Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-11-02
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

An adjourned meeting was held Of the
Police Jury at the Court House on Mon
dav the l4tb October 1867. Present -
Messrs. Pope, CHM, Vaughn, Allan,
Doiron and r. Hebert. Absent, ID. A.
Landry, Fl. Hubert and J. B. Nurdin,
The report Of the Inspectors OF the I'd.
81, 9Th and 1th wards having been read,
on motion were accepted, and on motion
of Mr.. CHM, it was
Resolved, That the Inspectors of the
Is. and 9th wards be instructed to send
10 their reports to the President OF the
Police Jury on or before the 2lst inst,
and that the Clerk notify said parties Of
this resolution. On motion it vas
Resolved, That the resignation or de-
clination of S. NJ. D. Clark, as Inspector
Of the 18th Ward, be rejected as not IN
accordance with law and as di~srespectfuI
u the Police Jury. Further
Resolved, That the proces-verbal and
report Of s. NJ. D. Clark, Inspector Of the
llth ward, be returned to him With in
instructions to amend same so as TO give
the length, heights and base of new !evees
to be made 10 his ward as also the d.
mensions Of old levees to be repaired,
aud the Tenth, base and heights Of repairs
to be made to same, with names Of own
ers Of plantations. Further
Resolved, That the parish Surveyor be
instructed 10 afford such assistance to
such Inspector as he may require in max
ing bis inspection aud estimates. Further
pac,i-al That cn,2 I.r1a,Y,r 10 nj
lowed until Monday 21st day Of October,
1867, to amend and correct in the manner
above set forth, and also to strike there
from such portions as are irrelevant and
disrespectful, and, in default thereof, that
the President Of the Police Jury be in
structed to take such steps against said
Inspector as the law and Military Orders
may authorize. Further
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Police
Jury be instructed TO serve a copy Of the
above resolution on the Inspector Of the
llth wand, together with a copy Of the
resolution Of the Police Jury adopted Oh
the 9th inst, i~natructilg the Inspectors
TO order ouly such work as may be reqnir-
ed for the public safety.
The Finance committee made the fol
lowing report
TO the president and members of the
Police Jury. We, the members Of the
Finance committee have examined the
following accounts and report them cor
rect -
s, Nj. D. Clark. ]. P, fees in Grim. pros .....ss3 90
john Msrcot ] P, fees iu erin pros. 2 Oh
J. NJ. Kills. conveying prisoner 10 jail.-....... 8 25
K Hebert. ] T, tees IN criminal prosecutions. Is IS
Bertrand Gazes Inspector Sd ward 1866. . IS 90
Richard Hanrahan, Wit ess ees.....--,.... 90
Joseph Daigre. inspector 4tl ward IS i6...... 10 d.
S NJ D Clark holding two inqaests. 90 20
II Babln holding one inquest. ....-..... 4. 20 90
On motion it was
Resolved. The report Of the Finance
committee be adopted with the exception
OF the items Of criminal expense. which
portion be referred TO parish Attorney
with instructions to allow only such
charges as are strictly legal.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the Inspector Of the
9th ward be instructed to rexuire Mrs
Patrick, Philip Bauer aud w. w. Kinche
loe, to build their ievees with a base of
forty two feet. On motion II was
Resolved. That the sum of seventy FIVE
dollars be anil is hereby appropriated for
the repairs of The road acre IS the Hickey
crevasse and the bripge across the bayou
Rourbeux, payable on ifle warrant Of the
President Of the Police Jury. On motion
Resolved, That all sales of ~leveessop
the lands of delinquent proprietors shall
be made at the Court House of this parish
by the Inspectors Of the diff rent wards.
The account of William White, Sheriff,
amounting to $500 was allowed.
DR.. Vaughn moved to reconsider the
report of the Finnnce committee which
was carried, and on motion the amount
allowed to Bertrand CAGES as INSPECTOR
was stricken out and the report as thus
amended was adopted.
The minutes having been read and an
proved, the Jury adjourned to Monday the
28tEi inst.
A. D. BARROW, N. W POPE
CferR. President.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.