The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-06-08
SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 1901.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

The Police Jury met this day il
regular session with the following
members present: H. Delhaye
T. F. Frere, Jno. lbert, A. Robi.
chaux, j. K. Drackett. A. Fortier
Absent, G. T. Henagriff, J. F.
Lassus.
On motion duly seconded and
approved the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting was dis
pensed with.
The following ordinance was
introduced by Mr.. Draekett and
on motion MasGeceived and or
a3red placed on the minutes:
Ordinance authorizing the cutting
of a canal through the public
road.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish OF St.
Mary in regular session that the
right and privilege be, and the
same is hereby granted to Willard
O. Ditch, OF the Parish of St.
Mary, to dig canal through the
public road where it passes
through the property of Louque
Bourg, on the Bayou Boeuf in this
parish, for the purpose of getting
out tim Der and logs from the In
glewood and other properties in
the interior.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., that said canal shall not cx-
coed thirty-fivc feet in width and
shall only be deep enough to float
a dredge boat through the same;
and it is further provided that the
said canal shall be Immediately
bridged with bridge twenty feet
wide, and substantially built; ard
that after the passage of the
dredge boat from Bayou Boeuf to
the opposite side of said public
road, it shall be lawful for the
said Polio Jury on the advise of
the member thereof from the 9Th
Ward to require the said Ditch to
dam the said canal where it
crosses the public road, and to
keep the same substantially
damed until the said dredge boat
is withdrawn to Bayou Boeuf.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted that !
this right shall and can only be
exercised with the written con-
sent of the said Louque Bourg
who has property on each side of
the public road at the place where
the canal is to cross, and it shall |
only be exercised with the written |
consent of any other person who
may own land through which the
said canal may be cut; and pro-
vided further that in the event of
being required to dam the said
canal where it intersects the pub
lie road, the said Ditch shall also
be required to keep a substantial
flood gate, not to exceed six feet
in width through which cypress
timber may be passed.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., that no toll whatever shall be
charged in passing over the bridge
across said canal nor for the use
Of said canal for getting out TIM
Der.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained
ETC., that all ordinances or part
Of ordinances in conflict be, and
The same are hereby repealed.
Approved June 4th, 1901.
Property owners from the 9Th
ward are requested to appear at !
he next meeting of the Police =
Jury and institute any objection,
f they have any, to tn. above or T
linance..
Upon request the sheriff APP \
,eared before the Jury and stated 7
hat he had collected $3.50 on the !
,ehicle tax. =
On motion of A. Delhaye duly =
econded, Mrs. E. Maynard, ST.. O
I'd Mrs. E. Maynard, Jr., both of s
he fiEst ward, were placed on the
auper list with an allowance of
5 per month each. Motion car a
led. |.
The following bills were pre- y