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PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL.

PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL.
BATON ROUGE, August Attn, 1850.
AT regular meeting of the Board of Sell
ectmen Of the City Of Baton Rouge, held
this day--present
toSEpH MONGET, Mayor,
H. V. BABla. Ed. w. WILLIS,
JOSEPH LAReulER, Fl. ToMLINsoN,
D. G. MoSrAN.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The following report Of experts appoint
ed to assess the value of property. on OPEN
ing st. Mary Street, was on motion, adop-
ted, and the Mavor is hereby authorized to
issue bonds for the same, in favor of Jacob
Piper, for the amount of two hundred and
seventy five dollars ($27500, bearing 8
per cent interest from date until paid.
REPORT OF EXPERTS.
We, the Undersigned Experts, Silas Jones
appointed by the Corporation, and Charles
Guedry appointed to represent the proper
ty holders, adjoining st. Mary's street,
north Of the Jesuit grounds, having EXAM
ined the portion Of the lot belonging to the
heirs of Grandpre and of the corner lot be-
longing to Jacob Piper, to wit: thirty #.
in depth on each Of said lots, adjoining said
st. Mary's street, making said street fifty
feet in width and parallel with said street,
east Of the Jesuit ground, would respectful
ly report, that we have valued said proper
tv by thirty feet as aforesaid, Of each Of
said lots on the east and adjoining said st.
Mary's street. That portion 0. the lot be-
longing to the heirs Of Grandpre. at ore
hundred dollars $500 and that portion of
Jacob Piper's lot OF the corner Of st. Mary
and Spanish Town Road, at 1915, said ri.
per obligating himself to remove from said
portion Of lot, the old building thereon, at
his own expense and at such time as he may
be requested to do so by the Corporation
authorities. Signed.
c e',.s G eerns' Experts.
The following report Of Mr.. E. w. Viii.
lis was received, and the street committee
was, OIL motion, authorized to- contract for
the building Of two cutters, at such places
and in such manner as recommended in the
report.
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
We, the undersigned street committee,
have had the Corporation hands employed
for the past fifteen days in removing OBJ.
structions, grading and filling up with brick
bats in front of the Steamboat landing,
which we considered very important and
should be done
| We also find, that large portion Of the
Flatboat landing cannot be used, on account
of two or more large gully holes, which are
and continue to be washed out by the
water, entering from the bridges crossing
| front street, an cuts off all communication
to that portion of the landing.
| would therefore, recommend that
wooden conductors be made and attached to
each bridge crossing front street, Of suff-
ciert length to conduct the waters down
to the river edg and fill up the gulleys.
The probable cost of each conductor and
filling up, will be about 500, and in. my
humble opinion, will add greatly to the du-
rablity as well as the appearance of that
portion of the landing.
With respect, submit the following re-
port to your further consideration.
+. W. WILLIS.
Committee on Streets
The petitioners of Fire Company No. 2,
to the Board for the purchase Of five hun
bred feet of Hose, was
On motion OF Mr.. H. Tominson, so amen
ded as TO authorize the Foreman Of Fire
Co No. 9, TO purchase three hundred 1900
feet Of Hose instead Of five bundled 5000.
The petition Of J. w. Seymour to the
Board to be refunded Of tw enty five dollars
over charged for the purchase Of lot in
Magnolia Cemetery was received ane giau-
ted
On motion Mrs Perico Hernandez, was
placed upon the pauper list at IS per month
from date
The following accounts were presented
and allowed:
ToJ ". Brown, for building D, idge and fur
nishing materials for the same, on Royal street,
between Europe and Asia streets, ....... I'll %
}. ]. 0dOm, for Loafers,. IL AN
J. J. Odom, for street work.. ............ Vi W
8. M. Hart, 4 Co., IS loads Of Bats at15
s. NJ. Hart Co., 379 loads Of Bats at 10
| cts.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. " w.
! Charles Jones, to tearing up enlargng
Bridge TO feet wide on Nerth street,. 10 %
E. W. Willis, for building FIVE cisterns at
l6S I'm cts each. $40 62H
To John Huguet, ~ loads Of Brick bats.
d DOS 81 50
| J. w. Real. do . do !. % dogs IS 60
| II. L. Wolf, to certificates for hauling. 803 %
| On motion the Board adjourned sine die.
JOSEPH MONGET, Mayor.
L. GRANp1RE, clerk.