The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-09-07
Police Jury.

Regular Meeting Of the Police Jury Of
the Parish OF st. Martin. held Septem-
Der 2rd 1889.
The Meeting was called to order. were
present Hon. Eug. A. Duchamp Pres. and
Messrs. Savoy. st. Germain aud Ledoux
Absent: Mr.. Chs. GutekunSt.
The Minutes Of the last Meeting. Au-
| gust 9th 1889, were read and approved.
was read. communication from the
Dlebold Lock Il Safe Co. of Canton, Ohio,
| by which said Co. declines 10 accept the
Contract entered upon at last meeting
with Mr.. ). W. Green their special Agent,
Tor steel Cages etc. the sole and only given
reason. being the indefinite deferment of
payment of notes given to be furnished
and subscribed by the President.
The Police jury admitting the Omis-
SION that has been made now passes the
following Resolutions;
he 1t resolved, That in case of necessity
II would be optional on the part of the
Police Jury of ST. Martin to extend one
year the payment Of either, one of the
notes to be subscribed by the President
III payment Of balance due to the Die.
bold Lock d Safe Co.. for Jail Cells etc
to be put up by said Co., as per Contract
signed IN duplicate on the ath. day of
August A. D. 1850.
BE 1t further resolved That further
extension Of thirty days be allowed to
said Co., for the delivery Of said Cells
etc. To the Parish and that a copy of above
RESOLUTIONS forthwith forwarded by the
clerk to MIR. 4. Roy, Agent, New Orleans.
La. together with contract which had
been by him returned TO the president.
The Sheriff, Tax Collector offers state
ment showing amount by him collected
by operation Of Act No. 50 of the General
Assembly of 1888.
On motion Of Mr.. Savoy seconded by
Mr.. st. Gerlnain voted and carried. Be
1t resolved, That said amount of S139O.7O
be llr-t applied to pay the per diem and
mileage Of Jurors serving on this Sep
tember term Of the District Court.
Be it resolved, That the District Judge
be notified of said above resolution with
request to inform the Jurors should he
find it proper.
The President was authorized TO have
a balcony opened or made at the Court
House and have such repairs made so as
to close or shut properly said Court
House.
Hereafter, cake, gIlmbo. coffee or other
,tdhuo VIII W. plOIlDll"u vi lnt Square
Of the Court House. The Sheriff is re-.
luested to have the same removed when
put up.
Many parties having made it apparent
to this body that it would be to the gem
nral interest to have the road opened
from Lake CatahOuIa to Kings planta-
ton pledging themselves that the open
ing of said road will be- without any ex-
pense whatever to the parish.
BE ii then ordered, That this said road
be opened by Mr.. S. Y. Martin, Parish
surveyor This is ordered because il il
TO this body that this road
will open to settlement about $1,000
acres Of land.
1t being now o'clock p. VI. recess
Tor dinner was taken until 3O'clock p. M.
Evening Session At 3 o'clock p. m.
he meeting was called to order, Mr. Le-
lOux was dispensed attending evening
meeting.
The Clerk reports that he has, as in
'tructed so TO do dispensed of the con-
ract for keeping Bridge at ST. Martins
.ille which was adiudicatpd to Mr.. ChaS.
4. VOORHEES, for the sum Of one hundred
iOllirS u year.
The bond Of MIR, VOOrhies was accepted
~ the President. The books Of the Trea-
;urer We're examined, found correct and
There being no further business to
this meeting was adjourned.
a true copy from the minutes.
AUG. MARhIST,
Clerk L. j.