The Weekly comet., 1853-06-12

ish Of East Baton Rouge, DelnS presented
by the Finance Committee, with their re-
port thereon, were allowed, and the report
adopted. The Finance Committee to whom
was referred the following accounts, viz:
Jas. J. Odom, Jailor, three hundred and
seventy dollars and 81 cents. Is 37Q 81
L. F. Powers, for Clerk ofeleetion 2 90 90
J D. Stuart, %
A. B. Thames, for services as special
constable 90 25
]. s. Baron, Clerk of the 5th district
Court. for costs. 73 80
.lames Welsh. clerk of elections, 8 90
Comet Office for Printing, Il 90
Francis B. Sans. j. p, for swearing -;
commissioners OF elections, = 90
II. V. Babin. Sheriff for services. 1902 O2
Joseph Borskey, for coffin TO, pauper s 90
Samuel Skolfeld, Recorder, for re-
cord books IS SO
]. j. Odom, Jailor, 10
Total 5+---. ses4 10
After strictly examining the foregoing
accounts. your committee find the same to
be correct Your committee would further
state, that the account of DR.. Louis Very.
of fifty two dollars for services rendered
prisoners in Jail, during the abseuce Of DR..
bearing, the Jail Physicia,; should be paid
by the latter. as he receives from the Parish
a fixed salary by the year. The account
of DR.. Very, of nine dollars and fifty cents
for attending paupers should not be paid
by the Parish, as all the other Physicians
do the same gratutously. The account Of
DR.. s. p Ward, of sixty dollars, for attend
ing Mrs. Richy's family, who are paupers
upon the Parish, should not be paid, as the
Parish is taxed to support her and family.
and as similar services are rendered by all
other physicians gratuitously.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
{JoiiS B. KLEiNrErER,
Finance Com. u. G. WASHINGTON,
SETH DAVID.
Two petitions being presented, relative
TO the road leading from Mr.. Burgess to
Marietta. On motion, the whole matter
was referred to committee, composed Of
Messrs Garig. Klcinpeter and Burnet-who
reported the following resolution, which
was adopted.
Resolped, That the hands of J H. Schenck,
d. II. Penny, T. Canty, & Dir. Robert Wort
ham, work from THE forks ofthe road, down
TO Robert Knox's road distrct--then on thes
Marietta road, embracing the two bridges
on the Jones' Creek and the Beaver Dam
Bayou.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted
Resolued, That the hands Of Paul Klein
peter be removed from the lower end of
district No. 10, to the upper end, under VIM
Kleinpeter, the overseer af said district,
and that he be notified Of the same.
A petition of J J. Odom. Jailor. recon-
mending the employment Of night watch
for the security Of the Jail, was, on motion,
rejected. !
The following resolution Was proposed
and adopted And the following commit
tee appointed thereon, viz,-Messrs. Klein
peter, Arbour and Taylor.
Rcsolued, That Committee of three. he
appointed to contract for making and plac-
ing in the Jail, two or three cells to be
composed of IRON bars-for the purpose Of /
securing criminals committed to Jail for
the commission Of grave offences.
The Committee to whom was referred |
the matter of the parish printing, reported
by presenting the sealed proposals of the
tIdcicHt OillCcs Ill bHIS tuWH. LIE sulu 4
proposals being opened, it was fund that
Mr.. Geo. A. Pixies bid to perform all the
printing required by the Parish for the sum
of One Hundred and thirty-nine dollars
and seventy-fve cents for one year was
the lowest; consequently, on motion the
Jury declared unanimously, Gerge A. Pike,
the Printer of the Parish for the ensuing
year.
A petition was presented OF H. j. w.
Wortham to be refunded sixteen dollars.
the net proceeds of an animal sold as estfay.
and belonging to him. Said petition was
granted.
On motion the Jury then adjourned an-
til half-past o'clock, P. NJ.
Tuesday Evening.
The Jury met agreeable TO adjournment
the same members as in the
The President called the meet
ing to order.
On motion the Jury proceeded to the
Of castrators of stnd horses
running at large within the limits of the
Parish, for the ensuing year; and the fol-
lowing appointments were made, viz:
For Wards No. ] and s. Anthony Monget;
Ward No. 2. Anthony Pine No. 3, VIM.
STEPHENS Ward Nos. and S. Joseph Rod