Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-03-09

To the President and members of the Police Jury Of
I Wp.t Baton Rouge:
| GENrlyMEx:-Your colnmitte, after careful rxnmin
alton, have the honor to report the following bills for
| payment
II. J. Hyams. for printing, months ...... $66 66
! g j + in case l'ubardeHu 10 90
| q - print'g canal documents u 90
\. Baunstark, Tor Library ........... 1I3 90
o. Bernard, .Ir., extension Tax rolls. ~ 0o
J V. Durable. Jr., Clerk salary 2nd quarter. 62 so
| Reynauh Il Favrot. 1000 feet of lumber =. 80 90
| L. katay, , election dinners ............... Is 90
Sylvan'e .,auragr, inquest and cofiu..... - 90
| J. J. Odum jail fe, accout Of larish 49,. . 81 90
| - 4s +. A. Williams so
| ". H. Chambe,lin fees in Dubar,ie case. 20 :3h
VIM. White. election expenses i'll full 255 90
. t. guarding Cou.t House quarters 17' 90
?. Mclny repairs to levees at Bruly l.ndg 800 0S
Total ,................... SAC 81
Respectfully Submitted, Jan. ,e,a 1861
+. u. TRINIDAD,
STEpHEN PIPES,
JOSEPH BRAUD.
Wild Berseron presented an account for
crevasse which occurred at Michel Hebert's
place and the same was laid on the table
indefinitely.
An account Of the Sheriff in case of the
State VS. Dubardau, was l,'d on the table sub
iect to call.
On motion of Mr.. Lobdell the President
appointed Messrs LobdelI, Trinidad and Pope,
| on committee TO confer with some Engineer
in regard to the account against the paIish
presented by E. NJ. D1broca, Engineer. for
surveying and locating the proposed canal
between LeBlanc's Point and Big Bayou
Choctaw.
On motion the Jury adjourned to Monday,
next, at 10 o'clock. IA. m.
MONDAY, 2lst 1861.
The Jury being called to order, the follow
ing members were present J. Brand, J. +.
Landry. F. A. Woods, E. B. Trinidad, N. W.
Pope. y: P. Cain aud J. L. LobdeI. Absent
J. C. Woods, S. Pipes, c. S. Lobde!l and W
w. Lennon
On notion Mr.. LandrySook the chair.
Mr.. F. Jarreau was appointed Secretary in
absence Of the Clerk. Minutes were read
and approved.
On motion Of Mr. Trinidad, .he following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the rnles be suspended.
aud that the reports Of all the Inspectors of
Roads and Levces be received and adopted,
such as they are, that same be filed away by
the Clerk without any further action on them.
On motion Of Mr.. Cam, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved That: hereafter, in taking the oath
required of them by the Road and Levee law,
the Inspectors shall be allowed to state in
their oatbs the cases in which the proprietors
have not complied with their orders, AMI ex-
cept said cases from their general oaths.
The report made by the committee on the
Point Manoir levee, was on motion. laid on
the table subject to call, where"pon M1 Trim
dad offered the following resolution which
was adopted.
Resolved, Th,t the report of committee
on Point Manoir levee, be laid on the table
subject to call ..
Resolved further, That the committee, the
Inspector and parish Surveyor, be requested
10 examine the premises and devise = plan to
meet the exigencies, and report same q this
Beard within ten days from this date.
Mr.. Trinidad, one Of the committee ap-
pointed 1t 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 bouse
GtNrLEMtN- The Committee appointed
by your honorable body to make inquiries in
regard to the customary price paid to Civil
Engineers for surveying lines and making
levels in order to ascertain what would be
fair compensation to Messrs F.. NJ. Il V. Du-
broca, for their services in laying out and
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. McCul-
loch. that the estimates Of all3those gentle
generally paid. By taking an average, We
came to the concluson that ter dollars day
each, would be a fair compensation for their
ScrviceS ReSnectfullv Suhmitted
N W. POPE.
]. L. LOBDELL
Z. 3. TRINIDAD.
January 2lst, 1861.
On motion of T. l.. Lobdell, the following
resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Clerk Of the Police Ju-
nv be required to file away enveloped in the
Clerks office of the District Court Of this
parish, all the papers, maps, charts, etc, eve
rything appertsining to the work that has
been done on the canal under question as laid
out by the parish Surveyor, from LeBlanc's
point to J. c. Woods plantation.
On motion Of Mr.. Pope, the following res
olution was adopted:
Resolved. That for the purpose Of keeping
a record Of the highest floods OF the Mssiss-
ippi river, the front proprietors of this parish
be required to place at the base Of the levee
on the side ne Arrest the river. at distances no:
further apart than two acres, posts TO be made
Of cypress, or cedar, and at least one foot
square.
Resolved further, That the lnsp"c'o,s OF
Roads and Levees, in their respectiv. Wards,
be instructed to mark on said posts. ne high |
est stage of water that may be reached dur
ing their term of office.
On motion Of Mr.. Trinidad, the following
resolution was adopted: