Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-04-10

A called meeting of the police jury
was held at the Court House OF the 10Th
of March 1859. Present j: N. w. Pipe,
IT. p. Vaughn, Raphn Hebert. j. Doiroo,
Hubert HILBERT and B. R. CHM.
The following resolutions by Mr.. CHM
were read and adopted
Resolved, That the president Of the
police Jury be and is hereby authorized to
settle with the contractor for the repairs
to the Hickey aud Desobry lsve~s for the
work done in accordance with the pro
visions of the contract Tor the making OF
said repairs.
Resolved, That the sum Of nineteen
hundred dollars ($l900) is hereby appro-
pristed from the parish lrvee fund for the
purpose Of paying for said repairs.
On motion il Was
Resolved, That the president Of the
police jury be and is hereby authorized to
issue the warrants Of the parish to the
amount Of nineteen hundred dollars
$4,000 payable ont of the parish levee
fund to E. N. Dnbroca to pay for work on
the W. w. Kincbeloe levee and road.
Resolved, That the president of the
police jury be authorized to psy to E.
N. Dubroca the further snm Of two hum
drrd and sixty-six ee'100 dollars ($266
Sc 1907 out Of the parish Ievee fund
whenever said Duaroca shall have com.
pleted the Kincbel0e lpvpe and road &C.
c"rding to the specifications of the con.
tract for building said leves and working
said road.
On milton it was
Resolved. That B R. CHM, Ranhasl
Hetert and T. P Vaughn be appointed .
committee to make application to the
Board Of Public Works for the purpose
Of directing their attention to the ooD-
dition Of the levee on the plantations Of
Trasimond Landry l. Co., j. A. Leveque
and others, in the 81 ward Of this parish.
and also to correspond with police juries
of the parishes of the State, which may
be protected hy said levee, to obtain their
corporation for the working Of the afore
said Ievee. Further
Resolved, That for the purpose Of aid
ing said Committee IT, lay the matter be.
fore tne Board Of Public Works, the par.
ish surveyor be and he is hereby directed
to make = survey of the aforesaid Ievte,
to locate . new one and also to make =
report and plot of the same.
% motion it was
Resolved. That tn" parish treasurer be
direc1ed t. make . list Of all parish war.
raots issued before aud during the var
land not for the purpose of aiding in
carrying it on) remaining still unpaid 10
his Office ; resolved further, that be make
a report Of said matter to this jury on OF
before it's next meeting.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the report Of o. NJ. LIE
Blanc 10 regard to the purchase Of seal
and books for the parish court of this
parish. be and the same is hereby adopted
and be he duly discharged from further
duty 10 the premises.
The finance committee allowed the fol.
lowing accounts and ordered them to be
paid: A V. Dubroca, four days atten.
dance on levee. $50 90 ; H. Bsbio, one
inquest, SIS 90 H. Bapin, one inquest.
$25 10 The committee recommend that
the account Of Rosemond Hebert for
criminal expenses be referred to the par.
isb attorney.
On motion it was
Resolved, That warrants of the parish
payable out OF the general fund, be Issued
to the amount of one hundred dollars
($lOO OO) to widow Collier for past ser.
vices for keeping the Court House and
Int IN order ; resolved further, that widow
Collier be allowed the use of the house
in the rear Of the Court House to live in.
and that abe be allowed the sum Of fttv
q liars $3.50 O0) per nnum for keeping
the Court House in order.
The minutes having been read aud ap-
proved. tho jury adjourned to meet aein
on the 10th Of April next
4. CADs, N. W. POPE,
SECRETARY. sg sH President.