The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-04-14

Constable. 90 UU mOUt0
Clerk. $50 90 annum.
Physician, $50 90 . do.
Attorney, Too 90 . do.
Overseer to Jail hands 50 90 : month.
Bell ringing and clean
ing market. IL NO DO.
The following officers We're unanimously
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
Clerk, Oscar Barbee,
Physician, C. r. Flench,
Attorney: J. w. Seymour.
Overseer to Jail Hands, John Lisenby,
Bell Ringer, Michel Grsnary.
>rhe following committee were appointed
to serve tor Four months unless otherwise
changed OF ordered by the board Of select
men.
Finance, Joseph Monge., C. L. Hall.
Streets and Landing. Ambrose Theriot,
w. P. Cox.
On motion,
Resolued. That committee TO Ire CON-
posed of three members Of the board be
appointed by the Mayor to receive propos-
ais for publishing the proceedings OF the
board of selectmen, under seai--said pro-
posals to be laid before the board OF select
men at their next meetipg--whereupon
Messrs. Cox, Hall, and Guedry were ap-
pointed on said eomnitteg.
On motion it was.
Rssolrsd. That from and after the 18th
inst. the Ordinance creating the City
Watch be repealed, and that the services OF
said Watch be dispensed with,
Thee finance committee OF the late board
of selectmen tc whom was referred an ac-
eaYvtg,G sSsJa,IH;& ". G. Walls5o fer
To the Mayor and Board 81 Select /
men Of the city OF Baton Rouge.
The finance committee, toswhorl was
referred the within account of Messrs. II.
Il W. G. Waller, have examined the same
and recommend its payment, with the ex-
ception Of of Twenty Dollars charged
for plan and report Of Magnolia Gene
try, for which We do not consider the Cor.
poration liable. Respectfully submitted.
S. NJ. HART.
The foregoing report was on motion
adopted and the sam Of Two Hundred and
IS collars appropriated to settle the account
Of Messrs. Henry & w. G. Waller.
The following communication was re-
ferred to special committee, composed Of
Messrs. Monget, Hall and Gued1y.
To THE HoN. MAYOR AND SELECTMEN
OF THE Town OF Baron ROUGE,
The undersigned respectfully represent,
that they have the intention of ablishing
permanently in the town of Baton Rouge,
coal yard for the purpose of supplying the
citizens generally, and steamboats, with that
article. To accomplish that purpose. it is
necessary that convenience be allowed them
where they cas at all times load boats, and
receive consigaments They therefore res
pectfully request your hon body, to assign
them, a certain portion of the landing in
front Of the town for that purpose, as near
to the present landing, or to the intended
location of a corporation Wharf, as the cir
cumstances of the case will admit, for
which they are willing to pay a reasonable
tax, SO as TO have a fixed place OF landing
their boats and loading steamboats,.
II. FITZSIMMONS.
II. Y. TOMLINSON.
GILLBFR RI L. SEES. |
His honor the Mayor submitted detail
ed statement of the receipts from the ex-
hibition given by Mr.. Dan Rice to the city |
authorities tor charitable purposes Show
ing the nett proceeds 10 have been One
Hundred aud Twenty -four dollars and six
ty-fve cents. When on motion it was
Resolued, That Fifty Dollars of the above
fund, be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated to the Ladies' Benevolent Society, to
be by them distributed as they may think
proper. And be it further
Resoiued, That the remainder "a 65) be
placed in the Treasury Of the corporation,
or charitable purposes subject to and under
ne control of the Pauper Committee.
On Motion the beard then went into a
committee of the whole, and took up the
rreasurers annual account, with the &C.
vouchers, which upon examin-
ltion was found correct, and ordered to be
with the proceedings of the board.
Here follows the Treasures Report show.
ng the receipst and expenditures for the
seal year, amounting to $12, 1927 80.
The application of A. Shaw in reference
0 building on Florida street within the
ire Limits was referred to a committee