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

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The vote was called a. follows on the sub
stitufe Of Mr. Pipes and 1t WIS adopted:
Yns-Braut, ! T. v GODS, Pope, Pipes, Sid
LohdeIl, aud Lennon.
N1ys-Landrv. F 4 Woods, il Lobaell
Trinidad and Cain.
On motion vi Mr. Lennon 1t was
Resolved. That the SUN OF FIVE Thousand
dollars I've added to the assessment vt the
n,rish taxes for the purpose OF meeting c'r-
~, bonds to b. issued bv the Police Jury to
indemnify certain claimants tor expenses ~
..rrsl at the Lobdell crevas>- last wear. nd
~. r.oo1t thu. amended os ad"p I'd and th'
same he ordered to be published according t"
The foregoing resolution was adopted BY
the following vote:
Y.a.-Braud, Pope. Pipes, Cain, Lennon
a,d Sid L"hdell. ,
Naw-L.aodry, F A Woods, Trinidad and
J l. Lold-ll.
, on motion Of ] L 1.ohde'l it was
Re.olvrd. That the INDECENT Orphan chill
dren from this parish placed by fh.'r s'ard'-
As or friends in the Baton Rouge Female Or
phan Asvtum. who ar" f"d, clothed ana e'"-
t Gated by the Asvlum, that the sum OF fifty
dollar. b. and is hereby appropriated arm al
" for the swrpurt ri sucb children sent to thu
rnstituticu from this parish. and the like sum
for each child under the same circumstance
Eat NAV he sent there herpaf or. provided
however that every indigent child sent from
this parish shalt be provided with a crrfh'-
cate from the President Of the Police Jury,
and the b,,, II said child ~ children shall he
aceompapied bv the certificate Of the Piesi-
d. nj before it shall I've ,aid.
On motion II NJ Pore it was
Resolved. That the Parish Attorney ne in
strurteh 10 institute suit aya'Hst all p."pr'e-
tors Of lands where the parish has advanced
monev for repairs or constructions OF roais
and levecs.
On motion Of Mr.. James Lobd-ll it was
Resoived. That the President sproint a
Co NJ tie Of three t" copy report OF the
| Com u,,tee on l-vee laws ina IL this day ard
that they make their report at the next ses.
sion Of this board. also that said Committee
| amend the present oatn Of inspectors OF roads
and Ievees t. suit the measures recom"ne 'drd
in the report Of the Committee made this
dav.
Tn. President appointed N W. Pore !. B..
| Trinidad and Jane. L. Lobdelleto f.rm the
Committee.
On motion Of F. 4 Woods, ~tdow Lsf.rv
| . resident Of the 4th ward vas placed IN the
pauper list - .ndigent IN the lst., degree and
all.wed SO C&s mouth.
! On motion OF N W. Pope it was
Resoised. That M-ssrs. Chamberlain. Fav.
rot and Pope b.. appointed Committee 4"
| buv a full bound set of the acts Of the Legis
Ia+ure Of the Territory Of Or cans aud The
| State of Louisiana up to the present wear o.
TO such time a would c ,nlplete the set Fur.
ther
Resolped. That there be created the othc"
Of Parish Librarian who shall have charge nf
| all the books belonging I" the parish wh
shall be responsible for same.
Resolv.d. That his salary he one hundred
dollars per annum
Re.tved. That the Librarian when e'-ct.'
be au' horize 20 ft ny. the room back OF the
I'd gels stan forsaid Library.
On motion of. n. W. Pope il was also
Pesoi,ed. That the Librarian he required to
make ont duplicate catalogues "f 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 ensuing
year.
Mr. James LobdelIl offered the following
Resolutions:
Resoired. TIA it shall be the duty Of each
Inspector Of Roads and Iev-rs of :he eight
River wards to make an inspect n vt thu
ievres, from one end tO the other Of their res
pective wards, 4. least every two days during
danger and high stages 1t water
That said inspectors shall cause to he lev
ellie all new Ievees to he built in their res
pectlve va DIS. hy In. parish surveyor.
That the parish stl.e,ur shall be init.
tied to the sum annually Of one hundred dot
l... Co. IKE ~nr:sk IN. ro,n.n.,{in,- .r
above services.
That the inspectors ofthe eight river ward
be entitled tothe sum each Of Fifty Dol.
Tors pr ann,,m {. the faithful pertn, manre
of their duties during the years Of high water.
and the sum of twenty five dollars dur-
ing the wears Of low water with the excep-
tions If the inspector of the 1lth ward who
shall receive the sum ot one hundred dollars
doring high stages Of water, and City dollars
during low wa'er
Tie above resolutions Of James Lobdell
wera passed bv the follow ing vote.
Yeas-B aud. Landry F. Woods, Trinidad.
Jas. Lobd.li. Pipes. Sid Lobdell, Cain.
Nays-Popr. L. mmon.
On n,Otinn Of Mr.. lanes Lohaell it was.
Rexolued. That he President Of the Poii.e
app int a Committee to revise the patrol OF
dinances OF this parish. and make sail ord,-
nanceS more stringent, and that they report At
the next regular session Of this body. Where
nprn the Pres,den, appointed Mrs>r>. N. w
Pope, lanes Lotdell. and DR.. J. L. Nolan to
form the Committee to revise the patrol "rdi-
,a,,ces.
There being no further business. the J"rv
adjourned to morrow. lTuesda, June 10th.
1901 at 10 o'clock A NJ.
Tuesday. June 18th 1860. at 10 o'clock :.
NJ. the J Jury mt according TO a.! jrurnment.
Present, Braud. Landry, r A. W""is las
C. Wtods. e y. Trinidad. N. W. Pope Jas.
Absent: W. W. Lennon and d. P. Cain.
The m,untes were read and ap, ruved on
motion Of Capt. r,nidad
NJ. lanes 9. Woods offered a series Of res
oIufiors granting to inspectors the power 4"
n.rchase OF maierials Enr the cio,il4 ii ere