Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-03-02
POLICE JURY. PROCEEDINGS.

POLICE JURY. PROCEEDINGS.
At regular annual meeting Of the Police
jury of this parish, held on Wednesday, 10th
January, 1861, at II o'clock, 9. the follow
ing members were present: }: Braud, -
Landry, F. A. Woods. J. c. v GODS, =. B.
Trinidad, N. W. Pope. J. /. Lobde!l, 8 Pipes:
c. S. Lobdell and D. P Cain: Absent, W.
W. Lennon. The President in the char;
The report of the Inspector Of the LIST
Ward wa. read. approved and ordered to be
handed to the District Attorney.
The report Of the 2nd Ward was read and
laid on the able subject to call.
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 Ward was read.
On motion of Mr.. Pope, the consideration
of the reports Of Inspectors, was postponed to
another day, and the clerk of the Jury was
directed to furnish each Inspector a copy OF
the oath which they are to take aud 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
West Baton Rouge:
GExr,EMry--You c%ommitte, after careful examin-
alton, have the honor to report the following bills Tor
payment: ,
i'll. Hyams, for printing. 4 notwithstanding GO
g j.. y. in case Dubardeau. ....... ~ w
I. :. print,p canal documents..... % 90
R,unstark. for Library ..... lis 90
n BERNARD Jr.. extension Tax roll........ A. 90
j. v. Durable. Jr., Clerk, salary 2nd quarter. 62 ~
R.vn,,j e. E,yrot 1000 feet OF Lumber 80 90
n kn,rr,v > election dinners Is 90
>;vlvanie ',uuraoe l innuest and cofiu..,... 25 90
II OJ.m ;.il r., accout of rari,h 81 90
. 8. 81 :. +. a. Williams 3 so
" n Cbamb.rlin fee, in Dubardeau case.... 20 So
Vim. White, electlon expense, III full......... 80 W
g " guarding Court House quarters. 10 W.
P. McGinty. repairs to l.vees at Bruly Land'g. 300 os
Total STAG 81
Respectfully submitted, Jan. ,eta 1851.
f. q. TRINIDAD,
STElHEN PIPES,
JOSEPH 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 same was laid on the table
indefinitely.
An account Of the Sheriff in case of the
State VS.. Dubarlat, was laid on the table SUBJ
ject to call.
Ga motion of Mr.. Lobdell the President
appointed Messrs Lobdell, Trinidad and Pope,
on a committee to confer with some Engineer
in regard to the account against the parish
pJCSCuICu y u. ~ j d ~ "
surveying and locating the proposed canal
between lie Blanc's Point and Big Bayou
Choctaw.
On motion the Jury adjourned to Monday.
next, at 10 o'clock, h. m.
MONDAY, 2lst 1861.
The jury being called to order, the follow
ing members were present J. Brand, J. l..
Landry, +. A. Woods. F.. B Trinidad, N. W.
Pope, d. P. Cam and J. l.. Lobde.l. Absent
J. c. Woods, S. Pipes, C. S. Lobde!l and w
w. LENNON
On motion, Mr.. Landry 'ook the chair.
Mr.. F. Jarreau was appointed Secretary in
absence of the Clerk. Minutes were read
and approved.
o. motion Of Mr.. Trinidad, .he following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the rules be suspended.
and that the reports Of all the Inspectors Of
Roads and LeveeS be received ard adopted,
such as they are, that same be filed away by
On motion of Mr?Cat1, the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved, That. hereafter, in taking the oath
required Of them by the Road aud Levee law.
the inspectors shall be allowed to state in
their oaths the cases in which the proprietors
have not compiled with their orders, and tx
cept said cases from their general oaths.
The report made by the committee on the
Point Manor levee, was. on motion. laid on
the table subject to call, wherenpon Mr. Trim
dad offered the following resolution which
was adopted.
Resolved, That the report of committee
on Point Manor le,ee. be laid on the table
subject to cali.
Resolved further. Tnat the committee, the
Inspector and parish Surveyor, be requested
10 examine the premises and devise a plan to
meet the exisencies, and report same to this
Board within ten days from this date.
Mr.. Trinidad. one OF the committee ap-
pointed at 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 bouge:
GENTLEMEN 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, III order to ascertain what would be a
fair compensation to Messrs F.. NJ. Il V. Du-
broca, for their services in laying out and
tracing the proposed cana for draining the
lands between V. LeBlanc'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 all those gentle
men differ very widely in regard to the prices
generally paid. By taking an average, we
came to the concluson that ten dollars a day
each, would be a fair compensation for their