The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-24
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE POLICE
JURY.
FRANKLIN, La, Jan. 20, 1908.

siding John M. Ibert, president
Members present: J. R. Drackett
Brou O'Brien, Simon Leopold
Thos. F. Frere, Henry Hausmann,
R. E. Milling, Alyre Robichaux,
C. T. Henagriff, and Alfred g.
Fortier. Absent, Hubert Delhaye.
The President stated that the
object of the meeting was to con-
slider the advisability OF erecting
a new court house for the parish
of st. Mary.
| On notion: duly seconded the
following resolution was adopted,
to-wit:
Whereas, on the nth day of
January, 1902, there was an Or
dinance adopted by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Mary au-
thorizing a contract with the j..
Riley Gordon Company and the
Alfred Fucker Company Of asso-
ciated architects, by which it was
agreed that contract should be
entered into between the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Mary and
said architects for plans and spe-
cifications for the erection of a
| court house in the Parish of St.
Mary and whereas it was agreed
that said contract should be en-
tered into during the year 1902 and
whereas no contract has been en-
tered into by the Parish and no
steps taken by the J. Riley Cor
don Company, Limited, to pre-
pare any plans or specifications
for a court house in the Parish of
St. Mary, and whereas a member
Of the j. Riley Gordon, Company,
Mr.. w. L. Stevens is no longer
connected with the j. Riley Cor
don Company,
Therefore be it resolved that the
resolution on motion passed by
the said Police Jury on the nth
day of January, 1902, authoriz-
ing a contract to be entered
into between the Parish of st.
Mary and said parties, be and
the same is hereby abrogated
and repealed, and that the
Police Jury of said Parish now de-
declare that it is free to act with
reference to any plan it sees ct in
the adoption of plans for new
court house.
Upon motion of Mr.. Milling duly
seconded, be it resolved that the
Parish of st. Mary being sadly in
need of a new court house for said
parish that it is the sense of this
body that it is necessary to erect a
new court house in the town of
franklin, the parish site of said
parish during the year 1903 or Al
soon as practicable.
All citizens having been pre-
viously invited to attend thi
meeting and express their view
with reference to erecting a couI
house Mr.. John Paul Baldwi
stated that he appeared for th
purpose of protesting against I'd
erection of such building.
Other citizens present urge
upon the Police Jury the absolu(
ne ty of eree ting q new COT
house.
And after hearing, a vote d
above resolution was taken ar
resulted as follows: Ayes: Mi
lin, Drackett, O'Brier, Leopold
Hausmann, Robichaux, Henagri
Messrs. Frere and Fortier aid
voted aye, but asked to go d
record as voting aye on conditio!
that said court house be bull
without any further taxation To-
the citizens OF the parish.
1t was moved by Mr.. Milling
and duly seconded and carried
that the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. Mary construct q new court
house, a fire proof brick or stone
building, on the present site of the
old court house, in the town of
Franklin, the cost of said building
including all necessary furniture,
fixtures, improvements to the
grounds and costs of plans and
specifications not to exceed the
sum Of one hundred and ten thous-
and dollars to be paid ten thousand
dollars cash on the completion of
the building and the remainder in
ten equal annual installments.
The deferred payments to bear in
terest at four per cent. per annum
from maturity.
On motion duly seconded the
President is instructed to advertise
in the Times-Democrat and Plea
yune of New Orleans and in the
official journal of the Parish of St.
Mary for plans, specifications
and estimates of said building
same to be submitted on the 10th
day of February, 1908.
On motion duly seconded a |
committee Of three, including the
President, was appointed to be
known as the building committee.
with Mr.. Milling as chairman
thereof, to answer all communi-
cations relative to plans and spe-
cifications. The President ap-
pointed the following committee:
r. E. Milling, chairman, Henry
Hausmann and John M. Ibert.
On motion duly seconded the |