The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-16


limits Of this Parish, for the term Of twelve
months.
Oh uotion. Samuel Miller was stricken
Off oil the list OF paupcfs Of the Parish
| On motion, a committee composed OF
Messrs. Pension, Alexander and Campbell.
were appointed to ascertain upoE what /
terms the Printing Of the Parish can be OBJ
tanned for the ensuing year.
! On motion Messrs. Trodeau X Tominson
were appointed on the committee to exa-
mine and report upon the Jail building.
On motion, the Jury then adjourned until
to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock AN.
Tuesday Morning.
The Police Jury Of the Parish Of East
/ Baten Rours met sgreeably To adjournment
were present, the Same members as or yes
terday. The President called the jury TO
order The minutes Of yesterday were read
and approved
The following resolution was proposed
aud adopted
Reaotped, That the hands of Geo. Amee,
Iohn B. Whitaker, John r. Smith, and
those of Capt John Riley, be placed upon
road district No. 81.
The following accounts against the Par
ish Of East Baton Rouge, Being presented
y the Finance Committee, with their re-
po.t thereon, were allowed, and the report
adopted The Finance Committee TO whom
was referred the following accounts, viz:
Jas j. Odom, Jailor, three hundred and
seventy dollars and 81 cents. S 37O 81
[. r.. Powers, for Clerk ofelection 90
! ID. Stuart, o0
a. b, Thames, for services as special
= constable 20 20
J. S. Baron, Clerk Of the 5th district
Court, for costs. 70 SO
James Welsh, clerk Of elections, 90
Comet Office for Printing, IS 90
Francis B. Sans, j. p, for swearing
commissioners Of elections, 90
n. " Babit, Sheriff. for services, 102 O2
JOSEPH 0Borskey, ior coffin 70, panper 90
Samuel skoIfed, Recorder, for re-
cord books, Is 80
). j. Odom, JaiIor, 70
/
Total S634 10
i After strictly examining the foregoing
accounts, your committee find the same TO
be-correct Your committee would further
state. that the account Of DR.. Louis Very,
Of fifty two dollars tor services rendered
prisoners in Jail, DUNG the a5seuce oil DR..
! ltdIliip. llt ia DSf'ASi'g shcAiH w p~''
by the latter as he receives from the Parish
a fixed salary by the year. The account
of Dr.. Very, Of nine dollars and fifty cents
for attending panpers. should not be paid
by 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 Riehy's family, who are panpcrs
upon the Parish, should not be paid, as the
Parish is taxed 10 support her and family,
and as similar services are rendered by all
other physicians eratuItonsly.
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
(JoHN B. KLEIspErER,
Finance Com. J. g. WAsHIsGToS,
SETH DAVID.
Two petitions being presented, relative
70 the road leading from Mr.. Burgess to
Marietta Ou motion, the whole matter
was referred to committee, composed OF
Messrs Garig Kleinpeter and Buret--who
reported the following resolution, which
was adopted.
Regolvct. That the hands Of II. schenck
, d. II. Penny, I. Canty, pr. Robert Wort
ham. work from the forks Of the road, down
! 10 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
Resolved, That the hands Of Paul Klein
! peter be removed from the lower end of
) district No 49, 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
j and adopted. And the following conllnit-
tee appointed thereon, viz,-Messrs Klein
4 peter, Arbour and Taylor.
Resolred, Thata Committee OF three, be
: appointed TO contract for making and plac-
: ing in the Jail, two or three cells to be
e COMPOSED Of iron bars-for the purpose of
r 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 fund that
u Mr. Geo. A. Pixies bid to perform all the
!, printing required by the Parish for the sum
: of One Hundred and thirty-nine dollars
! and seventy five cents for one year was
> the lowest; consequently, on motion the
\ Jury declared unanimously, Gerge A. Pike,
the Printer Of the Parish for the ensuing
: year -,
! A petition was presented OF n. J. W.
: Wortham to be refunded sixteen dollars.
/. :, the net proceeds Of an animal sold as estray,