New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-30


April 40, 1874.
In compliance with the proclamation of
his Excellency Governor W.P. Kellogg, the
parish and State officers Of the parish of
West Baton Rouge assembled at the court
house on Friday, twenty-fourth of April,
The following officers we're present: Hon.
T. T. Allan, F. A. Woods. clerk Of court;
T. Landry, deputy, clerk; w. j. Woodruff,
parish iudge;W. A. Colwell, sheriff; Oscar
Holt, president of the police jury; o. Ber-
nard, parish recorder; Stephen Colwell,
parish and State tax collector; II. NJ. Fav-
rot, parish treasurer; N. w. Pope, parish
attorney; Frank Delany, coroner, and II. j.,
Hyams, State and parish printer.
On motion of H. j. Hyams, Hon. T. T.
Allain was called to the chair, and F. A.
Woods appointed secretary. On motion,
II. N: Favrot was elected treasurer Of the
relief committee.
Mr.. Allan. by request, then read the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which, on
motion, were adopted:
WEST BATON ROUGE, April "a, 1874.
WHEREAS, On the twentieth day of April,
A. D. 1874, his Excellency William Pitt
Kellogg, Governor of the State of Louisi-
ana, did issue his proclamation to the State
and parish officers, recommending them to
organize in each parish a committee of
SIu6ICu Cl0lZeUb, WuO Will unOofIak0 GO0
proper distribution of supplies sent to al
leviate the sufferings of those who have
been reduced to destitutiOn by the disas-
trOus crevasses in the. levees of our great
rivers and by the floods consequent upon
the recent heavy storms; and
Whereas, There is about two-thirds of the
parish Of West Baton Rouge inundated by
the crevasses of the parish levee, and John
l.. LobdelPs in the upper portion Of the
oh e
dras, Lake Clause, Grand Bayou and vicin-
ity are completely drowned out, and also
the Hickey crevasse in the lower portion of
the parish, completely inundating and
rendering homeless all the people in the
vicinity of the Bruly settlement to the
number of about three hundred families in
all; therefore, be it
Resolued, That we, the duly commissioned
officers Of the parish of West Baton Rouge,
in the courthouse assembled, in compliance
with the proclamation of the Governor,
issued April 20, 1874, do hereby inform Gem
eral w. H. Emory, commanding officer Of
this department; his Excellency w. p. Kel-
lOgg, Governor Of Louisiana, and Hon.
Louis A. Wiltz, Mayor of the city of New
Orleans, and chairman of the relief commit
tee for the State of Louisiana, that We are
duly organized, and request that the above
named State and national authorities, be
and they are hereby petitioned to send
rations or supplies for the support and alle-
and rendered destitute by three disastrous
crevasses now existing in our parish.
Resolred, That all contributions, rations
or supplies, be sent to the parish sheriff,
William A. Colwell, at the court house,
West Baton Rouge; and copy of these
resolutions be seEs to each of the above
named persons, and printed in the New Or
leans journals, and IN the official paper OF
this parish.
M. w. A. Colwell offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolced, That committee Of three per
sons from each ward of this parish, be and
they are hereby appointed by the president
of this relief committe to be known as the
supervising committees of their respective
wards to supervise their respective wards,
and report to this committee the number Of
destitute families, their names and res
ldence.
The following gentlemen were then. on
motion, appointed by the chair: First ward,
Collin Blands, Charles Thompson, Peter
Daniels; second ward, F. A. Woods, Rev.
Luke Billup, William White; third ward,
William A. Colwell, Robert Harrison, Oscar
Hyams, II. N. FavrOt; fifth ward, Wash.
ington Mathews, B. W.. Clark, James K.
Devall. 49,
The following resolution was then offered |
by Mr.. Holt and adopted: ,:.-.. -
WHEREAS, We are informed that. COM
nittee of private citizens have organized |
themselves as q relief cOmmitte of this |
parish and have received supplies and con-
.ributions from w. s. Pike, of the city of |
New Orleans, for the relief of the sufferers |
If this parish, therefore, be it ,:,. r i
RpROlpp6 That a u,iffoo nf Euo, /
bers Of this committee be appointed BY the !
president of this meeting to inform those |
gentlemen that the parish officers have met |
md organized relief committee in COM,
,liance with the proclamation Of the Gov
'rnor issued April 20, 1874, and we would
.ladly receive all contributions for the re-
ief OF the suffering people of the parish, |
he committee to report their action thereon
It the special meeting to be held to. morrow
morning at ten o'clock. Committee Oscar
Holt, chairman; II. NJ. Favrot, William "A. |
Colwell, H. j. Hyams. Stephen Colwell. ;.
On motion the chairman was added to the |
committee. '';-''- - 50 e '+':'''r'l
Mr.. Woodruff offered the following reso--
utiOn, which was unanimously adopted 10,
Resolred, That Hon. T.. 7. ,Allain, of this
'arish, be and he is hereby appointed
committee of one to proceed to the city Of |
@ew Orleans and confer with the Com
handing General of, the department., his
xcellencv the Governor, and Hon. l.. A.
Viltz, Mayor of New Orleans and chair
nan of the relief committee of the State.
o represent the necessity of immediate re-
let being furnished to the destitute and |
uffering families of this parish.
On motion, the store Uf G., B. Smith, ad-
,iniDg the Courthouse grounds, was So
'cted as general depot of the relief COM
littee for supplies.