The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-10-27
IBERIA AND ST. MARY DRAIN
AGE BOARD.


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session at the office of Mr. A. l.. Monno
with the following members present
) President A. L. Monnot, l.. A. Moros
J. c. Akcrs, john Murphy and Chas "A
Porson. Attorney 4. L. Milling, 0
Franklin, also in attendance.
A communication from Arthur schcx
nayder, appointing Fred X. Underwoo,
his assistant, was read, and on motion
of Chas. A. Porson seconded by JOIN
Murphy and carried the aprpointmen
was confirmed.
The minutes of'tiie previous meeting
Oct. 9Th, were read, and On motion GUY
seconded were approved and accepted as
| read.
| On motion of L. A. Morcsi, seconded
and carried, the President was author
lied to examine bills for printing, and if
found correct approve same.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that ii committee composed Of G. \.
Poirson and l.. A. Moresi be appointed
for the purpose of examining the month
ly report of Engineer J. +. kerrigan
and that said committee shall report at
the next regular meeting.
Following is the monthly report Of
Engineer J. f. keriigan:
To the Hon. Board Iberia. and st Mary
n q ,rp | - - { an ,-i4
Gcntlemen-Ycu will find attached
statement Of work done for the month
Of September ~ 'lreGgc boat known as
No. l, which is dredging between HUI
bertvile bridge and Rose Town road
and ask the same to be aCceptct, am
proud to say that said work is mere salts
factory than previous, both to contracts
ors and engineers, and am satisfied will
be TO your Honorable Board. The drcdre
after two weeks repair resumed work
and has eNcavated 4 distance Of 1900
feet. spent three days doing cross
section work at lower end of canal,
where dretige boat No. is working. The
dredse has cut its way from where ii
was left ~ lie tow boat. a distance Of
1900 feet.
There being such small amount Of
earth eXcavated, which contractors are
to get credit for that thought would
wait until | made ont this months cstim-
ate aud include said amount, also at
tachct in statement. of yards to he cx-
cavatcd ana amount washed out by ia
ture at Bayou Casburgo. l have made |
plans and specifications for bridges to be
built by your Honorable Board and |
with the assistant of Mr. Poirson, sue
ceeded III getting three bids. Thanking |
yonr Honorable Beard for the interest |
you have taken in carrying the election
which was OF So much Importance to |
al Concerned, remain yours rcspcctful> !
y, !. Il. kEERIGAS, Engineer
Estimate Of work done by dredge &c. |
|, from station 2GJ to 303 distance ex-
awaited 1900 feet. amount of yards ex-
awaited 13,ilG To be added to main
ANAL, distance to he added to profile.
,2ls feet. Amount saved hy bayou,
'9,211 yards. Actual amount to be ex-
awaited, Go, 795.
}. f. kERRIGAN, Engineer.
On motion, duly seconded and carried,
he following resolution was adopted.
BE it resolved by the Iberia ana st,
larry Drainage Board that whereas, the
i'm OF Rogers & Wright has been dis
Owed and the said j. L. Rogers has un~
crtakeD to complete the contract origin
!ly entered into between Rogers &
Wright, Now, therefore, A. t. Monnot,
resident, is hereby authorized to sign
ontract with J. E. Rogers alone, instead
Rogers & Wright, and to ACCEPT his
ond for $40, 900 for the faithful per-
ormance of said contract
On motion Of l.. A. Morcs seconded
nd carried the following resolution was
iopted.
BE it resolved by the Iberia and st.
AIRY Drainage District, That whereas,
resolution of the Board of Commits.
oners Of the said District adopted on
'e 23rd day of August, 1900, by which
opposition was submitted to the prop C
ty tax payers of the Iberia and st. l.
airy Drainage District at the election =
I'D for that purpose on the ninth day T
ctober, 1900, to incur an Indebtedness a
500 600; to issue interest bearing $:
sotlable bonds to the amount of $780,
. and to levy and assess a five mill tax
ION all property subject to State taxa> :.
N situated i'll the said drainage district =
period Of thirty years, was ,,nanim-
sly carried by the vote of the property n
payers voting ut said election: now W
order to carry out the proposition u
and ratified by the property 81
payers at said election as aforesaid. N
section /. Therefore be it resolved Inv Ii
Iberia and st. Mary Drainage Dis. &C
ct that Il debt of S10D Cla ho o,J IL ! :.