Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-04-03
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
POLICE JURY.
Parish of St. John the Ba, ,kist,
April Ist 1875.

Parish of St. John the Bal Dist
April Ist 1875.
Pursuant to a call Of the president
the jury met ut the Court House, th'
roll was called and the followin;
members answered their names
DIV. Williams, Geo. w. Combs ant
John Cayolle absent, G. Duhe.
The minutes of last meeting wer.
: read and approved.
The president states the object Of
the meeting to be a further conside.
ration Of the repairs to he made up.
on the Court House; the report Oi
the secretary in the premises was
then read, as follows:
"To the president and members OF
the Police Jury of the Parish of St
John the Baptist.
n herewith submit my report upon
the subject matter contained in a
resolution Of your body adopted nj
its last meeting, authorizing and d.
recting me to advertise for sealed
proposals for repairing the Court
House and building a shed in the
court yard for the accommodation OF
horses and vehicles. The actual repairs
necessary upon the Court
found vestigation Y. .-si,sa ~
far greater amount of labor and
expenses required than outside ap-
pearances indicated, and which I
have enumerated as follows:
"lst. The slate roof in different
places.
"2nd. The two gable windows to be
closed up with tight door.
"3rd. Six window sills.
"4th. Both upper and lower sills on
the end of the upper gallery.
18th. Two new gallery upper pillars.
r6th Front gallery sill, partially
renewed. Onna
nth. The gallery fi00i VA noor
in Slnrfff7s office, and ceiling in Jail
er's rUoss repaired.
"stlr. Ceiling on gallery walls and
ceiling Of interior rooms, replastered
where necessary.
nth. A portion Of the outward
brick wall of the Court House paint
ed with cement.
10th. Glass in doors and windows,
where broken, to he replaced and
oil incidental work necessary to these
repairs.
'"rhe shed was ordered to be1
90x2O feet, extending from the frQ/b
corner of the Court House, 9V-t.
East, 10 #. high at the caves :; fosed
up at both ends rear and froH -leav-
ing on front ten foot ope2hg the
entire length; and all n )er neces-
sary considerations TOT Bnstitute a
substantial building. ~
"All the above lonnt of work
could not we'll b enumerated in
the notice for y ds; | therefore
drew up plans asl specifications of
the same, whiA fled in my Office
inviting bidjssV attention thereto.
During the r pygiven in the public
notice, l rel Eed the following pro-
posals, viii 4 herewith submit for
your cons Ieration, IA follows:
~. Fl bm Messrs Manetta e. Ro-
drigue@ or the repairs OH the Court
HouA j herein enumerated 81 $4,000
~ from John Casey, OF New Or
leak for the same e-....-..S 750m
fFor building the shed, but one
"a, that Of Mr.. TbOs. Hasam. Of New
orleans, for. SOO.W
Respectfully subDitted.
"A. C. BABCOCK,
"Secretary Police Jury"
On motion of John Cayolle, and
upon further considering the report
in open jury, the said repairs to the
Court House were ordered to be ad-
indicated t0 Mr.. John Casey, and
that his bid be accepted for the price
stated, to wit: $4,000. 1t il further
ordered that the bid Of Thomas Ha-
sam, of asOO, ,OO, for building the shed,
Ike accepted; and that the secretary
notify these parties in the premises.
Further, on motion of Mr. Cayollc,
the secretary of the jury Is hereby
authorized and empowered to enter
into and sign and complete the neces-
sary contract with the parties to
whom the work has lern adjndicated,
with full pewer to him hereby de-
signated on behalf of the Police Jury,
and to assume n general supervisory
control over the same; and further
Resolved that to promptly meet the
payment Of the expenses ofsaid work,
that all of the remaining contingent
fund, now unandited for 1878, be and
the same In hereby set inside to he
used exclusively therefor, r,--and that
the andit0r il hereby fo, hidden to
hereafter draw against the said con-
tingent fund for any other purpose |;
and that all ordinances and resolu-
tions heretofore adopted by the Police
Jury in conflict herewith be and they
arc hereby repealed, and that these
ordinances take effect from this day.
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