B. Bryan, Jailor, thirty dollars and
fifty cents for Jail Fees, 1850
To M. Moreno, Clerk Of the Court, for
Record Books, twenty six dollars, 5000
To Joseph A. Phillips, for attendance
and funeral expenses Of Mrs. Wal
ker, an INDECENT person, 400
Ageeably to previous notice Mr.. Joor called
up tho petition OF r. Odum and others praying for
an appropriation for building bridge across The
Connie. And the following resolution In refcr-
renee thereto, was adopted:
Resolpni, That the sum Of two hundred dol
lars, be appropriated out Of the tax roll Of 1851
for the purpose Of erecting bridge across the
Comite on the public road, running through the
plantation Of M L. Meeker; that j A. Gilmore,
A. C. Finley, n. Cline and Carle ha appointed
Commissioners to let out the building Of said
bridge to the lowest bidder, and attend to the
ception Of the same. That the person undertake
use the timber prepared for that purpose, and now
on the banks Of said stream. The floor Of SAID
bridge to be of two inch plank
Agreeably to previous notice, Mr.. Joor called
up the following appropriations, which were re-
iected, VIZ: An account Of Joseph Piper for fune-
raj expenses Of INDECENT person, Ten doll H.
And an appropriation to Sanl. Miller, sil indi-
gent person, five dollars per month.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted:
Resolped, That the agency Of John Caldwell,
IT, to carry on suit for the Parish of East Baton
Rouge against John McDonough, be and the sarae
is hereby revoked. And that Thomas Deyali be
appointed as agent for said Parish lii the suit VI.
John McDonough, and he have full power to ca
ry on said suit or compromise the same, as lie
may see proper. And that the costs heretofore
accruing In said suit be ordered to be paid by the
Treasurer Of the parish.
The following report Of commissioners appoint-
ed by the Police jury was then presented. aud
adopted:
The undersigned having been appointed On the
Sd day Of June 1850, by the Bosra Of Police Of
East Baton Rouge, committee 10 examine tiae
continuation Of road district No. 22, with instruc-