The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-03-21
Witnesses:
Louis ). BiXler,
+. N. Milling.


Witnesses:
Louis s. Bigler,
T. N. Milling.
Mr.. Drackett then moved that tie
report Of the committee he received
and the committee discharged with
a vote Of thanks. Mr. Leopold sec
onded the motion.
Mr.. Milling moved 10 amend by
saying that the report Of the CON-
miltce he received aud accepted and
the committee discharged with a
vote of thanks.
After much discussion Mr.. Milling
withdrew the amendment aud the
motion as ori quail = made was car
ricd by an unanimous vote Of all
members present.
Mr.. Hausnann then offered the
following resolution, which was duly
seconded by Mr.. Leopold:
Whereas, at meeting Of the Po-
lice Jury OF the Parish Of st. Mary,
in the month Of January, 1908, !.
resolution was passed declaring the
intention Of the sad Police Jury TO
erect new court house in the Town
of Franklin, Louisiana, and,
Whereas, since the passage Of said
resolution the country has been in.
jure.l by countinu"us rains, which
have prevented the planting Of crops
and seriously injured the crop pros
poets for the present year, and,
+ Whereas, the alIuvial SECTION Of
the State is seriously threatened by
an overflow and food from the MIS-
sissippi river, which is at An alarm
ing stage, and seriously threatens the
destruction OF the lrvees which pro-
tect our section from inundation,
and,
Whereas, if such calamity should
actually occur il would cause de-
vastation and ruin tu the planters "f
our parish, AS we'll rs great loss and
damage TO all classes Of citizens, and
would undoubtedly necessitatc The
expenditure of all surplus revenues
Of the parish Of St. Mary in building
levres and for other causes,
Therefore, while we, the Police
Jury Of the Parish or St. Mary, r.
cognize the necessity Of er. citing il
suitable court house Tor tn. Parish
we deem it inatlvisable 10 proceed
further with the project Of erecting
same 1T the present time,
Therefore, fpr these reasons, be
il received by the Police Jury of the
Parish Of St. Mary, in special SEES.
sion convened, that the building of
a court house in the town Of frank
lin, Parish Of st. Mary, be and the
same is hereby indefinitely post
poned.
A vote was taken and tue resoIu.
ton was adopted by an unanimous
vote OF oil the members present.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
j. M. lBERr, President.
RUDOLPH HANr, Secretary.
Franklin, La, Mch. 90, 1903.
The Police Jury Of the Parish of
st. Mary met this day in special SEES
sion, pursuant to n call of the
President.
Gen. F. +. Mylcs came before the
Jury aud made n statement with ref.
erence to the franchise for he cleo.
trio railway, and offered some
changes tn the advertisement and
said that unless the changes we're
made it would be impossible for him
10 bid on same, but that if the
changes were made in the frapcl,is e.
he would be bidder.
Mr.. J. B. Roberts, Superintend.
ent Of Public Education, came be-
fore the jury and asked that pro-
vision be made in the electric rail-
way franchise for . reduction of
fares for school children.
Moved BY Mr.. Drackett and sec.
,ndei by Mr.. HensgriR that the
amendments suggested by Gen.
u yles I've adopted. The motion was
carried and the amendments to I've
made IL the franchise are 10 follow
FIRST, allow "a months after sign
ny the contract 10 commence work
md SO months after th. expiration
{ the "a months to complete the |
Dad.
Second, the right 10 leave the road |
nd build along side of the road |
u a private riyht.of.wsy, secured |
nd paid for by the bidder.
Third, II the road 10 not completed
be entire distance within the time
peci6ed in the Contract the bidder
ill not forfeit thu ffanchiae I'm thu e