The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-01-15
Police Jury Pr oceehings.

| Baton Rouge Monday Morning January 81 1874
| This being the day hxed by law for the meeting
Of the Police Jury; the following members ~srs
| present. Wig
Klenpeter; No. I, W. i. Burnett; M 10, Seth
David; No. II, W. 1. Campbell; No. ~, George
| 4arig.
Tlere not beir,s quorum Of members present
| the Jury Adjourned until Wednesday 4th inst, ~
| 10 o'clock A. M.
Wednesday Informing, January 4th 1854.
The Police Jury If tie Parish II East Batoh
! Rouge. met This day Mt The Court House In the
r,ty 81 Baton Ronve, es,eeab'y to adjourn'uent--
| From Ward No. /, r, Arbcur; No. Q, l. 9. Taylor;
| No. 9, Tbos. Bevetl; No. 90. b, Klierpetef No.
| I, VI. l.. Burnett; No. 9, ]. q. Washington; No.
! 10, Seth David No. 12, George Garig.
| Thos. Derall, President.
| l.. n. Powers, Constable.
| The President called the meeting 10 order. The
| minutes oflas. meeting were read and approved
On motion b. r. Burnett was apponte ed rs corn
| missioner If General Elections, for the Manehac
precinct In place Of w. i. Burnett resigned
| On motion Peter sltul,z was placed on the pan
| per list to receive FIVE GLARS per month.
The report of Barnett Williams and others,
utniss onefs appointed by the Police Jury, to let
ont the contract and superintend the construction
the bridge across the Cotnite river near Stephen
| Roberts, was presented The rafd report recnrn-
rlendef additional appropriation Of one hun
he deficiency in the payment to the contractor
OR said work. The said commissioners having
ranscended their instructions by not having com
piled strictly with the specifications prescribed by
The Police jury And letting out the contract for
morn than the apprnpria ton made, consequently
the ~ d report was rejected
com ANNEXATION from the Mayor OF Baton
Rouge in regnrJ to tina opening IT drain in the
ear Of the limits Of the town, read and an
notion WIS laid on the table indefinitely
The following resolution was proposed and adop-
ed.
Rfsoire6i That the gum Of me hundred dollars
he, and the same is hereby appropriated in pay
nent Of ". NJ Pierce, Assessor. az compensation
for making the census roll OF schoolabe children in
this Parish.
On motion the Jury proceeded to the election Of
Collector Of Parish Taxes, for the ensuing year.
On counting the votes 1t vas found that Oran
iiackett had received the greatest number, and he
vas declared elected.
On motion the Jury then proceeded to the elec-
ion Of Treasurer Of the parish. On counting the
otes 1t was found that T. Shoppers was unani-
nously elected.
On tnrtion the Jury then proceeded to the eec.
ion OF Parish Auditor for ensuing year On co,1n-
ing the Votes IL was found that r. DeardHerle md
eceivod The greatest number, and was declared
elected.
The President then appointed Messrs J. y.
khenpeter, Il. hrhnur aud Seth David, a commit.
'ee to receive the Bonds of the Treasurer and col
ectnr.
The following resolution var proposed and adop-
ted
Resolved, That n II. Graham be and he
IS hereby appointed Dversear Of tire north
end Of Roa District No 70 in place Of +.
VanIaningfam who has left the Parish.
On motion the Jury then adjourned until
the FIRST Monday in February next, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ.
TtIOs DEVALL, Prest.
WV. HgsBs, Clerk.