The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-02-24
CITY couNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Baron Rouox, FEB. 12sh, 1853.
Adjourned meeting of the Board Of Sc.
] lectmen, present:
Joux r. DurRoco. Mayor.
Jordan Holt. Joseph Monget,
Samuel NJ. Hart, Eugene Lanoue,
C.L. Hall, Chas Gnedrv
The minutes Of the last regular and cal.
led meetings were read and approved.
The following petition from the Female
Orphan ASYLUM. was presented which on
motion was referred to committee CONF
posed Of Messrs. Holt and Guedry.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. It'll 1859.
To the Hon. the Mayor and
hoard of selectmen Of the
City Of Baton Rouge. "The Ladies
experimenting and managing the Female
Orphan Asylum, would respectfully repre-.
sent to your honorable body. that the lnsti.
tuition is now placed upon permanent has,
is, and its SUCCESS no longe- doubtful"
Heretofore. it has been supported and
kept up, by contributions and monthly sub
tcriptitns from charitable and benevolent
individuals. and upon which the Institution
has mainly relied for support.
Believing that this Institution is not only
d,.ing great 60 I'd, but that it relieves this
community and the Treasury of the corpor-
alton from the outlay and expenditure Of
considerable Gums annually for the relief
Of the friendIess and destitute We conf
IDENTIFY approach you. asking Of your honor
able body, such aid in the form Of a month
~ subscription to the funds of the ASYLUM
as you may deem right and proper under
the circumstances. And in duty bound will
ever pray, &c. Respectfully,
The LADIES OF THE AssYLuM
The committee on "Artesian Wells sub.
fnitted the following report, which on mo-
ton was adopted together with the accom-
panying Resolution
REPORT.
TO the Mayor and board
of selcctmen City of
Baton Rouge. The commit
tee appointed to superintend the sinking OF
an Artisan Well, under a Resolution appro-
rriatins two hundred and fifty dollars for
that purpose, hav. diligently attended to
the duty assigned them.
They accepted the proposition Of George
Menard, TO do all the work necessary in
sinking the well. with the condition-thc
committee furnishing the tubing--that il
the committee. he was to receive no COM
rensation if successful. he was TO receive
such compensation as the board OF select.
men might deem just and reasonable. Tn.
der that arrangement the work was COM
rnenced. your committee furnishing the tub
Ing. made of heavy sheet iron such as the
contractor said he thought would answer
the purpose. After going down about 90 f..
with very flattering prospects OF ultimate
success, it was found that the lateral pressure
was 50 great. and force necessary 10 dive
down the tubing, 70 heavy. that the tubing
gave way and it was found impossible to
proceed. Your committee then opened
correspondence with Mr.. Read OF Ala
hama. who is much and very Justify celebra.
ted toi his success in sinking artcsian wells:
detailing to him the progress Of the work.
the kind Of tubing nsed. and the result Of
our iabors; askin: his advice under the cir
cur Stances. lie has very kindly rcplyed
to your committees communication, and
given as his opinion. that il will be neees-
sary to Use the ''sheet-iron lap welded tub
ing,' which can be had in the CITY Of New
York, at a cost of two dollars and fortv-t five
cents per foot The cost Of the tubing ne
'crsssry to be used, being so much greater
than was at first supposed your committee
deemed it their duty, before making con-
tract for the same, to report all the facts to
your honorable body, and respectfully ask
YOUR further action in the matter. Your
committee having the utmost conscience in
fhe final success of the work. ard being
deeply impressed with the Importance to
this city. Of having all abundant aad cheap
supply of water. which will thus lie aifnI- !
'dc,l, beg leave to offer the following FesoIu-
ton:
Reso'rcd, That the additional sum Of one
thousand dollars. he aud the same is hereby |
appropriated. for the purpose ot bsyiag tub |
rig for, and paying such other expenses as
may attend the completion Of the 'A,tesian !
WeIl' already commenced by order of the !
Board. and that the same he expended MI
del the supervision and direction Of the |
committee having charge o. said work.
S. NJ. HART, /
JOSEPH MONGET. I
Feb. :. 1873. Committee.
On motion, Mr.. Charles L. Hall. was AL
ded to the Committee on "Artc>ian Wells
The following communication was pre-.
scented. read, and OH motion laid OH the ia
BILE: Baton RorGE, Feb. T., 81.
To the Mayor and board
of Seectmen for the
Town of Baton Rouge, Gentlemen -
We are authorized as attorneys at Law Tor
Nessrs. S. N. Hart, Il Co. a commercial
form of thif town, assignees, SUCCESSORS and
owners of the rights, property and actions
,,f the LATE firm Of Pike FrejiCh 4, 70 70 |