Louisiana capitolian., 1879-08-16
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
or THE
POLL OH JURY.

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POLICE jury Room, j
Parish Of East Baton Rouge,
Aug. 18th, 1879.
Regular meeting Of the Jury.
The roll being called the following
named members answered to their
names:
Mr.. +. Gardcrc, President; and
Messrs. Perr0n, Fisher, Carmena.
Mohtegudo, .Millicah, Nesbit, Burnett
and Graham.
The minutes Of last meeting were
read and approved.
At suggestion Of the President Gil
bert A. Daigro was appointed Road
Overseer in place Of Abraham Cara
tine, and, on motion of Mr.. Montcgu-.
do, NJ. D. Dixon was appointed to re-
place j. N. LipscOmb. 7
A resolution relative to tho School
Fund, introduced by Mr.. Graham.
After being read was withdrawn, and
the following by Mr.. Carmena was
adopted: ~
BE 1t resolved, That ono and Il qiar-
ter mills on the dollar ofthc tax levied
and collectable this year be set apart
to the School Fund and that tho Au-
ditor be and is hereby authorized to
warrant in favor of the Treasurer Of
the School Fund for such amount as
has already been paid and also for
such other amounts that may be paid
in hereafter by the Tax Collector
propidetl, that this appropriation be
made on condition that the School
Board distribute the same to the sew,
eral wards according to the number Of
scloolablc children residing therein
adopted. ,oHJ aow
On motion the haAds on the places
Off. Ducote, George Fickland and
VIM. McCullum were declared subject
to road duty on the District extend
ing from the 9th Ward line to Ben
toms Ferry. .m4 ie 7l4qigo
A petition from sundry citizens,
praying that the right Of way on the
public road from Port Hickey conncc-
ting with tic Clinton and Port Hud-
son Railroad at the store of Jas. A.
Campbell be granted to w, $. Slaugh-
ter for the purpose Of constructing q
railway, was read and adopted and
petition fled. Mr.. Monhgudo was
excused from voting. 5qf
BY Mr.. Graham-Resolpcd, That
five hundred dollars or as much
thereof as may be necessary he and
is hereby appropriated out Of the con-
tingent fund for the purpose of buy
ing plank and spikes for repairing the
bridges throughout the parish and
that the Secretary be instructed to
order plank to that amount plank to
bo two by twelve, fourteen feet long.
The ayes and nays being called on
the adoption of the foregoing resolu-
ton resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Perron, Carmena,
Montesudo, Millican, Burnett and
Graham-6.
Nays-Mcssrs. Fisher and Ncsbit-2.
The resolution was therefore adOp-
tod. .g aYnja ..llH laos. t.
BY Mr.. Burnett-Resolred, That the
above mentioned $500 be divided
equally between tile eight country
wards and that the Road Overseers
are hereby instructed to make appli-
cation for lumber and spikes to the
member Of the Jury representing their
respective wards adopted.
Mack and Harriet Balsiegner were
ordered placed upon the lisr Of Indi-
gent Poor of the parish.
A communication from R0bt. Aricer,
Administrator Of improvements, rela-
tive to the pavements around the
Court House square was read and on
motion laid on the table subject to
call.
The 9Th ward of the parish was re-
districted and defined 40 as to read
as follows: Bounded on the north by
the lower line of the city of Baton
Rouge, from the foot of St. Ferdinand
street, extending eastward to the in
tcrscctlon of the east boundary line,
thence north along said line to Clay
Gut road--along said road to Wards
Creek, thence down said creek to Paul
lllcinpcter's lower line, and by said
lower line until it intersccts the mid
die highland road, thence up said
road to Aucoin's lower line, thence by
said line to Bayou Fountain, up
Bayou Fountain to DR.. Williams
lower line and up the Highland road
to the foot of St. Ferdinand street, tho
point Of starting. a ,te5
The jury then adjourned.
FERGUS GARDERE, President.
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