The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-30


Coart heAse thereof, On Monday, the al day
II January, 1889, al IN o'elock, A. H., the
following men. bers were present, viz, NJ.
&. Leblanc, Joseph Trssitnond Landry,
Bernard peystanin, Charles ninth and Will
liam Rsynaad Abssnt-AMessrss Cha,les
l.. Petit, Fielding Cooney. Ernest If6bsre,
John l.. tebdvll, William }. Lyle AMI John
+. Nolan
Thete being no qsorum, the jury adjourn
Cd I'LL 2 o'clock, =. N.
A. Z o'clock =. NJ, tho same members be-
ing present and there still being no quorum
they again Adjourned until next morning, ith
instant, At 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TusseaS MoaN,Sa, January 4. 1859 -
The Jury met agfeeably 10 adjournn,ent4-
present, Me.st. William Lyle. John l.. Lob
aell, Charles Smith. bernard Peytonnin. J.
r. Landry. John r. Nolan, Fielding Cooney
and William Reynaud Absent--Messts
u. &. Leblanc. Ernest HILBERT and Charles
l. Petit,
The committee appointed on the 9Th oi
September last, 10 whom wa. referred the
Report of the Parish Attorney. IN tho mat
ls5g, for taking the sense Of the t,eoplc Of
this Parish ~ 10 the propriety 81 issuing
Parish Scrip for building a Plank Road
from the Bayou Gtosse Tete to the Mis.Is.
sippi River, submitted their Report on this
day, there having been NJ quorum on the
Goth day Of September lsst---the day fixed
by resolution for said COMMITTEES TO report
Whereupon 10 was on motion Resoire.i,
That tho Report Of said Committee br laid
on the table, with tho exception 81 that part
Of the said Report. which was adopted set.
ting aside and repeating the instructions
given 10 the Parish Attorney to institute an
action In the premises before the Sixth Ju-
dicial District Court
Report Of Con mittee appointed 10 examine
Parish Trcasurers accounts.
To rug PoLies Juay. &c.--'rhe under.
signsd appointed Al the last session Of the
Police Jury a Committee 10 examine the
Treasurrrs Books aud Vourhets, have per.
formed that duty aud report that they find
them correct. aud n balance IN the hands ri
tho Treasurer Of Seventeen Dollars and
twenty four cents
Signed !. T. NOLAN.
Vast Baton Rouge, !. 7 L.SpH,,
January 1, 1853 P.,ncsS,s.
Rssoired. That the .aid Report be adopted
Report Of the Com " the Poyd,as Legacy
To tho Hon. tho President aud
Members Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish OF West baton Rouge.
The undersigned Commissioners Of Tho
Poydras Fund, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report
According ~ instruction received by the
Parish Attorney from the Police Jury, said
Parish Attorney proceeded 10 have sc,Ev'l
and sold, five arpents Of land. situated nj tho
lower end 81 thls Parish aud belonging to
tho Estate of Daniel contini, whereof Mar.
tel,ne Bergcron IL the Esecutr,x, said tturt
ii land having been mt'rtgugcd To tho Police
Jury n guarantee tho payment of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars, loaned out
81 said Poydras Fund 10 Frshcos Btda,, de-
ceased, Il. original owner. On the day Of
sale, the undersigned commissioners Of said
fund purchased said tract. there being no
other bidder, At the price Of Eighteen Hun
dred aud sixty six dollars, and afterwards
cold the sa,hr TO Bnlthszar Dopuy Of the
Parish OF Ibervillc, for tho st,in Of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, payable
ON tho lat day Of March. 1883, with eight
per cent interest from date TIL paid.
The OBJECT 81 the present Report II that
the Police Jury ratiiy the proceedings had
in said transaction, /" wit The purchase
OF said tract Of land for the pfcc aforesaid
Of SisGG,6G and tina sale Of tho same 10 sni.
Balthnzar Dupuy Tor tho sum Of Two 1hou.
sand Five Hundred Dollars
The whole Of which IL respectfully sub
nittcd, lsignedl Il. NJ. FAVOR,
J. v Durable,
Whercupon IL was on motion Rrpirrd,
That said Report BE- unanimously adopted,
hled and spread on the Records and that
Che proceedings of said commissioners had
in said transaction, to wit The purchase
Of said tract Of land for the price aforesaid
nf sis86,66 and tho sale Of the same TO BAL.
thazar Dupuy, for tho sum Of Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, be ratified.
J. v. Durable, Sheriff, having submitted
10 the Police Jury nt tho legal meeting
convance at the Court House, %, this day |
fbr tho purpose hia bond AZ Tag Collector,
70 the amount Of $iD,sG7, with MessrB r. r.
babin and l.. Fnvrot, Rs securities, said bomd
was unanimously accepted and considered
A. ample and sufficient 10 secure the pay
mcnt OF the Parish aud State Taxes, Tor
which said Sheriff and Collector, J. V. Du-
raldc, may DO liable in law.
Report Of the Finance COMMITTEE,
Tho Finance Committee have examined
The following accounts against the Parish,
and find them 10 be correct they there
lore recommend that the account be passed
md homo!ogntcd viz
Roscmond HILBERT, for holding inquest on
dead body, = = s25 90
! V. Durable, for services. &c. so 90 |