Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-09-25
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINoS

AT . regular session OF the police iurv
held 1t the Court House ON Mondas. A..
tember Glib, 1859. there were, ,nreapst
M.ssrs. Pope. Chinn, Durable. Duhrc.
Landry, Stevens and n. Hebert. > rs
On motion. A.. D. Barrow was appoint.
ed clerk pro ten. -
On motion Of Mr.. Durable It wisss
Resolved, That the sam 81 dsis tIsu..
and n hundred dollars be sssrssrd on
the taxable property Of the parish a. the
amount sho wn by the estimate submnteds
to the police jury at it's last regular meet,
ing, a. necessary for The current. expep.
SEES Of the parish for the year 1870. :.
h. j. Hysms was unanimously elected
parish printer for the ensuing yesr., os
The Finance C"mmittee mada the tot
loving report which was adopted:
The Committee on Finance bog leave
to report the following sccouns u trve
and correct and recommend payment
thereof: Hermoqene Bsbis, 9 iEos-s,sr
$50 ; j. v. Durable, IT,, 'Sbrrf, bnks
and stationery, $l5 /; b J iNynsas, ~
parish printing 10 September Isl, Sl19 50:
A. V. I)ubr"ca. parish SUI Eyorr, $50;
Edward Hebert, work ON levee or Nine.
R. Hebert (~levee fund) 81 &c. = I
(sianed) J.. T. Landry. Chairman. ''
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted .latceY.4 -.
Whereas certain inhabitsats- ofth;s
parish have signi6ed their willingDs q to
advance money to the parish on their
taxes for the purpose Of repairing The
levee on the Leblanc point, belt
Resolved, That the president of The
police jury be suthorizrd to draw upon
the parish treasury warrants in such
amounts as. may be most convenient, to
the sum Of $1,000. payable On he 6rst
day Of June 1870. t-e sue
Resolved, That the said warrants shall
be disposed IF at par, the proereds to 70
into the parish, treasury, to be drawn kr
as will he required to pay for said work.
Resolved. That the inspector Of the
7th ward be directed to let out, immedi
ately after thirty dsvs notice, Ia the
lowest bidder, the work on said fesee,
aud that on its completion aud receipt
Ivy said. Inspector aud president Of The
police jury. the said psesidsot he directed
to draw upon said fund fHe it, payment.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn, it va al4
Resolved, That - ne appointed .
whose duty it shall be 10 have
the levee 10 the upper portion Of
this parish, koown 40 the Point Manor,
or parish levee.
Resolved. That they advertise for the
space of thirty days for proposals. for the
building Of eaid lsvee scr"ss the c~resssse,
to be completed on or before the 18th day
Of December next, and that they let out
the same to the "west bidder. a.
Further Resolved, That the cum Of
four thousand dollars, or ~ mseh Asamay
he necessary. be appropriated out oftbs
fund Tor the. purpose of paying for
said work, and al expenses Incidental
thereto.
Mr.. Du.alde offered the following
amendment which was defeated : ,se
Resolved, That the resolution offered
by NJ. Chinn appropristiug fonr thous-
aud dollars for the repair Of the parish.
lsves be amended . ~ to read thres
thousand dollars, " 90 much thereof -
may be oecesssry.c $50 giii9s
The original resofution VA then taken
up and psssed. q Lytf@1t
On motion. Of NJ. Dur.lde It wss $50
Resolved. That the parish attorney be
and be is hereby instructed 10 examine
into the condition Of the road running
through the Bsbios plantation A. OF sq
The forty arpent ioe, and that be report
to this body Wbst steps should b tskeo
10 order to keep the same. open Tor me
ase Of the public.
The president appointed hessrs. B.iK.
Jas. r. 'eDevsii, and A. Y. Dobrses
as committee to have Point nsnoie Il.
built $40 Ato2' 10 JLot
On motion It was s4ass ta1 aiss y
Resolved That Whereas, owing to TIE
radical changes made In our lsvee lava
BY the late legislstiou Of the stats. it hss
become peeessry to revise the levee o.
1ina.,ces If this perish. ~ that they coe'
Form to said changrsay Be- it es,.
Resolved, That -- be sppotoeeo e
} COMMITTEES to drsit an ordinance TO e.
zsrd to levees of, this parish. who Will
'eportate this body st ito sekt ssga'sf
meeting. ~ sase sh-.e ss94 3. 5sos -,
The president appointed Messss. b. J:
J. Y. Durslde, B.,R Ghiao 9
J. T. Landry. stE.a1,
On motion tie president vas appoistss