Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-12-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE JURY.

Coupee met this day, Dec. 5, 1859, &C
cording to law.
Members Present:-John Modulus, Pre-
sident; Jno. Il. Seibert, ?. 0. Lebeau
Lovel Ledoux, Divide Bara, Pierre Bou
anchaud, James VigDes, Louis Chenc
vert, Joseph A. Miller, Thomas P. IIar
manson, and Charles Poydras.
Tie minutes were read and adopted
after which the Police Jury proceeded tc
business.
Alexander Labry, member elect from
the 9TH ward, was sworn and took his
seat.
The report of the inspector Of roads
for the 9th ward was read. and
On motion of Charles Poydras:
Resolved, That the sum of $3.50 be,
and the same is hereby, appropriated
for the purpose of repairing the New
Road bridge; recalling the a%ppropria-
ton of $40 already made to that effect.
Resolved, That the inspector give to
the president Of the POLICE Jury a de-
scripticn Of the repairs to be made, and
that the president sell said repairs to
the lowest bidder, after ten days no.
tice.
On motion of John Mebius:
Resolved, That the president of the
Police Jury be authorized to sell to the
lowest bidder, after ten days notice, the
sodding Of that portion Of the Grand Lc-
wee which was lately repaired by Morty
Lynch; provided the cost Of the same
does not exceed the sum of $500.
On motion of Charles Poydras:
Resolved, That the Auditor Of Public
Accounts be, and is. hereby, authorized
to give to Conner and Yoist certificate
Of indebtedness for the sum of $1,000,
bearing s per cent. interest from date,
in part payment Of the levee made by
them on the land of Norman and Lind
sey, and which was sold by the inspec-
tor of roads and levees for he 1st ward.
On motion of P. Bouanchaud:
(. Whereas, Ponce Colomb positively
to build the levee in front of his
plantation on the Mississippi river, and
whereas, the inspector.of roads and le-
wees for the district in which said levee
is to be made, has, after legal notices
and delays, advertised said levee to be
sold at public auction on the : day of
December, 1859, and in view Of the great
Importance Of said work to a considera-
Bile portion Of this parish, be it
Resolved, That the building and max
ing of said levee be offered at auction
by said inspector on said day, and that
in case no one should bid for the same,
that James Vignes, the inspector of
roads and levees for said district, be au-
thorized and instructed to bid for said
work in the name Of the parish, and to
have it made, provided the price does
not exceed twenty-five cents per cubic
yard, reserving to the parish all legal
resource against said Ponce Colomb for
the cost of the same.
Resolved, That in case the parish
buys said work, the Inspector will have
a right to demand, from time to time, as
the work shall progress certificates Of
indebtedness from the auditor of the |
parish, who is hereby authorized to issue
the same, bearing s per cent. interest
from date.
On motion of Alexander Labry:
Resolved, That a committee, COM
posed of Paul Joffrion, Joseph Strother,
Charles Decoux, Adelon Vignes, and
Louis Part be appointed to examine the
levee of Joseph D. Lacour, and report to
inspector, Of the district in which
said levee is situated, whether it be just
and lawful that said Lacour should be
compelled to make an elbow on the line
between his land and that Of Eugene
On motion of Charles Poydras:
Resolved, That after the LIST Of Janu-
airy next, all the works of roads and le-
wees, whether public OF private, will be
sold at auction to the lowest bidder by