Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-09-08

II. Babbitt, L. G. Picou.
4th Ward-EIlsworth's Store: Lowell
Ledoux, 0. Lejeune, John P. Watson.
School House, New Texas: Chas. Boyd,
B. L. Joor, Peter Doherty.
5th Ward-MorganZa: Jos. Strother,
J. D. Lacour, Norbert Tircuit. Catletts
School House: Jules Porche, Samuel
Doherty, Narcisse Beauvais.
9Th Ward-Pierre Curet's Store: 0.
Bouis, Benz. Cooley, F. L. Claiborne.
7tn Ward-Waterloo Jules St. Ger
main, Louis Moujeot, Alphonsc Pour
ciau.
9Th Ward-Loeb's Store: Ed. Loeb,
F. NJ. Neff, James A. Vansc.
9th Ward-School House: II. Didier,
L. A. Hubert, L. V. Gosserand.
. 10th Ward-Court House: Charles F.
Mix, Leopold Langlois, Hubert Patin,
Junior.
18th Ward-School House: J B. Blan-
chard, jules Major, p. 0. Lebeau.
18th Ward-Demoruelle's Store: J.L.
Demoruelle, j. B. Major, J. B. Bueche.
18th Ward-Saizan & Aguillard's {:
Charles Gremillon, Marcel Lejeune, F..
Gosserand.
l4th Ward-Livonia: w. Delahay, J.
L. Matthews, Theodore Huguet.
On motion of J. H. Halsey,
Resolved, That the parish taxes for
the present year be fixed at $500
On motion of j. II. Morrison,
Resolved, That a committee Of three
members of the Police Jury be appoint
ed by the President, to examine and re-
port upon the qualifications of each of
the applicants for cadetship to the Alex
andria State Seminary.
The President appointed Messrs. J.
II. Morrison, j. Fl. Seibert, and P. 0. Lee
beau to that effect.
On molten of j. II. Halsey,
Resolved, That a parish Engineer be
appointed by this board at its next reg
uIar meeting, whose duty it shall be to
lay off and trace out any levee OF road
that the several parish Inspectors may
deem necessary; he shall, furthermore,
measure all levees and roads after com
pletion and furnish certificates of such
measurement. For his services he shall
receive the sum of $500, payable quar-
terly, upon his warrants.
On motion OF A. Labry, seconded by
p. 0. Lebeau,
Resolved, That the above resolution
be laid on the table.
Which being put to vote, resulted as
follows: Yeas, 6; Nays, s.. The resolu-
ton was laid on the table.
On motion of S. NJ. Thomas,
Resolved, That the President of the
Police Jury be authorized to receive the
bonds of the Inspectors of roads and le-
wees OF the LIST and % districts, at S.
900 each, and those of the Sd and 18th
districts, at 800 each.
On motion of the same,
Resolved, That the resignation Of B.
B. SHINES, Inspector of roads and le-
wees of the lst district, be accepted,
and II. G. Callahan be appointed in his
place.
On motion Of J. W. benson,
Resolved, That the sum of $1,000 be
and is hereby appropriated by this boy
for the purpose Of aiding in the compile
ton of the road leading from the Missis-
sippi river at Eastwood & LOOMS store
to the Bayou Latcnache at Maunsel
Whites plantation, known as the New
State Road; that for the purpose of pay
ing the above amount, the parish issue
warrants for the same, and that at the
next annual assessment of parish taxes,
the said sum of $1,000 be included in the
assessment.
Resolved, further, That The parish At
torney be authorized to sell to the low
est bidder, at the Court House Of this
parish, after ten days advertisement,
the above named work, according to the
specifications to be furnished on the day
Of sale; provided it does not exceed the
sum appropriated.
Resolved, further, That Peter Doher-
ty, Benjamin L. Joor, and J.sW. benson
be appointed a committee to designate
the manner in which said work is to be
done.
On motion of S. NJ. Thomas,
Resolved, That the attention Of the
Inspector of roads and levees for the LIST
district be called to the condition Of the
embankment over Cowhead Bayou, and
that he be authorized to sell the repairs
to said embankment to the lowest bid
der, and that the sum of $500 be appro-
priated to pay for the same; the price
of the work not to exceed the sum ap-
propriated; the amount to be put on the
next schedule of the probable expenses
of this parish.
On motion of the same,
Resolved, That the parish Auditor be
authorized to audit, according to law,
4ho anconnt of I Inhnan % Goncta.