Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-28

| Pollce Jures OF the two parishes.
Resolved, That the sum of one hundred
| (sl0o) 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 the last session
of this body, whereupon Mr. J. T. Landry
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That>th resolution adopted at
the last session OF the Police Jury, granting
the citizens of San Michel permission to place
c'vert in the new Ievee, is hereby repealed
and that the Inspector Of the 9Th Ward is
hereby instructed to close the same mmed-
ateIy.
The same gentleman offered the following
resolution, which was also adopted.
Resolved, That TIE Inspector OF Roads and
Levees IN Ward No. 6, be instructed to cause
the levee in front Of the property of Philip
Bauer lold Court House lot) be raised as re-
quired by law, above high water mark. 49,
= he lesiS 'dtioH VI 0ooePH .. w ls!IdulS, ds
President Of the Jury, as follows, was read
and accepted and ordered to be spread upon
the minutes:
To The Police Jury Of the Parish Of fWest Baton
Rouge: s5
conference.-the undersigned asks pardon
tor not having rendered hisresignation before
as President Of your honorable body, which
he now does, hoping th it ray be accepted.
In retiring from your honorable body, he
sbegs to assure you and through you, the peo-
pie Of your parish, that he carries with him
the remembrance Of a kind, generous ard
os2itable people.
b. Very Respectfully,
JOSEPH S. WILLIAMS.
West Baton Rouge, April 22nd 1859
After reading the resignation of Mr.. Will
lams, the following resolution was offered
by Mr.. J. T. Landry, and adopted:
Resolved, That in consequence of the re-
moval of Col. Joseph S. Williams from this
parish, that his seat in the Police Jury is
hereby vacated, and that the Clerk of this
body be and is hereby instructed to order an
election to be held immed lately to fill the
vacancy thus occurring in the 9th Ward
per during the past summer, amounting to
thirteen dollars, was, on motion, ordered to
be paid.
The following preamble and resolutions
were then read and unanimously adopted -
WHEREAS the Police Jury of the parish Of
IberviIe, has made provisional appronri-
alton for the benefit of the Bayou Crosse
Tete and Marangosin country, to wit: That
in case the majority of the legal voters Of
that territory shall vote to remain in the
parish Of lberville, at an election to be
hlld'on Monday 2nd day Of May next, then
said appropriation to be used and expended
for their benefit: otherwise, said appropri-
alton to be null and void. Now therefore
be it
Resolred by the Police Jury Of the parish Of.
Vest Baton Rouge:
lst. That the sum of fifteen hundred dol
lars, and as much more as AYsbe necessary.
be and is hereby appropriatedsto make good
and practicable road from the Bayou Crosse
Tete to the Bayou Marangouin, between the
lands of Isaac Irwin and Mrs. Voolfolk, and
that Q SaHornsly, W. J. Began, and J. B.
Voolfolk, be appointed Commissioners to
Treasurer of the parish being hereby ordered
and required to pay said amount when drawn
for by said Commissioners.
I'd. That It is an insult to the intelligence
of the people of Crosse Tete and Marangoujn
to attempt to deceive them into the
belief that good and practicable road can
be made down the Bayou Crosse Tete to the
indian Village, until the Bayou Piaquemine
shall be closed.
Sd. That road made of sufficient length
to do any good would not only cost an en6r-
nous amount of money, but would materially
iniure, if not entirely ruin tie lands on Bayou
J acob; on the East bank of Crosse etc, and
the back concessions of the Mississippi river,
the proprietors of which would promptly
stop the proceedings ofiniunction.
4th. That this Police Jury pledges that the
Parish of West Baton Rouge will (just so
soon as Bayou Plaquemine Is closed appro-
priated ample and sufficient funds to make a
good and practicable road from the lower set
Elements, on the Bayou Crosse Tete to the In
1ian Village; and. also, to make good and
practica bie road from some point on the Bayou |
Crosse rete to the Brusle Landing on the Mis-
sissippi river.
S. That in case majority of the legal
voters of said disputed territory shall vote in
favor of West Baton Rouge at the coming
election on Monday next I'D proximo) then
these resolutions shall be and remain in full
force and effect; otherwise they shall be null
md void. ~
NJ. J. T. Landry offered an excuse for non
attendance at the last meeting of the Board,
which was accepted. An excuse for the abb
'ence of Jos. Braud, was considered satistac-
oly. : - ...>.;.-:s
The Jury then took recess for two Eours.
On re-assemblng, the following members
we're present j. C. Woods. F. A Woods,
T. Landry, D. P. Cain, E: B. Trinidad,
md B. R. Chinn. The minutes of the meet
ng were read and adopted
HI. HYAMS, B.R. CHNN,