Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-06-25
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Signed FA WOODS,
A LOBDEt-L,
JOS BRAUD,

| JOS BRAUD.
On motion of Mr. Cninn the report of tn,
committee appointed to inquire into the chan
ges to be made in the Levee Laws was post
poned until Tomorrow the sth inst =.
| On motion of Mr.. Lennon some account
for work on parish l~v4e firm llth Ware
were referred to the Parish Attorney.
'-ssOn motion OF Mr.. J L Lobdell the follow
: ing resolution was raseed, viz:
Resolved, That the further sum Of fort dol
| lafs be hereby appropriated for the constru:
finn Of the road of the :Trahan settlement
payable on warrant Of the committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Trinidad the reconside.
ration Of the vote changing the limits OF thu
Seventh Ward was moved and ca rried, allG
the resolution came up on. is final passage
and was adopted. The vote stood as follows
For adoption-J L LobdeIl, A Lob,'ell F. A
Woods, &c Woods. Trinidad an Cain. "
Against adoption-Braud, Lennon, Landry
Chinn and Pope. 80 &s-.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn some accounts Of
to the Parish Attorney
The Jury then adjourned to meet again at
o'clock the 9Th of June inst, 1859.
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE sth.
At 10 O'clock, 4. NJ, the Jury met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Present.
1st ard, Joseph Breaux; I'd Ward, J. 7.
Landry; Sd Ward. Frame A. Woods 4th
Ward, James c. Woods; 9Th Ward, F.. g.
Trinidad 9Th Ward, N. W. Pope; 7th
Ward, James l.. Lobdel 9Th Ward, Abra-
ham LobdeIl 9th Ward, B. R. Chinn; 10th
Ward,sW W. Lennon; llth Ward, u. P.
Cain. n W. Pope in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved, and the. Jury proceeded to bu-
slness.
The Parish Attorney made his Report on
the accounts against the parish for work, on
Parish levees, watching the same at night,
&c., which accounts had, on motion been re-
faried to him.
On motion Of Mr. Trinidad
1t was Resolved, That the President Of
this Police Jury b. authorized, and he is
warrant on the Treasurer the sum of One
Chopoin Dixie on lands OF A. S. Mahondeau
Mrs Cobb and W. D. Winter Esq, Inspec-
tor of the nth Ward of this Parish. Prov,-
ded, however that said sum be not paid until
owner OF said Iand be furnished said Presi-
ident the same recorded in the way prescr-
bed by law.
OR motion to have the account Of Pat
Cunningham & Co. paid, the yeas and nays
were called, and the account was rejected.
The vote was as follows:
For Payment Jas c Woods, N w Pope,
B R Chinn, W w Lennon, D Cain.
Against Same-Joseph Brand, I Landry
Frame A Woods, E B Trinidad, James l.
LobdeIl. A Lobdell.
On motion of Mr. James L. LobdeI it was
Resolved. That the Police Jury Of the Par
ish allow to Rd. Riley & Co., the sum Of 50
eace pc, day for forty days work as services
on the Parish levee making the sum of $500
The yeas aud nays being called on the
foregoing Resolution, the vote was as fol-
lows:
For Pavment-Joseph Braut, J T Landry;
F A Woods. f Trinidad. James L Lobdefl:
A LobdeIl, D P. Cain.
Against S,me-Jas. C. Woods. 3 R Chinn,
w W Lennon.
On motioe of. Mr. Trim dad the accounts OF
Franenis Dormenon; and Alexandra .)eculr
of Sl00 each for work on Road sand Ievees
in l. lth Ward were passed as coming under
the resolution offered Mr.. Trinidad in re-
gard to MIS-. Cobb's account
On motion of Mr. Chinn the account of
David Ahern $l4O for$services in making
levee in front of old Court House was al
lowed. On notion also the sum of $l9 was
allowed to B. Webster for work on same.
On motion of Mr. Trinidad the account
presented by Alex. Barrow: Inspector OF
Roads and Levees for 9Th Ward. for money
dsbursed by him for the year 1858 amount
ing to $272 was passed.
The yeas AID nays were called, and=the
C~IJ
Yeas Braud, Landry, Jas. Woods, Frame
Woods, Trinidad Pope, James L Lobdsll: A
DobdelI. Chinn, Lennon, Cain.
On motion Of Mr. Chinn, 1t was I,
RESOLVED, That the Parish Attorney be in
structed to examine the Spanish titles of the
land pari of which is incudedin the property
sold by the Parish TO Phillip Bauer If up'"
an examination of said titles the Parish At
tornpv fin that the whole grant made by
the S,,arish Government binds the party tn
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
keen up the road and levee in front OF SAID
lot of ground that the SAID Parish Attorney
be hereby instructed to bring suit aga 'nst the
pa rty or par les holding the said land fol full
ipdemniticatioh for money expended bv the
Parish in building and keeping up the 'evee'
and for making and repairing the road IN
front Of said land He is also instructed to
bring suit against Landry Mahoudeaau. Urs'n
Sicard and julie David for mouey expended
bv the Parish on the Road and 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 ct the ne" lever
bv the inspectors was laid indefinitely on the
table. -.
On motion of Mr. Jas L Lob.lell the name
of Uraliste Doiron was entered on the list OF
those participating in the distribution Of the
Poydra> funds, and the Report atd D'st!!bd-
ton was returned to the Committee on Poy-
dras funds for new distribution.
On motion for adjournment the yeas and