Louisiana capitolian., 1880-03-13
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.

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Tuesday, March 9th, 1880.
Regular meeting Of the Jury.
Present-Mr. Fergus Gardere, Presi-
dent; and Messrs. Carmena, Montegudo,
Millican, Nesblt, Burnett, Roberts and
Graham.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
BY Mr.. Graham
WHEREAS, The bridge across the Comite
known as Roberts or Graham bridge is
in bad condition and the temporary
braces, recently put in, are no safeguard
against the usual Spring freshets; there
fore, be it
Resolred, That one hundred and fifty
dollars (or so much thereof as may be
needed) be and is hereby appropriated
for the repairs of said bridge.
Resolved further, That the President
appoint a committee with power to pra-
ceed at once with repairs Of said bridge.
The foregoing was adopted, same to be
paid from first money collected and set
aside for bridges.
The following committee was appoint
ed to let out and receive the above work:
Messrs. r. +. Ambrose, l. J. David and
G. F. Graham.
Under the head of unfinished business
a vote was taken to whom should be
awarded the public printing; resulting,
Advocate, A; Capitolian, 3. The Advo-
cate was declared the official journal of
the parish for the ensuing year.
Reso1red, That the President of the
Police Jury shall address communica-
cation in his official capacity to the
House Of Representatives objecting to
the passage of the bill advertised by
Representative Robertson giving relief
to the taxpayers of the Amite and Comite
Rivers and Sandy Creek, in so much as
to relieve the said parties from the pay
ment of parish taxes, for the reason that
it would be special legislation, as all
planters in the parish living on other
water courses suffered at the same time,
and to give general relief would cripple
the parish finances and be an injustice
to the tax payers who have already paid
their taxes.
The above was adopted. Mr.. Millican
and Mr.. Roberts recording their votes
against the resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts the pauper
list was revised, and the following par
ties placed thereon: Luvinia Taylor,
Ben Scott, Mrs. Street, Mrs. Brashear,
L. Carpenter, Seymour, Ann Holden,
Jack Roach, Agnes Allison, Betsy john
ston, Isaac Mitzener, F. Lloyd, Jesse
Cooper, Sara Bluford, Ennice Borsky,
Ben Hooper, NJ. Balsinger, Melia, VIM
Hurls, John Keown, Daniel Young, Es-
ther Scott, Almedia Watson, S. A. An
MELLON, Rose Whitehead, Priscilla Tucker,
Laura Foster, Hannah.
A petition from Josephine Hooper for
her two orphan sisters was referred to
Messrs. Roberts, Fisher and Graham.
A petition asking for a public road
from Jesse NJ. Fairchild's upper place to
to the Clinton or Liberty road at or near
the plantation of w. J. Westbrook, Sr..
was granted; provided, the same should
cost the parish nothing, and the following
named free holders were appointed to
Iay ont the said road: Messrs. Bard Fair
child, Adam Somcrs, Thos. Stockwcll,
Jeff. West brook, Leander Browning,
Charles Arthur.
MIR. Roberts moved that the residue of
the bridge fund ($85O) be equally divi-
ded between wards 3, 4, S, 6, II 8, O.
adopted.
The Parish Auditor was ordered to ad-
vertise for sealed bids for making the
COPY of Assessment Roll for 1880.
A communication from w. II. GOOdale,
Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of
the Louisiana State University and Ag-
rcultural and Mechanic College, enclos
ING extract from the minutes Of said
Board was read.
The following bills were allowed: