Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-14
between said 9oy6i and the Presidents of the
Police Juries Of the two parishes

sioner, IN assisting to run the line between
the parishes Of West Baton Rouge and 1ber.
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 atthe last session
of this body, whereupon Mr.. J. T. Landry
offered the following resolution:
Resolued, That the resolution adopted at
the last session OF the Police Jury, granting
the citizens of San Michel permission to place
ctveEt in the new ievee, is hereby repealed
and that the Inspector of the 9Th W@rd is
hereby instructed to close the same 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
the Ievee in front Of the property of Philip
Baner (old Court House LOTT be raised as re-
quired by law, above high water mark.
The resignation of Joseph s. Williams, as
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 Wea Baton
Rouge: =, s.s
Genttemen-The undersigned asks pardon
for not having rendered his resignation before
! as President of your honorable body, which
he now does, hoping that Il nay be accepted.
In retiring from your honorable body, he
begs to assure you and through you, the Epeo-
pie Of your parish, that be carries with him
the remembrance Of ]. kind. generous and
hos2itable people. -
Ys!K }osFBRa's'K oRf:Riafts{''K,{,; K{,;111Avs
West Baton Rouge, April 22nd 1859.
After reading the resignation Of Mr.. Will
liams, THE following resolution was offered
by MI. J. T. Landry, and adopted:
Reso|ved, 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 Immediately to fill the
vacancy thus occurring in the 9th Ward.
A bill Of Philip Bauer for interring pau
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
Ibervile, has made provisional appronri-
alton for the bepsft OF the Bayou Crosse
Tete and Marangouin country, to wit: That
in case the majority of the legal voters of
that territory shall vote to remain in the
parish of lberviIle,z at an election TO be
HID 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
Resolved by the Police Jury Of the parish Of
West Baton Rouge: ,
lst. That the sum of fifteen hundred dol
be and is hereby appropriated tosmake good
and practicable road from the Bayou Crosse
Tete to the Bayou Marangouin, between the
lands Of / seac Irwin and Mrs. Voolfolk, and
that O.. SsHprasly, w. j. Began, and J. B.
Voolfolk, disappointed Commissopers to
contract for and sup=rintend the same-the
Treasurer Of the parish being hereby ordered
and required to pay said amount when drawn
for by. said Comm. .ssioners.
ed. That it is an insult to the intelligence
of the people of Crosse Tete and Marangouin
country 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. .r~
Sd. That road made Of sufficient length
to do any good would not only cost an enor-
nous amount Of money, but would materially
iniure, if not entirely#ruin tte lands on Bayou
Jacob; on the Fast bank of Crosse lete, and
the bae k CONCESSIONS of the Mississippi river,
the proprietors Of which would promptly
stop the proceedings ofipiunetion. !
4th. That this Police Jury pledges that the
Parish Of West Baton, Rouge will { just SO
soon rs Bayou Plaquemine is closed) appro-
priated ample and sufficient funds to make q
good and practicable road from the lover set-
Elements, on tine Bayou Crosse Tete to the In
dian Village; and. also, to make good and
practicable road from some point on the Bayou
Crosse Tete to the BrusIe Landing on the Mis-
sssippi river. =
5. That in case majority Of the legal
voters Of said disputed territory shall vote in
election on Monday next lad proximo) then
these resolutions shall be and remain in full
force and effect; otherwise they shall be nuH
and void. rz. = ~ go - ~, .*+
MI. T. Landry offered an excuse for nom
attendance at the last meeting of the Board,
which, was accepted. y An excuse for the ab-
sence of Jos. Braud, was considered satistac-
tory. -: .=ssz..g g=;s. -. H.. s..'
The Jury then took recess for two J ours.
On re-assembllng, the following members
were present: J. c. Woods, F. A Woods,
J T. Landry, D. p. Cain, F. B. Trinidad,
and B. R. Chinn. The minutes of the meet
ing we're read and adopted
H. J,.HYAMS, B. r. CHINN,
Clerk, pro. te,n.ss President.
) Old Psrsoa' Peters, Of Hebron. WHO
was A good deal Of a way. once married
Mr..sPartrilge Is a Miss Brace. The pa