The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-11-10

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And that they have contracted with Mr..
+. Nick iterick for opening door in the Of
the City Hall at cost Of fifteen dollars.
Respectfully submitted.
EUGENE LANOUE.
JORDAN HOLT.
Baton Rouge, Nov. 6th 1852
The committee appointed to examine the
Digest Of the Ordinances and Resolutions
Of. the Board Of Selectmcn now in force re.
ported that they have attended TO the duty
assigned them, and that tho Digest ss.rnade
up with some slight alteration, ives correct
and ready FOR publication in Pamphlet form
--whereupon it was
Resoived, That the report and Digest be
received and that The Mayor be, and he is
hereby authorized 10 contract for the print
ing, for the use Of the corporation, two hum
dred copies Of said Digest. And be it fur.
thcr,
Rssolved, That M. J. C. Gayle be allow.
ed the sum Of One hundred and Seventy
five dollars compensation for making the
said Digest, and that the Mayor be, and he
is hereby authorized to issue his warrant on
the Treasurer for balance due him on &C.
count Of said work se
The following petition numerously sign
ed by citizens Of the town was presented
To the honorable the Mayor and
Selectmen Of the town Of Baton
Rouge.
The petition of the undersigned citizens of
the Town Of Baton Rouge, respectfully
represent:
That being impressed with the impor-
lance AMI necessity Of having = plentiful
supply Of water, TO be prepared at oil times
to extinguish fires, and to furnish the pure
element to the inhabitants; they pray that
you will make such an appropriation a.
your honorable body may deem sufficient,
for the purpose of boring an ARTEsIAN
WELL. Experience having demonstrated
t.lat water can by such process DO obtain |
ed in abundance in all places.
The board having taken the foregoing |
petition into consideration it was on nnotiOn |
unanimously
Resoiued, That the prayer Of the petition
be granted and that the sum of Two hum
dred and fifty dollars be appropriated for
Well, on North Boulevarde street, between
Third and Main street and that the work
be prosecuted under the supervision and
direction Of q committee composed Of
Messrs. S NJ. Hart, and Joseph Monse;.
TREAsURERs REPORT. >,
Amount collected since last settle
ment *o.o0o I'D
Amount discussed do. do 1852 SO
Balance in Treasury $61J So
The following communication was re-
ceived:
To the hon. the Mayor and board Of
Selectmen Of the city Of Baton Rouge.
The undersigned board Of Directors OF the
Orphan Asy lum in this city, respectfully
re present to your Board, that we are about
C constructing building for the Asylum,
and are very much in want Of means to
carry il on. As it is work in which this
city is mostly interested we hereby solicit
an appropriation OF on amount by your
board, which will assist in the undertaking.
Yours Respectfully,
[Signedu TENNESSEE DAVIS, Prest.
f. L. GAYLE, V.P.
Il. ELAN,
M. A. ISETT,
81. MANGRUM,
l.. NJ. PHILLIPS,
M. NJ. TUNNARD.
Baton Rouge, Sept. eth 1852.
After duly considering the subject mat
ter contained in the foregoing petition it
was,
Resolred, That the sum Of Five hundred
dollars be appropriated to the Female
Orphan Asylum; two hundred and fifty
ioiars to be paid in cash, and bond issued
payable one year after date to the order of
he President Of the Board of Directors Of
'aid Asylum, for two Hundred and fifty
iollars
The following accounts were presented
lllowed and ordered to be paid
J. J. Odom, Jail hands Sill 20
J. J. Odom, Jail fees Migrants Ia 90
John Huguet cow killed in opening
street = 2j 90
Orphan Asylum board and clothing
child Of pauper months IS 90
1856 40
The pauper committee through their
submitted their semi-anual re-
'Ort ending 30th September 1852 showing
hat they had expended the sum Of three
hundred and sixty seven dollars and eighty
light cents and had been applied by them
Or relief to the poor and INDECENT Of the
as follows v,z:
AMOUNT paid in regular monthly contribu-
ions TO those regularly OH the .
Iurnr list $112 90 +
AMOUNT paid for casualties and
'mporaTy relief 1875 SO