Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-09-28
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

II Allan, 4 > LObdell aEd d p Cain. Alb.
sent: w " Lennon and B Labadiole.
President in the chair.
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report:
To the President aud members Of the Police
Jury of West Baton Rouge: 80
Gentlemen-Your Finance Committee res.
pectfulIy submit to your consideration the
following as their report for the lst quar-
ter OF the wear, and recommend the bills
therlh contained as correct and approved:
H J. Hyams, quarter salary parish printer SIS 90
j. v Durable, Jr., quarter salary as Clerk. 81 So
Wm White, quartery, guardian Courthouse. 81 50
+ Leray Assessor for Tax Roll of 1s6o...... 80 90
w. D: Winter, burying white man.. 10 C.
VI. hratz, visit to pauper John Nolan. 10 90
II. }. Hyams. inquest on John Nolan, 25 90
inquest on Jerry White..... Is 90
inquest on slave of A. A. Williams 10 90
1oF s'Sse Neo.. 90
AotaA'. .....s................... 433S 90
We also report the following paupers q.
entitled to their quarters allowances
Widow Joseph Betancourt a. M
widow Eo;se nnnnr ,u'ou '''... .......... II 00
Widow Laurent Broossard. ssard.............. 4 az
W;d W;dow IaieefSy ........ 10 70
Widow Duye.eer 80 '''' ''.'....' 90 90
Respectfully, E: B. TRINIDAD,
Jas. l. LOBDELL,
On motion Of G 5 Lodbdell, it was't1
Resolved, That the committee appointed
to confer with a committee of East Baton
Rouge, as regards certain relief prayed for by
the lessees Of the Ferryboat, be allowed fnr.
ther time to make their report.
On motion of D Cain Il was
Resolved, That all levees in the 18th Ward
shall have eight feet base for every foot Of
water bearing against the same, and have 4
summit Of one foot more than the depth of
the water and be two feet above high water
mark. = =
On motion of D P Cain it wss
Resolved, That the sum Of ten dollars be
H Hyams for services as Clerk of the Ju-
ry at its last session. etc. -: -
On motion Of E Trinidad il was
Resolved, That the President of the Police
Jury, when called upon by Capt. Favrot, Of
the Delta Rifles. have full power to issue the
parish bonds to SAID Delta Rifles, for the
whole balance, $1,000, Of the appropriation
made to them, or such sum Is NAV be asked
by Capt. Favrot. -,
Resolved also, that the same be extended
to Capt: A Williams, of the TirraiIleurs.
for the balance due them, say $1,000.
The report Of w B Chamberlin, Chief of
Police, as regards patrols, ETC., was received
read, and laid on the table subject to call.
d Cain was excused for not attending
the last two meetings of the Jury. fsad
On motion of E Trinidad. it was
Resolved, That Mrs Joseph Smith be ad.
ded to our volunteer list az tho wife Of one
of our volunteers, and her time to commences
on the LIST of September, with $s per month.
Resolved, also, that the $40 collected BY
the Chief Of Police, from Mr. Joseph Smith,
for neglect Of patrol duty, be RENTED to Mrs
Joseph Smith. nm
On motion of Lobdell, it was '&
Resolved, That J R Devall be appointed
Inspector Of Ward No. 9, in place Of W
Lyle who has not qualified -
On motion Of } Landry, Mrs, Auguste
Buquoi was stricken fscm the list Of partiei-
9ants in the volunteer fund, on account Of
per husband being discharged from service
in the Confedefate imy.a Mrs Felix Ne.
bert being also erased from said list for the
same cause. s@&
On motion of E Trinidad, it was 81
Resolved, That the wife Of Amedee He
bert should receive the sum of SIG from the
volunteer fund, instead of $12 per month
originally allowed her.
On motion Of C s Lobdell, it was
Resolved, That the sum Of $277 20 be al
lowed John Buhler, Esq, for damages done
to his levees in 1859.
On motion Of T Landry, It was
Resolved, That the owners of slaves, who
In the habit of sending their servants to
market at Baton Rouge aud Other places, be
requested to exercise increased vigilance
over such services; it having come to the
knowledge Of this body, that such servsnts
are in the habit of obtaining intoxicating
liquors in eontrsvention Of the .lsws md mr.
dinances Of this parish and Of tho laws Of
this State.
On motion of c S Lobdell, the President
appointed the following gentlemen, vis:-
Messrs. J T Landry, E Trinidad aad G s
Lobdell, as committee to draw up pstit-
ion, or memorial, to the Legislature Of this
State, praying the leealizing Of the closing
Of Bayou Plaquemine by the inhabitants Of
the parish of Ibervilie
The Jury then, on motion Of ]. L Lobdsll,
was adjourned until the last Monday Of the
present month. ..'.-uti-,.
o. Bernard, JR., JAS. C. WOODS,
Clerk pro tenn. President,F
NOTICE