Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-14

Ooe Hundred Dollars and less the fees Of Commi'
sion-rs amounting to Fourteen Dollars, leaving tn
sum Of Two Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy .dv
~ 100 Dollars for DISTRIBUTE n.
~(stgncd.l lojdcll, d ? Cain, J l. Lobdell.
On motion Of Mr.. Lennon. !: was
Resolved, That the President OF the Police
Jury be authorized to appoint a committed
Of three who will be empowered to COME
with the Town Council Of Baton Rouge. il
regard to leasing the ferry across the M'ssis
sirpi RIVER from that place to West Bator
Rouge. to fix terms and conditions If sale
lease, to arrange a tariff Of charges for freish
and passage.
Be it further Resolved. That they be in.
structed to have said ferry sold within sixty
days from this date, and that they insert il
the conditions Of the lease o! the ST. am Boa,
shall run from sun up in the morning until S
o'clock in the evening in summer, and !
o'clock in the winter, and that they also in.
s@rt in same. that a continued violation, on
the part Of the lessee Of the condition OF said
lease, shall work a forfeiture Of the charter
or lease.
The following persons were appointed on
the Committee to confer with the Town
Council of Baton Rouge in regard to lease
Of Ferry, viz N W Pope, J V Durable, H NJ
Favrvt.
On motion Of Capt. Cain. it was
Resolved, That the members of the Police
Jury be allowed ten cents per mile going
and returning.
All applications for cadetship at Alexan-
dri- were laid on the table and made the
order Of the day for next Monday.
On motion Of Capt. Cain, it was
Resolved, That the Clerk Of the District
Court be- allowed S25, the Recorder SIS, and
the Sheriff SIS per snnum for Stationery, etc.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the Clerk be empowered
to purchase Stationery Tor the use of the Po-
lice Jury, and to have a lock put on the desk
in which the papers Q. said body are kept.
A motion was made to publish a petition
from Davi Pipes o Bernard, Jr. n W Pope.
J Durable, L Favro4F r Allan, A,zire
Leblanc, V Duh,oca, Of this parish, asking
4 canal or drain to be established from L.
BIanc's Point to Bayou Choctaw, and def
ming its course. whereupen the yeas and nays
were called. aud tn motion sustained. viz
Yeas.-Cain, Lennon, F A Woods, Pope.
James LobdeIl, Pipes, Sidney Lobdell.
Nays.-Braud, Landry, Trinidad.
On motion of Mr. Jas Lobdell, It was
Resolved, That the President Of the Police
Jury be authorised to 20 security in any suit
for prosecuting those who may tresrass on the
School lands of this parish, brought in the
name Of the Superintendent Of Public Edu-
cation for the State Of Louisiana or other
wise.
On motion widow J B Ferioux was placed
on the paurer list as a pauper Of the end de-
gree, and allowed five dollars per month.
Widow Duverge was also placed upon the
pauper list in the Is: degree. and allowed So
per month.
On motion the Jury adjourned to Monday
June 18th, at 9 o'clock u. m.
On Monday, June nth, 1860. at 9 o'clock
.. H., the Jury met aereahly to I'd turnment
Present-Braud, F A Woods, Pope, Pipes.
s LobdeIl. and Cain. Mr. Pope was appoint
ed President protein. On motion OF Mr. 81
Lohdell the Jury adjourned to Monday, the
18th inst, at 10 o'clock a. m.
On Monday, June 18th, 1860, at 10 O'Clock.
a. M, the Jury met according to adjournment.
Present-Braud, Landry, F A Woods, J C
Woods, Trinidad, Pope, Pipes, J L Lobdeil,
S Lobdell Cain and Lennon.
The minutes were read and on motion an
proved.
Applications for Cadetship at Alexandria
Military Academy, were made by widow
Pierre Cassie for her son, Pierre Cassie: and
by Augustin LeCierq. 70. his ne:.hew, Alfred
LeClerq. After having thoroughly EXAMINE
ed and weighed the merits of each applicant.
= motion was made to vote bv ballot. upon
which motion the vote was called as follows
and the motion carried
Yeas-Pope, J L Lobdeli, Pipes, S Lobdell
and Cain.
Nays-Braud, Landry. Trinidad and r A
Woods.
The JURY proceeded TO vote by ballot, and
DnOn connfinu tho vo{aS - ,,o,.aJ .L.a n.
ERE Cassie had received six votes and Alfred |
L+Clerq five votes, whereupon on motion of
Mr. Trinidad, Pierre Cassie was declared du-
elected beneficiary Cadet to Alexandria
from this parish. Il
Sylvanie Saurage, Coroner, was allowed
BIS for holding an inquest. L
Frank White, J p, was allowed S25 for {
an inquest.
Inc appointed to examine the
'arish Treasures Books made the following
export. which was read and approved:
70 the President aud members Of the Police Juru-
rue unner>lgnel q COMMITTED appointed BY your
ION oo'y TO make an examination Of the Parish
E'easurer's books, beg leave TO. state that they have
examined same and find that they are all
correct. That he has fu furnished proper vouchers I'd {
MT there remains in same %oficer'o hand, q balance
twenty -four hundred and eighty.nine 4S-lOy dol. :
ara to the credit Of the parish
l>fgned] n " Pope, F A Woods, J Tras Landry ,
An account OF w D Winter II IS for sun.
Try work on ~levees, was allowed also an ac- ;
cunt OF A Crawford Of $500 for leveliing
levees and roads in the Ward.
A committee appointed at the last January
ess!on OF this body to revise the Levee laws
this parish and make such alterations aud
as may be required. presented their /,
eport which was read and laid on tn. table
ubject to call. {
MI. Sidney Lobde]l offered the following
esolution:
Resolved, That from and after the first
Monday Of June 1850. the salary of the Par I
h Attorney shall be 6ved at the sum ofthree
hundred dollars per annun,, and that upon all q
,dg~ments obtained by him in the name Of r
he parish be shall receive a per ~centaye OF , ,
en- per cent on the amount of sain imdyment :