The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-02-01
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Police Jury ofthe Parish ofW. B. Rouge.


Court House thereof on Monday, the Sd day
Of January, 1853, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the
following members We're present, viz: NJ.
{. Leblanc, Joseph Trasimond Landry.
Bernard Peyronnin, Charles Smith and Will
liam Reynaud. Abs.nt-Messrs Cha les
L. Petit, Fielding Cooney. Ernest Htbert
John l.. Lobdeil, William. J. Lyle and John
r Nolan.
There being no qaorun, the jury adjourn
q. Ill o'clock, r. VI.
At 2 O'Clock P ". the same members be-
Ing present and there still being no quorum
thcy ain adjourned until EeXt morning, 4th
Instant. at 10 o'clock A. N.
TUESDAY MORNING., January 4. ls52-
The Jury met agreeaby to adjournment
present. Messrs William Lyle, John l.. Lob
dell. Charles Smith, Bernard Peyronnin. j.
r. Landry, John i. Nolan, Fielding Cooney
and William Reynsud. bsent-Alessrs
". c. Leblanc. Ernest Hebert and Charles
l.. Petit.
The committee appointed on Il c 9Th OF
September last, to whom was referred the
Report of the Parish Attorney. in the mat
Ter Of the election held on the 24th July.
Is52 for taking the sense of the people Of
thus Parish as to the propriety OF Issuing
Islish Script for building Plank Road
from the BAYOU Crosse Tete TO the Mi>sis-
sippi River, submitted their Report on this
day. there having been no qnornm on the
20.h dav of September last--the day fixed
by resolution for said committee to report
Whereupon it was on motion Resolred,
That the Report Of said Committee be land
on the table. with the exception of that part
OF the said Report, which was adopted, SET
ting aside and repeating tae instructions
given TO the Parish Attorney to institute an
action in the premises before the Sixth Jul
dlcial District Court.
Report of Con- mittee appointed to examine
Parish Treasurer's accounts
TO THE Police Jriy. &c.-l'he UNDER
signed appointed at the last session of the
Police jury Committee TO examine the
Treas,lrer's Books and Vouchers. have per-
formed that duty and report that they find
them correct and balance in the hands of
the TIRE as Irer Of Seventeen Dollars and
twenty four cents.
lsgnedl J. T. NOLAN.
Vast Baton Rouge,} J. I. Landry.
January 4, 1883. BPrlRoxxIv
RESOLVED, That the said Report be adopted
Report of the Com Of the Poydras Legacy
Members of the Police Jury OF the
Parish Of West Baton Rouge.
The undersigned Commissioners Of the
Poydrss Fund, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report:
According to instruction received by the
Parish Attorney from the Police Jury, said
Parish Attorney proceeded to have seized
all sold. five arpents OF land. situated at the
s5wcy end Of this Parish and belonging to
the Estate of Daniel Contini. W hereof Mar
cel,ne Beryeron is the Executrix. said tract
OF land having been mortcaged 10 the Police
3urv to guarantee the payment of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. loaned out
O; said Poydras Fund to Francois Btdal. de-
ceased, its original owner. On the day OF
.ae, the undersigned commissioners of said
iund purchased said tract there bein. 10
other bidder. at the price OF ighteen Hun
.!red and sixty six dollars, and afterwards
sold the same to Balthazar Dupuy of the
Parish OF Iberville, for the suna of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, payable
on the lst day of March 1853. with eight
per cent interest from date till paid.
The object O, the present Report is that
the Police Jury ratify the proceedings had
in said transaction, to wit: The purchase
of said tract Of land for the price aforesaid
of SlS66,66 and tina sale of the same to sal.
Ba,thazar Dupuy tor the sum Of Two Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars
Th. whole of which is respectfully sub
united, lsignedl i. N. FAvRor,
!. Y. Durable,
NJ. BARROW.
Whereupon it was on motion Resoired,
That said Report be unanimously adopted,
filed and spread on the Records; and that
the proceedings of said commissioners had
In said transaction, to wit The purchase
of said tract of land for the price aforesaid
Of SlS66.G6 and the sale of the same to Bal
thazar Dupuy. for the sum of Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, be ratified.
~. Durable. Sheriff. having submitted
to the Police Jury at the legal meeting
convenee at the Cont House on this day
for the purpose his bond as Tay Collector
10 the amount of sl9, SGT, with Messrs p. P.
Babin and L. Favrot, as securities said bocd
was unanimously accepted and considered
as ample and sufficient to secure the pay
incnt of the Parish and State Taxes, ior
which said Sheriff and Collector J. Y. Du-
ralde, may be liable in law.
Report of the Findace Cm:mHe1.
The Finance Committee have examined
the following accounts against the Parish
and find them TO be correct. They there
tore recommend that the account be passed
and homolog gated viz:
Rosemond Hebert. for holding inquest Oh
dead holy. SO 90