Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-08-25
f. B. TRINIDAD.
Ton. Z. VAUGHAN,
L. DER:cABoU G,
v Rf..NcEaRD " CO
lSigned)
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The foregoing petition Was passed as al
amend ment TO the one first offered, aud the
whole was adopted; Whetenpon, on motiot
Of Mr.. Lennon, it Was
Resotred. That the petition Of Messrs
David Pipes; o Bernard. Jr., n W Pore, J '
Durable, l. Eavrot. F 4 Allan. Mrs. Aizire
Dubroca and v. Dubroca, and presented tt
this Jury last June session, praying for the
construction of a Drainage Canal from l.. B
Lanes point down to Big Bayou Chocta be
granted, and that said canal be located aut
constructed SO as to at a point be.
| low or in the NJ ighborhood of the plantation
of Mr.. James e. Woods. in compliance wi,
petition of MessTs. Trinidad, Vaughan
White, and others, presented to the Police
Jury this day.
On motion of Mr.Pore, w B Chamberlin:
Dr. Rey maud, and DR.. Nolan were appointed
a committee to attend to the location anG
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 for 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 the MAYOR and Board of Sclcdmcn of The
Cooperation Of Batom Rouge, and to the Pres
ident and Members Of the Police Jury of West
Baton Rouge:
The undersigned committee appointed to
fix terms and conditions upon which the
the ferry 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 Both day Of January
next, uSdl,) and he shall keep the same in
readiness to cross any and every person or
things at all times from sunrise until s O'Clock,
P. NJ, in the summer, AMI 7 O'Clock, P. NJ,
in the winter, and if any person or thing to
be crossed shall be kept in waiting for said
ferry a longer time than thirty minutes, the
said lessee shall be fined before any Court of
competent jurisdiction, in either parish, in a
sum not less than Five nor more than Fifty
DOLLARS, nail TO the parish or corporation In
which the Judgment may be 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 Loaf 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 trips 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 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 skiffs to cross at night
all persons SO desiring, under the same PEN
alties in case Of detention as before prescIl-