Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-10-10

POLICE JURY FRDCEEDIkGSs


| Es9LICE jury PROCEEDINGS.
1t al adjourned meeting of the Police
/ Jury Of the parish OF West Baton Rouge
held az the Court House thereof, on Thursda !
September 18th. 1877, the following me u,ber.
were present:
J. S. williams, Pres. Z. B Trinidad,
Il. PsrgeEon, F. A. Woodz,
+ White, B. Z Chinn.
J. c. Woods. D P Cam
issxNr-W. w. Lennon, and J. W. Pipes
The minutes oil The previous session having
been read and approved, the Jury then pro-
eeeded 10 business ....-.
On motion OF 3. +. Ch'nn, F. White and D
P Cain, were excused for not having atteE..
d@d the last meeting @; the Jury
Mr RiacSTan h,ough petition, prayed
that further time be allowed hin for the
settlement OF his contract with the parish,
~ ben Mr. E. B. Trinidad lnV>ed that the
petition be laid OF the table :cr the present
On petition Of several inhabitants OF
The parish, praying that the bid offered by
Mr.. Jacob Bazaar, for tne right OF ping 4
ferry at Randsison's Landing, be reduced.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr. B. r. Ehinr, and adopted:
Resofrea, That the bid OF Jacob Bazaar on
the Port Hudson ferry be reduced TO FIVE
,tol.ars
Resolution offered by B. r. Chinn, and
adopted
Resoipsd That the sum of Ten Thousand
nlne hundr red and eighteen dollars and fifty
cents, iSI09iS 5ol be assessed for parish pur
poses ier the year 1857, III accordance with
the report OF the committee for making an
pproximate estimate OF the parish expenses
heretofore published
Upon re-consderasion Of Mr.. !. F Black
mans peti.Ion. the following resolution was
adop1ed
Rc.oired By B. K. Chinn. that Capt D. p.
Cain be authorized 70 settle with Mr. ]. +.
Biac klnan for wood cut on parish lands. and
that the said BIackman have until the ist of
January 1858, to settle in accorda nee with
this agreement With the PARISH.
The folio - .ns resolution was offered by g.
Z. Ehtnn:
Rssolrss, That the lot upon which the old
CoIE: House. ia.I and Offices are erected, to-
sether with the buildings thereon, be sold
apoa The terms and conditions following. TO
wit
One third OF the purchase money to be
paid casat on the day of sale, and the balance
III two equa! insta lace nts, payable i'll one and
two years from the day OF sale the purcRas-
dorsed, bearing eight per cent, interest from
the day Of sale. with special mortgage re-
tanned on the property until fail and final
payment.
BE L further ResoIrfd, That the Sheriff OF
this parish III his capacity as Auct'oheeT, sell
the above premises after thirty days adYer-
tisement IN the parish paper for whl-h he
shall receive his usual per centagr. And
that the President of the Police jury be: and
h. is hereby instructed 10 represent the par
sh in the notarial act OF sale to follow the
adiedcation, if any be made according to the
present resolution
On motion oiE. B. Trinidad, the yeas ana
nays were called for
YEAs--H. Bergernn, F. White, F. A Woods
Jas. C. Woods, 4. K. Chinn and D. P, Cain.
Nays--E. 8. Trinidad, Adopted.
On motion Of B. Z. Cainn, it was
Rssotpsd, That the President OF the Police
Jury, be authorized to draw warrant OF the
Parish treasury for the amount Of the costs
of fences. gates, ste, made around the Court
House grounds, and that he report at the
next meeting of this body the amount there
Of
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