Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-09-14

BaTuN Horrr, Monday murning,

Al n meeting oil The PDllcp jury Or the Parish Ui
East Baton Rouge, held this dry, At the Court
House In the city Of Baton Hoage, a~cedfg1ihg to
law-were present, VIZ:
From Ward No2 II. Tornlinsen, No 3, g. Huss,
No 4, jos. Baker, No S, Thomas Devall, No I, A.
Dixop, No 9, r. D. Conrad, No IL, w. l. Camp.
bell, No -, George Garig,
r. Kinner, Constable, Thos Devall, Pfes't.
Vim. Hubs, CLERK.
The jury tvas called to order by the President
and on motion Messfs. Conrad and Baker were at-
pointed to examine the eertiicate Of +. Perrin, q
he wly elected member from ward No q. the
committee having reported lavoratdy, Mr.. Perrin
having taken the oath Of office administered by J
H.. WuItoel, !. T.. took his seat
The minutes Of the last meeting being read
were approved.
Dn inction the Jury then proceeded to the cleo.
ton Of Clerk, and on counting the votes II was
found that Wri Hubbs. was unanimously elected
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted
Rss6fcsd, That A. Cooper, r. Denhanl, Samuel
Brown, n MtCnllam and L. Elvington, be, and
are hereby appointed Commissioners, I'd mark CIT
road district No. SO, and 10 report fotthwith-after
being duly sworn.
The following resolution was proposed and
adopted
Hesutpsa, That a committee, consisting Of Messrs
Perrin, Russ and Garg, be appointed for the ptit-
/ pteCtp VI E3uitlllttiE Htft IttUftIHE HpOI tie DigpHI
furnished by Richard Lourks, Under i resolution
Of this body. And that said Committee he re-
qiested to report on to- morrow morning, If ptae-
teable.
The following report was presented and on mo
ton adopted
BAfoa RpusE, Sept. 1d, 1850.
n thtaA President nna mep,befs If me pgHeeI
Jp,y@ n the Parish Of E,a Baton Rooee.
GFNfIEMfN-The Undersigned Committee an
t,ripta 1 he tt,ftr It1uu,toT1n H,J3. IL Al. t-4 -
session, to report as soon as practicable. in refer
et,ce to The establishment Of a Poor House, beg
leave most respectfully to report that they have
devoted Some attention to the Investigation If The
subject since their appointment and have come
unanimously 10 the conclusion that il would he
both practicable and expedient that The Parisl, in
conjunction with the Corporation Of the City Of
Baton Rouge, each bearing an equal portion Of The
expense, to purchase a lot or parcel Of ptol,pl
containing at least Ten or fifteen aefes-witbo,
the limits Of tle Corporation hut in it's vicinity
on which 70 erect suitable buildings, adapted 10
families OF i've or six persons, rs occasion nav re-
qiire. SAID buildings to be built On a substantial
and economical plan, and comfortable. with an
enclosure for a garden iof each. That all ipJieent
persons in Our midst who may be deprived of the
ability Of making q support, may be there admit
ted and may be furnished with the means. in ads
ditien to their own e~xertions, If not ~tstally depriy-
VT " tHC htAtit tp HEIHIIt II eSf FlGp, HFI HI ffHT
case, to be attended to and ultrsed by those who
may be, that the Institution may as nearly as Dos.
sible support itself
That the Institution be styled the Asylum for
The Poor, for the Parish, and City Of Baton Rouge
That the said Asylum be leased from wear To
year, to person or persons who will saptori il at
The lowest cost, and most favorable terms TO said
Parish ard Corporation, leach paying 81, equal
portion Of e pense) with d due regard to the et,r,,-
Enrf IF lis iutuatns ,,nIar s,,at. xx.s4.,..... .-t
rules, as may be adopted by d Board Of Trustees,
that may be appointed conformity by the Police
Jury OF the Parish, and Council of the fifv If
Baton Rouge, whose duty il shall be, 10 have d
general supervision Of the establishment. You,
Committee has aseertained that the annual aft2
propfiations and expenditures Of the Parish and
Corporation for the support Of INDECENT persons,
amounts 10 the sum Of we thousand dollars. And
that the cost Of a suitable lot Of ground would ftet
exceed one Thousand dollars. And the buildings
and enclosures, say eight in number lat FIRST,
would be (sayt two hundred dollars each. would
make an aggregate cost of twenty six hundred
dollars. The furniture and implements for the
establishment to be furnished by the lessee The
medical services to be performed by The Physician
Of the Parish or Corporation.
