Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-09-18
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS

he'd At the Court House on Monday, Sep.
TENDER 9Th, 1899, there were nresa.,
Messrs. Pope, Chinn, Durable. Dubroca
Landry. Stevens and q. Eebert.
On mutton. A. D. Barrow was appoint.
ed clerk pro tetn.
On motion of Mr.. Durable It ws.
hesolved, That the sun of six thous,
aud one hundred dollars be sss.ssad -,
the taxable property of the paris, as tho
mount wn by the estimate submitted
10 the police jury at It's last regular meet
ing, as necessary for the curreu, exnen-
ses OF the parish for the year 1870.
ID. j. Hyams was unanimously sleetea
parish printer for the ensuing year.
The Finance Committee made The soi.
loving report which was adopted
The Committee on Finance beg savs
to report the following accounts as ,rna
md correct and recommend uayme,t
thereof: Hermogene Bahin. Q inoassts
$50 ; j. V. Durable, Jr., Sheriff. books
and stationery. SIS a ] uyams. IA
parish printing TO September Isl, slIa so.
A. v Dnbroca, parish surveyor, $50 .
Edward Hebert, work Oh leyee Of Nine
K. Hehert (ievee fund) $27 SO.
(~signed) J. I. LANDRY, Chairman.
The tg}fpwing preamble and resolutions
were adopted
Whereas certain inhabitants of tb;s
have sigpiied :heir willingness to
advance money to the parish on their
taxes Tor the purpose of repairing the
on the LeBianc point, be il
Resolved, That the president Of tho
police jury be authorized to draw upon
he parish treasury warrants in such
as may b. most Convenient. Ia
he sum of $1,000, payable on he 6rst
of June 1870
Resolved. That the said wsrrants shall.
disposed of at par. the proc eds to go
nto the parish treasury, to be drawn for
IS will be required to pay for said work.
hesolved. That the inspector of the
ward be directed to let out, immedi-
'te'y after thirty DAYS notice, to the
bidder, the work on said legee.
nd that on its completion aud receipt
y said Inspector aud president of the
'oiice jury. the said president be directed
o draw upon said fund for It's
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn, it was
Resolved, That - he appointed
whose duty il shall be TO have
built the levee 10 the upper portion of
parish. koown as the Point Manor.
parish levee.
Resolved, That they advertise for the
pace of thirty days for proposals for the
Of said lever across the crrsasse,
, be completed on or before the 18th day
December next, and that they let out !
re same to the lowest bidder.
Further Resolved, That the sum Of
'ur thousand dollars. or so much as may
necessary, be appropriated out Of the
vee fund for the purpose Of paying for
I'D work. and all expenses incidental
Mr.. Durable offered the following
nendmeut which was defeated :
Resolved, That the resolution offered
7 Mr.. CHM appropriating four tbous-
ID dollats for the repair OF the parish
wee De amended 90 as to read three
onsand dollars. or 80 much thereof az
ay be necessary.
The original resolution was then taken
aud passed.
On motion of Nj. Durable it was
Resolved, That the parish attorney be
d be is hereby instructed to examine
TO the condition Of the road running
the Babina plantation at, or on
forty arpent line, and that be report
this body what steps should be taken
order 10 keep the same open for the
g of the public.
The president appointed Messrs. B. r.
inn, Jas. R. Devali, and A. v. Dubrsca
committee to have Point Manoir re.
lit
Do motion IL was
Resolved, That whereas. owing to the
iical changes made in orr leyee laws
the late Legislation of the State, it has
necessary to revise the leyee Or
'aaces Of this parish. 30 that they con-
m to said changes. Be it
Besolved, That - be appointed to
to draft az ordinance 10 re-.
to ievees Of this parish, who will
to this body ct it's next regular
citing.
The president appointed Messrs Il. N.
vrot, j.. " Durable, B. r. CHM and
Landry.
On motion the nroo;doct vaa arcc;nfoJ