Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-10

On motion of motion of Capt. Cain it was
RESOLVED, That the sumo of two hundred and sixty
lS-1GO dollars be and the same is hereby approp lated
for the purpose 81 paying the repairs on the Parish
road and levee across Point Masair and that the
same be paid on variant Of the Inspector when said
repairs are completed.
On motion of Capt. Cain to adopt the following res
%olution. That the sum OF four hundred dollars be and is
hereby appropriated for the purpose OF making a new
leyee across from the upper end of the Parish levee
to the levee of Day l. Landry, Provided that the re
mainder of said sum necessary to build said liver
levee shall be paid by Day Il Landry or raised by
subscription. This amount to BE- paid on warrant of
the Inspector with a certificate that the ievee is com
pleted.
lost. viz:
Tea~s-Lemmon, Gain.
Nays-B-aud, Landry, Crane Woods; Trinidad,
Pope, Lobdell.
On motion Of Mr.. Pope it was
Resolced, That the sum of seven hund red and sew
enty five 3 3-1C0 dollars be paid Patrick McGinnity in
final and fuls payment of his levee contract in the
3rd Ward whenever he may produce to the Parish
attorney all documents properly authenticated and
recorded to secure the claim of the Parish against
lands on which TIE levees may hare been made.
On motion of Capt. Cain it was
Resolved, That James VAR. Jr.. be authorized to
place a culvert under the new State levee across the
field under the supervision of the Inspector and a
competent Engineers. Provided, the same can be
done without injury to the levee and provided also
that the same shall be removed whenever the In
spector shall deem it necessary.
The sum Of Fifty Dollars was Allowed to L.. a.
Wrotnoski for the levelling of levees in 9th Ward at
the request OF the Inspector of the same.
The Jury then adjourned to Monday next, January
10th, 1860.
Confcrmably to adjournment the Police Jury met
at the Court House of the Parish on Monday the 10Th
Jan 1860, at IL O'Clock A. NJ, the following members
present
J Brand, J T Landry, Frame 4 Woods, James C
Woods. f B Trinidad, James l. !obdell and D z
Cain. Absent Messrs W W Lennon, A Lobdell and
N W Pope who was excused on account Of pressing
business.
The minutes were then read, amended and ap-
proved.
On motion of Mr. James l. Lobdell the claim of
Patrick McGinnity for the seven hundred and seven
ty-fve 49, 100 dollars for work done by him on Levees
in the third ward of this Parish as appears from the
certificate of the Recorder of this Parish of the re-
cording of the adjudication by the Inspector of said
works to said Nc Ginnity was allowed and the Presi-
dent authorized 20 issue his warrant for said amount
and the President of said Police Jury Is further Or
dered and authorized to pay the Recorder Of said Pa.
r,sh the sum of six so 100 for recording said adjudi-
cations to Mckinney.
On motion of Capt. D P Cain it was
Resol,ed, That the proprietors of the 11th Ward be
authorized to make their roads SO as to show an in
clined place frem the levee to the ditch, provided it
shall be the duty OF the Inspector in case the road
thus made does not answer the purpose, to order the
same to he ditched as now required and this is an
experiment.
a resolution was offered by James l. .obdell, ESD,
proposing an amendment of certain articles in the
laws and ordinances of the Police Jury Of this Parish
as regards the present system. Upon which Nj T A
Woods offered the following resol ltion.
Resolred, That a committee be appointed by the
President to investigate the resolution offered by
James L Lobdell respecting the Ievee laws of this
Parish, and that they report on the same Mt our
next June session., which was adopted and the follow
ing appointed to wit E B Trinidad. Jas
l. Lobdell, W W Lemon, J A Leveque, Sr, and John
A Bird.
On motion ofCapt E B Trinidad it was
RESOLVED, That all measures and reports of Com
mittees which by right ought to have been taken up
during the January sitting Of the Board of Police
Jury, but which through want of time or a complete
Board might by limitation become law-,he same be
hereby suspended and postponed until the regular
June meeting of said Police Jury.
Mr. J 7 Landry then moved for an adjournment Of
this body, the minutes being read and approved, on
motion of said Landry the Board then adjourned
sine de. JAS. c.. WOODS. Pres
J.V.. Durable, Jr., Clerk.
JANUARY Both. 1860.
At a called meeting of the Police Jury of the Parish
of West Baton Rouge held at the Court House thereof
on Monday, January 30th. 1860, at II O'Clock, A. NJ,
the following members were present =
Joseph Braud, J. T. Landry, Frame A. Woods, Jas.
c. Woods. James l. Lobdeil, Abraham Lobdell. Sidney
Lobaell. W. ". Lennon, p. P. Cain.
James c. Woods in the Chair.
The President explained the object of the meeting
and the jury proceeded to business.
On motion of Mr. Landry, Mr. Sidney LobdelI. the
newly elected member WAS sworn in and fnok HE