Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-06-30

The vote was CdIIeu a. lOiO"S VII i"c u
stitnte Of Mr. Pipes and It was adopted:
Yeas-Braud. ! c v GODS, Pope, Pipes, Sid
LobdelI, sud Lennon.
Mys-Landrv. + A Woods, } IL Lobdell
Trinidad and Cain.
On motion of Mr. Lennon it was
Resolved. That the sum OF FIVE thousand
dollars he aided to the assessment Of the
narish taxes tor the purpose Of meeting GER
tain bonds to be issued BY the Ponce Jury to
indemnify certain claimants for expenses IN
cured at the Lobdel! crevasse last wear. nd
~. r.,o,t thus amended De adop ed and the
came h ordered to I've published according to
4aw
The foregoing resolution was adopted by
the following vote:
Ysas-Brsud, Pope, Pipes, Cain, Lennon
Nau-Laudry, F A Woods, Trinidad and
J l. Lohdr'l.
On motion Of J L Lobde|l it was
Resolved. That the INDECENT orphan chll-
dren from this parish placed by their gnardi-
a : or friends in the Baton Rouge Female Or
nhan ASYLUM. who are fed, clothed and ehu-
| Gated by the Asylum, that the sum OF fifty
dollars be and is hereby appropriated annual
w for the support Of such children sent to the
Institution from this parish, and the .lke sum
Tor each child under the same circutnstan res
that NAV be sent there hereafter. provided
however. that every INDECENT child sent from
this parish shall be provided with a certh'-
cato from the President of the Police Jury,
and the till OF said child o, children shall be
accompanied bv the certificate OF the Presl-
d, ut before it shall be paid.
On motion Of Mr. Pope it was
Resolved, That the Parish Attorney be in
| strncted to institute suit against all propr'e-
to,s Of lands where the parish has advanced
money for repairs or constructions OF roads
and levees.
On motion of Mr.. James Lobdell it was
Resolrsd, That the President appoint a
Committee Of three to copy report OF the
Committee on Ievee laws made this day ard
that they make their report at the next ses-
sion of this board, also that said Committee
amend the present oath Of inspectors of roads
and levees to suit the measures recommended
in the report of the Committee made this
day.
The President appointed N W. Pope J.. 3.
Trinidad and James L. Lobdell to form the
Committee.
On motion of F. A. Woods, widow Lafery
= resident Of the 4th ward wss placed on the
pauper list as ,ndisent in the LIST, degree and
allowed $40 PER month.
On motion Of N W. Pope it was
FResoired, That M-ssrs. Chamberlain. Fav-
rot and Pope be appointed 4 Committee to
buv a full bound set of the acts Of the Legs
la.,re of the Territory Of Dreams and the
State of Louisiana up to the present year OF
20 such time as would complete the set Fur
Their.
Rsolued, That there be created the Off
of Parish Librarian who shall have charge ~
III +hn h0nte hnt,cDsn0 r. the n4FIs an AH /
shall be responsible for same.
Resolred, That his salary be one hundred !
dollars per annum.
Resolved, That the Librarian when elect"
be authorize 70 fit up the room back Of the
.ludye's stand forsaid Library.
On motion Of N. W. Pope it was also
Pesol,ed. That the Lib,srisn he reqniredt to
make out duplicate catalogues Of oil books in
his possession. one Of which he shall deposit
with the Clerk of the Police Jury and the
other he shall keep tor public inspection in
the library.
w. B. Chamberlin was then unanimously
elected Parish Librarian for the ensuing
year.
Mr. James Lobdelll offered he following
Resolutions:
Resoiced, Tat it shall be the duty of each
Inspector Of Roads and ieve~s of the elgh
River wards TO make an inspect n Of the
levees, from one end to the other Of their res
wards, At least every two days during
and high stages Of water.
That said inspectors shall cause to be lev
elled all new levees to be built in their res
wards. us tine parish surveyor.
That the parish surveyor shall be init
70 the sum annually Of one hundred dol
from this parish for compensstions of
above services.
That the inspectors oithe eight river ward>
shalt be entitled tothe sum each Of Fifty Dol
Tors per aunum for the faithful performance
Of their duties during the years of high water.
and the sum of twenty five dollars dur
ing the years Of low water with the excep-
lions Of the inspector Of the l1th ward who
shall receive the sum OF one hundred dollars
high stages of water, and fifty dollars
during low water
TIE above resolutions of James Lobdell
were passed by the: following vote
Yeas-B aud. Landry, F. Woods, Trinidad.
Jas. Lobdell. Pipes, Sid LobdelI, Cain.
Nays-Pope. Lennon.
On motion Of Mr.. James Lobdel it was.
Resolved. That he President Of the Police
pp,int a Committee to revise the patrol or
OF this parish, and make said ordi-
nances more stringent. and that they report al
the next regular session Of this body. Where
upon the President appointed Messrs. N. w.
Pope, James LobdeIl, and DR. J. T. Nolan to
form the Committee to revise the patrol ordi-
nances.
There being no further business. the jury
adjourned to morrow. TUESDAY June 10th,
lS6OD at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Tuesday, June 10th 1860, at 10 o'clock A.
the Jury met according to adjournment.
Present Brand. Landry, F. A. Woods Jas.
c. Woods. E B. Trinidad. N. w. Pope Jas.
L. LobdeIl. Stephen Pipes. Sidney Lobheli.
Absent: w. W. Lennon and D. P. Cain.
The minutes were read and approved on
motion of Capt. trinidad.
NJ. James C. Woods offered a series Of res
o'utions granting to inspectors the power to
purchase of materials for the closing Of ere.