Your Committee are Of opinion that the annual
cost Of the maintenance Of thn Institution would
not exceed an amount If FIVE hundred dollars ey.
S"'Sh ~ ~. t"S N5tts ! " ~ V =
All Of which We respectfully submit,
(SigneaJ GtoRgE GARta,
", i np @s~'''' e"i''''''''
On motion the Jury then adjourned until 8
o'clock.
MeSbAY EvEN1Nq.
The Jury met a~greeal1y to adjo,trnrnent4--tres-
emf the same members as in the morning. The
President called the meeting to order.
FIN funfjpn, tntn 1iot.Ja A. q onp,i,tosI ,,rnr-,,.
Of road district No. 10, in place Of }. j. Freeman
who does not reside in said district.
A petition of J. {. Foreman, for the change of
a new road laid out Ivy commissioner appointed
at the last January session, was presented--and
on motion was rejected.
The following report Of Commissioner appoint
ed at last session was presented, and on motion
laid on the table until next session.
The Committee appointed to enquire into The
cost Of enclosing the Court House sauare-report
that a fence on the plan I. the annexed sketch
will cost about fifty cents per foot, to be made with
cedar posts, all Of the material to be Of the best
quality. A neat paifing fence will cost about one
dollar per foot. We find about eight hundred and
thirty feet of fencing.
tsignedJ P. MoKtrr1oK,
A. T%HERfor,
D. A. CUNataGHtY.
A petition Of Remi Doiron, praying for d change
Of his hands from road district No 4, to road dis
trict No. j7--was ptest nted and on motion was
rejected. |
On motion the Jury then adjourned until TO-
morrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY MoRatse, Sept. I'd, 1850,
The Police Jury met agreeably TO aAjournmeit-
present the same members as ON yesterday, with
the addition Of James G.. Dawson, from the 9th
ward. The President called the meeting TO order.
and the minutes being read were approved.
The fpll1WIDp resolution tvoc t,rfr,osaI spI
adopted:
Resofped, That the hands Of Messrs. J. W. Nc |
Main Il Co.. be, and the same are hereby placed
on road district No. 10. .
The petition Of II. Kean, praying a grant Of
road from his house on the line betw cen john
Vancoutt and Mrs. fotdell, to intersect the public
road leading from Button Rouge to Duff $ Ferry
presented and rejected
The petition Of J. D. Kleinpeter for the eman-
of his slave Sally, was presented and not
being sustained by the requisite majority, was
rejected.
The petition Of George Robertson, f. m. G., for
the emancipation Of slave Wihney. and her four
was presented and not being sustained
BY the requisite majority was rejected
On motion the Jury then proceeded to the cleo
lion OF Jail Physician, and ON counting the votes
i was found that r.. j Burlington had received
The greatest number, and was declared duly cleo
ted.
On motion the Jury then proceeded TO the cleo
ion Of Parish Auditor, and on counting the votes,
I was found that r. M. Hatch, bad received the
greatest number and was declared duly elected.
Mr., Thomas Devall, asked leave Of absence
Turing the balance Of the session, which was
granted.
On motion the Jury then adjourned until Q
o'clock y. ".
TUESDAY FvEaIse.
Tha J,-, ..us azuaa.IJ. D.. xI.. -.
mt the same members as In the morning, with
he exception of Thos. Deyall and w. l.. Camp
On motion Mr.. r.. Russ was called to the
hair. and called the meeting TO order.