Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-07

| I0th 1909.
Pursuant to notice, the Police Jury Assem-
bled at the Court House of this parish o.
Monday, April 25th 1859, at II O'Clock, A. n
! The following members were present.
J. C. Woods, F. A. Woods, J. Tras Landry
E. B. Trinidad, D. P. Cain, J. Bird and B. r
Chinn, President,pro TEN in the Chair.
In the absence Of the Clerk, H. J. Hyam
was appointed Clerk pro tenn.
The President stated the object of thu
meeting to be for the purpose of receiving
the Report, and action thereon, of the Sur.
veyor appointed by the parishes of lbervile
and West Baton Rouge, to draw the dividing
lines between the two parishes, in accord
ance with an Act to define and permanently
settle and fix the boundaries between the
parishes of lbelvile and West Baton Rouse''
approved March 1lth 1859. -.
| After reading the report of the Surveyor.
Mr.. E. B. Trinidad offered the following res-
olution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the pyotes verbal of survey,
made BY Mr. Robert Boyd, under contract
with the Presidents Of the Police Juries Of
lbervile and West Baton Rouge, and ia ac-
cordance with an Act of the Legislature, en-
titled " An act to permanently settle and de-
fine the boundaries and limits Of the parishes
of West Baton Rouge and IbervilIe,u . which.
according to said contract, has been handed
to this board this day,#be and the same is
hereby adopted, and ordered to be recorded
in the Recorders Office Of this parish, together
with . copy Of the contract and oil cores
pondence relative thereto
: The two following resolutions. offered by
Mr.. +. b. Trinidad, were, on motion; adopted
Reeoiued, That the sur, Of one hundred and
sixty-two 50-10o ($l62 SOY dollars he and is
hereby appropriated to pay Robert Boyd for
his services in running the dividing line bet
ween the parishes of Iberville and West
Baton Rouge, in accordance with contract
between said 9oyu and the Presidents of the
Police Juries Of the two parishes.
Resolued, That the sum of one hundred
(Sl00) dollars is hereby appropriated to pay
A. V. Dubroea for his services, as Commits
sioner, IN assisting to run the line between
the parishes of West Baton Rouge and Iber-
vile.
A motion was made and carried to rescind
the vote permitting The inhabitants of San
Michel to place culvert in the new levee
opposite that town, granted at the last session
Of this body, whereupon Mr.. J. T. Landry
offered the following resolution:
Resotved, That the resolution adopted at
the last session OF the Police Jury, granting
the citizens Of San Michel perpission to place |
clvert IN the new leyee, is hereby repea led, |
and that the Inspector of the 9Th Wsrd is |
hereby instructed to close theasame immedi-
ately
The same gentleman offered the following
resolution, which was also adopted.
Resolued, That the Inspector OF Roads and
Levees IN Ward No. s, be instructed to cause
he levee in front of the property of Philip
Bauer fold Court House LOTT ). be raised as re-
luired by law, above high water mark.
The resignation of Joseph S. Williams, as
President Of the Jury, as follows, was read
md accepted and ordered to be spread upon
he minutes:
10 The Police Jury Of the Parish Of West Baton
Gentlemen.-The undersigned asks pardon
or not having rendered his resignation before
IS President Of your honorable body, which
'e now does, hoping th't it nay be accepted.
In retiring from your honorable body, he
ees to assure you and through you, the peo-
lie of your parish, that he carries with him
be remembrance of kind, generous and
os2itable people.
4 Very Respectfully,
JOSEPH S. WILLIAMS.
Vest Baton Rouge, April 22nd 1889
After reading the resignation Of Mr.. Will
Jams, the following resolution was offered
y Mt. ). T. Landry. and adopted:
Resoived, That in consequences of the re.
aoval Of Col. Joseph S. Williams from this
arish, that his seat in the Police Jury is
eIeby vacated, and that the Clerk of this
ody be and is hereby instructed to order an
lection to be held Immediately to fill the
acancy thus occurring in the 9Th Ward. I
"A bill of Philip Bauer for interring pau
er during the past summer, amounting to {
lirteen dollars, was, on notion, ordered to !
paid.
The following preamble and resolutions I
ere then read and unanimously adopted - S
lHEREAs the Police Jury of the parish Of /
51bervi!le, has made provisional appronri- a
alton for the benefit Of the Bayou Crosse /
Tete and Maraneouin country, to wit: That =
in case the majority Of the legal voters of c
that atsterritory shall vote to remain in the r
parish Of lbervilIe, at an election to be 7
HID on Monday 2nd day Of May next, then =
said appropriation to be used and expended -
for theirJbeneft: otherwise, said appropri- Il
alton to be null and void. IT. Now therefore
be it z$5* 4
\ - ..z .sM,.%sv -
est Baton Rouge: r,
Isl. That the sum of fifteen hundred dol b
), and as much more rs may Be necessary, d
and il hereby appropriated to make good :,
1 practicable road from the Ravon Crosse p