Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-10-05
Police Jury-PariSh OF lbervillc.

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a. 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 at the Court House o
said Parish at Plaquemine, to wit:
Louis Hebert, LIST District; VIM. c. Adams, Cd Distric,
!hos. c.. Brown, 4th District; X. A. Upton, 5th District
A.G Stringer, 9th District.
! The President, Jas. E. Robertson, being absent, the 20
lice Jury proceeded to elect a President pro TEN. Where
upon MIR. A.G Stringer was unanimously elected Pres
protein.
The Police Jury being organized, proceeded to business
Resolved that Messrs Jas. +. Robertson and Charles A
Slack, the absent members, show cause at the next session
Of the Police jury, why they should not be fined for not at
On motion, Resolved that Messrs R.. A. Upton, w. C.
Adams and Louis Hebert, be appointed a standing com.
mittee on accounts and claims, to serve for and during one
year from the date hereof.
Then the Police Jury proceeded to appoint Commission
es of Election, to servo for and during one year, in and
for the Parish of Ibervile, for the several election pre-.
cincts Of said parish in conformity with the provisions OF
the 9Th section ofthc act Of the Legislature of the State OF
LA. entitled "An Act for the Uniform Regulations in the
State Ofl.oulsiana approved LIST June 1886" and the follow
ing persons were duly appointed, to wit: Messrs Joseph
Breaux, Norbert Lauve and Albert Allan, to preside on The
first election precinct to be held at Buena Vista Hotel,
Bayou Goula Landing. Messrs Trasimond Roth, Joseph
E. WhitalI and BaIthazar Rlls to preside over the I'd
election precinct to be held at the Court House of said
Parish at Plaquemine. Messrs Paulin Dupuy, Joseph
Kleinpeter and Charles BOoksh to preside over the Sd
election precinct to ae held at Theodore Johnston's store
at the Indian Village. Messrs Valery Hebert, Camille L.
Landry and VALERIE J. Dupuy for the election precinct to
be held at the residence of Paul Dupuy in this Parish.
Messrs Refine Leblanc, O. D. Watson, Dugregi Dupuy
to preside over the 5th election precinct to be held at
Pierre Richards store. Mcssrs. Aicide Poche, Lucien
Guidry and Eugene Babin to preside over the 9th election
precinct to be belda at the coffee house Of Mr.. Louis Pollet.
Meesrs Jasper Gall, Joseph Leblanc aud William New
conner to preside over the eth election precinct, to be held
at Ives Mill. Messrs. f. A. Sherburne, L. NJ. Troxeler
and John Whitney to preside over the sth ELECTION pre-
elnct 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
for repairs on Parish Jail as per act, al
lowed, $1,000
An act. for $5,75, due J. L. Brown fora
table and repairs done to the Court
room, Railing, &C., allowed, 5,75
An account due H. Sullivan, Tailor, for
house rent for twenty four dollars,
as per bill, allowed, 24,O0
An account of SIS 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 feed
ing and keeping a lunatic in said Jail
due the Sheriff, as per bill, allowed, 14,OO
An account of $40 due Antoine Will
lert, for making a coffin for J. N. Ros-
son an INDECENT, said account reduced
to ten dollars, which amount is al
lowed, 1000
An account of $3.50 due F. N. Bissell
for nursing and taking care of Mrs.
I%nfnann, 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 S2o,65 due G. S. Rous-
seau, justice of the peace, for fees in
criminal cases, said account reduced
to $l7,59, which amount is allowed, 1859
Tie said committee then reported adversely
on the following acts, to wit:
An account of $12 due Robert Baldwin for
building a Tomb for J. N. Rosson, rejected.
An act. ofG. S. Rousseau, justice of the peace,
for six dollars for furnishing dinners to ~
Jurors in the case of the State vs.. slave Mel
son, rejected-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
he Island cutoff road, is presented and adopt
ed, to wit:
'To the Honorable the Police Jury efthe Parish ofIberuille:
Your undersigned, a committee appointed by your honora-
Die body, tits last session in June, for the purpose Of taking
into consideration the propriety of making a cutoff road
across the point, known as Iberville Point, from the "ls-
and" to that part of the Parish, known as "Manchac;" to
examine the varions localities where said road may pass;
TO estimate the cost of making the same, to ascertain how
much of said cost can be ruised by private subscription; to
determine and fix upon the best locality for said Road,
md generally 10 report to your honorable body, all mat
in relation to said Road, to the end that the same NAV
De made-have the honor to submit the following keD0rt.
Yonr committee have discharged the duties imposed upou
hem by the Police Jury; and after diligent and careful IN
and examination, they report that in their
opinions said Road should be laid off from the "IsIand to
upon the lands of Lucien Guedry at the Island,
md coming out upon the other side at and upon the lands
If Mad. We. Jolly and the heirs of Ursin Jolly and Doctor
rrasimond Dupuy, and the heirs and late widow of Luc.
for the following reasons: Because it is the
'hortsstaDd most direct route for said road-because it cuts
throughupon direct lines and because this in the opin-
ON of your committee can be made for the least price; and
because it there cuts off the most travel.
Your committee think that said Road can be purchased
md made for the sum ofone thousand five hundred dollars,
1850, or Whereabouts, and that of this sum five hunnred to
me thousand dollars can be easily obtained by private sub
in money or labor, perhaps a still larger sum
han the last named, depending upon the locality of the
Road. Your committee would recommend that the said
always passable for carriagesand all ordinary travel, and
this end recommend that over the swampy portions of
he Road, trees be cut down and laid across said road from
Itch to ditch and covered with the dirt thrown from the
ftches upon either side-thus the road will be at but a
mall expense, rendered permanently good at but a trifing
nnual repair. Your committee further recommend that
our honorable body pass an ordinance making it the duty
fall inhabitants within five miles of said road upon the
side of the river) and upon the Mississippi to work an
uaAly upon said road, and that yonr honorable body a-
a Commissary of said road annually, to be known as
Commissary of the Island cutoff roads whose duty it shall
ways be to keep said road in repairs.
Your committee congratulate themselves and their fellow
itizens generally that your honorable body had at last
loved in this important matter.
The making of this road is one of the very last impor-
10 the lower portion of the Parish upon the left bank
f the rivera work that should be made at once, nay your
will add that it is a work that should have been
long since. Of its very great Importance, your COM
littee feel that it is hardly necessary for them to speak, as
of the members Of your honorable body are intimate
18th the locality-its interests and necessities-still they
eel that to the full discharge of their duties it is proper
rat they present to the Police Jury some Of the many
sasons, that command the immediate construction of the
pad.
The construction of this road, will cut off over seven
Of travel. and will tend to bring nearer to each other