Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-03-23

1861 NO. l3.
gBIl Jury sPRp.EEDIAGs.
4 a regular arnuaI meeting OF the Police
| jury oI this parish held on Wednesday, 10th
| iaAua,y, 1861, al II o'clock a. m +, the follow
| III. members we're present: J. Braud, J. T
| Eandyy, r A Woods. ] c. v oods, t. B.
| Tnn.had n W Pope J L LobdelI, S Pipes.
E. 5. LobdeI and d. p Cain. Absent, W.
! ". Lennon. The President in the chair.
The report of the Inspector of the LIST
| Ward was read. approved and ordered to be
handed to the District Attorney.
The report of the 2ud Ward ,sas read am,
| laid on the able subject to cali
| The report Of the Inspector OF 81 Ward
was read and received also the report Of the
Inspector Of 4th Ward, Inspectors of 5th 4
9th Wards made no reports. Report of H.
spector OF 7th Wand was read
On motion of Mr.. Pope, the consideration
of the repu,ts Ct Inspectors, was postponed to
another day. and the clerk of the Jury was
directed to furnish each Inspector copy Of
the oath which they are to take and which
| they have omitted in their present reports.
The Finance Committee made the follow
! ing report which was adopted
To the President and members of the Police Jury Of
We t Baton Rouge:
GESrIEMEN:--Your commtte after careful, examn-
atom have the honor to report the following bills for
| pa yment.
| II. j Hyams for printing, months - . Sl66 66
8 }. r in case Dnha rdeau........ 10 90
q :" prnt'g canal documents. p 90
A. Faunstark, for Library. ......... ..... 175 90
o. Bernard. Jr., extension Tax rolls A. OF
J. V. Duralde Jr Clerk, salary 2nd quarter. 81 SO
Reynaud Favrot 1000 feet of lumber 49,. 80 90
I Raf,ay. election dinners. Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
Sylvanie AauraRe, inquest aud coifn..... 25 90
J. D. Odom, Jail fees accout Of parish 81 90
> !" T. A. Williams $ so
". u. Chambarlin, fees in Dubardeau case.. 20 81
| VIM. White. electcp expenses In full 255 60
'' 6 guarding Cou,t House 2 quarters. 175 90
p McGinty repairs olevees at Bruly Land'g 3o9 0S
Respectfully submitted, Jan .6ta 1851
Il. p TRINIDAD
STEPHEN PIES
JO>EP.i BRAUD
Wild. Bergeron presented an account for
$500 for damage done her premises by the
crevasse which occurred at Michel Hebert's
place. and the Sane was laid on the table
indefinitely.
An account Of the Sheriff in case Of the
State vs.. Duhardau, was l.'d on the table sub
lrct to call.
appointed Messrs LobdeI. Trinidad and Pope.
OH a committee to coner with some Engineer
III regard 10 the account inst the parish
presented by F.. NJ. Dlbroca, Engineer. for
urve}Ing and locating the proposed canal
between LeBIanc's Point and Big Bayou
Chnc,aW
On motiont the Jury adjourned to Monday.
next, at ~ O'Clock d.. m.
MONDAY, 2lst 1861.
The Jury being called to order. the follow
Landry. F A Woods, f. B. Trinidad, N. W.
Pope. d. p. Cain and ! L. Lobde Absent
}. G. Woods, S. Pipes, c. S. Lobde!l and W
w. Lennon
On notion, Mr.. Landry 'ook the chair
Mr. +. Jarreau was appointed Secretary in
absence of the Clerk Minutes were read
| and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad, The following
res !"ti"n was adopted
R.sIver. That the rules be suspended.
- -. ~ reports Of all he Inspectors of
!2-,ts 4t1 teyces be received ard adopted
- 10 - r,s are. that same be filed away by
tnr A+5eft without any fu,,hrr action on them
ffH=Ta atio.a nf Nr Cam. the following reso-
| D., na ,xas ztiRpted:
RcSs.ts ed That. hereafter. in taking the oath
| squl,e.i %, them by the Road and Levee law
! The Inspectors shall be allowed to state in
their oath> the cases in which the propre ors
| have no: COMPLIED with their orders and ex
| rert said cases from their general oaths.
| The report made by the committee on the
| Point Mannir ltvee. was, Oh motion. laid on
| the table s;bjec' to call, whereupon Mr. Trim
| dad offered the following resolution which
was adopted.
Resolved, Th,t the report of committee
| on Point Man 'ir levee, be laid on the table
subject to call.
Resolved further, That the committee, the
Inspector and parish S"rveyqs,nbseaeguests
10 examine the premises De- wise 3 4
meet the exige lfieA aud report same fo this
Boarl witldl, fen days from this date.
Mfsanls1fidad. one OF the committee ap-
Issointed "a the last meeting to make inquiries.
etc. read the following report, which was
adopted:
! To the President and members Of the Police
Jury Of West Baton bonge:
GEsrLsMrN- The Committee appointed
bv Your honorable body to ma ke inquiries in
regard to the customary price paid to Civil
| Engineers for surveying lines and making
| levels, in order to ascertain what would be a
fair con- pensation to Messrs F.. NJ. Il v. Du-
broca, for their services in laying ont aud
tracing the proposed canal for draining he
lands between V. LeBIanc's point and j. C.
Woods; plantation, have the honor to report
That they have consulted Capt Duncan. Col
| l.. Hebert. Lieut. Fremaux ard Gen. McCuI-
och. that the estimates Of all those gentle
men differ very widely in regard 70 the prices
generally paid. By taking an average, We
| came to the concluson that ten dollars dav