The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-27
PROCEEDiNGs
OF THE
Police Jury oftho Parish ofW. B. Rouge.

OF THE
Police Jury ofthe Parish ofw. ,. xougs.
At . regular session Of the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of West Baton Rouge, held at the
Court House thereof, on Monday, the ID day
Of January, 1883, at 10 o'clock, A. M, tine
following members were present, viz: M.
c. Leblanc, Joseph Trasimond Landry,
Bernard Pcyronnin, Charles Smith and Will
liam Reynaud. Abs.nt-Messrs Charles
l.. Petit, Fielding Cooney. Ernest Hebert
John l.. Lobdell, William J. Lyle and John
r. Nolan.
There being no qaorum, the Jury adjourn
ed till 9 o'clock, r. NJ.
At 2 o'clock p. M, the same members be-
ing present and there still being no quorum
they again adjourned until next morning, 4th
instant, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY MoRNIxa, January 4, 1853
The Jury met agreeably to adjournment
present, Messrs William Lyle, John l.. Lob
dell, Charles Smith, Bernard Pcyroupin.a J.
r. Landry, John r. Nolan, Fielding Coofey
and william Reynaud. Absent-Messrs
VI. G.. Leblanc. Ernest HILBERT and Charles
l.. Petit,
The committee appointed on the 9Th Of
September last, to whom was referred the
Report Of the Parish Attorney, in tho mat
ter of the election; held on the oath July.
1852, for taking the sense Of the people Of
this Parish AZ to the propriety Of issuing
Parish Script for building Plank Road
from the Bayou Crosse Tete TO the Missis-
sippi River, submitted their Report on this
day, there having been No quorum on the
Goth day Of September last-the day fixed
by resolution for said committee to report
Whereupon il was on motion Rcsoped,
That the Report Of said Committee be laid
on the table, with the exception Of that part
Of the said Report, which was adopted, set
ting aside and repeating the instructions
given to the Parish Attorney to institute an
action in the premises before the Sixth Ju-
dicial District Court.
Report Of Committee appointed TO examine
Parish Treasurer's accounts.
TO TINE Police jury, &c-The UNDER
signed appointed at the hast session Of the
Police Jury Committee to examine the
Treasurer's Books and Vouchers, have per-
formed that duty and report that they find
them correct, and balance in the hands Of
the Treasurer Of Seventeen Dollars and
4,v.ntv four c.nts
IS;.n.d, IT No,r
Wa, R..on Romye IT I.sn.y
I.nn.rv 1s5a n pryponr,s
p..aI,,d That N. .s;a R.nort h. .dontsd
R.,o,, NJ N. Co,n nj N, poudra. L.ua,v
r. thc Hon tho President ard
M.mher. of The Police Jurv Of The
parish If Wet Raton Rouy.
m. muler.;uned Commissioner. of N.
povdra. Fund resnectfullv submit the fol.
iow;nv renort.
According n ;n.truct;on received nv N.
Parish Attorney from the Police Jury, said
parish Attorney procee,led 70 have seized
and cold i've arn.nts Of land. situated AZ the
lower end Of this Parish and belonging 70
the Estate Of Daniel ContiDi. whereof Mar.
reiine Berperou Is the Executrix. said tract
of land having been mortgaved to the Police
Jurv to guarantee the payment of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. loaned out
Of said Poylras Fund to Francois B6Iat. de.
ceased. its original owner. On the day OF
sale, the unde rsigned commissioners IF said
fund purchased said tract, there being no
other bidder, at the price Of Eighteen Hun
dred and sixty SIX dollars, and afterwards
sold the same to Balthazar Dupuy Of the
Parish OF lbervl!le, for the sum Of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, payable
on the LIST day Of March, 1888, with eight
per cent interest from date till paid.
The object of the present Report IL that
The Police jury ratifv the proceedings had
in said transaction, to wit: The purchase