Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-09-18
pnLICE5 Jury PROCEEDINGS.

- POLICE Jury PROCEEDINGS
rhe Police Jury met confornisbIy to1{aw 1{w
ssptenber 9TH, 1858. ,p, /, >,
Present: Jos. Braud, T. 4. Y Wooas, fIt II =
Trinidad, John A. Bird B. Il. Lh'Hu. W5
sTemmon Absent DIP. Cain, A. itopdela
is Williams, and J. I. Landry.
The president. ]. S: Williams, belng ap!4en'
Mr.. CHM, was, on motion, called td Fehs
ch.ir Is p-e,ident pro ten. 49,;
III. j.NC. Woods having presented h,s efe-
dental, d membert elect from the ath Ward.
The sau,e were reierred to committee con-
.;.tinp Of Messrs Lennon, Trinidad and
Woods for examination The aforesaid fon-
nittee reported the said Woods duly elected,
md H having taken the oath, TOOK hisEaeat
!, u,eu,bc. ol ,the police jury. =
The following was offered BY h1F. 1rlrfl
tndEadoptsd by the jury. 3Y
Received, That the report of the committee
on estimate Of taxes for the year 1858, p'es-
ented Ut the June session, be adopted and the
eum Of seven thousand eight hundred and
sixty FIVE dollars, ts7,s8J be assessed Is
taxes for said yeaf.ls58. ~-~s -
The jury took a recess until the report of
tl4 Finance committee be handed in. j: +
Report of Finance COMMITTEE.
ii The Finance committee appointed BY your
laa. Body, beg leave to make the following
rtport::5 That the two claims presented by
M. Frank White, one for the interrnent ot
thasbedy II cfa negro man, amoaating to tween
sy.fye dollars, and dated Aug. 5sh 1858 and
tie ether tor the interment OF negro nf5m-
an, slso for the sun, OF twenty-five dollars.
md dated Aug. 2sth. 1858; be allowed and
the irst yearly quarter for printing, sl2sj be
allowedto the Sugar Planter. L
l.xned) E 3. TrinidaA,
John A. Birdf
~ @,x+~ ". W. LeInu.on.
On morton the above report was adoHted
On motion Of J. T. Landry, the the fo!ldw-
ine was adopted i
Rs,pzptd, i,ha..he sum sl2 so paid OUT |by |
The Clerk for books and stationary, be allusy- |
3D. ,r.s
By Mr. Trinidad.- p:
Resolved, That P 2McGinuity's account pc |
referred 70 the present Inspector of Roals |
and Leyees Of the Sd Ward for adjustn,el1t |
and who shall report to the police jury at is
next regular meeting.
Ihe committee appointed to lay out a road
lot the he Of the Irahan settlement. report |
y foiloWs: :z3
That they have, after consultation with tda
oack settlers for whose benefit this road is
intended for the convenience, adopted ;ke
following u Starting from the North lind Of
laada ol Antoine Bourg, running North in The
lsne between lands Of A. Lobdel| and JasIT..
Loodell, through 4sec II, tt r. ID E| To
'he South line Of lands of Charles Pipes} in
Hhsh lies the old plank road:'
nas your committe have, in their opiasbn
sh1ilely satisfied the wants of that SETTLE
nsu. N giving them free access to two roads.
- uas teaalng to the river, and the other I'd the
soaf. aoase That they have thought utop-
e !. g g ~ out and Recommend no other spat
=peyont she back line Of Charles lapes' la1n.5,
oa . aeeosnt e at the impossihiIitY 81 DONG so
nslteas :. 'at interfering with the private ri4hrs
Y Y, pfopr1etors inslrogt and exposing the oar-
~ " e heavy unnecessary damages, Thesaael /,
#.amei \. Lobdell being present and co,1aant~
las Il giye thirty feet Of land for The pnrpnse
80 !. nakang y said road And they furth.i re-
Il. H.. ~. W lney have contracted with repo1si-
- ~ ta'aes Tor the bniIding and construc:iuy
ei--.---doliars !; ,
= NM Y respectfully submitted. Z: I
lslEned) John a Bird,
J. I. Duralda,i |
N... Baton Rouge, lath day Aasust r. 11;.5s sss.
aaopted. - NAot''a'o - report 4s':a8
g q sns hon, The President and rnembcra::df
-. ~ ro1se 4 Jury, Of the parish Of Whit
t..
8 parish Attorney begs leave to aulbill|t
1ee following report. ~ 49, : ~ s
a. q sht lsst session Df your hon.: Body =
.s.as.oa vas passed nstructtng the Dalisl,
4. P.aey n,e g collect the amounts due b. .Ias /;
M sss.s sman for wood cut on parish i.nlS:
IA r.. amounts due by L. Aiahiads ! a.
-. =. slaln seard of the parish Of poinf CoT.
H. it,. " 4ofk done on their roads and Ie.e
~ sed la this parish, >>''>' fss' IT.
,sa ~ ~ u biae knan is unable to paw sftae ]
% ,ten,a US and 5cannot except BY gsavtklat II
ros's Is nis I, lnde ebteaness to the parish H. I
.,1's ~ nave adelay until ,lantH~s no s.g
Sasn AZ says he will Ilou,aafp .i.ss
!. .ne par''s, gsainst him. - 211;II 1;I
...aa Mahiadeau IL il F,rara h.,s !. III
III Il y. ION hass oyersser, Marcel Rrai,i..
y Intended con testing tbe "a Il
"a It,s. ~ nan lor work done on his to,ad |
n u. q S't.nt s.. th.s Il The wo.k og {s,.
], II, III Il. aevse was made by his hands "a
9. 'sPe1s'''on y conformity With o. L