Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-05
Police Jury Proceedings.
PARISH or WEST RAToN RouGK.

IEziS5 tS5@ FAK,su or WEST BARON ROUGE
Couformably to law, the Police Jury me
III the Court House Of the Parish of Yves
Batou Rouge, Monday, January Sd, A. .
l859--2S* - 7s'."
. pfesent-J: S. Williams, President, Jose tl
Brand, J. T. Landry, J. G Woods, i. B. Trim
idsd J. A. Bird, A. Lobdell, B. r. Chinn
w. W. Lennon and y. P. Chinn.
The fine imposed upon the absent member,
1t the last September session, was, on mo.
hon remitted, the. said members having Iur.
nished good reasons for their non attends ance
The Jury then proceeded to the exainirla.
tion Of the different Road and Levee Inspec.
tors Reports, when after due reading the
sarne were adopted, and the Clerk authorized
to return them to the Grand Jury at it's next
setting as is provided by law, Two reports
presented having not been sworn to as re-
quired BY law, motion was made to adopt Che
two AFORESAID reports, and the same passed.
Mr.. Chinn offeredthe following resolution
and was adopted =. a....... -..-.s.s .4s i
Rssolusd, That all front proprietors, VI no
have failed to complete their lcvees according
tolaW, but who have shown every iisnosi-
ton to comply with the law and instructions
Of the Inspector, and who shall produce a
s,rorn & stihcate from the Inspector to tf,at
effect shall be excused from The fine i'm
posed by Art. 23s of the laws and ordinances
/ Of the Police Jury. -= 80 -
On motion of Mr. Lennon, so much of
!. Art 2lj, Sec. I'd of Ordinances Of the Police
Jury Of this parish, and which reads thus -
The ditches across the road must be lined
with pickets or planks, in such a manner as
TO prevent the earth of the sides from cavire
{ ia;n was struck outand declared null and void.
The following resolutions were then offered
and the same adopted:
isssolrtd, That in view of the great caving
Of the banks Of the Mississippi river which
has taken place within ten years; and the
hsavy and enormous loss Of the front proprie-
!, Tors tor keeping up the levees to protect the
alpvial lands Of the State from overllows,
that the Legislature OF the State should es-
tabish a general levee system. :
Rssolped, That the making Of the leyees on.
the lands Of the Mississippi river are s'pub!ic''
not sprivate'' works, and should be made BY
public" iuad and that an equal and uniform
" should be levied on all aIluvial lands in
ttiested, In protection from overflow without
exception, added to which should be the
monies arising from the sale of the Swamp
Land to form fund, out OF which all levees
should be built.
ke'olred, That in view Of the great caving
q the banks of the Mississippi river during
t the year A. D. 1853, and the heavy COSTS to
sne st front proprietors of keeping up the same
4 g secure the aiuvial districts from overflow.
snat y Is just that said levees should be paid
Ior out OF the swamp land fund. - HH
q 4AassaCed, aeCed, That copy of the foregoing res
oinnons be furnished to our Representative
80 each Of our Senators in the Legislature,
saa tnat they be respectfully requested to
sl4y fhese resolutions befor that body and
urge the adoption of the measures advocated
ih these resolutions. *...-s.-.5s .-
The Jury then took recess Of few mo-
Y nsusa 70 await the report Of the Finance
Ssmmlttee.5 ~, L. BaEGEaoN, Clerk ]
lne .t. Aforesaid committee being ready h, re- /
pofs, M the jury then mbled-presenta as be-
q. 70 the President and members of the po-
va I, Jury Of West Baton Rouge 2zS
oaf Finance Committee having carefully /
s11asmained 1slal the following accounts against the
p~sIsn, hndlug them correct, report tavorably
7 " ~ aae same, to-wlt: ~ 2 ssE*~sz -
ss..Nbiss, s.ass, Inquest. st................. Is col
W. whitn AMER, months salary; y;:t..-.. 1es 62
Rtss11 ~ .te't-.- 1H so
T NJ y II hetoefts guardian .-........... 50 90
psa sasssaen Sak Police Jury US %
M nsAely, repairing parish levee - 1s5 CO..
q IT: Hyams, for medicines furnished i
I. y ,,hosfd AucoEn IL sol
ss sissfnarda Jr., Taxroll extension and L i y -.s.s
b = pseorrestion.. ..-............- IL 90
i Isnafas NJ fJr., 3 blank Reed books s 40 o.
. T. ra 7. ayAms print additional to digest, 10 90
= y. ubroea; Parish Surveyor. 65 90
i, Total &;t2 62
ihe whole Of which Is most respectfully
submitted. 'a@ Signed E..B. Tarr1pAb,
= ,n,As ~ s.s' aes =s. Chairman.
u 11sfaotpea, That the Inspector Of Ward No.
8, % authorized TO- sell at auction or other
~ tne repairs necessary to be made Of the
~ W. and levees of the parish across Point
Aen1nier. By Mr.. Chin,l..5 z5.sg 1T *
NJ iHsotSped, Sed, That in tutnre. the sun Of fifty
4e.lss ~ per annunl te allowed for guarding Il
rt""f'n9 the Court House and parish Il