The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-04-15

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i PROCEE DINGS
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| hoard OF sELECTMDN,
! BAsoa Rosss, Arm 1ssh, 1854.
At meeting Of the Boarl of SeJectmeI
!: Of the Town Of Baton Rouge, held this dal
agreeably to adjournment. Present:
Thos. ]. Burlington, Edward Hiriart
Charles Guedrv, Edward Willis,
Fri Brooks, Henry Tomlinson.
!. The Mayor being absent Nj. TomIinson
was called to the chair.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Committee on Printing reported the
following PROPOSALS:
Baton Rouge, April i3th, ,54.
We, the undersigned, Proprietors Of the
Democratic Advocate, hereby propose to
print the proceedings OF the Board Of Se-
|ectmen Of the City Of Baton Rouge and to
execute such other printing as was included
IN the last contract for said printing, under
the title Of Corporation printing. for the
sum Of One Hundred and Thirty Seven
Dollars ($137 COY. Is
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Proprietors Dem. Advocate.
To the Hon. Board Of Seleamen
Of the City Of Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge, Apl. 18th, "a.
To His Honor, the Mayor and
Board Of Selectmen:
GENTs.-1he Daily Comet will do the
Corporation printing the ensuing year for
One Hundred and Nine Dollars and Eighty
Seven and halt cents, (s109 874).
Respectfully.
GEO. 4. PIKE, Pro'tr.
The amount for which Mr.. Pike propos-
ell to do the printing, being less than that
proposed by any other, he was, on motion
OF Mr.. Willis. unanimously elected Printer
for the present year.
Several accounts and claims against the
Corporation were presented, and, on motion
Of Mr.. Brooks, laid over until the next
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On motion Of DR.. Burlington, the street
Committee were authorized and instructed
to open ard work North Street to its ter
minus or Church Street, or the Comite
Road, near William Jackson's.7; And on
notion of Mr.. Brooks, the said Committee +
were. authorized 10 employ such number OF /
1ands as they might deem necessary for the
)ert0Imaace of said work.
Ihe i6lsg.i0g petition was presented by
nod, on motion Of DR.. Bufiing-
b u Hos. Board Of Selectn.cn, Of |
i Sfhe Ioscn Of Balon Rouge
GENTLEMEN.-The undersigned J. B.
md B. F. Rhodes and Emile Droz, owners
# all the lots Of ground fronting to street
utting diagonally Square No. 80 in Beaure-
ard town, respectfully solicit from your
onofable body, the authorization to close
said street, and subject to the
rider of the City Council for its re -opening
A similar permission having been gran
ed long time ago, for the closing Of the
ontiruation Of said street. across Square.
|o1 your petitioners, hore that their de-
ill be granted, in federation of
4 lness Of said stree Z the public
18th We annex a sketch showing
he Sbresaid street.
We remain very respt'y,
Your ob't serv't,
J. B. RHODES,
B. F. RHODES,
EMILE DROZ.
9aton Rouge, April 18th 1854.
The Resolution introduced by Mr. Cue
y, on the 9Th instant, (having reference
the construction of new Market Housed
wing been called up by Mr.. Hiriart, was 4
motion of DR.. Burlington, adopted; and
Z President appointed the following COM :
l'tee under said resolution, viz: Messrs.
ufrocq, Guedry an: Hiriart h
On motion of Mr.. Hiriart, the President
dr Tomlinson) was added to the forgo- \
= Committee. o
On motion Of Mr.. Willis, the Salary of n
I'm Lisenby, Overseer Jail Hands, was
creased SIS per month. {,
The Town Constable was authorized to Il
n down the chimney of "a certain della Il
lated house in Cat Fish Town" and fill A
e Well in the yard thereof.
On motion the Board adjourned.
J. r. DUFROCQ, Mayor
J. C. GAYLE, Clerk. J
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