Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-05-21
between said Royo and the Presidents of the
Police Juries of the two parishes

Police Jurles of the two parishes.
Pesolued, That the sum of one hundre
| (sl00) dollars is hereby appropriated to pa
A. V. Dubroea for his services. as Commi
sioner, IN assisting to run the line betwee
the parishes of West Baton Rouge and lbe1
vile.
A motion was made and carried to rescin
the vote permitting the inhabitants of Sa
Michel to place culvert in the new leve
opposite that town. granted at the last spssio
Of this body, wbereupon Mr. J. T. Landr
offered the following resolution:
Resoivcd, That the resolution adopted a
the last session OF the Police jury. grantin
the citizens Of San Michel permission to pac
a clvert in the new levee, is hereby repea ed
and that the Inspector of the 9Th Wsrd i
hereby instructed to close the same mn1edi
ately.
The same gentleman offered the folIowin!
resolution, which was also adopted.
Resolved, That the Inspector OF Roads ane
Levees IN Ward No. 6, be instructed to cause
the levee In front of the property of Philip
Bauer fold Court House !oD be raised as re.
qulred by law, above high water mark.
The resignation of Joseph s. Williams, as
President Of the Jury, a4tolIows, was read
and accepted and ordered to be spread upon
the minutes: f.
To the Police Jury Of the Parish Of West Baton
conference.-the undersigned asks pardon
tor not having rendered his resignation before
as President Of your honorable body, which
he now does, hoping th: it ray be accepted.
In retiring iron your honorable body, he
bees to assure you and through you, the peo-
pie Of your parish, that he carries with him
the remembrance Of a kind, generous ard
hospitable people.
! ! = Very Respectfully,
5=# sE=# @ JOSEPH s. WILLIAMS.
West Baton Rouge, April 22nd 1859
After reading the resignation of Mr.. Will
liams, the following resolution was offered
by Mr. J. T. Landry, and adopted:
Rcsolved, 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
thus occurring in the 9Th Ward
bill Of Philip Bauer for interrng pau
per during the past summer, amounting to
thirteen dollars, was, on notion oldered to
be paid
The following preamble and resolutions
were then read and unanimously adopted -
WHEREAS the Police *zJury of th,:, ~par1sh Of
Ibervile, has made provisional appronri-
alton for the benefit 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 tue
parish of lbervil|e, 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
Resolved by the Polire Jury Of the parish Of
Vest Baton Rouge:
/ lst. That the sum of 6fteenshundred dol
ars, and as much more as maybe necessary.
'e and is hereby appropriated to make good
nd practicable road from the BAYOU Crosse
rete to the Bayou Marangouin between the
ands ofIsaac Irwin and Mrs. Voolfolk and
bat 0 S Horlsly, W. J. Began, and J. B.
Voolfolk, be appointed Commissioners to
ontract for and sup rintend the same-the
treasurer of the parish being hereby ordered
nd required to pay said amount when drawn
Or by said Commissioners.
3D. That It is an insult to the intelligence
f the people of Crosse Tete aud Marangoujn
ountry to attempt to" deceive them into the
eIief that a good and practicable road can
e made down the Bayou Crosse Tete to the
indian Village, until the Bayou Plaquemine
hall be closed.
Sd. That a road made of sufficient length
, do any good would not only cost an enor-
1ous amount of money, but would materially |
1ure, if not entirely ruin TIE lands on Bayou |
acob; on the Fast bank of Crosse J etc, and |
he back concessions of the Mississippi river,
he proprietors Of which would promptly |
top the proceedingsscf Injunction. FL
4th That this Police Jury pledges that the
arish of West Baton Rouge will llust so
BON as Bayou Plaquemine. Is closed) appro~
rated ample and sufficient funds to=nake a
oou and practicable road from the lower set
ements, on the Bayou Crosse Tete to the In
ian Village; and. also, to make good and
racticable road from some point on the Bayou
rosse Tete to the Brusle Landing on the Mis-
ssippi river. $500. /
s. That in case a majority of the legal
oters of said disputed territory shall vote in
|vor of West Baton Rouge at the coming
lection on Monday next I'D proximo) then
lese resolutions shall be and remain in full
'rce and effect; otherwise they shall be null
nd void. -
M. J. T. Landry offered an excuse for nom
tendance at the last meeting of the Board.
h1ch was accepted. An excuse fer the abb
'nce OF Jos. Braud, was considered satistac-
Try.
On re-assetnbllng, the following members
ere present: J. C. Woods. F. A Woods,
T. Landry, D. P. Cain, E..zB. Trinidad,
I'd B. R. Chinn. The minutes of the meet
g were read and adopted