Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-06
The New Court House.

By reference to an advertisement to be
found in another column, it will be seen thai
the committee appointed for that purpose,
advertise for sealed proposals for making the
necessary repairs and alterations, on the resi-
5ence If DR.. Enders. to render it suitable to
he used a., a Court House and for the valIous
Parish offices.
ILisuotice is the result Of the meeting Of
the Police Jury on last Monday, which UNI
animously adopted a resolution to purchase
Villa Rose. as the future site Of the Court
House. In this step we feel assured that the
members of the Police Jury have acted, not
only for the best interest of the Parish. but
have reflected the sentiment CT ninc-tenths
of their constituents.
neither regarded in the light Of econo-
nv or public convenience, the purchase Of
this property and consequent change OF the
~loration of the seat OF Justice IS eminently
wise. It is but a short time since. that the
Police Jury contracted for repairing the
rickety old barn of a Court House, which
has so long been an eye-sore to the prize Of
our citizens. Tne amount Of TINS contract
was near seventeen hundred dollars. bat
| upon a closer examination. it was found that
it would require an annual expenditure o'
nearly an equal amount to keepthe old barn in
repair. even II the cavine o.the river bank IN
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and utter d-iToiition. Hence with the con-
sent of the contractor, the contract was res
cinded and the Parish has now purchased a
Court House and grounds, which will stand
and be an ornament 70 the Parish for years 20
| come. The terms upon which the property
is purchased. teisht thousand dollars. in four
equal annual instalments.) will not be felt by
The tax PAYERS.
The cost Of repairing tire old Court House.
| this wear, would pay the interest on u whole
| amount of the purchase and we are confident
that the annual cost OF keeping it in repair
! will exceed half the annual payments upon
the purchase and at the end OF tour wears
leave US without a Court House and very like
w without the ground upon which to build
one. Thus it will be perceived that upon
the score OF economy the purchase is decided
" advantageous 70 the parish. for as before
stated. The new Court House will be good
when the present genration shall have passed
| away, and tie six arpeuts Of land which are
purchased with the building wi be amply
sufficient for all the purposes intended, and
no cavins Of the river banks, viii ever take
it away.
The location too. is also admirable. It is
at the terminus OF the Crosse T-te Raj Road
which we are pleased to say is progressing
towards completion. The ferry landing will
be removed to the terminus OF the Railroad.
so soon as the new ferry boat (which is now
completed and only waits for water shall ar
rive. The landing in front Of the new Co ri
House is good and the bank firm which the
reverse is the case with the old location.
We congratulate our citizens upon this fin-
al and very satisfactory settlement Of the
fvexed question of thr Court House aud that
hereafter instead Of pointing the finger Of de-
rison to his side OF the river and asking, is
that your Court House = as visitors to the
State Capital have often done. we can now
point with pride to ? building that is an
ornament to onr parish, and a credit to her
citi Zens.