The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-07
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
POLICE JURY.

FRANKLIN, La, Feb. 3, 1903.
The Police Jury met this day il
regular session, present John M
Ibert, presiding, with the follow
ing mem bers present: A. G. For
tier. Alyrc Robichaux, K. +. Mil
ling, G. Z. Henagriff, Henry Haus.
mann. j. T. Drackett, B. O'Brien
Simon Leopold and H. Delhaye
Absent, +. F. Frere.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
tlioved by Mr.. Hausmann Sec
ondcd by Mr.. O'Brieh that the re.
quest Of the iberia and st. Mary
Drainage Commission be granted
for lumbe needed for building the
bridge to span the Grevembere
canal.
The Clerk of the police jury is
ordered 10 correspond with Mr..
Al.ers and request him to buy all
the lam Der necessary ,and send the
bill to the police jury.
Motion by Mr.. Milling that the
application of Messrs. Barnett &
Bell to be permitted to cross the
Gypremort public road, near the
town of Baldwin, with tram road.
be granted upon the condition that
they construct a suitable crossing
over said tramway, and to main
tain the crossing curing the TIM
that they maintain the road upon
said public rond; that after they
cease to use the said tramway,
then they remove the same and
place the road in the same condi-
ton that it was before. Above
motion was carried.
Moved and duly seconded that
certain warrants. presented by tie
Secretary be burned, which were
burned in the presence of the po-
lice jury In the presence Of all the
members present.
The following resolution was Of
tered and unanimously adopted.
BE it resolved by the police
Jury Of the Parish of st. Mary,
that Messrs. Drackett and O'Brien
be appointed a committee OF two
to interview Mr.. Gautreaux this
afternnon and require him to fur
nish the bond called for in his
contract, to work the public roads
of the Parish. by IL o'clock to-
morrow, the 4th Of February, and
upon his failure to furnish said
bonds then that the proposition to
contract with him, be, and the
same IL recint ed, and the COM
mittec shall notify the President
Of the police jury of the result of
their conference and whether. or
not the bond is furnished. In case
il is not furnished, then the Presi-
dent Of the police jury shall in.
form each member of the police
jury, by telephone, that said con-
tract has failed, on account of the
failure Of the said Gautreaux to |
furnish the bond required, and in |
that event, each member of the
police jury shall be authorized to
use such means as is necessary to
~. -. 49, Sauso ~ 'nciI IesPec-
i've Walns IN condition and shall
e aut iron % expend, during the
yeac iSV0, on said roads the sum
q Szo per mile.
Inc loiiowing resolution was of
iereo ana unanimously adopted:
~ y resolved by the police jury
q the parrish OF st. Mary, thatl
Wnefoas complaint has been made
g tne ponce jury, that the plant
ers along Bayou Sale and Cypre-
mort nave constructed dams across
lne oayous thereby interfering
yiel tne draining OF the public
seh1ss therefore be 1t resolved that
al. nenagrin oe appointed a COM
lnitsee OF one to look into this 1
i 9aster on bayoxeale, and if, inl
~ luogment, such is the fact to
vunsult "asn the planters, with
20 the removal of the
'aals anu 20 report to the next
nss.."f y !, .ne ponce jury.
I. so - !. iul1ner resolved that
~ rn oaf - s's ~ g \. appointed a