Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-19
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

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According 10 law, the Police Jury met
a: the Court House in West Baton Rouge.
on Monday, September ID, 1857. 4 quo
rnm not being beirg present. tho Jury
adjourned to Monday, the 9th day OF
September, 1857.
According to adjournment the Police
Jnrv mot at the Cont Honse Of West
Baton Rouge on Monday the 9th S.pt,
1857. Present, N. W. Pope. B. +. Cirinn.
F-rgus Allan, T. P. Vaughn, Raphael
Hehert, Hubert Hebert, Judeon DeIrnn.
and D. A. Landry. Absent. J. 3. Nurdin
The President having stated the object
Of the meeting. Mr.. Grimm offered the
following resolution which was adopted !;
Resolved. This, The snm Of Five thousand wv"
hundred dollars be and the came j. her~hy ordered 70
10 SD upon III. property Of lhs pa.i=h as parish
iaxes for the ye,y 1858.
Mr. Chinn off red the petition Of Messrs
Arbonr & Delshaye, ~lessees # the Ferry.
which was received and ordered to be
spread on the minutes.
To he Pre-, ident and m, nhsrs OF the Police Jury Of
West Baton Rouge = Your retitionera respectfully
represent. that The business Of the teny OF which
they are the lapsses has diminished 10 ouch an sa et
from the nuIner ons crews res which have inilifat.d
the parish, as " ell as d. continuing the reguiar rail-
.oad romrnnieaiinn with the Grosse-Fais county
ihs, the daily receipts Of the ferry Q not NEE the *
penees necessary in conducting the game, " hile your
pei1i nora Suffered no actual ioss r. their hus'ness
ihey were cheeftul'y wiling 10 abide by The Terms
snd cond iions OF heir lease. hut the loss being 81
Eres, that ,ttareatens tn eutire means J your pet'
s-.~c Tbn h~1ksa = urpv pofti .raS. ~ ii q IA m
to the present time a loss Of o.si r';een hundred dol
lars SINCE they assumed Tho iesee q HE terry Your
petitioners, relying upon your lfh'ice IN the premises
respectfully request that their lease be cancelled a q
tie cam he annGI,sd. or Tor such o.s,s. !elIes 50 your
Honorable body may grant.
Asin ou v bound your petitioners H.ell ever 7rsy &c
fiansd akBOR & ~i,ELaHtyE.
Mr.. Chinn .fsred the following %resolu-
ton which was adopted:
Resolved That 8 conmitce Of 'h.ea members Ct
ire Police jury ), appointed 10 COMET with thu ow"
Council Of The ci,v Of Rstor. Roue, 10 take some ac-
fion in the matter OF The petition Of Mes rs Afbeur 4
neiahave lesseas Of tie Ferry, and report at the next
meeting OF ,bs jury.
The President appointed Meesrs. Chinn,
Vaughn and Landry on said committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn it was %resolv.
ed:
rhsf in obedience 10 Special Order NJ $50 from
= MAJ Gen sherid n commanding The Fifth Mlii arr
Dis ,ri"t. that she Off g Of Inspectors Il Foads am
Levers of this parsh. he snd the same are haTeby de-
clared vacant, ard he il 'urlher
Res.Ivea. Tina, he Police Jury proc ed TO sppoin,
in. pert RS FOR I'll ensuing Year. TO carry out the p'o-
Visions Of tai Order.
The Jury made the following appoint
nnents:
LIST ward, Hubert Hebert ; 81 ward. Her.
magene Bsbin Sd ward, El"nard LIE
ray 4,h ward, Guv Labauve ; 5,h ward,
John NJ. Brooks; 9th ward, Y. F. Aiain
7th ward. E. NJ. Dubroca !; elh ward, Val.
ent;n Trahnn; 9th ward, j. R. Devall
10Th ward, G. j. Smith llth ward, S.
NJ. D. Clark.
The following appointments were made
for commissioners Of lat aud % Levee
Districts in this parish
1st District, Raphael Hebert, T. w.
Bird and VALERIE Landry.
Cd District. Valentin Dnbroca, Richard
Hanrahan and John r Butler.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted
Resolved That a committea Of three persons. resi-
dents OF ire arsh of q est Baton r uye, he appoint
ID oy the President Of The Police Jury 10 confer wi
b ard Of Lese. tommis-i 'ne's. and the, Pl CO
JnYiee ct the dill e-e1, parishes subject TO O e.H.,x
r. m the water of the fi XIV crevssse. AID with ali
parties interested in this IT after. with the view Of r,is.
ing the necessary fund. { ! the building OF levee
across Sad cYevssse.
Further Resolved. That all flu, IA q, : Used shall r.
paid over % III Pfeeid-nt OF the Police Ju Y / the
pan OF EFT R.sen Rouge. and by him paid over
to the conir 'ctor hen the leves is mp et.d sud
recesvrd ny tie tpectnr Of the Wsid.
Further Resolved. That in Gaze q ~r,ific,ent amour,
O1 money 8!fOu q De fSIsS0. or other Rxfi~f.. fn,p NJ