Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-07-02

All of which is respectfully submitted
Signed FA WOODS,
A LOBDELL,
st.. JOS BRAUD
On motion of Mr.. Cn:nn the report Of tn
committee appointed to inquire into the chan
yes to be made in the Levee La vs. was post
Poned until Tomorrow the Sth inst. b. F' 80
On motion Of Mr.. Lennon come account
for work on parish levee from l;th War.
were referred to the Parish Attorney.
On motion Of Mr.. J L Lobdell the follow
ing resolution was Passed, viz II #t*&z
Resolued, That the further sum Of fortz dol
lars be hereby appropriated for the construc
tion of the road of the Trahan settIemen
payable on warrant Of the committee. '5.
| On motion Of Mr. Trinidad the reconside
ration of the vote changing the limits OF tn.
Seventh Ward was moved and carried, ant
the resolution came up on its final passag e
and was adopted The vote stood as follows
For adoption-J L Lobde)I, A Lobden, F 4
Woods, J c Woods, Trinidad, ami Cain.
Against adoption-Rraud, Lennon, Landry
Chian and Pope.
On motion of Mr. Chinn some accounts Of
the Inspector of the 9th Ward We're referred
to the Parish Attorney
The Jury then adjourned to meet again at
9 O'Clock the 8th of June inst, 1859.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE slh.
At 10 O'Clock, a. NJ, the Jury met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Present.
1st Ward, Joseph Breaux; I'd Ward, J. r.
Landry; Sd Ward. Frame A. Woods; 4th
Ward, James c. Woods 9th Ward, E. B.
Trinidad 9th Ward, N. w. Pope; 7th
Ward T .l.,n.
ham Lobdell 9th Ward, B. R. Chinn; 10th
Ward, W. w. Lennon; 18th Ward, ID. P.
Cain. N. w. Pope in the chair
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved, and the Jury proceeded to Lu-
siness.
The Parish Attorney made his Report on
the accounts against the parish for work, on
Parish Ievees, watching the same at night,
&C., which accounts had, oa motion been re.
ferred to him.
On motion Of Mr.. Trinidad
1t was Resolved, That the President of
this Police Jury BE- authorized, and he is
hereby empowered to pay to Mrs. Cobb by
warrant on the Treasurer the sum Of One
Thousand Dollars for work done on the
Choppin Dixie on lands OF A. S. Mahondeau
as per contract entered into between said
Mrs Cobb and W. D. Winter, Esq, Inspec-
tor of the llth Ward Of this Parish. Provl-
ded, however that said sum be not paid until
all the papers necessary to Secure the Parish
in the claim against A. L.. Mahondeau as
ident the same recorded in the way prescri-
bed By law.
On motion to have the account of Pat
Cunningham 4 Co: paid, the yeas aad nays
were called, and the account was rejected.
The vote was as follows:
For Payment-Ja c Woods, N w Pope,
B r Chinn, W w Lennon, D P Cain.
Against Same-Joseph Braud, J T Landry
Frame Woods, E B Trinidad, James L
Lobdell, A Lobdell.
On motion of Mr. James L. Lobdell it was
Resolved. That the Police Jury Of the Par
ish allow to Rd. Riley & Co., the sum OF So
eace per day for forty days work as services
on the Parish levee making the sum of $500
The yeas and nays being called on the
foregoing Resolution, the vote was as fol-
lows:
For Payment-Joseph Braud, J T Landry,
F A Woods, E Trinidad. James L Lobdeli,
A Lobdel, D P Cain.
Against Same-Jas. C. Woods B R Chinn,
w Lemmon.A4m
On NOTICE of MF Trim dad the accounts OF
FRANCOIS Dormenon; and Alexandra 0ecuir
of 500 each for work on Road and Levees
in l1th Ward were passed as coming under
the resolution offered ! Mr.. Trinidad in re-
gard to Mrs. Cobb's account.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn the account of
David Ahern $l40 for services in making
levee in front of old Court House was al
lowed. On motion also the sum OF $l9 was
allowed to B. Webster for work on same.
On motion of Mr. Trinidad the account
kol 1f
Roads and Levees for 9Th Ward. for money
by him for the year 1858 amount
ing to $272 was passed.
The Yeas and nays were called, and the
vote stood as follows:
Yeas Braud, Landry, Jas. Woods, Frame
Woods, Trinidad, Pope, James L Lobdell, A
Dobdell, Chinn, Lennon, Cain.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn, It was +.
Resolped, That the Parish Attorney be in
structed to examine the Spanish titles Of the
land part of which is included in the property
sold by the Parish to Phillip Bauer. 1fupon
an examination of said titles the Parish At
torney fin that the whole grant made BY
the Spanish Government binds the party to
whom the grant was made to keep up the
Road and Levee on the river, and that the
Parish of West Baton Rouge is not bound to
keep up the road and levee in front Of said
lot Of ground, that the said Parish Attorney
be hereby instructed to bring suit against the
party or par les holding the said land fo' full
indemni6cation for money expended BY the
Parish in building and keeping W the levee,
and for making and repairing the road in
front of said land. He is also instructed to
bring suit against Landry Mahoudeau: Ursin
Sicard and julie David for naoney expended
by the Parish on the Roadsand Levee in
front OF their land.
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad an application
from, the inhabitants Of Saint Michael, IN,
this Palish, for. payment of their lands and
houses thrown on the inside OF the new levee=
by the inspectors was laid indefinitely on the
table.
On motion of Mr. Jas L Lobdell the name