Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-11-09
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

An adjourned meeting was held 0f The
Police Jury at the Court Houseson Mon
day the 18th October 1861 Present =
Messrs. Pope, CHM, Vaughn, Allan.
Doirou and Z. Hebert. Absent, D. A.
Landry, H. Hubert and j, B Nurdin.
The report Of the Inspectors of the ID,
81, 9Th and It'll wards having been read,
On motion were accepted, and oo motion
Of Nr. CHM, it was
Resolved. That the inspectors of the
LIST and 9th wards be instructed to send
il their reports to the President of the
Police Jury on or before the 2lst inst,
and that the Clerk notify said parties Of
tbs resolution. On motion it was
Resolved, That the resignation or de-
ciination of s. N. D. Clark, as Inspector
Of the llth Ward, be rejected as not 10
accordance with law and as d~isrespectful
to the Police Jury. Further
Resolved, That the proces.verbat and
report Of S. II. ,, Clark, Inspector of the
18th ward, be returned to him with In
instructions to amend same 80 is to give
the length, heights and base Of new levees
to he made ID bis ward as also the Iii.
mansions of old levees to be repaired,
aud the Tenth, base and heights Of repairs
TO be made to same, with names Of own
Of plantations. Further
Resolved, That the parish Surveyor b.
instructed ID afford such assistance to
such Inspector Us he may require ID max
ing his Inspection ard estimates. Further
Resolved, That said Inspector be al
lowed until Monday 2lst day Of October,
1867, to amend aud correct il the maHucg
above set forth, and also to strike there
from such portions as are irrelevant aud
disrespectfuI, and, in default thereof, that
the President Of tie Police jury he III.
s%tructed to take such steps against said
Inspector as the law and Military Orders
may authorize. Farther
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Police
Jury be instructed TO serve a copy of the
above resolution on tue Inspector Of the
18th ward, together with d copy Of the
resolution Of the Police Jury adopted a
lie 9th inst, iastfuetiag the Inspectors
10 order only such work as may be requis-
for the public safety.
The Finance committee made the fol-
report 3:
10 the president ami members Of the
Police Jury. We, The members Of the
committee have Examined the
GLOWING accounts and report them cor
'eet =
: IN N p, lark J. 2, fses IN Grim. pros .....s38 90
M. Riis. conveying prisoner 10 aiI........ ; d
{. Hsbert T, lees IN criminal prosecutions. IS Is
5ertrand Cazes Inspector Sd ward 1866. $50. q 90
s1cnard Hanrahan, witaess fees. ........... 10
osep1 DaIgre, Inspector 4ta ward IS56...... 10 OIL
" " Ciark; holding tive inquests. ......,, % co
baoln, holding one inquest. ....,..... -. 20 90
On motion it was
Resolved, The report of the Finance
onmittee be adopted with the exception
I the items of criminal expense, which
'ortion be referred to parish Attorney
nth instructions to allow only such
harges as are strictly legal.
On motion it was
Resolved, That The Inspector of the
tn ward be instructed to rexnire Mrs
'atrick, Philip-Bauer aud w. w. Kipcba
'e, to build their levees with a base Of
'rty two feet. On motion it was
Resolved, That the sum Of seventy Eve p,
oiiars oe AMI is hereby appropriated for !;
1e repairs Of the road across the Hickey !,
and the bripge across the BAYOU )
'ourbeux, payable on the warrant of the {
resident of the Police Jury. On motion !
Resolved, That all sales of levees on
ie lands Of delinquent proprietors shall !
: made at the Court House Of this parish !
7 the inspectors Of the different wards. !
lhe account Of William White, Sheriff !,
mounting to $500 was allowed. =
DR.. Vaughn moved to reconsider the .
port of the Finnnce committee which :
carried, and on motion the amount
lowed to Bertrand Cazes as Inspector
IS stricken out and the report as tbusl1
nended was adopted. !
The minutes having been read and an :,
owed, the Jury adjourned to Monday the y,
th inst. ..
D. BARROW, N. w. POPE Il
CLERK. President. "
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