Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-10-16
POLICE JURY pROCEEDINGS

l., AZ q regular session OF the police iurv
held at the Court House on Mond,v.
timber 6tb, 1859. there were n,...1.
M-ssrs. P"pe. Chinn, Durable. Duh,oc.
Landry. Stevens and H. Hebert. -.
o" motion, A. D. Barrow va. appoint.
ed clerk pro- TEN. -sn,.e- ~, 1s srs-'
O" motion Of Mr.. Dur.lde it va,
Resolved, That the sum of six thon..
and one hundred dollsrs be assrssed -,
the taxable property Of the parish a. thu
amount shown by the estimate submi,,ad
to tue police jury at its last regular ,pr.t.
ing, as necessary for the current exne..
sea Of the parish for the year 1870. -
H. Hyams was unanimously elected
parish printer for the ensuing year.
The Finance Committee made the fol.
loving report which was adopted
The Committee on Finsave beg leavs
to report the following account. 40 trus'
and correct and recommend psyment
ih-'e"f: Hermogene Babin, 3 i.qaps,s.
$50 j. v. Durable, IT,, Sheriff, 'bookss
ana %sts,ionery. els h J uy~ns. IL
parish printing 10 S-pttm ber 1st, $ll2 so;
A v Dubr"ca. parish surveyor, $50;
Edward HrbeFt, work IN lexee vf Nine.
4. Hebeu lk+vrr fnnd) 81! 5O.af
(siened) j. T LANDRY. Chairman.
The following preamble and resolutions
were ad"pteds:T JOas F83.a
Whereas certain inhabitants of this
parish have signifed :beir willing ness to
advance money to the parish 90 I. their
taxes for the purpose Of repairing the
levee on the Leblanc point, be it
Res"lvrd. That the president of the
police jury he authorized. to draw upon
the parish treasury warrants 10 such
amounts rs may b. most convenient. to
the sum of $1,000. payable On he 6tst
dav Of June 1870. Is
Resolved. That the said warrants shall
be disposed Of at par. the proc. eds To 70
into the parish treasury. to he drawn for
as will be required to pay for said wn.k.
Resolved, That the i~nsprctor Of the
7th ward he directed to lrt nat, immedi-
AteIy after thirty DAVIS notice, to The
lowest bidder, the work ON esid levee.
and that ON its completion aud receipt
ny said Inspector and president Of Tie
jury. the said president he dirccted
to draw upoe said fund for lis payment.
o. motion Of Mr.. Chi,n, it wal ~
Reserved. That he appointed 1
whose duty il shall be to have
the Ievee in the upper portion Of
his parish. Known "a the Point Manoir,
" parish levre. - Il
Resolved. That they advertise for the
pace Of thirty days for proposals for he
'uiiding Of raid Ieve,. AGREES the crrvasse,
. be completed on "r before the 18th dsy.f
4 December next, aud that they let out
he same TO the lowest bidder. -
2 Further Resolved, That the sum 20
''nr Thousand dollars, or al much " msy5
'e nrcr-sary. BE- appropriated out ,f the
fund Tor the purp"se Of paying for b
aid work, and al expenses incidental
mas &EE .f5fGasS .sa@Ge7ks
Nj. Du:slde offered the following
which was deiested 81 y
Resolved. That the resolution offered
, Mr.. CHM eppppriating four th"uerie
nd dollx,s for the repair OF the psrishr-
wee b~s snsiDded so'ss 70 re~d 'thtee
'nusand doIlsrs, or &C much thereof ssA
be necessary. 81 e'ss'@ IA
The original resolution wss then takAgeg
p and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Durable it was az
Resolved. That the parish attorney Be !
he IL hereby instructed 20 examine 4
To the condition Of the. road ruaDisgsA
rough the BsbinaA plantation at, or es6
forty srpent line, and thst be report
this b'dy what steps should be taken
order to keep the same, open for the
)" Of the public.
Tie president appointed Mrssrs. B. RI
him, Jas. R Desall. and A. Y. DubrseNeS
Committee to have Point Manor res+
tilt .- 49, %
Resolved. That whereas. owing to tbef
dicAl changes, made in our Ievee Lava y
the late legislation Of the State. it bssgrs
Come necessary to revise the lsvee OFF,;
naacrs VI this parish. ~ that they con.f3
rm to said chsng.s BIZ it u atz hsaas
B~solv~d. That 49, he appniated ~
TO draft An osdissncr issosfs
'rd to 3sv~es auf this parish. who WV
p'rt to this btdy vt its esext regasse
Is In - pr AaF "a % s'gq
The president appointed Messrs H.:k:1
'vrot, J Y Durslde,,' B. r. Cbinn snd
T Landry. IsFo""i@
On motion The president was eppciptpd