Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-07-16

AL 'l "hlcH IS respectfully submitted.
Signed IA WOODS.
A LOBDELL,
JOS BRAUD.
On motion Of Mr.. .Cninn the report of the
committee appointed to inquire into the chan
ges to be made in the Levee Laws was post
poned until Tomorrow the 9Th inst.
On motion of Mr.. Lennon some accounts
for work on parish Ievee from 18th Ward
were referred to the Parish Attorney
On motion OF Mr.. J Lobdel the follow
ing resolution was passed, viz:
ResdlUed, That the further sum Of forty dol
lars be hereby appropriated for the construc-
tion of the road of the Trahan settlement
payable on warrant Of the committee
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad the reconside-
ration of the vote changing the limits OF the
Seventh Ward was moved and carried, and
and was adopted. The vote stood as follows !:
For adoption--J L Lobde|', A LobdelI, F 4
Woods, c Woods, Trinidad, AMI Cain
Against adoption--Braud, Lennon, Landry
Chinn and Pope.
On motion of Mr.. Chinn some accounts of
the Inspector of the 9Th Ward We're referred
to the Parish Attorney.
The Jury then adjourned to meet again at
o'clock the Sth of June inst, 1862
WEDNESDAY, JUNE sth.
At 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, the Jury met pursu-
ant to adjournment Present.
1st Ward, Joseph Breaux; Cd Ward, J. T.
Landry; Sd Ward. Frame A. Woods; 4th
Ward, james c. Woods; 9Th Ward, E. B.
Trinidad 9th Ward. N w. Pope; 7th
Ward, James L. Lobdell; 9Th Ward, Abra-
ham Lobdell 9th Ward, B. R. Chinn; 10th
Ward, W. W. Lennon; 1lth Ward, u. P.
Cain. N w. Pope in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved, and the Jury proceeded to bu-
sness.
The Parish Attorney usDde his Report on
the accounts against the parish for work, on
Parish Ievees, watching the same at night,
&c., which accounts had, on motion been re-
ferred to him.
On motion Of Mr.. Trinidad :,
1t was Resolved, That the President Of
this Police Jury b. authorized, and he is
hereby empowered to pay to Mrs. Cobb by
warrant on the Treasurer the sum of One
Thousand Dollars for work done on the
Chopoin Dixie on lands OF A. S. Mahondeau
as per contract entered into between said
Mrs Cobb and ". D. Winter, ESQ, Inspec-
tor Of the l1th Ward Of this Parish. Prov,-
all the papers necessary to secure the Parish
in the claim against 4. L. Mahondeau as
owner of said land be furnished said Presi-
ident the same recorded in the way prescri-
bed By law.
On motion to have the account Of Pat
Cunningham 8, Co. paid, the yeas and nays
were called, and the account was rejected.
The vote was as follows:
For Payment Jas C Woods W Pope,
B r Chinn, W W Lennon, D p Cain.
Against Same-Joseph Brand, J 7 Landry't
Frame A Woods B Trinidad, James l.
Lobdel, A Lobdell.
On motion Of Mr. James L. Lobde| it was
Resolved That the Police Jury Of the Par
ish allow to Rd. Riley & Co., the sum Of So
eace per day for forty days work as services
on the Parish levee making the sum Of $500.
The yeas and nays being called on the
foregoing Resolution, the vote was as fol-
lows:
For Payment-Joseph Braud, J T Landry,
4 Woods E B Trinidad. James L Lobdell,
A Lobdell, D P Cain.
Against Same-Jas. c. Woods. B R Chinn,
W W Lennon.
On motioe of Mr. Trim dad the accounts OF
FRANCOIS Dormenon; and Alexandra oec"ir
of 500 each for work on Road and Levees
in lith Ward were passed as coming under
the resolution offered Mr.. Trinidad in re-
gard to Mrs. Cobb's account. +
= On motion of Mr.. Chinn the account of
David Aheru $l40 for services in making
evee in front of old Court House was al
lowed. On motion also the sum of $40 was
allowed to B. Webster for work on same.
On motion of Mr. Trinidad the account
presented by Alex. Barrow, Inspector of
Roads and Levees for 9Th Ward, for money
disbursed by him for the year 1858 amount:
ing to S272 was passed.
The Yeas and nays were called, and the
vote stood. as follows:
Yeas Bra1d, Landry, Jas. Woods, Frame
Woods, Trinidad, Pope, James L Lobd= I'll, A
Dobdell, Chinn, Lennon, Cain.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn, It was
Resolued, That the Parish Attorney be in
structed to examine the Spanish titles OF the
land part of which is included in the property
sold by the Parish to Phillip Bauer. lfupon
an examination of said titles the Parish At
tornrY fin that the whole grant made by
the Soanish Government binds the party to
whom the grant was made to keep up the
Road and Levee on the river, and that the
Parish of West Baton Rouge is not bound to
keep up the road and levee in front Of said
lot of ground. that the said Parish Attorney
be hereby instructed to bring suit against the
party or par les holding the said land fo' tu''
iudemnitication for money expended by the
Parish in building and keeping up the 'evee,
and for making and repairing the road in
front of said land He is also instructed to
bring suit tagainst Landry Mahoudeau, Urs'n
Sicard and julie David for mouey expended
by the Parish on the Road and Levee in
front OF their land.
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad an application