Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-09-01

Resolrcd, That the petition Of Messrs;
David Pipes, O Bernard, Jr., N w Pope V
Durable, j. Favrot. + K Allan. Mrs. Alzire
Dnbroca and V. Dnbfoca, and presented to
! this Jury last June session, praying tor the
construction of a Drainage Canal from L. b.
Lanes noint down to Big Bayou Choctaw be
GRANTED. and that said canal he located and
| constructed so as to commence at a point be-
low or in the ncighborhood OF the plantation
of Mr.. James G. Woods, in compliance with
~petition of Messrs. Trinidad. Vaughan,
4, White, and others, presented to the Police
Jury this day,
On motion of Mr. Pope, W B Chamberlin,
Or Revnaud. and DR.. Nolan were appolD'e ed
a committee to attend to the location ahc
construction of the said canal.
The committee appointed at the last June
session of this body TO act with the Town
| Council OF Baton Rouge to draw up a lease
and charter tor the government Of future con-
tractors IN keeping a Terry boat plying be
tween West Baton Rouge, and the city of
Baton Rouge. made the following report
which was adopted, viz:
To tie MaP0y and Board Of Se2ectmen Of the
Corporation Of Balon Rouge, aud to the Pres
idemt and Members of the Police Jury of Vest
Baton Rouge:
The undersigned committee appointed to
fix terms and conditions upon which the
the terry between the Parish of West Baton
Rouge and the City Of Baton Rouge should
be leased, beg leave to make the following
report
They would recommend that in order to
afford any lessee. other than the present one,
ample time to procure a suitable ferry boat,
the ferry should be leased at public auction
at as early a day as possible, and that said
lessee should be bound to provide a good and
substantial steam ferry boat, and have the
same plying between the city OF Baton Rouge
and the parish Of West Baton Rouge, within
one month from the 3oth day of January
next. (1s6l, and he shall keep the same in
readiness to cross any and every person or
things at all times from sunrise until 8 o'clock,
P. NJ in the supm-r, ami 7 o'clock, P. NJ,
in the winter, and if any person or thing to
ferry a longer time than thirty minutes, the
said lessee shall be fined before any Court of
competent jurisdiction, in either parish, in a
sun not less than Five nor more than Fifty
Dollars, half to the parish or corporation in
which the judgment may he rendered, and
half to the informer, unless satisfactory ex-
cuse should be made to the Court for such
detention, unless such detention shall have
been caused by the boat making a regular
trip to the Railroad Depot, in such case the
fine shall not be imposed, should such trip
not have occupied more than one hour.
That the regular tri;.s of the boat to the
Railroad Depot be three in number per day,
viz: one in the morning when the cars come
in, one for freight at l O'Clock, P. NJ, and one
in the evening when the cars leave That the
lessee shall keep on both sides OF the river.
good and substantial skitfs TO cross at night
all persons SO desiring, under the same pen
allies in case of detention as before prescrl-
bed, provided he shall have the privilege Of
charging double :oll for crossing at night.
That said lessee shall no: be entitled te de-
mand or receive for Keeping said ferry more
than the following tolls-sald tariff to be IN
force from the goth Of January next, (ls6lJ