The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-11-11
lOFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

IOFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La, Nov. It'll, 1903.
The Jury met this day in regular
session, with the following members
present: J. A. Peterman, President
F. G. Marsh. Hy. Hausmann. Is.
Levy, r. E. Milling, B. O'Brien. y
AucOin. Hy. Penn and A. Allan. AD-
sent, Simon Leopold.
The minutes of the last meeting We're
read, and on motion duly seconded.
adopted.
The following communication from
DR.. Beverly w. Smith was read:
November. It'll. 1903.
To The Hon. The President. and Mem
bers of the Police Jury,
Gentlemen:-I have the honor to
submit this as my report as the Asst.
Health Officer of this parish. during
the recent visitation Of yellow fever.
have visited every infected point III
the parish with the following observa-
ton.
Amelia, eighty-scven cases. slX
deaths. Albania, one case.n deaths.
Franklin, five cases. no deaths.
Ricohoc fR. r. Camp two cases no
deaths. Morgan City. five cases no
deaths. Riverside about one hun
bred and eighty-nine cases. about
fourteen deaths: Glenwild and Berwick
l did not have the opportunity OF get
ting to. but was in immediate and
daily communication with them. J..
further visited several logging camps
were fever was SuspiciOned, situated
on the shores of Grand Lake. but in
no instance did | find any sickness of
a suspicious nature. Inasmuch as
all guarantees have been raised, and
every vestige of fever in above stated
localities has been eliminated, there
by relieving me of further duty. very
respectfully submit you, with this re-
port. my resignation.
y, Respectfully submitted,
BEVERLY w. SMITH, NJ. ID.
On motion. communication was re-
ferred to the Board Of Health. Car
ried.
The following letter from the Shady
Side Co. Ltd, was ordered to be
spread on the minutes:
CALUMET, La, Sept. 8, 1905.
James Peterman, Esq. ;, Pres. Police
Jury, Parish st. Mary, La.
Dear Strive are DESTROYS of run
ming 30-inch guage Tram-way track
across the Public Road at point
about half way between the Shady
side Store and the Shadyside Resi-
dence Gate, we to maintain complete
planked crossing across same at our
expense. We would respectfully ask
that at the next meeting of your
Honorable Body you ratify this new
r. r. Crossing and have same placed
on the minutes of the meeting. Trust
ing that you will give this your per-
sonal attention, we are
Yours very truly,
SHADYSIDE COMPANY, LTD.
Per E. S. Barnett.
The above was authorized by me.
No meeting. Could not wait.
j. A. PETERMAN.
On motion of Mr.. Marsh, duly sec
onded, their request was granted.
Adopted.
Mr.. O'Brien offered the following
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance granting to the Berwick
Shipyard & Manfg. Co., Ltd.
the right to construct Il log-way
across the Bayou Black public
road at a point in Lot 3 of the
Hoskin's tract, below the village
of Berwick, La, and prescribing
the conditions of such grant.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Police Jury of the Parish OF ST. Mary.
in regular session assembl-
ed, that the Berwick Shipyard &
Manfg. Co., Ltd, be granted the
right to construct log-way across
he Bayou Black public road at a
point in Lot ) of the Hoskin's tract.
below the village of Berwick, La.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.
That said grantee is authorized to
operate said log-way for the purpose
4 drawing logs from the Atchafalaya
River up and into its saw-mill by |
team power.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.
hat suitable and properly construct
d approaches shall be constructed to
aid track where it crosses the public
Dad, built in such a way as not to
npede travel along said road, and so
8 to be safe for the passage of vehi-
les and pedestrians.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.
hat said log-way with its approaches (
nd appurtenances shall at all times {
. kept in good repair without expense
the parish, or to any adjacent pro-
rietcr.
Adopted.
Mr.. Marsh offered the following or
nance:
AN ORDINANCE. :
n ordinance to grant to Francis |
Martin & Z. VIM. DreibhOlz the !
right to lay a tram-road across :
the Bayou Sale public road at !
point opposite the sugar house
OF Mr.. jacob Clansen Oh Mary g
land PlantatiOn;-an prescribing
the conditions of of said grant.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the
Olice Jury of the Parish of St. Mary,
Duisiana, in regular session ASSEMBLE G
|, that Francis Martin and E. VIM. n
are hereby empowered and b
lthorized to lay q standard guage c,
ack Tor 2 tram-road acrossthe Bayou R