The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-03
oFFt6tAL.
PROCEEDINGS or THE POLICE JURY
or THE
Parish or East Baton Rouge.

VF THE
Parish or East Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, June 27th, 1868.
The Police Jpty of the Parish Of Eas
Baton Rouge, mel this day, agfeeably TO ad
iournment-- were present, viz
From Ward No. q, Geo. v. Trudeau /; No
g. |. s. Taylor No. 4, A. d. Alexander
No g, Thomas Devall; No. 0, j. b Klein
peter; No. 7, w. L. Burnett; No. 8. J. e.
Washington No. 10, Seth David: No. IL
w. L.. Campbell No. 15, George Garig
THUs. DEVALL, Pres't.
VIZ. HuBps, Clerk.
l.. j.. PowERs, Constable.
The President called the meeting to Of
der, and the minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted.
Resolved, That the overseer Of the South
end oil Road District No. 10, be. and he Is
hereby authorized TO call out the hands Of
w. w. McMain II o., to work upon the
road
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted
Resolved, That Thomas Harbour, be and
he is hereby appointed overseer Of Road
| District No. 80, for the ensuing year
| A petition was presented, praying the
! authority to make public road from, or
near Louis Strings plantation, to the rail
road which petition, on motion was laid
over under The rules.
A resolution was presented for the pur-
pose oil fepesliug the resolution adopted nj
r si.... Ill
petitions for making new roads. Or chang
ing old ones. to lay over until the nextfe-
guar session for consideration. Said feso-
luton was rejected.
A petition signed by A. y. Alexander,
praying Tor an appropriation Of three hun
bred dollars, for constructing u bridge across
Red wood, near James C1ianeys, which PEI.
tiiian Was rejected.
+ On noion, thesiuly adjourned until q
o'clock, i. NJ.
Monday Evening.
The Jury met agreeablv.to adjournment,
preseht--tbe same members as in the MORN
ing. The President called the meeting 60
order.
Tie following resolution was proposed
and adepied.
Resofrel. THAT Louis Stirling, II. X. Ora
haru,.C. B. Pipes, s. Davis. j. lug, and J
Carifiena,, be and are hereby appointed
Commissioners to lay out a road, commence
Ing at, or near the plafts'on Of Louis Stir
ling ION the Plains Road, thence to the
Plank sRoad. And that Charles B. Pipes
be appointed overssef ef3eaid Road and
that It be numbered Road District No. d.
andsthat said overseer be authorizedsto SUM
mon the following, hands toawork said road,
viz the hands Of J. zug. afs1 & Landry,
Charles Pipes, G. B Pipes, Syls Davis, and
A. LsDixona Provided, bs,Veyef. that the
said fpsd shall be of no rpst or expence to
the Parish, for the right of way. All laws
70 the cohtrary notwithstanding, are hereby
Repealed.
A petition senst by Jps r. Waller. for
loss sustained by him, Of twenty dollars. in
constructing the fence around the Court
House square, was on motion, laid ON the
table indefinitely.
The following report Of COMMITTEE in
regard to The Jail building, was presented
and adopted
The undersigned Committee &, whom
was referred the matter Of examination of
the J,il--ind the same Id delapldated
condition and insufficient Of holding the
prisoners. Consequently, we proceeded to
have plan drawn, ard specifications mnde
for building new Jail, which We hope will
meet with the appreciation and views Of
the members Of your Honorable Body.
Which is respectfully submitted,
tSigned Jso. b. kLEfsrErga
ISAAC s. TAfIoR.
The following resolutions in reference To |
the foregoing. were presented and adopted. /
Resoiped That the sum Of ten thousand T
dollars are hereby appropriated to build d
Jail House ; and that the President be all-
thorized to negotiate with the Branch Bank |
Of the State OF Louisiana, Of this place. for
the sum above mentioned; payable in three,
equal annual installments. And that the
said President be authorized to execute
Bond in behalf Of the Parish of East Baton
Rouge for the same. /
Rcsotred, That Committee be appoint
ed to advertise to receive proposals, to the
lowest bidder, for the erection and compile
ton Of said Jail and the said committee
be authorized to superintend the building
and completion of said Jail
The Finance Committee reported favor
ably on the following accounts--they were
allowed viz:
w. F. Tunnard, for Iron work S II IS
George V. Trudean. Q so,
H. V. Babin, Sheriff, for Services, So So
Jos Borskey, for service III b,ry-l
ing pauper, in lieu of So al
lowed at the lastsession, 10 90
On motion, VIM. Sowel was appointed
,verseer Of Road District No. II, west end,
in place Of Jesse p. Carney, whe is absent
The following resolution was proposed
md adopted: