Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-09
PHOENIX.
Police Jury---Parish Of Iberville.

Mr.. Keep were unanimously adopted:
That the further sun Of ten thouSanC
dollars be and the same is hereby ap
propriated, and added to the Gross,
Tetc and Maringouin aspirations 0
twenty-five thousand dollars, making il
all the sun of thirty.tive thousand dol
lars, for the purpose Of making the roads
Of the Bayous Crosse Tetc and Marin
gouin in resolution passed by this police
jury on the 18th day of April, 1859.
I'd. That said additional sum of $40,
900 shall be raised by the sale Of Parish
Bonds issued and signed in the same
manner as provided for the raising OF
the original sum Of $25, 600, and that
said bonds for the sum Of $50, 600 be
made payable at the office Of the Record.
CT of the parish OF lbcrville.
Sd. That the commissioners named
for doing said works on said bayous, be
required to cxpend the said amount OF
$4,000 in the purchase Of slaves for and
in the name of the parish of IbervilIc,
for the construction of said works, cX.
cept so much Of said appropriation as
may be deemed necessary by said com.
missioncrs for the maintenance and
management of said slaves.
4th. That in case it should be imprac.
t;cable to do said Crosse Tete and Ma,
ringonih works from any cause what.
socver, the said commissioners are here.
by authorized to have any other works
done that may be ordered by the police
jury.
5th. That as soon as said works on
Crosse Tete and Maringouin shall be
completed, tile said slaves shall be dis.
posed Of by the police jury Of this parish.
9Th That both of the boards Of com
missioners named at the session of the
police jury on the 18th April, 1859, shall
form and constitute one board Of com
missioners, a majority of which shall
constitute q quorum to DO and perform
anything connected with this matter.
It'll. That said commissioners be re-
quired to give bond with sufficient Sc
c%urities to the president Of the police
jury, to the amount of one-fourth ovcr
and above said appropriation of S35, 600
for the faithful disbursement of the
same.
Sth. That said commissioners be and
they arc hereby empowered to employ
an oversecr, and also to provide for the
maintenance of said slaves.
AN oRIIN aNCE.
To establish a common drain ditch at the
Blue Bar Point on the Mississippi
. River:
BE it ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish of lberviIle, that a common
drain ditch or canal shall be and is here
by established on the left bank of the
Mississippi river in this parish, located
and fixed as follows: 1t shall m
in the lake on the Blue Bar Point and
extend to Bayou Brand, the particular
point or spot of commencement to be
fixed and determined sy the board of
commissioners to be appointed; the said
drain ditch or canal shall measure from
Bayou Braud to DR.. I. Dupuy's lower
line, thirty feet wide by three feet deep
from this last point to the Cut Off
Road, twenty five feet wide by the ne
cessary depth, and from this last point,
to tile terminus of said canal, the width
shall be gradually decreased provided
1t measures not less than fifteen at the
extreme end.
Be it further ordained that Messrs. w.
E. Boote, Ursin Babin and Adolphe B5-
bin be and they are hereby appointed a
Board Of Commissioners for the purpose
of carrying into effect the provisions BIT
this ordinance; with full power to IS
innate and levy the necessary taxto
defray the expense and cost of said canal;
to collect all moneys due from such tax
payers and to sue for the same befbre
any court of competent jurisdiction to
enter into any contract and agreement
for the digging and completing said ca
nal, and generally to do any and all
things n~ecessary.to carry out the piovi-
sions and interest of this ordnance
Be it further ordained, that the neces-
sary SUN to dig and complete said Hitch
be raised by a pro rata tax on la1lls 81
tuated and lying within the limitstf j.
7. Cambre's lower line extending round
the point to Dr.. I. Dupuy's lower inc.
By the above ordinance we ste that
the Police Jury Of the parish of Ilerville
has the power to carry on a system Of
internal improvements, which %inures
solely to the benefit of the owners of
the soil. Such a system wouli be ad-
vantageons to drain such a portion Of
this parish as the swamp between False
River and the Mississippi. Two years
ago the sum of five thousafd dollars
was appropriated towards dlaining the
same; more than enc-ha1f, however, was