Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-05-01

POLICE JURY PROGEEDINGS

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A called meeting Of the police ~,
was held at the Court House d ,Se 9s,ii
Of March 1869 Present N ". p.ss
I. p. Vaughn, Raph1 Hpbert, j. Do,p.
Hubert HILBERT aud B R Chie,, r. '''"1
The following resolutions by M. Chin,
were read and adopted s7sh ~"
Resolved, That the p,e,idect, Of Ii.
police jury be and is hereby 'su,bori,d N
set'lssvitn the contractor for Tie rr,,;,.
to the Hickey and Desobry tyr,s tsr The
work done IN accordance win the NM.
visions of the contract ior thu n.ki.s 4
said repairs. ho.V eo A,.feo 49,, So
Resolved, That the som ofiuiset,,,
bu"drrd dollars t$lsOO) is hereby spDr.
ptisted from the parish Ipves' fund fot he
purpose OF paying for said repairs. IN
On motion it Was ~.
Resolved, That the president u the
police jury be and is hereby authoria3,o
issue the warrsnts Of the parish 10 he
amount Of nineteen hundred dollars
$4,000 payable ont Of the parish k,es
fnod to &. NJ. Dubrocs to pay for work on
the w. w. K,ncheIoe levre md mad.
Resolved, That the president II the
police jury he authorized, to psy to Z
N. Dubrocs tn further snm OF two hon.
drrd and sixty-six Sc 100 dollars C$266
66 1907 OCT Of the parish l.v,e fond
whenever said Duaroca sksn have CON.
pleted the Kinch-hpe l-vre and road &C.
c"rding to the specifications Of the con.
tract for building said lsvee and vuflisg
laid road. zre asrca1 70 cs lf~ 80
On motion it " "a ,e .,,,I .s
Resolved. That B R. CHIN, Raph.sl
Heb.rt and T. P. Vaughn be appoisied.
committee to make applications to de
Board of Public Works for the purpose
IF directing their sttentipn to lb- con.
dition Of the levee on the plsniat6ssuf
rrasimond Landry 4 Co... A. Lveqp.
and others, IN the "a ward Of ibis parish.
and also to correspond with police juries
Of the parishes Of The State, which mw
be protected by said levee, to obtain their
corporation for the working Of the sf@s'
said levee, Further 8ENOTFE
Resolved, That for the purpose Of Old.
ing said coumiitee IT, lAy the matter b.
fore tle Board Of Public Wotks, The pat.
isb aurveyOr be and be ia hereby directed
to make . survey Of the Aforesaid lkyse,
to hcate 4 new one and also 70 makes
report and plot Of the same.
On motion 1t. was
Resolvsd. lhatg tbc parish tseespsfbe
direcled t. make a list of oil parish vaf'
rants issnrd before and dssiag The VA
land cot for the purpose 81 sidin9e
carrying it .oo) remaining sstiilsups'ds
his Office ; resolved further, that be make
report Of said matter to this jury on
bef"re its next meeting.
On motioa,its wasTS90a stssi
Resci we'd, That the report Of O. y. Le
Blanc in regard 70 the purchase Of s.l
and books for the parish, cart q tb,
be tnd the sadhe Il hereby sdOpt's
be be duly discharged fsoeIfsrtssf
in the premises.
The finance committee allowed the 'o'
owing accounts aud ordered then TO
'aid A Y. Dabroca,i four dsys after
lance on levee, $50 90 d. Babin. ocs
dqdest, el5, 90 +; II. Baoin, one inqosst
rs 90 The committee recommend lcss
he account Of Rosemond Hebest m
expenses be referred 70 ~ pr
sh attorney.
On motion it was -.
Resolved, That warrants of The pssse
out OF the general fund, be .ssaee
D the amount .of, one hppdred gdol's's
500 00)to widow Collier for past 'er.
ices for keeping the Court House goo
It in order Iresolved further, that w'dox
be allowed the use of nv 49,
} the rear of the Court House to live 70.
cd that she be allowed the sum, O. ely
at'.rs ESQ Oo) per snuum for kssPAse
'e Court House in order. ne fssas.s > lis
The, minutes having been rAads saSsl.
The jury adjourned to meet 's'A
. the 10th If April next ~--uass,s
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