Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-04-27
Police Jury Meeting.

Jury Of tbs parish, held on Monday .Apri
2aM 1859.
Pursuant to notice, the Police Jury assem-
hled at the Court House of this parish or
Monday, April 25th 1859, at II o'clock, A. NJ
The following members were present.
J. c. Woods, F. A. Woods, J. Tras. Landry
f. Il. Trinidad, D. P. Cain, J. Bird and B. R.
thInl. President pro ten in the Chair.
L Ia the '''~",rr vt the Clerk, H. J. Hyams
WITS ";,;u,h r' tJ.ik pro tcm.
lie ,Pr*nir.t stated the object Of the
%n,rrtii.@ !" H. Tor the purpose of receiving
the Rrtn,t, and action thereon, of the Sur
veyor appointed by the parishes Of lberviIle
and West Baton Rouge, to draw the dividing
lines between the two parishes, in accord
ance with an "Actto define and permanently
settle and fix the boundaries between the
parishes Of Iberville and West Baton Rougc0
approved March 18th 1859.
After reading the report of the Surveyor,
Mr.. E. B. Trinidad offered the following res
%oIution, which was adopted:
Rcsolned, That the process verbal of survey,
made by Mr.. Robert Boyd, under contract
with the Presidents of the Police Juries of
1berviIle and West Baton Rouge, and in 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 Iberyille," 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 ofthis parish, together
with a copy of the contract and all cores
pondence relative thereto.
The two following resolutions, offered by
Mr.. F. B. Trinidad, were, on motion, adopted
Reeolvcd, That the sur1 of one hundred and
sixty-two $1,000 ($162 SOY dollars be ard 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 a contract
between said 4oyu and the Presidents of the
Police Jurles of the two parishes.
Resolved, That the sum of one hundred
($100) dollars is hereby appropriated to nav
a. Y. Dubroea for his services, as Commits
%sioner, IN assisting to run the line between
the parishes of West Baton Rouge and Iber-
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A motion was made and carried to reescind
the vote permitting the inhabitants of San
Michel to place a ~culvert in the new levee
opposite that town, granted atthe last session
of this body, whereupon Mr.. J. L. Landry
offered the following resolution:
Resotved, That the resolution adopted at
the last session OF the Police jury. granting
the citizens of San Michel permission to place
a clvert in the new levee, is hereby repealed.
and that the Inspector of the 9Th Ward is
instructed to close the same immedi-
ately.
lhe same gentleman offered the following
resolution, which was also adopted.
Resolved, That the Inspector OF Roads and
hevees IN Ward No. 6, be instructed to cause
tne 1eVee IN front OF the property of Philip
Bauer TOLD Court House LOTT be raised as re-
CURED by law, above high water mark.
The resignation of Joseph S. Williams, as
Of the Jury, as follows, was read
and accepted and ordered to be spread upon
The minutes:
The Police Jury Of the Parish of Vest Baton
Rouge:
conference.-the undersigned asks nardon
tor not having rendered his resignation before
as President Of your honorable body. which
ne low does, hoping TIL t it nay be accepted.
In retiring from your honorable body. he
bess to assure you and through you, the peo-
pie OF your parish, that he carries with him
the remembrance of a kind, generous and
hos7itable people.
Very Respectfully,
JOSEPH S. WILLIAMS,
West Baton Rouge, April 22nd 1859.
After reading the resignation of Nj. Will
the following resolution was offered
by Mr.. j. T. Landry, and adopted:
Resolued, 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
thus occurring in the 9th Ward.
A bill of Philip Bauer for interring a pau
per during the past summer, amounting to
dollars, was, on motion, ordered to
oe paid.
The following preamble and resolutions
then read and unanimously adopted:-
the Police Jury of the parish of
lberviIIe, has made a provisional appronri-
alton for the benefit of the Bayou Crosse