Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-28

The vote was called as follows on the sub
stitute of Mr. Pipes and It was adopted:
Ya,-Braud, ] C v Gods, Pope, Pipes, Sid
LobdelI, aud Lennon $1,000,
Mavs-Landry. F A Woods, il Lobdell
Trinidad and Cain.
On motion of Mr. Lennon it was
Resolved, That the sum OF FIVE thousand
dollsrs he added to the assessment Of the
n,r;sh ia xes for the purpose Of meeting Ger
r., bonds to b. issued bv the Police Jury to
;.I.nnifv certain claimants for expenses IN
.mrr.l at The Lobdeli crevasse last wear. nd
~. re,o,t thus amended De adop>ed and me
s,me he ordered 10 be published according 10
The foregoing resolution was adopted by
the following vote:
Y.a.-Braud, Pope, Pipes Cain Lennon
- Mavs-Landry, F A Woods, Trinidad and
J l. L"bd-l'.
Resolved. That the INDECENT orphan ch,i'
dren from this parish placed by their s'af"'-
ars or friends in the Baton Rouge re"ia'e W
phan Asylum, who are fed, clothed ana ECU.
cc,ted Nv the ASYLUM. that the sum OF httv
w. Co.. Tho snnnort Of such children sent to the
INSTITUTION from this parish, and the like sum
for each child under the same circumstance
That NAV be sent there hereafter, PROVIDED
howeyer' that every INDECENT child sent from
This parish shall be provided with a eerth'-
cate from the President Of the Police Jury,
and t! e bill Of said child o. children sha'' oe
.cromn.nied by the certificate Of the Presl-
dent before it shall be raid.
On motion of Mr. Pope it was
Resolved. That the Parish Attorney he IN
structed to institute suit against all pi"p'e,,
tors Of lands where the parish has advanced
money for repairs OF CONSTRUCTIONS u 'oa''
IN motion of Mr.. J,mes Lobdell it was
Re.olrcd. That the President appoint :
Committee of three to copy report OF me
Committee on levee laws made this day ara
that they make their report at the next ses'
sion Of this board, also that said Committee
amend the present oath Of inspectors OF rosh.
and leyees to suit The measures recom'ne "de''
in the report Of the Committee made th'>
day. p
Trinidad and James L. Lobdell to form the
Committee.
On motion of F. A. Woods, widow Lafer'
a resident of the 18th ward was placed on the
pauper list as INDECENT in the lst., degree and
allowed $40 per month.
On motion Of N. w. Pope it was
Resolved, That Messrs. Chamberlain, Fav,
rot and Pope be app tinted a :
buy full bound set Of the acts OF the Legs
lature Of the Territory Of Dreams and tn"
state Of Louisiana up to the present wear o
to such time as would complete the set Fur
ther.
RESOLVED, That there be created the ofic'
Of Parish Librarian who shall have charge q
| all the books bel,nging TO the parish wh
shall be responsible for same.
Resolpsd, That his salary he one hundred
dollars per annum.
Reslved, That the Librarian when electe'
be authorize to fit up the room back OF the
Judges stand forsaid Library.
Or motion ofsN. w. Pope it was also
Pesoited. That the Librarian be required to
make out duplicate catalogues Of all 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 ensding
year.
Mr. James LobdelIl offered the folIowin
Resolutions:
Resolved, That it shall be the duty of each
Inspector Of Roads and levees of the eight
River wards to make an insPec'i n of the
levees, from one end to the other of their res
pe~ctive wards, At least eVty two days during
danger and high stages Of water.
That said inspectors shall cause to be lev
elled all new levees to be built in their res
pect,ve wards, BY the parish surveyor.
That the parish surveyor shall be init
tied to the sum annually Of one hundred dol
lars from this parish for compositions Of
above services.
That the inspectors ofthe eight river wArd>
shall be entitled to the sum each Of Fifty Dol
lors par annnm 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-
tions of the inspector Of the nth ward who
shall receive the sum Of one hundred dollars
during high stages Of water, and city dollars
during low water
TIE above resolutions of James Lobde|l
were passed by the following vote.
Yeas-B and. Landry, F. Woods, Trinidad.
Jas. Lobdell. Pipes. Sid. Lobdell, Cain.
Nays-Pope. Lennon.
On motion Of Mr.. James Lobdell it was.
Resolred, That he President Of the Police
app int a Committee to revise the patrol or
dina noes OF this parish, and make said ordi-
nances more stringent, and that they report at
the next regular session Of this body Where
upon the President appointed Messrs. N. W.
Pope, James LobdelI, and DR.. J. T. Nolan to
form the Committee to revise the patrol oTdi-
nances.
There being no further business. the jury
sdiourned to MORROW. tTuesdaJ June 18th,
1907 at 10 o'clock a. N.
Tuesday, Jsne 18th 1850, At 10 o'eIo<k a.
n. the Jury met according to adjournment.
Present Brand, Landry, F.. A. Wop.% Jas.
C. Woods, e B. Trinidad. N. W. Pope Jas.
L. Lobdell. Stephen Pipes. Sidney Lo'"ieIl.
Absent; w. W. Lennon and Q~P. Cain.
The minutes were ye4d and boved on
motion Of Capt. I trinidad.
| NJ. James c. Woods offered q series OF res
%olulions granting to inspectors the power to
purchase Of materials for the closing Of Gre
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