The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-18

Of the Parish license for pedling within the
limits of this Parish, for the term If twelve
months.
On motion, Samuel Miller was stricken
off,,oi the list of paupers Of the Parish.
On motion, a committee composed of
Messrs. Pension, Alexander and Campbell,
were appointed TO ascertain upon what
terms the Printing Of the Parish csn be OBJ
tanned for the ensuing year.
On motion Messrs. rrudeau & Tomlinson
were appointed on the committee tosexa-
mine and report upon the Jail building
On motion, the Jury then adjourned t0
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock A. M.
Tuesday Morning.
The Police Jury of the Parish of East
Baton Rouge. met agreeably to adjournment
were present, the same members as on yes
terday. The President called the Jury to
order The minutes Of yesterday were read
and approved
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted:
Resotued, That the hands of Geo. Ames,
John B. Whitaker. John P. Smith, and
those of Capt. John Riley, he placed upon
road district No 81.
The following accounts against the Par
ish of East Baton Rouge, being presented
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 ] Odom, Jailor, three hundred and
;evsnty dollars and 81 cents. S $40 81
E. E. Powers, for Clerk Of election Q 90
] D. Stuart, 6 90
A. I. Thames, for services as special
constable 90 25
J. s. Baron. Clerk ofthe 5th district
Court, for costs. 70 so
lanes Welsh, clerk of elections, s 90
Comet Office for Printing, Is 90
Eraucis B. Sans J. p, for swearing
commissioners OF elections, :, 3 90
n. v. Babin Sheriff for services, 102 OF
Joseph Rorskey, for coffin for pauper 90
Samuel Skoield, Recorder, for re-
cord books, Is so
J. J. Odom, Jailor, 8 rs.
Total 1854 10
After strictly examining the foregoing
accounts, your committee find the same to
be correct Your committee wouldfurther
,tate, that the account of Dr. Louis Very. 4,
If fifty Two dollars. for services rendered
prisoners in Jail, during the abseuce Of Dr..
Dearing, the jail Physician; should be paid
by the latter, a. he receives from the Parish
fixed salary by the year. The account
# DR., Very, Of nine dollars and fifty cents
for attending paupers. should not be paid
" the Parish, as all the other Physicians
do the same gratuitously. 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.
md as similar services are rendered by all
other physicians gratuitously.
Al of which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN B. KLEiNpErER,
Finance Com. ~. G. WAsRiNGTon,
SETH DAVID.
Two petitions being presented, relative
to the road leading from Mr. Burgess to
Marietta On motion, the whole matter
was referred to a committee, composed OF
Messrs Garig Kleinpeter and Burnet-who
reported the following resolution, which
was adopted.
RESOLVED, That the hands of J H. Schenck,
D. H. Penny, T. Canty, rr. l. Robert Wort
lam, work from the forks of the road, down
Robert Knox's road district--then on the
Marietta road, embracing the two bridges
on the Jones' Creek and the Beaver Dam
Bavou.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted
Resoiued, 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 of 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.
Resolped, That Committee of three, he
appointed to contract for making and plac-
ing in the Jail, two or three cells to be
composed ofiron- 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
different Offices in this town. The said
proposals being opened, it was f and that
Mr.. Geo A. Pixies bid to perform all the
printing required by tbe Parish for the sum |
of One Hundred and thirty-nine dollars
and seventy-ive cents for one year was
the lowest; consequently, on motion the