The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-06-07
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
POLICE JURY.
FRANKLIN, La. June 3, 1902.

following members present:
John Ibert, President.
H. Delhaye. LIST ward
TT Frere, End ward
r E Milling. 3rd ward
CT Henagriff, 4th ward
Henry Hausmann. 5th ward
JR Drackett. 9th ward
BO'Brien, 9th ward
| Alfred FOrtier, 7th ward
| Absent. A Robichaux. 3rd ward.
The minutes of May 5th and 18th were
read and approved.
DR.. T. F. Frere, chairman OF the spe-
cial committee to whom was referred the
| petition Of citizens of the 7th ward IN
reference to opening coulce Isle Canard
reported that they had investigated the
matter and recommended that the $l4O
held by Mr. Fortier be turned into the
parish treasury Immediately and that as
soon as the dredge gets out OF the canal
that this amount be turned over to some
responsible person to be selected by the
people of that locality to be expended in
opening coulee Isle Canard.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the report was received, the recommend
alton adopted and committee discharged.
DR.. Frere, chairman of the committee
to receive propositions for furnishing
the necessary funds to run the parish re-
ported that the following proposition
from the First National Bank of Frank
lin was the lowest received and recon.
mended that it be accepted:
Franklin, La, June 3, 1902.
To the Police Jury Of the Parish Of St,
Mary:
We will cash the obligations of the
parish of st. Mary when properly regis
tered and numbered without discount
upon the agreement of the police jury to
pay us interest on each item from date
cashed until paid at the rate of Z per
cent. per annum. H. 8. PALFREy,
Cashier First Nat. Bank, franklin, La.
On motion Of Mr. Hausmann seconded
and carried, the proposition of the First
National Bank was accepted. the secre-
tary instructed to notify Mr.. Palfrey OF
the action of the jury and the committee
discharged.
Mr.. OBrien, chairman of the commits
tee to look into the Morgan City ferry
asked for further time, upon motion duly
seconded and carried, said request was
granted.
DR.. Frere, chairman of the committee
to ascertain the exact indebtedness of
the parish reported that they had care
fully checked up the warrants and vouch-
ers in the hands of the treasurer and find
his books correct. that they were unable
to say what the exact indebtedness of
the parish is but that there is money
enough in the treasury to pay all war
rants dow to and including warrant No.
524 and they recommend these warrants
he issued and paid.
On motion duly seconded and carriad
the report of the committee was received
its recommendation adopted and they
were instructed to destroy in the presence
of the jury all of the checked up warrants
and vouchers of the treasurer and give
the treasurer a quietus,
DR.. Frere and Mr.. Hausmann, then in
the presence of the jury burnt the war
rants and vouchers and issued to the
treasurer a qu;etus.
On motion of Mr.. Milling seconded by
Mr.. Fortier, the names of Mrs. Stewart,
NJ. Hall, Calvin Harris, Dan Murphy.
VIM Jones and Mrs. Aucoin were ordered
stricken from the pauper roll of the
parish.
On motion of Mr.. Milling duly Sec
onded and carried the time for receiving
sealed bids for working the public road
was extended until Monday, June 9Th.
1902, at IL o'clock m. and that com.
mittee of three with the president as chair
man, be appointed to receive all bids
submitted that they meet at the court
house in Franklin on the above date and
open the bids and if in their Judgment it
was necessary that the president be in
structed to call special meeting of the
police jury to act upon them.
The president appointed on the above
committee Messrs. Drackett and Hena-
griff.
On motion of Mr.. Milling duly Sec
onded and carried the secretary was in
structed to write to the Cumberland
Telephone Company in reference to their
charging the parish for a box in the
court house.
On motion Mr.. Hausmann was appoint
ed committee of one to purchase mat
ting for the court room and approaches.
The following bills we're approved and
ordered registered:
j B Sanders, claim No l, boarding
prisoners for May 1901 20
J B Sanders, claim No 2, repairing
parish stable. 1000
J B Sanders, claim No 3, salary
for May. ........... ...... 80 50
] B Sanders, claim No 4, attend
ance on circuit court. ......... 1900
] B Sanders, claim No S attend
ance on district court. -. 80. IS 90
W K Wilson. claim No 6, salary
as legal advisor to police jury. SO 80
Frere & Foster, claim No Z, medi.
cine for Jail. 80. 90. 900. SIS
Frere & Foster. claim No 8, medi.
cine for Jail ............ ...... 265
st Mary Banner. claim no 8, Off
cial journal. %. ........ ...... SO 25
J Breaux, claim no 10 repairing
Jail End ward. 80. :. 500
h E Milling claim no II services
as police juror. :. .......... Is 90
NJ Bell, claim no IL supplies to jill $50
g. IL =" - 3 So
Trellue Cypress Lum Co Ltd claim
no IA road work 5th ward. II IS
J ONiell, claim NO Is suppl to Jail IA 60
Franklin Electric Light & Power
Co. claim 16 light in iail 10 90