Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-10-27

this day at the Court House of the
Parish with all the memhe,s pres
ent.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting were, on motion
duly seconded. dispensed with.
IA r~ti.. Mr.. J. b. Ferchaud,
duly Sc ,.,t'. the following reSo.
lnsiun As.> .,tn>ted: Whereas, Act
No. 40 ~ the General Assembly OF
Loni>iana, approved May 9th.,1S77,
,euujgrs 1T. Police Juries of the
several Parishes OF the State to pro.
vide f4r. ana 10 execute all repairs
! necessary III ne Levees in their res
i,ccj,vc p#ll~sles; and requires the
State l~In@ih"ars to survey the LIE
wees il The state, and to report to
I The Police ,Jnries the extent of such
repairs, with estimates and specific.
atioms, and hat said report has not
yet been Submitted to the Police
jury Of this Parish.
BE it therefore resolved: That
the President be required 10 call
nlron the thief State Engineer for
the report required by Section 1 of
tt3a ut at)ve referred to; and that
he he further requested to inform
sai1 Engineer that since his inspec-
tion OF sI,e levees of this Parish.
several breaks and other accidents
lave occurred, which require his i'm
mediate stention.
| Resolved: that all repairs which
may he necessary to the levees in
this Parish shall be made by the
Synti.cs If the wards in which such
work shall have to he made, under
the Supervision and control OF the
member OF the Police Jury OF such
ward, WHO shall approve all bills for
expenses incurred thereby.
On n1otion Of NJ. j.. \. Druilhet,
duIy seconded, the following resolu-
! ton WAS adopted: Whereas, it has
come 10 the knowledge OF this body
tina q petition is being circulated
lot tie purpose Of taking the sense
y: the Taxpayers If tlis Parish
:slik gard to the Hising Il funds
for the repairs of l~evees, so as to
conform to the requirements of Act
No. 14O approved May 9th. 1877,
1}e it therefore resolved: that the
Secretary of this body he requested
10. furnish a copy Of said petition to
ench member Of the Police Jury.
who shall attend to the signing OF
tic same by the Taxpayers OF his
ward.
On motion Of Nj. j. p. Ferchaud.
daily seconded, the following resolu'
tiun was adopted:
Resolved, that a committee Of
three be appointed by the Presid
elst for the purpose of preparing or
dinances on the subject of cuts ma
lie in the levces in this Parish and
to regulate the manner of making
such cuts in the future, for the pur
pose Of irrigating rice lands or fol-
other purposes; That said commit
tee be instructed to report said or
dinances or regulations at the mex
meeting of the Police jury.
In compliance with the above re
solution the President appointed
the following members to form til,
Committee:
J. B. Ferchaud, F. Waguespacl
end Henry johnson.
Or motion duly seconded, it wa
Resolved: that Il Committee of three
he appointed by the President t.
examine the accounts OF V. Miles
IN hands of F. 2. Poche Esq, Will
the power Of hearing arguments OF
both sides.
In accordance with the above re
, solution, the following member
were appointed on said Cofiimittee
!, j. A. Druilhet, Thos. Mooney ant
d. Leblanc.
On motion duly seconded, the fol
lowing report was adopted:
st. James, Oct. 10TH, 1877.
, To the President and Members 9
; the Police Jury Of the Parisl
of st. James:
: The undersigned COMMITTEES az
> pointed to examine and approx
claims prior to 1877 against tn
parish, beg leave to make the TO
lowing report: The Committee ar
] unable to make q final report TO
the following reasons: n: 5. La1
dry, ex-president of tie Police Jl
~, had III his possession the paris
4 Treasurer registration book and tn
bills paid into tbs Treasury pr'o
to 1870 and he refused to lellye