The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-05-17


pointed committee>Af three to meet the
Franklin Drainage DbFict Board to as
certain their financial condition and re-
port same at their nekf regular meeting.
The following ordinance was presented
and passed:
ORDINANCE No. 6.
To authorize owners of property, owners
| or lessees of lands situated in the Par
| ish Of St. Mario erect rice fumes,
bitches, or aqdeducts across the public
road. providing the manner of erecting
same; providing for their maintenance;
making it misdemeanor not to com
ply with this ordinance.
Be it resolved, by the police jury of
the Parish of st. Mary in regular session
convened, that;
Whereas. the pebs e of the parish Of
st. Mary are beconhdk largely interested
in the cultivation of 1ce. and
Whereas, 1t is necessary to use the
waters of the Teche for the purpose OF
irrigating the lands on which the rice is
planted, and;
whereas, in ali most every Instance it
becomes necessary to cross the public
road or roads in order to convey the said
water to the land of the said plantation
for said irrigation purposes, therefore.
BE it ordained by the police jury of
the Parish of St. MA1
Section 1. That right of way be and
the same is hereby granted any person
across any public foad of the Parish of
ct. Mary for the purpose of erecting
aqueducts or rice fumes to convey water
from the bayou Teche to the lands to be
irrigated npon the following conditions,
viz: A
That said person shall make known
his intention to the member of the Police
Jury from the ward in which it is pro-
posed to erect said rice fumes, and shall
erect over Same a well constructed
bridge of not less than twenty feet in
width, of plank not 1bss than three inches
by s inches all pla = { to be securely
nailed to the sleepers; and such bridge
shall be maintained at the expense Of the
owner or lessee of tho property, who is
erecting the said fume, or aqueduct. dur~
ing it's continuance. and when discon-
tinued same shall be torn down and re-
moved and the road restored to its for
mer condition; all at the expense of the
owner or lessee of the property who
erects said fnme.
Sec. 2. That the approaches to the
bridges shall be built Of dirt and shall be
built of grade Of more than one
foot rise to every TIVE v feet in length
and shall be built with top twenty feet
wide and with a slope one and half
to one feet.
Sec. 3. Said person erecting said rice
fume, aqueduct or ditch. as aforesaid,
shall ditch and thoroughly drain the
public roads adjacent thereto, so as to
prevent the seepage water from the ir~
rigated fields or from the ditch or fume
from which it passes from flooding or
damaging the public roads.
Sec. 4. That any person in construct
ing rice flume, aquedfct or ditch. as
aforesaid, who fails tCtomply with the
provisions of this ord hance, or who in
any manner yiolateS bid provisions,
shall he guilty of al JIisdemeanor and
shall be subject to Indictment and per-
secution before the District Court, and
upon conviction shall suffer fine of not
less than Twenty-Five Dollars or more |
than One Hundred Dollar or. imprison.
ment in the parish III for term of not
both at the discretion of the court, and |
that such person tfius convicted shall |
also be condemned to pay all costs of
ances or parts of ord hoes in conflict |
repealed.
The committee appointed to invests
gate ferry privilege at Morgan City was
granted further time.
The committee appointed to get up
claim register made their report and were
and tho bills contracted by
them in securing this register were or.
dered paid.
The Clerk of police Jury was requested
10 get up a statement ashoXing the cost
of maintaining tho 4 hblf\ roads from
June 18th 1901 to dste y
Mr.. Frank Robertso was employed as
IN expert accountant to inspect the
BOOKS of the treasurer.
The following bills were presented and
approved:
Peter Unsworth. road 4th ward $50 50,
warrant SOL,
Alfred Fortier, jr, road I'd ward, l 10,
warrant 500.
Dale Jones, road ward. / 30, war
ant sos.
jo 81. 9 Lewis. insurance public build
ng $500. warrant 5O4.
i br T W Tarieton, inq Ressl s7, warrant
Franklin Light and bwef Co, tights, !
4, warrant sos.
John X. Drackett, road 6 ward, 1850.
variant 507. ssslls
o D Berwick, road 18th ward, Q 70,
Tarrant sos. IL
mt 509
Ben Trappe, road ward. IA 80. war {
INT $40.
J B Sewell. professional services, %,
!: It i, S. 50 road 81 r-''' 's4' var,
Clarke 4 Courts, supplies Clerks 81
e. 80 50. warrant 5l8.l ~ s
Garcia Stationary Co, clai register, 3
% warrant 61A. t