Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-04-25
On motion of Mr.. Aycock

On motion of Mr. Aycock
Resolved, That the President Of the Police Jul
nv be authorized and empowered TO convey, by
act of donation, 10 the Mayor and Trustees Of the
town Of Houma. for the purpose of erecting a
market house, fifty feet of land fronting on Main
street, running back to the Bayou Terrebonne, to
be taken at the lower limit of the parish property
situated in the said town of Houma, provided that
said land shall not be used by said Mayor and
Trustees for any other purpose than that specihed
above.
| The following report was then read:
| The undersigned member Of the committee
appointed to take into consideration the petition
of the Commissioners of the Corporation of Hou-
ma, asking for grant of the public property OF
the parish of Terrebonne opposite the Court house
| TO build market house thereon, beg leave to make
minority report: That he is opposed TO the loea-
ton of the market house the site asked FOR. but
would be willing to grant to the petitioners anoth-
er part of the public property. The place reques-
ted. in the opinion OF your subscriber, should be
reserved for public promenade as conducting to
| health and happiness of the citizens of Houma.
| All of which is respectfully submitted
JOHN C. POTTS.
On motion of Mr.. Potts the yeas and
nays were called on the resolution of MIR.
Aycock, which resulted as follows:
| MeSsrs. Lrette, UmberfeId, Aycock, Dupre,
Theriot Fields, Duplante and Mcclellan voted in
the affirmative.
| Mr.. Potts voted in the negative.
On motion of Mr.. DnprG:
| Resolved, That further sum of five hundred
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated
for the purpose of making the public road laid out
from James Robertsons upper line on the Bayou
Chacahoula to the Bayou Black or Little Terre-
bonnie, the amount already appropriated being en-
tirely insufficient to carry on and complete sard
work.
| The following report was read:
| To the Police Jury Of the Parish of Terrebonne.
| Your committee appointed to take into consd
Grafton the petition of A. J. Delaporte, Recorder
of the Parish of Terrebonne, on the subject of
general index for the use of said office, beg leave
to report That they have carefully examined
the said index as far it has progressed, and they
are of opinion that the appropriation of two hun
dred and twenty dollars should be made on cond-
ton that said DelapG.te shall enter into Bond in
favor of the Parish with one good security, in the
sum of two hundred and twenty dollars. condi-
toned that said index shall be completed in six
months from date, and further that when said
index shall be completed it shall be the property of
the Parish and if the said Deaporte shall fail to
comply with his contract, then he shall refund the
said amount TO the Parish.
J. AYCOCK,
ANDREW MCOLLAM,
A. LIRETTE,
On motion of Mr.. Aycock:
Resolved, That the Treasurer of the Parish of
Terrebonne be authorized to pay A. J. Delaporte,
Recorder of the Parish of Terrebonne, on the
warrant of the President of the Police Jury, the
sum of two hundred and twenty dollars, a
for ~ ipdo furni haa
der's office by said Delaporte.
On motion of Mr.. Potts the Police Jury
adjourned till tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Tuesday, April 9Th, 1857.
The Police Jury met according to ad.
journment.
Present as before with the exception of
Mr.. Potts, who was absent, and MIR. Was.
hington Tanner, member from the first
Ward, who was absent on yesterday but
appeared to-day and took his seat.
MIR. Aycock in the chair.
Mr.. Aycock presented the following
communications to the Police Jury which
were read:
To the Police Jury Of the Parish Of Terrebonne:
The undersigned by a resolution Of your Hon
OTdUe UOuys dl previous Scs>oH was LstIuCtcu
to inform the authorities of Lafourche that this
Parish would not any longer keep up the road
leading from 40 arpents from the Bayou Lafourche
to the said Bayou. But on the examination of
the law creating the Parish of Terrebonne. which
is by no means clear to the mind of the UNDER
signed, he deemed it advisable to defer this notice
until the said law had been submitted TO your hon.
orabe body.
| would therefore respectfully call the attention
Of the Police Jury to the law in question, and re-
commend their advice on the same.
| Respectfully Submitted,
J. AYCOCK, Pres. Police Jury
To the Honorable. the Police jury Parish Terrebonne
| By resolution of your Honorable Body, at a
previous session, the undersigned was requested to
instruct the Representative of this parish in the
Legislature of this State, to his best endeav-
ors to procure the passage of a law which would
include within the limits of this Parish, all the in
habtants situated Oh the East bank of the Bayou
Beu.
The undersigned did not confer himself with
Col. J. b. Robinson, who is the member for this
Parish, on the subject, but the matter was brought
TO his notice by MIR. John G.. Potts, a member Of
your Honorable Body who had himself intro
ducsd the resolution both before and after the ses-
sion Of the Legislature, and l am informed by
that gentleman that Col. Robinson told him that
he had done everything in bis power TO comply
with the wishes of the Police Jury, bu, had been
unable to obtain the passage Of such law.
| Respectfully Submitted,
J. AYCOCK, Pres Police jury.
The following report was read and
adopted: