The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-09
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La, January 9Th. 1904.

The police jury met this day with th'
following members present: }. NJ. lbert
president; J. r. Drackett, H. Dclhaye
| b O'Rricn A Fortier {, I. Hcn"grlf
| Simon Leopold A. Robichaux and X r
Milling. Absent, Henry Hausmann AND
DR.. r. F. Frere.
The minutes of the lasi meeting were
read and approved, upon motion of Mr.
| O'Brien. duly seconded, Mr.. Ditch wa,
authorized to change the public road IL
the sixth ward in front of his cattle per
for distance of thirteen hundred feet, be
to put the road in good condition as II
now is, without expense to the Parish.
| Motion carried.
| On motion of Mr.. Robichaux, duly
seconded Thomas Murphy and his wife
I, were placed on the pauper list a. 20 pei
| month. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien. duly sec
onded. Susan Rise was placed or the
paupers' list at 81 per month. Motion
carried.
twas moved and seconded that in the
future the voting precincts shall be
known as per amended law of 1902:
list ward 1st precinct Clarendon formerly
End precinct.
list ward md precinct, Cypremort Landing
formerly LIST precinct.
md ward LIST precinct, Glencoe, formerly
Bird precinct.
end ward End precinct, Louisa, formerly
4th precinct.
3rd ward 1st precinct, Franklin, formerly
9th precinct.
Srd ward 2nd precinct, Baldwin, formerly
5th precinct.
4th ward LIST precinct, CentreVIiie, formerly
It'll precinct.
XII ward 1st nrnoipct Patterson formerly
10th precinct.
9Th ward lst precinct, Morgan City, former
ly 18th precinct.
9th ward 2nd precinct, Amelia, formerly
18th precinct
It'll ward LIST precinct, Julien Store, for
merly l4th precinct.
Sth ward list precinct, Berwick, formerly
14th precinct.
Motion carried
On motion. duly seconded, Mr.. BIGGER
was authorized to index the mortgages
beginning the LIST of January, 1904 to the
end at the rate of 81 cents per act. Mo-
ton carried. ...-... =.
The following resolution was adopted
| that the health officer is authorized to
spend 81 900, or as much thereof as
| needed within the next sixty days to
stamp out small pox disease in the Par
ish of St. Mary; for the purpose of car
ring out the resolution the money thus
expended shall be paid to the person to
whom it is due upon representation of an
| iremized bill approved by the health Of
| icer, DR.. A. }. Smith, to the president
! of the police jury and chairman of the
finance committee, who shall approve
such claim when correct and cause to he
| registered and paid, adopted
T. l,1 hrf Nr
Naquin ba paid the salary of SIS per
month for services rendered in 3rd ward.
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that q committee
he appointed to check up the banks and
pay the indebtedness of the Parish. Mo-
ton carried.
The president appointed the following
committee: Henegritf. Ibert, Drackett
and the secretary.
The following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved, by the Police Jury of
the Parish of st. Mary, that John NJ
Ibcrt, president of said police jury, is
hereby authorized to advertise for bids
for the working Of the public roads of
the Parish of St. Mary, for one year,
from February 18th, 1904, to February,
!ObN.. lObJ. UluS " NC ICCclscu LOT tUC
working Of same as will hereinafter APP
pear.
bids will be received for the work
ing of all The public roads of the Parish
Of st. Mary. maintaining all dredges, cut
ting all bitches, in fact doing everything
connected with working said roads.
Bids will be received as aforesaid
for working the roads in the 4th, 5th,
9Th, and Sth., wards of the Parish Of
St. Mary.
3. Bids will be received for working
the roads as aforesaid in the LIST 2nd.,
3rd., and It'll, wards of the Parish of St.
Mary.
bids will be received for the work
ing the public roads as aforesaid III the
4th.. and 9TH, wards.
5.-Bids will be received as aforesaid
for the 9Th. and Slh., wards.
6.-Bids viii! he received as aforesaid
for the 3rd.. and LIST, wards.
Bids will be received as aforesaid
for the End. and It'll. wards.
8-Rids will be received for working
the roads as aforesaid for each ward in
the Parish separately.
All parties desiring to bid for work on
the public roade will be allowed to file
bids upon each and every one
OF the above named propositions. and
what is meant by working the roads
herein. is that the person agreeing to
perform the service shall keep the roads
IN good repair. cut all necessary bitches
and ontlets. keep all dredges repaired
and in good condition, haul the material
for said dredges from the depot or saw
mill, the Parish to furnish the bridge |
material at its own cost. but all labor to
be performed by the contractor, and the
said roads and bitches shall be kept in |
such a manner and in such condition as |
to be satisfactory to the police Jury of |
st. Mary.
The pro rata of the contract price for |
The working of said roads snail be paid !
monthly at the meeting OF the police
Jury.
All Lids must be sealed, and bids will
'e received up to the opening of the
police jury on the first Tuesday in Feb
uary, 1904, at which time ali bids will
'e opened and considered, the police
ury rcserving the right to accept or re-
ect any or all bids.
The successful bidder or person whose
proposition to work the road is accepted
hall be required to enter into writ
en- CONTRACT with the president of the
Olice jury, embndyiDg the above c0ndi.